ABOUT

VALUES: Joy, Empowerment, Authenticity, Community, Growth, Creativity.

MISSION: To expand the conceptualizations of what it means to be fully human by documenting and sharing diverse stories, especially those that represent LGBTQIA+ and Filipino/a/x individuals.

VISION: To empower individuals to live authentically and cultivate opportunities in their communities where everyone can thrive.

BIO: A writer, singer, performer, voice actor, podcaster, producer, educator and trier of new things.

Based in Southern California, Dr. Dustin Domingo is a multidisciplinary creative dedicated to documenting history and telling stories that amplify marginalized voices. He holds a doctorate in organizational leadership and regularly seeks practical and artistic applications for his academic research, which explores diversity and cultural competence in shared spaces.

Dustin's work bridges scholarship, storytelling, and civic engagement through writing, podcasting, music, and creative leadership. He has produced several podcasts, including The Stories We're Proud to Share, HAVE YOU MET..., and Let's Circle Back. His perspectives as a gay Filipino American man have been featured on GAMChat Podcast, Insufferable Academics, and Kuwento Co. Dustin is also a co-founder of MÜBARK, a creative collective that uses media and live events to support cultural expression and connection. Through MÜBARK, he led the project SOL, a collaborative short film that provided experiential learning opportunities for students in the Norco College Music Industry Studies program, in which students composed original music for the film to receive academic credit. He currently serves as Treasurer of the Inland Empire/Orange County Chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS).

As a musician, Dustin was a founding member of Not So Sharp A Cappella at UC Riverside and later served as a lead singer for the Orange County–based a cappella group #FOURTY4B, now known as Close Friends. With the group, he released two albums, FOURTY4B and From Us. In the summer of 2025, he co-produced Friends With Benefits, a benefit concert that reunited Close Friends to raise funds for the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). As a member of Filosophy, a subgroup of The Filharmonic composed of Asian American singers, he performed at the Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture, Knott's Berry Farm, Disney California Adventure, and Downtown Disney. His original songs, Leap, Simple, and Lonely Mind are featured in Norco Music's discography. He is currently a member of the award-winning Los Angeles–based a cappella group Top Shelf Vocal.