AANAPISIs, focusing on their history and influence in higher education, as well as current dilemmas in today’s political climate.

Join the Asian American / Asian Research Institute for a presentation and discussion with Mike Hoa Nguyen (New York University), Caroline Hong (Queens College AANAPISI Project), Linh An (Hunter College AANAPISI Project), and Sau-fong Au (Brooklyn College AANAPISI Project) on the historical foundation of the AANAPISI program and its impact on the students and campuses at The City University of New York (CUNY). This workshop offers a national landscape of AANAPISIs, focusing on their history and influence in higher education, as well as current dilemmas in today’s political climate.

Overview
In 2007, the United States Congress established the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) designation, one of the federal government’s most recent Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI), to enhance the capacity of institutions to serve Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) students. Today, colleges and universities that become AANAPISIs are critical sites of innovation, working to expand educational access and opportunities for AANHPIs.

Queens College AANAPISI Project (QCAP)
QCAP aims to support the academic success, mental health, and community engagement of Queens College’s diverse and underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students. QCAP addresses the specific needs of our AAPI students via a range of programs, including multilingual peer tutoring in the Writing Center, faculty development workshops, mental health and art-making workshops, an internship program, and a community space.

Hunter College AANAPISI Project (HCAP)
HCAP aims to enhance academic and student support services for Asian American and Pacific Islander students and other under-served students at Hunter College, including first-generation college goers, multilingual learners, and students from immigrant families. We support students through our research skills programs, writing and speaking seminars, financial literacy programs, mental wellness workshops, and our transfer peer mentor programs. We also build institutional capacity to serve our students with faculty development workshops that focus on culturally sustaining pedagogies. 

Brooklyn College AANAPISI Project (BCAP)
BCAP supports our 25% Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students—including Central Asian & Nomadic, East Asian, South Asian & “Desi,” Southeast Asian & Pacific Islander, West Asian & “MENA,” and mixed heritage & intersecting communities. Our program aims to mitigate AAPI students’ barriers to educational achievement by enhancing institutional programs and services. BCAP addresses three main goals: 1) providing academic support for AAPI students by enhancing existing services and curriculum, particularly Asian American Studies; 2) developing sustainable student leadership opportunities, including the BCAP internship program; 3) engaging the campus community on AAPI students’ needs to provide culturally responsive services.

This event is supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Education through the Hunter College AANAPISI Project