pcd meeting presentation
TRANSCRIPT
Meeting with the PCD
By: Abdullah DeenIan Zamora
LooLoo AmanteMia GuevarraThien Dang
OBJECTIVE
We as API-identified student leaders are here to share our unique experiences and share the
challenges as part of the API community on how San Jose State University can become an inclusive campus.
GOAL OVERVIEW
Short-Term Goals➢ Host an API finals study
event; to provide academic support for the API community
➢ Have some form of celebratory event for API Heritage Month
➢ Establish a university wide API Council or task force to create effective communication among the API community
Long-Term Goals➢ Work towards creating an
API resource center➢ Collaboration with the
campus community & under represented groups on campus
➢ Transparency of the API community to the campus
➢ Expand on the CSU API Initiative
Overall➢ Giving space and voice to
those underrepresented in API
➢ Highlighting the challenges & unique experiences of our students
➢ Educating other about the API community
DATA→ What is API?
→ SJSUAANAPISI GrantAchievement GapEnrollment Stats
→ CSU SystemCSU AAPI Initiative
Breakdown of “Asian American” and “Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander”
Image from: “The State of Higher Education in California- Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Report.” The Campaign for College Opportunity. September 2015.
State of SJSU with the API Community
● Current grant cycle at SJSU: October 2011 - September 2016
○ We just submitted our application for the next cycle
○ It seemed as though the grant wasn’t properly utilized to actually
support the underserved API communities
● Lack of institutional support for the Asian-American Studies department
● API students are often stereotyped because of misconceptions, due to lack of awareness
cont.
● According to the SJSU Campus Climate Survey 2015, Asian-American students
indicated more instances of discrimination based on race as well as language/accent
○ 32 classifications of API - Campaign for College Opportunity
● Also, “Employees identifying with two or more races likewise reported higher rates of
racial discrimination, as did students who were of Pacific Island or Middle Eastern
backgrounds.”
● According the “in-house” research study Why Do Students Leave?○ Within the Pacific Islander community from Fall 2012,2013, 2014 cohort about
70-100 % of First-Gen. PI left SJSU
○ Within the Asian-American community from Fall 2012,2013, 2014 cohort about
31-46% of First-Gen. Asian-Americans left SJSU
API’s at SJSU vs. CSU
Source: Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analytics. Fall 2014.
CSU Data
Image from: “The State of Higher Education in California- Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Report.” The Campaign for College Opportunity. September 2015.
State of the CSU w/ the API community
● Currently have the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)
Initiative is a CSU-wide effort to improve college access and
graduation achievement for Asian American and Pacific Islander
students from underserved communities
● Is meant to serve Samoan, Tongan, Marshallese, Hawaiian,
Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Fijian & underserved Chinese,
Vietnamese, Filipino, Korean, Thai
● It seems as though, since these demographics are small in numbers,
it’s as though the support has declined or diminished
PERSONAL NARRATIVES
LooLoo Amante, President of Associated Students
Year: 4th yearMajor: AdvertisingMinor: Asian American Studies
I identify as Samoan, Filipino, Mexican and Chinese American
Mia Guevarra President of Akbayan Pilipino American Organization of SJSU
Year: 4th yearMajor: Advertising
Minor: Humanities2nd Generation Pilipino-American from Fairfield, CA
Ian Zamora,Diversity Advocate Intern for MOSAICGlobal Village Resident Advisor for UHSYear: 5th yearMajor: Social Science Teacher PrepMinor: Asian American Studies2nd Generation Pilipino-American from Milpitas, CA
Long Dang, Vietnamese Students Association
Year:5th year
Major: Economic and Political Science.
1st Generation Vietnamese American
Vietnam War refugee.
Advocate for a society that embraced equality of opportunity and condition.
Abdullah Deen,Q&A OfficerQTIP President
Year: 2nd yearMajor: General Business1st Generation Malaysian - Sri Lankan
Since it’s founding in 2009, Q&A has been the multicultural organization creating safe spaces for LGBTQ-identifying API individuals.
Q&A SJSU hosts the annual Queer Prom and collaborates with Cal Q&A to host QACON.
Why we are here
➔ RepresentationCurrently no API task force or resource centers
➔ EducateDisprove Model Minority Myths
➔ EmpowerHadn’t had a space to talk about our issues
➔ Seek out Support from the UniversityThere’s only so much student orgs.are capable of doing
Universally, there are more
than NINETY DIFFERENT API IDENTITIES from Malaysian to Pilipino to Samoan and Vietnamese.
We as API students have a dream that one day SJSUwould provides support services for Asian-Pacific Islanders.
But why does thathave to be a dream?
Why can’t it be a reality?
THANK YOU!