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Diversity Opportunity Inclusiveness Leadership Networking I Am an ACE Fellow MULTIGENERATIONAL HEART DIVERSITY OPPORTUNITY INCLUSIVENESS LEADERSHIP NETWORKING ASIAN AMERICAN ETHICAL COMMUNITY STRUGGLES APAHECHALLENGES ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS IN HIGHER EDUCATION “Being an ACE Fellow was a ETHICAL VICTORIES NETWORKING turning point for me in my career. I had the opportunity LEADERSHIP to work with a fantastic mentor, to learn at my host campus and INCLUSIVENESS CHALLENGES to be introduced to the entire INCLUSIVENESS network of ACE Fellows, staff VICTORIES and mentors. It was truly a gift.” ASIAN Judy Sakaki Vice President for Student Affairs AMERICAN University of California, Office of the President DIVERSITY STRUGGLES Learn more: MULTIGENERATIONAL acenet.edu/programs/fellows OPPORTUNITY ACE FELLOWS OUR LIVES. TM Program OUR STORIES. OUR FUTURE. 52 1 The Peralta Community College District congratulates APAHE for another successful year of advocacy for Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education. C elebrating Student Success . our core value! http://web.peralta.edu WELCOME On behalf of the Board of Directors of Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE), I welcome you to our 26th annual conference entitled Our Lives, Our Stories, Our Future. With this year’s program, I feel a deep sense of pride and accomplishment as we continue to address the diversity among us -- the cultures, the languages, the generations, the perspectives, and more. While I have been told that we cannot be all things to all people, we still try. APAHE is back in full force. As we come together at APAHE to share our lives, our stories, and our hopes for the future, it is critical that we continue to look outward and to look around us to connect with and lift other communities as we climb and grow strong together. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wyman M. Fong, President I want to thank the APAHE Planning Committee personally for all their energy and passion in making A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., Vice President this conference a heartfelt and engaging experience for each of you. To Minh-Hoa Ta, Dean of the William “Bill” Kidder, Secretary City College of San Francisco Chinatown/North Beach Campus -- thank you for all your efforts to Vince A. Sales, Treasurer accommodate us at your inspirational site. Mamta Motwani Accapadi, Ph.D., Member, Board of Directors Ibriham “Abe” Ali, Member, Board of Directors Last but not least, I also want to acknowledge each of you for taking time out of your very busy Wynne W. Chin, Ph.D., Member, Board of Directors schedule to join us for this conference and recognizing that sharing our lives and our stories is key to Frank Chong, Ed.D., Member, Board of Directors building our future. Christine C. Iijima-Hall, Ph.D., SPHR, Member, Board of Directors Patricia A. Neilson, Ed.D., Member, Board of Directors I look forward to meeting and connecting with you in the coming days. Have a great conference. Judy K. Sakaki, Ph.D., Member, Board of Directors Noki Seekao, Member, Board of Directors Cordially, Audrey Yamagata-Noji, Ph.D., Member, Board of Directors OUR STORIES. OUR LIVES. OUR FUTURE. April 25-26, 2013 Hilton San Francisco Financial District www.mtsac.edu Asian American/Pacific Islander Program City College of San Francisco Chinatown Center/ North Beach Center Wyman M. Fong www.apahenational.org President, Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education 502 513 The Peralta Community College District congratulates APAHE for another successful year of advocacy for Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education. C elebrating Student Success . our core value! http://web.peralta.edu WELCOME On behalf of the Board of Directors of Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE), I welcome you to our 26th annual conference entitled Our Lives, Our Stories, Our Future. With this year’s program, I feel a deep sense of pride and accomplishment as we continue to address the diversity among us -- the cultures, the languages, the generations, the perspectives, and more. While I have been told that we cannot be all things to all people, we still try. APAHE is back in full force. As we come together at APAHE to share our lives, our stories, and our hopes for the future, it is critical that we continue to look outward and to look around us to connect with and lift other communities as we climb and grow strong together. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wyman M. Fong, President I want to thank the APAHE Planning Committee personally for all their energy and passion in making A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., Vice President this conference a heartfelt and engaging experience for each of you. To Minh-Hoa Ta, Dean of the William “Bill” Kidder, Secretary City College of San Francisco Chinatown/North Beach Campus -- thank you for all your efforts to Vince A. Sales, Treasurer accommodate us at your inspirational site. Mamta Motwani Accapadi, Ph.D., Member, Board of Directors Ibriham “Abe” Ali, Member, Board of Directors Last but not least, I also want to acknowledge each of you for taking time out of your very busy Wynne W. Chin, Ph.D., Member, Board of Directors schedule to join us for this conference and recognizing that sharing our lives and our stories is key to Frank Chong, Ed.D., Member, Board of Directors building our future. Christine C. Iijima-Hall, Ph.D., SPHR, Member, Board of Directors Patricia A. Neilson, Ed.D., Member, Board of Directors I look forward to meeting and connecting with you in the coming days. Have a great conference. Judy K. Sakaki, Ph.D., Member, Board of Directors Noki Seekao, Member, Board of Directors Cordially, Audrey Yamagata-Noji, Ph.D., Member, Board of Directors OUR STORIES. OUR LIVES. OUR FUTURE. April 25-26, 2013 Hilton San Francisco Financial District www.mtsac.edu Asian American/Pacific Islander Program City College of San Francisco Chinatown Center/ North Beach Center Wyman M. Fong www.apahenational.org President, Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education 502 513 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE - THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE - THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013 One Door. 7:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION Many Solutions. 2:30 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK Location: City College of San Francisco (CCSF) Chinatown/ North Beach Center - Main Lobby For the last twenty-five years, we have 3:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2 8:15 a.m. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS been the open door for solutions to a 2a. The Importance of Second-in-Commands: Views from UC Graduate Division Assistant Vice Provosts and Location: CCSF Chinatown/ North Beach Center Auditoriumvariety of complex legal issues, continually Assistant Deans enhancing educational opportunities for Location: Hilton Hotel, Jackson Room students throughout California. 8:45 a.m. ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS: FROM A FEDERAL PRESPECTIVE 2b. Women in Student Affairs Administration: Unfolding the Future Location: CCSF Chinatown/ North Beach Center Auditorium Your insightsLocation: Hilton are Hotel, crucial Sansome to solvingRoom the complex challenges that face 9:15 a.m. SHATTERINGLozano THE MYTH: Smith ASIANis proud PACIFIC to partner AMERICANS with APAHE CAN’T to create LEAD a better understanding of education2c. Advancing today. Student Success among Asian Pacific Islanders and Their Peers Location: CCSF Chinatown/issues aecting North Beach Asian Center and Pacic Auditorium Americans in higher education. Location: Hilton Hotel, Montgomery Room Join us this fall at the College Board Forum to discuss cutting-edge issues Presentation of APAHE Award to Luís María R. Calingo, Ph.D. and2d. pertinent Lives, Stories andpolicies Oral Histories in K-12 of Japanese and Americanspostsecondary education Location: Hilton Hotel, Washington Room 10:30 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK 2e. Asian Pacific American Learning Communities: Creating a Statewide Presence in California 10:45 a.m. THE FIGHT FOR THE CHINATOWN CENTER OF CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO This year’sLocation: theme— CCSFDelivering Chinatown/ North Opportunity Beach Center Annex,—focuses Room on 404 the need to: Location:Fresno | CCSFLos Angeles Chinatown/ | Monterey North Beach | Redding Center | SacramentoAuditorium | San Diego | Santa Rosa | Walnut Creek LozanoSmith.com 4:00 p.m. NETWORKING Foster inno BREAKvation that meets the needs of diverse K--12 and postsecondary students 11:45 a.m. THE FUNG BROTHERS - NEW AGE EDUTAINMENT (BLENDING EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT TO INSPIRE AND INFORM) 4:15 p.m. CONCURRENT Examine the SESSIONS impact prepara#3 tion, assessment and financial aid have on student success Location: CCSF Chinatown/ North Beach Center Auditorium 3a. The Road to Thought Leadership Understand how emerging technologies and online courses provide new opportunities Location: Hilton Hotel, Jackson Room 12:30 p.m. LUNCH (INCLUDED) Location: Hilton Hotel - 750 Restaurant and Bar A Great Place to Work! 3b. California State University Asian Pacific Islander Initiative to Support Underserved Students Don’t miss the opportunity to: Location: Hilton Hotel, Sansome Room 1:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1 The ten Maricopa Community Colleges, located throughout Network with colleagues from across the education professions 1a. The American Council on Education (ACE)the Fellows greater Program: Phoenix, A Arizona Pathway area, to Leadershipare lifelong learningfor Asian Pacific 3c. Affirmative Reactions: Attending to the Physical and Mental Health of AAPI Students Americans institutions with excellent career opportunities and full benefits. TakeLocation: new Hilton and Hotel,innova Montgomerytive ideas Roomback to your institution Location: Hilton Hotel, Jackson Room Earn continuing education units (CEUs) Job opportunities exist in faculty positions (part-time and full- 3d. The Changing Asian Pacific Settlements in the Bay Area: Census 2010 Update 1b. Asian American Epistemology: Building Wisdomtime), management, through Experience technology, in Teaching support staff,and Activismfacilities, inand Chicago Location: Hilton Hotel, Washington Room Location: Hilton Hotel, Sansome Room other areas. 3e. Student Service Operation for Success: AAPI Students’ Experience and U-Story 1c.California Dream Act: Our Lives and Our FutureFor additional information, Location: CCSF Chinatown/ North Beach Center Annex, Room 404 employment opportunities and Location: Hilton Hotel, Montgomery Room Be an early bird! Register today to save.
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