API Thriving
UCI is an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). This federal designation aligns with UCI’s aspiration to be a national leader and global model of inclusive excellence. As a designated AANAPISI, UCI faculty, staff and students are eligible to apply for Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) grants, internships and partnerships.
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Recent News
Milestones
| AY 2019-2020 | Milestones |
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| Fall Quarter 2019 UCI hosts APIA Scholars Jump Start College Tour + Pathways to STEM Careers, a college access program that brought nearly 300 students and parents to campus (https://apiascholars.org/opportunities/programs/jump-start-college-tour/) |
| AY 2018-2019 | Milestones |
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| Fall Quarter 2018 UCI presentation on “Uncovering the Diversity of AAPI Students” highlighted in Electronic Proceedings of 2017 Minority Serving Institution Convening. |
| AY 2017-2018 | Milestones |
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| Spring Quarter 2018 UCI partners with Irvine Valley College and Coastline Community College to initiate Orange County AANAPISI Consortium. |
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| Winter Quarter 2018 UCI hosts APIA Scholars Jumpstart College Tour, de-mystifying higher education access for 400+ families. |
| AY 2016-2017 | Milestones |
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| Spring Quarter 2017 Vice Provost for Academic Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Douglas Haynes announces establishment of campus-wide AANAPISI task force. View task force report here. |
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| Spring Quarter 2017 Advancing Inclusive Excellence: UCI as an AANAPISI: The Office of Inclusive Excellence hosts Akil Vohra, UCI alumnus and Director of Strategic Initiatives at the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI). |
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| Fall Quarter 2016 UCI awarded AANAPISI Title III Part F grant for DECADE PLUS |
| AY 2015-2016 | Milestones |
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| Winter Quarter 2016 UCI designated Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) |
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Achievements
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Faculty
Advocacy and Leadership
- Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE)
- APIA Scholars Elevating Leaders Summit
- Rutgers Center for MSIs: ELEVATE
Grant and Partnership Opportunities
Research
- Moving Past the Model Minority Myth: UCI as an AAPI Thriving Campus
- National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE)
- UCI Department of Asian American Studies
- UCI Southeast Asian Archive
- Viet Stories: Vietnamese American Oral History Project at UCI
Staff
Advocacy and Leadership
- Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE)
- APIA Scholars Elevating Leaders Summit
- Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions
Grant and Partnership Opportunities
Research
- Moving Past the Model Minority Myth: UCI as an Asian American and Pacific Islander Thriving Campus (March 2016)
- National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE)
- UCI Department of Asian American Studies
- UCI Southeast Asian Archive
- Viet Stories: Vietnamese American Oral History Project at UCI
Staff Organizations at UCI
Students
Advocacy and Leadership
- Asian American Pacific Islander Leadership Seminar
- Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE)
- Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Asian Pacific Student Association (APSA)
- APIA Scholars Elevating Leaders Summit
- CIEE Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship
- Southeast Asian Retention Through Creating Hxstory
- Southeast Asian Student Association (SASA)
- Southeast Asian Success Youth Conference
- SASA’s 5th Annual SEA Success Youth Conference
This conference aims to promote college access and cultural retention for Southeast Asian youth from immigrant and refugee backgrounds. - UCI Cross-Cultural Center
Research
- Moving Past the Model Minority Myth: UCI as an Asian American and Pacific Islander Thriving Campus (March 2016)
- National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE)
- UCI Department of Asian American Studies
- UCI Southeast Asian Archive
- Viet Stories: Vietnamese American Oral History Project at UCI
Scholarships and Internships
- APIA Scholarship Program
- Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) grants, internships and partnerships for UCI faculty, staff and students
Selected Campus Organizations
- Alpha Kappa Delta Phi
- Anteaters Tzu Ching
- Asian American Christian Fellowship at UCI (AACF)
- Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA)
- Asian Pacific Student Association (APSA)
- Bhagat Puran Singh Health Initiative at UCI
- Cambodian Awareness Organization at UCI
- Câu Lạc Bộ Tiếng Việt - Vietnamese Language Club at UCI
- Chinese Association (CAUCI)
- Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA)
- Dragon Boat at UC Irvine
- Filipino Catholic Community - Liwanag
- Filipinos Unifying Scientist-Engineers in an Organized Network (FUSION)
- Hansori
- Hmong Student Association
- Hong Kong Student Union (HKSU)
- Indian Sub-Continental Club (ISC)
- Indonesian Students at UCI (ISUCI)
- Japanese Students Association (JSA)
- Jodaiko (Taiko Drumming Ensemble)
- Kababayan (Kaba)
- Kappa Zeta Phi
- Konnect: Korean Cultural Awareness Group
- Korean American Student Association (KASA)
- Korean Graduate Students Association
- Korean Health Association (KHA)
- Korean Job Search Club (KOJOBS UCI)
- Korean-American Campus Mission (KCM)
- Lamba Theta Delta
- Na `Opio O Ka `Aina - Hawai'i Club at UCI
- Pakistani Student Association
- Pilipino Pre-Health Undergraduate Student Organization (PUSO)
- Pilipino-Americans in Social Studies (PASS)
- Sikh Student Association at UCI
- South Asia Student Union (SASU)
- Southeast Asian Student Association (SASA)
- Taiwanese American Organization (TAO)
- Taiwanese Student Association
- Thai Club at UCI
- Tomo No Kai (Tomo)
- Vietnamese Graduation Committee (VGC)
- Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)
- Wushu Club at UCI
- Zamana at UC Irvine
Select Programs & Events
- AAPI Culture Nights (April – May)
- Cambodian Culture Night
- Cambodian Awareness Organization at UCI
- Chinese Culture Night
- Chinese Association (CAUCI)
- Hawai’i Lu’au
- Na `Opio O Ka `Aina - Hawai'i Club at UCI
- Hmong Culture Night
- Hmong Student Association
- Japanese Culture Night
- Tomo No Kai (Tomo)
- Korean Culture Night
- Konnect: Korean Cultural Awareness Group & Korean American Student Association (KASA)
- Korean Heritage Festival
- Konnect: Korean Cultural Awareness Group
- Thai Culture Night
- Vietnamese Culture Night
- Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)
- AAPI Graduation Celebrations
- Pilipinx Graduation Celebration
- Southeast Asian Graduation Celebration
- Vietnamese Graduation Celebration
General
Anti-Asian Discrimination
- Message on Anti-Asian Discrimination
- Resources from the Awaken’s webinar on Challenging Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia during COVID-19
- Community Impact of COVID-19
- PhotoVoice: An Exhibition and Presentation on the impact of COVID-19 on Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities
- Podcasts on Inclusivity in Difficult Times and Seizing Opportunities to Combat Xenophobia
- Southeast Asian Student Association Interview "Seizing Opportunities to Combat Xenophobia"
- Inclusive Excellence Certificate Program
- Report acts of intolerance
Capacity Building
- Materials on DACA and Supporting Undocumented Students
- AANAPISI.net
- Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE)
- Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF)
- Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions
Regional AANAPISI Partners
- Orange County AANAPISI Consortium ( Coastline Community College and Irvine Valley College )
- Mt. San Antonio College
US Department of Education
Grant Title III Funding
The AANAPISI Program provides grants and related assistance to Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions to expand their capacity to serve Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders and low-income individuals
UCI holds an AANAPISI Title III, Part F grant for DECADE PLUS