May 24, 2021 Share This:
As the COVID-19 pandemic and thousands of incidences of anti-Asian racism and violence take their toll on Asian Pacific Islander and Desi American, or APIDA, students, faculty and staff, a team of Cal State Fullerton Asian American studies and student affairs experts developed a leadership and social justice partnership model for uplifting APIDA students and communities.
Presenters Jennifer A. Yee, Jacob Chacko, Gleanne Kienzler and Vy Lê shown with attendees during their Nov. 2020 webinar.
Drawing from years of collaborative work with on- and off-campus organizations, Asian American studies professor Jennifer A. Yee, inaugural Asian Pacific American Resource Center coordinator Jacob Chacko, student organizations coordinator Gleanne Kienzler and alumna Vy Lê ‘18 (B.A. ethnic studies-Asian American studies) developed a webinar detailing Cal State Fullerton’s community-centered approach to supporting students’ success over the past three dec