Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio is a Kanaka Maoli wahine poet / activist / scholar born and raised in Pālolo Valley to parents Jonathan and Mary Osorio. Heoli earned her PhD in English (Hawaiian literature) with the completion of her dissertation entitled: “(Re)membering ʻUpena of Intimacies: A Kanaka Maoli Moʻolelo Beyond Queer Theory.” Currently, Heoli is an..

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Join us at APAHE in April as we celebrate and recognize LDPHE alum, who in July of 2018, was appointed as President of South Seattle College! #Imwithher Register at http://apahenational.org/?page_id=5787 https://www.westsideseattle.com/…/dr-rosie-rimando-chareuns…

Proud to have newly elected Oakland City Councilmember Sheng Thao @ the 2019 APAHE national conference. "Thao (is) the first Hmong woman elected to a city council post anywhere in California." "SHENG THAO comes from humble beginnings. One of four daughters of asylum seekers from the Vietnam War, she is a member of a tight..

Proud to have Ruby Ibarra partner with us at the APAHE 2019 conference. Born in the Philippines, Ruby spent the first 4 years of her life in Tacloban City before her family eventually settled in San Lorenzo, California. Submerged in the melting pot of the Bay Area, Ruby's adolescent years introduced her to a wide..

Jose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, and a leading voice for the human rights of immigrants. He is the founder and CEO of Define American, the nation’s leading non-profit media and culture organization that fights injustice and anti-immigrant hate through the power of storytelling. His memoir, Dear America: Notes of an..

Formerly known as the Leadership Development Program for Higher Education (LDPHE), LEAP Advance: Leadership Development Program for Higher Education is an intensive 4-day experience designed to enhance the professional development of Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs) working in higher education and to prepare college and university administrators, faculty, and staff to move into leadership positions of greater..

For 2019, the APAHE conference will now make use of the Oakland Convention Center, in addition to Oakland Marriott City Center logistics. Larger rooms and more space for plenaries, as well as workshops. We have grown each and every year thanks to your support! Registration is now open! See you then!

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