IMPACT AAPI

IMPACT AAPI

IMPACT AAPI is a five-year program funded by an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The name is an acronym for Initiatives to Maximize Positive academic Achievement and Cultural Thriving focusing on Asian American and Pacific Islander students at De Anza College.

 

Our goal is to close the gaps in academic achievement and transfer among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students at De Anza by focusing on Asian Pacific Islander subgroups that are historically underrepresented in higher education. Our integrated curricular pathways are designed to provide educational experiences that support and challenge our students.

APIASF awards scholarships to 45 Asian American / Pacific Islander students at De Anza College !

The IMPACT AAPI worked closely with Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) and the Partnership for Equity in Education through Research (PEER) project and in Jan 2013, 45 De Anza students were awarded a $2500 scholarship through the Community College scholarship program. A list of students who received the APIASF Scholarship is here.

 

Looking for the 2008-2011 IMPACT AAPI grant project website? It's archived here.

 What's HOT!

 

 

Filipino/Pacific Islander Student Conference

Campus Center, Conference Room A&B, 8:30a.m.–1:30p.m.

 

Visit the event page for more information.

 

 

 

 

New Student and Parent Open House

Sunken Garden, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

 

Visit the Outreach event page for more information.

 

 

 

Our PAST Events

Winter '13 IMPACT AAPI Newsletter

 

Check out past newsletters here.

 

5th Steering Committee Meeting

California History Center 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

 

The IMPACT AAPI Steering Committee is the grant project's oversight committee. It meets with IMPACT AAPI staff once a quarter to discuss current projects and activities as well as next steps. Members of the public are invited to attend; 

In this Spring Quarter Steering Committee Meeting, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) pathways for students was discussed. STEM related faculty and staff were invited to brainstorm ideas to encourage more students to choose STEM courses and careers.

 

To learn more about the Steering Committee and its meetings, visit the Steering Committee page.

 

View the Steering Committee Meeting Materials here:


     Presentation Slides - March 2013 PDF icon

     Meeting Minutes - March 2013 PDF icon

 

AANAPISI Western Region Quarterly Meeting

California History Center 10:00 - 3:00 pm

Join us at the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Western Regional meeting to be held at De Anza College, Friday, February 22, 2013, 9:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the California History Center.

We will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a presentation on civic engagement and its value to our AANAPISI students.

We expect the following campuses to all send representatives from their programs: CSU East Bay, San Jose State University, Laney College, Mission College, City College of San Francisco, CSU Sacramento, and others; as well as a representative from Congressman Mike Honda's office. We also expect additional guests to attend via conference call, including representatives of the AANAPISI grant office in Washington D.C., and a team of researchers working with our project here at De Anza from New York University.

 

APIASF Scholar Meet & Greet Luncheon

Campus Center, Conference Room A & B 12:30 - 2:00 pm

Project IMPACT AAPI will be hosting Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APAISF) Scholar Meet & Greet Luncheon at the Campus Center, Conference Room A & B on Wednesday, February 20nd from 12:30-2:00 pm.

At this luncheon IMPACT AAPI will be honoring this year's APAISF scholarship winners from De Anza College.

 

 

4th Steering Committee Meeting

MCC Conference Room 10 am - 11 am

The IMPACT AAPI Steering Committee is the grant project's oversight committee. It meets with IMPACT AAPI staff once a quarter to discuss current projects and activities as well as next steps.

Members of the public are invited to attend; please email our Project Assistant at wheatcasie@deanza.edu to RSVP.

To learn more about the Steering Committee and its meetings, visit the Steering Committee page.

Note: In the previous IMPACT AAPI grant project, this committee was known as the PAC (Project Advisory Committee). Different name, same purpose!

 

View the Steering Committee Meeting Materials here:


     Presentation Slides - December 2012 PDF icon

     Meeting Minutes - December 2012 PDF icon

 

 

4th Steering Committee Meeting

 IMPACT AAPI releases its Fall 2012 Newsletter PDF icon 

 

Fall '12 IMPACT AAPI Newsletter

 

 Check out past newsletters here.

 

 

APIASF Community College Scholarship Award Announcement

Awards will be announced Early to Mid-December

APIASF has pushed back the award announcements by a week. If you have submitted an application for the APIASF scholarship, you will receive correspondence from APIASF via email in early to mid-December.

Please to go the APIASF Community College Scholarship Program webpage for other updates.

APIASF Community College Scholarship Applications Available!

EXTENDED Deadline: Friday, October 19, 2012

If you have submitted an application for the APIASF scholarship but haven't completed it, you still have time - the deadline has been extended to Friday, October 19, 11:59 p.m.!

Please contact Tom Nguyen at nguyentom@deanza.edu if you have any questions or need help.

Please to go the APIASF Community College Scholarship Program webpage to complete your application now!

 

APIASF Community College Scholarship Applications Available!

Deadline: October 12, 2012

De Anza students! Applications are now available for the Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund's Community College Scholarship! De Anza College is one of three colleges that will be awarding fifty $2,250 scholarships to De Anza students. Please to go the APIASF Community College Scholarship Program webpage for more information and to apply. Apply today - the deadline is October 12, 2012!

If you have any questions, please email Jim Nguyen at nguyenjames@deanza.edu.

 

 

 

IMPACT AAPI for STUDENTS!

Want to enroll as a student in IMPACT AAPI?

 

New Team! (sort of)

Our new grant project has the same name and overall mission as our previous grant, but our activities and objectives are different.

 

Likewise, our core team has also changed, though you may recognize some of these names from the previous grant project!

 

Tom Izu

izutom@deanza.edu

 

Christine Chai

chaichristine@deanza.edu

 

Anu Khanna

khannaanu@deanza.edu

 

Tom Nguyen

nguyentom@deanza.edu

 

Deepa Yuvaraj

yuvarajdeepa@deanza.edu

 

 

See more of our staff and partners by visiting the Our Team page.

 

IMPACT AAPI is an acronym that stands for "Initiatives to Maximize Positive academic Achievement and Cultural Thriving focusing on Asian American and Pacific Islander students at De Anza College."



IMPACT AAPI
Building: CHC
Contact: Tom Izu
Phone:408.864.8986
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Last Updated: 5/7/13