Press Releases

During an unprecedented time for college students, Wells Fargo has stepped up its commitment to career resources and professional support with a webinar series that continues to grow in scope, size and smiles. The 2021 Wells Fargo Beyond College Webinar Series kicked off the year with topics including Charting a Path to Graduate School, Defining and Building a Strong Leadership Brand, and Creating a Rock-Solid Resume. Read More

The Covid-19 pandemic has heightened public concerns and fears nationwide, leading to a rise in acts of hatred, bias, discrimination, and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials have documented this rise in bias, including an NYPD report citing a 1,900 percent in-crease in hate crimes as a direct result of anti-AAPI sentiments. Read More

Nancy Lee, William F. L. Moses, Nidhi Munjal, Wally Suphap, and Jason Wong join in support of the largest nonprofit for Asian and Pacific Islander American higher education access and success. Read More

APIA Scholars hired Julie Ajinkya as Senior Vice President to provide strategic direction to the organization as it builds its research and advocacy agenda. Read More

McDonald’s announced today that it has committed $500,000 to establish the first-ever McDonald’s/APIA Scholarship program in partnership with APIA Scholars. Read More

APIA Scholars and Mentor Collective partner to focus on nurturing meaningful connections within the APIA community and building students’ social capital. Read More

APIA Scholars, the nation’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to the higher education needs of the Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) community, announced today a partnership with the Ascendium Education Group in support of a new initiative focused on rural Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) research and institutional capacity-building. Read More

APIA Scholars has announced the launch of a new partnership with the Nakupuna Foundation, the foundation arm of the Nakupuna Companies, a Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO)–owned family of companies. Read More

Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholars (APIA Scholars) has elected new members of its Board of Directors: Julie Caperton, Head of Wealth Client Solutions for Wealth and Investment Management at Wells Fargo, and Jeff Luong, Vice President of Radio Access Network Construction and Operations at AT&T.   Read More

Asian & Pacific Islander American (APIA) Scholars the nation’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to the higher education needs of the APIA community, is ringing in the Lunar New Year with a $1.2 million grant from Wells Fargo.  Read More