Dr. Erick Garcia Aragon is a Filipino American scholar-practitioner and counseling faculty member at De Anza College. His scholarship centers transformative leadership, Filipino American experiences, and community empowerment. Drawing on Filipino history, cultural knowledge, and praxis, he connects research, teaching, and counseling to advance equity, healing, and liberation for historically underserved communities. Through his scholarship and workshops, he engages educators and communities in exploring identity, belonging, and collective transformation.