Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions

• In Event: 50 Years of Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement: Research and Reflections on Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Abstract

This research highlights how AANAPISI programs can intentionally design their programming to support Southeast Asian American (SEAA) students and their responsibility in effectively advocating for them at the policy level. In this effort, this article will first provide a background and an overview of the AANAPISI landscape over the past decade. Then it will focus on one exemplary AANAPISI, providing examples of programmatic mechanisms and efforts used to serve SEAA students. This article concludes by providing recommendations and discussing the implications regarding the role of AANAPISIs in effectively serving and advocating for their SEAA students at the policy level.

Author

• Mike Hoa Nguyen, University of California - Los Angeles