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 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.

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

Winter 2012 IMPACT AAPI Calendar

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

"Fly By" Staff Development Session:
Filipino Americans

Campus Center, Conference Room B

12:30pm - 1:20pm

OCEANS OF IMPACT
You + Good Pedagogy

In the 2nd workshop of this series, we will discuss the model minority myth and how students from the Filipino American communites are overlooked when it comes to discussions about under representation in higher education. In our 50-minute “fly by” workshops, you will

• watch videos with student, faculty, and staff interviews that discuss the different challenges Filipino American students face
• learn a brief history of this population and how their immigration or refugee stories affect their perceptions of education.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

"Fly By" Staff Development Session:
Southeast Asian Americans

Campus Center, Conference Room B

12:30pm - 1:20pm

OCEANS OF IMPACT
You + Good Pedagogy

In the 1st workshop in this series, we will discuss the model minority myth and how students from the South East Asian (SEA) communities are overlooked when it comes to discussions about under representation in higher education. In our 50-minute “fly by” workshops, you will

• watch videos with student, faculty, and staff interviews that discuss the different challenges Southeast Asian American students face
• learn a brief history of this population and how their immigration or refugee stories affect their perceptions of education.

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!

Project Director

Jim Nguyen

nguyenjames@deanza.edu

Assistant Project Director & Staff Development Lead

Christine Chai

chaichristine@deanza.edu

Curriculum Lead

Anu Khanna

khannaanu@deanza.edu

Academic Advisor

Alerie Flandez

flandezalerie@deanza.edu

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