Alice Bulos

Alice Peña Bulos ( Peña; March 31, 1930 – October 21, 2016) was a Filipino American professor, civil rights leader, and leader of the Asian American movement. She was a member of the Democratic Party and represented California in five Democratic National Conventions.

Early life and education Bulos was born on March 31, 1930 in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. She attended the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila in 1948, graduating with a bachelor's and master's degree in social and behavioral sciences.

Career Professor in the Philippines Bulos began her professional career as professor of sociology at UST and eventually became the Chairman of the Department of Sociology, teaching from 1951 to 1971 at the University of Santo Tomas.

Civic involvement in the US Bulos moved to the United States in 1972.

She was founding president of the Thomasians USA, a University of Santo Tomas alumni organization in the United States, which she led until her death in 2016.

Death and legacy Bulos died on October 21, 2016 after she was rushed to the Seton Medical Center in Daly City, California. She died of heart failure. and a stretch of the California State Route 35 are named in her honor. California Assemblyman Phil Ting sponsored the bill to rename the highway after Bulos. A community center in South San Francisco was also renamed in her honor.