Pilipina/o/x Alumni Council at UC San Diego

Dear Family, Friends, & Community,

We share with heavy hearts the loss of Frida Pineda Alvear, founding board member of the Pilipina/o/x Alumni Council at UC San Diego, on April 10, 2024, after an almost 2 year fiercely fought battle with breast cancer.

In her words, "In Summer 2022, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hormone-positive Breast Cancer and went through the most aggressive treatment. January 2024, I found out incidentally that my cancer decided to mutate (as cancer does) and flip to Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), an aggressive form of breast cancer." (March 2024) Ultimately, the cancer spread to additional parts of Frida's body. She fought each stage with the utmost strength and bravery all while continuing to choose and experience joy and love with her loved ones.

Frida was a lifelong San Diego native who worked on strengthening the various communities she was a part of, including her own children's school community, her fellow breasties (those with similar diagnoses as herself), at UCSD and Morse High School, in her childhood neighborhood of Paradise Hills, and was involved in numerous interest groups, including baby wearing and plant groups.

To know Frida was to love Frida. Her passing has made an immeasurable impact on her family, friends, and community. She was a beloved partner to her husband Carlo, mama to 3 beautiful young children Kayla, 10, Ethan, 8, and Derek, 5. Frida openly shared her cancer journey to help inspire, advocate, support, comfort, and educate. Even on her hardest days, Frida was the epitome of selflessness as she never stopped caring and fighting for others.

Here are some ways to remember her:

Contribute

GoFundMe campaign to help her family with funeral costs and future college expenses (https://gofund.me/9820993a)

Celebrate (invites attached)

Tuesday, April 23rd | 2-4 p

UCSD Center for Student Involvement is hosting a crafting celebration of life at the Cross Cultural Center Communidad Room

Wednesday, May 1st – Friday, May 3rd | Various Times

Memorial Services (attached)

If you plan to attend the reception, please RSVP by April 25

Share

Submit memories or messages of support to the Alvear family through tinyurl.com/fridapamemories. Submissions will be shown during the services, as well as compiled and printed into a physical memory book for the Alvear family.

Please feel free to share this announcement.

Most of all, thank you to everyone for their support this past week.

Sincerely,

Emelyn, on behalf of Carlo Alvear

Wishing everyone a Happy, healthy, and joyful New Year! We hope 2024 brings you and yours so much peace, love, and joy.

For those looking for a final opportunity for an end-of-year gift, please consider giving to the PAC's Scholarship. Your impact will be doubled and your gift will be matched 1-1 by the Chancellor. Gifts of at least $1000 can also be spread out and paid over 5 years. To make an immediate contribution follow the link below. To make a pledge payable over 5 years please contact John Duca at [email protected].

Thank you for your support of the Pilipina/o/x Alumni Council at UC San Diego

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For all those who celebrate, wishing you the Happiest Holidays from the Pilipina/o/x Alumni Council