Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
“Celebrating Our Many Cultures" May 2022
Tuesday, May 3rd – 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Three Canoes: Honoring API Generations, Cultures & People
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kyle A. Reyes, Vice President of Student Affairs at Utah Valley University
Dr. Reyes draws on his Hawaiian, Filipino, and Japanese narratives to make current and relevant connections with how we show up for API communities today. As a graffiti artist from Canoga Park, California and now a cultural artist, Kyle will share how he arrived at his own artistic philosophy of advancing opportunities for API students, professionals, and communities. As a board member of Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education, Dr. Reyes is immersed in national conversations to create space for API stories and voices.
Wednesday, May 11th – Noon to 1pm via Zoom
Kumusta Kapamilya: We Are Filipino-Americans
Learn more about Filipino American history, culture and identity from a panel of SAC student, staff and administrator
Panelists:
- Dr. Maria Dela Cruz, Dean of Counseling
- Sara Vu, Student Services Coordinator, Center for Teacher Education
- Dr. Yuri Betancourt, Student Services Coordinator, School of Continuing Education
- Joseph Jimenez, Student and VA Work Study - Veterans Resource Center
Monday, May 16th – Noon to 1:30pm – SAC Village Room VL-107B
Grand Opening of the Asian Pacific Student Program (APSP) Center
Head over to VL-107B for the grand opening of the new Asian Pacific Student Program Center, a brand new resource center geared to helping our Asian Pacific students on campus! Light refreshments will be provided. No RSVP needed, all are welcome!
