director phoumy sayavong, ph.d. counselors erick aragon, m.s.ed. cynthia taing, m.s. ben tran,...
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APASS STAFF
DirectorPhoumy Sayavong, Ph.D.
CounselorsErick Aragon, M.S.Ed.Cynthia Taing, M.S.Ben Tran, Psy.D.
InstructorsElizabeth CowanWeijian LiangAureen AlmarioAmy LoewenCynthia Taing
APASS StaffTomoko Roudebush, Program SpecialistMike Lok, Community Outreach SpecialistJulie Saechao, Community Outreach Specialist
Student AmbassadorVanessa LamSharron HuangRoger SaechaoMatalaoa Taliva’aTemaleti Ahoelei
ABOUT APASS
Began at City College of San Francisco in 2004
To support AAPI students with high needs
Created at College of Alameda in 2009 with two other learning communities
Initiated here at Laney College in Spring 2010 using special funding under the AANAPISI Grant
ABOUT AANAPISI
Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution
5-Year Federal Grant to develop best practices to support AAPI students at 2- and 4-year institutions
THE PROBLEM WITH THE “MODEL MINORITY”
AAPI student is an invisible crisis.
Focus on model minority “success” resulted in less attention to low achievement among AAPI students, leads to neglect of programs and services for AAPI students.
This myth ignores how AAPI students contend with the same issues that other communities face.
AAPI data masks high levels of poverty and academic barriers. Data on some AAPI groups are nonexistent.
AAPI College Enrollment are evenly distributed in two-year and four-year institutions, with the majority attending public institutions.
AAPI ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGES IS INCREASING FASTER THAN IN FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES.
AAPI* ENROLLMENT AT LANEY COLLEGE
*AAPI total includes Asian, Filipino, Pacific Islander. Data disaggregation was not possible given the available data set.
YR 2009 YR 2010 YR 2011 YR 2012School Year
4405(29%)
4416(32%)
4702(35%) 4384
(35%)
15351
1388813444
12553
61(1.4%)
85(1.8%)
70(1.6%)
Laney College AAPI Enrollment by Year
AAPI Count Laney College Total APASS Count
APASS: OUR LEARNING COMMUNITY Students enroll in APASS classes together
as “cohorts” APASS Counselors help students with school
and other issues Provides tutoring and assistance during LAB
hours and help with personal development in workshops
Encourages transfer opportunities with campus visits
APASS GOALS
Support student success with transferring to a 4-year college, completion of an AA degree and certificates: More AAPI ethnic representation More campus & industry tours Skill Development: Leadership, communication,
internships Student government engagement Community engagement
APASS QUALIFICATION 80% students of AAPI descent Assessment results placed at APASS course
levels Enroll into cohorts Enroll in required workshops
APASS: PROGRAM STRUCTURE
COURSES COUNSELORS
WORKSHOPS PEER SUPPORT PERSONAL
TUTORING CAMPUS TOURS CAREER GUIDANCE LANGUAGE
OPTIONS
SUPPORT SERVICES
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APASS COHORTS
English (Elizabeth Cowan) Math (Weijian Liang) ESL (Amy Loewen)
COHORT Linking Classes Counseling (Cynthia Taing & Erick Aragon) Asian American Studies (Aureen Almario) Workshops/Labs (lesson & homework support)
COUNSELING
Your counselor will play an important role in your educational success by:
Developing an education plan; knowing which classes you need for your major and to transfer, or
for an AA degree Assisting you to resolve problems with a class, or
anything affecting your performance in school Working closely with you to build the right schedule,
with appropriate units, course sequence and tracking your progress each semester
Your counselor will be your coach, guide and cheerleader
OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
o Course book loanso Campus and business tourso Workshops (resumes, college essays &
applications, careers, study skills, language services, campus resources, financial aid…)
o Tutoring
THANK YOU!Stop by to see us on the 3rd Floor of the Library, Room 308(510) [email protected]