Call for Book Chapter Proposals on Underserved Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are the two fastest growing racial groups in the United States, as confirmed by 2010 U.S. Census data. At the same time, Southeast Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, and low-income AAPIs continue to face inequalities in college access and degree attainment. Higher education researchers’ decry for..

JUST ADDED TO APAHE 2013 CONFERENCE

The Fung Brothers are an Asian American duo consisting of comedians and rappers Andrew Fung and David Fung, who are brothers originally from Seattle, Washington, and are now based in Monterey Park, California. They are best known for their YouTube videos (click here for 626 video) regarding NBA player Jeremy Lin (click here for The..

Dream On — Video by APAHE’s own Corey Gin

Description: Tommy Gee is a Silicon Valley engineer with a big dream. He wants to lead a team of cyclists at the Tour of California. The only problems that easily come to mind is that Tommy is a middle-aged, out of shape, amateur cyclist with no way of competing against some of the greatest athletes..

Wyman M. Fong appointed Vice Chancellor of Human Resources for Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

APAHE President Wyman Fong was recently appointed Vice Chancellor of Human Resources for Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. Wyman is in charge of the planning, development, implementation, and coordination of human resource services (Employment, Employee and Labor Relations, Benefit Services, Emergency Preparedness and Employee Safety, and Payroll Services) and organizational programs for the district. Prior..

Les Wong is named president of S.F. State

San Francisco State University named Leslie E. Wong as its 13th president Thursday, its first new leader in nearly a quarter century. The head of Northern Michigan University since 2004, Wong, 62, will replace Robert Corrigan on Aug. 1. Corrigan is retiring after 24 years as president of the campus of nearly 30,000 students that..

NEW APAHE GATHERING/SOCIAL – Northern CA., June 2, 2012

To register, Visit http://apahe.eventbrite.com/ to register! Free Event - Space is limited! Come and join us for a gathering of higher education professionals to come and share stories and anecdotes, connect with new and current colleagues, but more importantly just celebrate our multifaceted API identities. This is a FREE event but if you would like..

Accepting Applications for Leadership Development Program for Higher Education, July 11-14, 2012 – Kellogg West, Pomona, CA

An intensive 4-day experience, the Leadership Development Program in Higher Education (LDPHE) enhances the professional development of Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs) and prepares college/university administrators, faculty, and staff to move into leadership positions and to take on positions of greater visibility and influence on their campuses. Created in 1997 and conducted by Leadership Education..