AANAPISIs - 2023 - Asian Pacific Islander American Scholars

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Join Us in Celebrating AANAPISI Week 2023!

Join us in celebrating AANAPISI Week September 25–October 1! AANAPISI Week commemorates the significance and achievements of AANAPISIs and provides the opportunity for organizations and institutions to celebrate the educational support of underserved AANHPI students. To learn more and engage, click HERE.

Celebrating 15 years of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (2023)

This new research report explores how colleges & universities become AANAPISIs; serve Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander students; & institutionalize their initiatives. The findings document the unique and high impact approaches of AANAPISIs, as well as the challenges faced in conducting these efforts, with the ultimate goal of serving AANHPI students and enhancing their educational experiences and outcomes. Cick HERE to read the report.

FY2024 Appropriations Sign-On Letter Receives Record Signatures

The FY2024 Appropriations Sign-On Letter received a record 548 signatures upon its reopening for sign-ons urging Congress to increase funding for AANAPISIs to $100 million under the Higher Education Act Title III and Title V, Parts A and F. We are grateful to those who signed on the letter and shared with their networks. Thank you for your support! To read the letter, click HERE.

Social Innovation Cohort

Social Innovation Fellows

Selected From

108

Fellowship Applications

Based On

Leadership Skills

Community Mindset

Teamwork & Collaboration

Empathy & Understanding

Our Fellows Represent

7 Women

5 Men

6 GMS Scholars

6 APIA Scholars

7 Working Professionals
2 Graduate Students
3 Undergraduate Students

Fields of Study:

Business
Education
Political Science

Architecture
Health Sciences
Hospitality

Institutions:
NYU, UCLA, USC, GWU, JHU, UW, Rutgers, Princeton, West Virginia University, California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo

About the 15th Year Anniversary

AANAPISI Week 2022 (September 26-October 02) marked the 15 years since Congress established the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) program on September 27, 2007, to improve the availability and quality of postsecondary education programs to support low-income, first generation Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) students

IMPACT

The Role of Early APIA Mentors

PROGRESS

Learn more about the AANAPISI journey and how years of progress and support have brought us to where we are today.

15 Year Anniversary

Imposter Syndrome on College Campuses

PEOPLE

Read the Sign On Letter for Increased Funding for AANAPISIs in FY24

Read the Letter

How APIAs Define Career Success

PURPOSE

We invite you to learn more about those of have spearheaded this initiative and have chosen career paths to further the mission.

Meet our Committee

RESEARCH THAT LEADS US

The Role of Early APIA Mentors

Strengthening Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions Through Policy and Practice

by Mike Hoa Hguyen, University of Denver; Kristine Jan Espinoza,
University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Demeturie Toso-Lafaele Gogue, University of California, Los Angeles; Dong Dinh, University of Denver

Imposter Syndrome on College Campuses

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Growth and Impact Brief

by Mike Hoa Nguyen, Ph.D, New York University; Demeturie Toso-Lafaele Gogue, University of California, Los Angeles; Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Patricia Akemi Neilson, Ed.D, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Rikka J. Venturanza, University of California, Los Angeles; Julie Ajinkya, Ph.D, APIA Scholars; Florie Mendiola, Ed.D, APIA Scholars

How APIAs Define Career Success

Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education: A Rural Pacific Learning Tour

by Jeannette Soon-Ludes, Julie Ajinkya, Robert T. Teranishi, Annie Le, Rose Ann E. Gutierrez, ‘Inoke Hafoka, and Demeturie Toso-Lafaele Gogue

“The AANAPISI program at UMass Boston has been incredibly impactful not only on my college journey but also on my professional career. The Asian American Student Success Program (AASSP) was the first place I found community after moving to Boston for school. The opportunities I received from them haves greatly influenced my career plans and after graduating I returned to AASSP as a staff member. I feel so thankful to be able to say I do work that I love and that I can support future students on their own journeys.”

Karen Chi, Alumni, UMass Boston