Patrick Peralta Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Managed a legislative portfolio consisting of foreign affairs, education, labor, agriculture, Asian American Pacific Islander issues, and veterans' affairs.
• Conducted legislative research, drafted remarks, and prepared witness questions to aid the Congressman during House Agriculture Committee, House Veterans' Affairs Committee, and House Education and Labor Committee.
• Drafted letters to other Members of Congress, Biden administration officials, and the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Washington, District Of Columbia

• Advanced equity for the Northern Mariana Islands in federal programs and policies, such as the Build Back Better Act; the Closing the Meal Gap Act; the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act; and the Native.
• Presented equity-focused policy work to elected leaders, corporate sponsors, and community stakeholders at the 2022 APAICS Legislative Leadership Summit.

Washington, District Of Columbia

• Published op-eds in "Foreign Policy in Focus" on democratic backsliding and online disinformation in Philippine politics.
• Interviewed Philippine scholars on their academic and advocacy work examining violence in Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency.

College Park, Maryland

• Assisted Director of International Studies and Distinguished Professor James Glass with organizing sources and notes for forthcoming book on contemporary legacies of the Cambodian Genocide.
• Proofread academic journal manuscripts and book chapters to aid the publication process.

• Assisted Dr. Glass with providing student feedback, guiding research projects, and developing lesson plans for two upper-level courses: "GVPT449P: The Politics of Terror” and “CPSP359N: Advanced Research in.
• Held weekly office hours, managed weekly class discussions for 18 students, advised four student capstone projects, and graded quizzes and short essays

Davis, California

• Spearheaded group research analyzing the Philippine Drug War, media and press freedom struggles, and national security lawfare.
• Managed six interns to create and present a workshop on human rights challenges under the Duterte regime for the Center’s national research conference.
• Coordinated with three regional Filipinx advocacy groups in an online campaign for the passage of the Philippine Human Rights Act in Congress.

Annapolis, Maryland

• Created policy memos on marijuana legalization and undocumented immigrant protections for Judiciary Committee hearings
• Facilitated legislative research, wrote talking points for delegates’ floor speeches, and drafted constituent response letters
• Assisted Chiefs of Staff with administrative and logistical tasks, and with regularly meeting various stakeholder groups

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Princeton, New Jersey

Doctor Of Philosophy - Ph.D., Political Science

Bachelor Of Arts, Government And Politics (With High Honors)

Activities and Societies: Government and Politics Honors Program, Asian American Student Union (AASU), University Student Judiciary (USJ).