Asian Pacific Islander Subcommittee

Asian Pacific Islander Subcommittee
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Mission

The Asian Pacific Islander Resource Group (APIRG) exists to improve the campus experiences of API students, faculty, and staff through programs, curriculum, consultation, and resources celebrating our communities and experiences. The APIRG affinity group develops and works with the Committee on Diversity, Belonging, and Liberation (CDBL) for support on:

  • Advocating for civil rights and social justice through education and empowerment at all structural levels throughout Saint Mary’s College to address disparities.
  • Identifying opportunity gaps and calling for equitable changes in support of API students, faculty, and staff. These efforts by APIRG nurture API individuals to thrive and excel in academic, professional, and personal settings.
  • ​Serving as a campus and community resource for events, curricular and co-curricular opportunities, and organizational information that is of interest or benefit to API students, faculty, and staff while providing a safe and welcoming college experience.
  • Address the diverse and changing needs of the API community through cross-cultural community building, such as Heritage Month Celebrations and social justice tools across departments and campus groups. 

 

APIRG Chairs

 

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Director Mitchell

Mitchell R. Foster

Pronouns: They/Them/Siya

Director of the Intercultural Center

mcf12@stmarys-ca.edu 

 

 

 

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Samantha Alberto Photo

Samantha Alberto

Pronouns: She/Her

Associate Dean for the Campus Experience

Resident Director of Ageno East Townhouse

sja5@stmarys-ca.edu 

Some of our Previous Events and Collaborations

APA Heritage Month 2022 

Please scroll below for specific event information. 

 

Missed Asian Cultural Week? 

All sets and performances were recorded. Check out all the cultural week sets here on the Intercultural Center's Website, and keep an eye out for our upcoming events in 2022! 

Asian Cultural Week's Theme: Reconnecting… In times of vaccines, virtual happy hours, and violent struggles, we are navigating through a world that has forced us to reflect on our lives. Acknowledging the adversity, we are working to better ourselves, our communities, and our understanding of our cultures. We are making a collective comeback by looking at our roots, our present self, and imagining the future to see who we are meant to be. With love and hope, we are......Finding our way.

Previous Events

  • API Heritage Month 2022 and 2021
  • Celebrating Year of the Tiger, Snake, etc.
  • Asian Cultural Week: Reconnecting
  • From Vincent Chin to #StopAAPIHate
  • APASA Night Market 2024, 2023, 2022
  • Professor of the Year Ted Tsukahara
  • Japanese American Internment to Redress: Lessons for the Black Reparation Movement

Asian Pacific Heritage Month 2021

Asian Pacific American History Month Events: April 27th - May 5th. 

 

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) is celebrated throughout the month of May. Presented by the Asian Pacific Islander Subcommittee, or the API Resource Group (APIRG), of the College Committee on Inclusive Excellence (CCIE), APAHM was first established as a national celebration week in 1978, and then expanded by Congress to a month-long observance in 2019. 

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Helen Zia and Vincent Chin

 

"Japanese American Internment to Redress: Lessons for the Black Reparation Movement"

Presented by API Resource Group, History Department, and Informal Curriculum. A Lecture by John Tateishi on the 80th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066.

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Celebrating the Year of the Tiger 

Welcome to the Year of the Tiger! The API Resource Group (APIRG) hosted the first annual Lunar New Year Festival on Wednesday, February 16, in the Ferroggiaro Quad. Good Eats provided an amazing Asian-themed BBQ, and Gaels took part in like paper cutting and calligraphy demonstrations. A Lion Dance from Toishan Benevolent Association in the East Bay Lio and Flash mob by Professor Jia Wu and students topped off the afternoon! View our gallery here

"From Vincent Chin to #StopAAPI Hate"

Presented by Disney Forum and API Resource Group. A fireside chat with Journalist and Activist Helen Zia.

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Professor of the Year - Ted Tsukahara

On behalf of the faculty and administration of Saint Mary's College of California we invite you to attend a presentation "Let Us Remember..." by Ted Tsukahara.

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APIRG flyer

 

Stop Asian Hate

Darby McLaughlin

In the course "Culture As A Site of Justice" with Professor Schmidt, we spent the semester learning about how art can reflect our culture and identity while perpetuating a social justice pedaogy. Witnessing the brutally racist attacks that have been occurring across the US towards the AAPI community has really affected me, as I am the daughter of a Vietnamese immigrant. I found myself struggling to search the internet for ways I could help or get involved in the Stop Asian Hate Movement. Inspired by a digital portrait I created of my grandmother, I decided to design an infographic as an educational tool that quickly goes over what is happening, why it's happening, and what we can do to support the AAPI Community.

APASA Night Market

APASA is proud to bring back the Night Market. We’d like to invite all members of the Saint Mary’s community to come and enjoy a night filled with food, music, and fun.

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prof of the year 2022

Lasallian Heritage Days 2024 | Saint Mary's College

Student Leadership Celebration Dinner | Saint Mary's College

APASA, SAS, J-Pop, K-Pop, POP

Our Response to Recent Attacks on API Identities

 A Letter from Asian Pacific Islanders Subcommittee and Kathy Littles 

The Asian Pacific Islander Subcommittee of the College Committee on Inclusive Excellence (CCIE) is outraged & angered by the horrific attacks on API people across the nation. We are calling on the Saint Mary's College community to become knowledgeable and to take action against any and all manifestations of structural racism and violence.

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