Teresita Ang See

Teresita Barraca Ang-See is Filipino civic leader and activist who focuses on issues affecting the Chinese Filipino community.

Early life and education Teresita Ang See or Hong Yuhua was born in Manila, Philippines, on December 25, 1949. She had a father who is a Chinese immigrant from Fukien (now Fujian) and a Filipino-citizen mother. She had eleven siblings. Her father Jose Ang moved to Manila as eight-year-old child to work in a restaurant in Divisoria while her mother Carmen Davenport Barraca is a college-educated Filipino-American mestiza. Teresita's parents married during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.

Revival efforts of the organization started after the assassination of Ninoy Aquino in 1983 which eventually became known as the Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran. This was done to encourage dissent against the Marcos administration among the Chinese Filipino community which has a reputation to be apolitical. They mobilize a funeral attended by at least one hundred thousand for the teenage victim Charlene Sy. She also noted Sinophobia against Chinese Filipinos resulting from the buzz.

Chinese espionage allegation Ang was critical of deliberation of politicians and reports of the media over the significant amount of Chinese students enrolled in Cagayan in 2024. She says that suggestions that the students are spies is "dangerous and unfortunate" and is a manifestation of Sinophobia and racism.

Chinese national Deng Yuanqing was detained by Philippine authorities in January 2025 for allegedly mapping sensitive military sites in Luzon. Ang was skeptical on about the accusation and insist its an "iffy conclusion" that Deng was committing espionage just because he has "road surveying instruments in his car". She dismissed accusations and speculations against Deng as "conspiracy theories" that only serves to stir tensions on Philippines-China relations. She called for a fair probe with Deng's sister saying he is just a labor contractor for a driving technology company working on a road-testing project in the Philippines.

Personal life Ang See was married Chinben See, an ethnic Chinese scholar and anthropologist who is a co-founder of Kaisa. Their marriage lasted from 1975 to 1986 when Chinben died of liver cancer. 2021 Award for Promoting Philippines–China Understanding (Outstanding Contributions) from the Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) and the Chinese Embassy in Manila for her role Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran founder