By Jonathan Morales

2022年3月3日

Andrew Yang希望APIDA大学日在他高中的时候就存在。

杨是一个苗族美国家庭七个孩子中的老大，也是第一代大学生。 他对亚太裔美国人（APIDA）学生在追求高等教育时面临的障碍有第一手的了解：不确定该采取哪些步骤，难以驾驭大学生活，校园里缺乏与你长相相似、分享你经历的人。

“I had field trips in high school that went to college campuses, and I enjoyed that, but I always felt like something was missing,” said Yang, who earned his undergraduate degree in fall 2020 and is a student in 囊状态’s master’s in Higher Education Leadership program. Something like APIDA College Day “would have really changed my pathway and helped me dive into how to navigate college, and also dive into the cultural aspects of my APIDA background.”

3月4日，萨克州立大学将接待来自K-12和社区学院的数百名APIDA学生及其家人参加第四届APIDA学院日。 今年的活动是虚拟的，旨在揭示大学是APIDA学生归属和成功的地方。

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The event takes on added significance this year, coming less than three weeks after the University’s 反种族主义召开 meant to launch efforts to 实施更改 that will make 囊状态 more inclusive and equitable.

“This is one of the few pan-Asian outreach events in the UC and CSU,” said Chao Vang, of the University’s 学生学业成功和教育公平计划（SASEEP）, the event organizer. “Offering the community these kinds of culturally responsive college outreach events fosters trust, it fosters relationships with families, but most importantly, it fosters a sense of confidence to parents that we are trying our best to provide a space where students will belong.”

This year’s program will focus on amplifying APIDA voices, Vang said. 拜登总统副助理、白宫亚裔美国人、夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民高级联络员埃里卡·森津古（Erika Moritsugu）将发表主旨演讲。 几位Sac州立校友将领导分组会议。

组织者增加了以就业准备为重点的研讨会的数量，并增加了专门为社区大学生设计的资源，比如上门咨询。

这项工作已引起注意。 In December, the American College Personnel Association’s Asian Pacific American Network honored the event with its 2022 Outstanding Program/Initiative for APIDA 学生的成功 Award.

美国人口普查数据显示，APIDA社区是加州增长最快的族裔群体。

Vang said, “It’s incumbent upon us as an anchor university to ensure we’re at the forefront in serving this community,” and events such as APIDA College Day show that the University supports them and is invested in their success.

 

大约21%的萨克州立大学学生被认定为APIDA，该大学被联邦政府指定为亚裔美国原住民太平洋岛民服务机构。

几乎一半的萨克州立APIDA学生来自低收入家庭，三分之一的学生是家里第一个上大学的人，范说。 这些学者在大学生活中经常面临挑战，比如决定选哪些课程，或者他们的学位允许他们做什么。

The University’s support for these students is yielding results. 2021年，APIDA学生的四年毕业率接近25%，高于2016年的5.5%，尽管Vang警告说，APIDA学生的子群体之间仍然存在巨大差距。

Moritsugu’s keynote address is the centerpiece of APIDA College Day. 她于2021年4月被拜登总统任命为副助理，在一系列优先事项上支持政府，并与亚裔美国人、夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民社区就促进安全、正义、包容和机会等问题进行接触。

她将讨论她在白宫的角色，以及她如何与更广泛的亚裔美国人和夏威夷土著太平洋岛民社区合作，在重要问题上支持政府。

“As I have spent my entire career working to empower communities and individuals, I am humbled to speak to the next generation of the Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander community at 囊状态 and uplift your voices as future AA and NHPI leaders,” Moritsugu said. “A beauty of our community is our extraordinary diversity, and it is incumbent on us to motivate and support one another through school and beyond graduation, and be that mentor to others back in your home community.”

其他活动亮点包括：

• 来自萨克州立大学校友、亚洲资源公司执行董事、Elk Grove副市长Stephanie Nguyen的讲话。
• 加州亚裔和太平洋岛民立法核心小组副主席、加州议员Evan Low的政策简报和社区更新。
• 停止仇视亚太裔：旁观者和快速反应训练。
• 关于申请和支付大学费用以及选择专业的大学准备课程。

超过50个K-12和社区大学团体注册参加APIDA大学日，Vang说。 此外，虚拟格式使萨克拉门托地区和州以外的人也可以访问它，扩大了它的影响。

杨是APIDA学院日组织委员会的一员，他说，当他作为本科生第二次留校察看时，来自SASEEP的支持和来自同为苗族美国人的杨的指导帮助他扭转了学术生涯。

杨说，这次活动有助于学生和他们的家人了解萨克州立大学和其他大学将欢迎并帮助他们茁壮成长。

“It builds community in a way where it makes 囊状态 a known spot to support APIDA students and the APIDA community in general.”

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