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2024年3月4日

It was standing room only at 萨克拉门托 State’s sixth annual Asian Pacific Islander Desi American College Day.

3月1日，来自北加州各地的1300多名初中、高中和社区大学学生聚集在大学联盟宴会厅，了解大学录取程序、经济援助、高等教育的价值以及大学提供的高水平支持。

“I look out at this room, and I’m excited because I see just beautiful people and diversity, the best of what 萨克拉门托 brings,” 囊状态 President Luke Wood said.

“You can come here, and you can see people who look like you and understand you and are rooting for you to succeed.”

这次为期一天的活动邀请了科罗拉多州立大学董事会主席方文达和加州财务主管马菲奥娜等演讲嘉宾，以及有关招生过程和经济援助的研讨会。

学生们还参观了校园，并参加了一个资源博览会，其中有来自萨克州立大学各个研究领域的表格。

APIDA College Day is modeled after similar 囊状态 events, such as Black Expo and Feria de Educación, that are aimed at promoting early awareness of college for students from underrepresented backgrounds.

囊状态 has been designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) by the U.S. Department of Education since 2011. 

超过7,200名博彩平台的学生被认定为亚太岛民，约占学生总数的22%。

In addition to the Full Circle Project, which offers academic support and leadership activities for Asian Pacific Islander students, the University’s APIDA Center recently celebrated its first anniversary.

“Asians are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the 萨克拉门托 region,” said Chao Vang, assistant vice president of Education Equity Programs and 学生的成功. “It is important that our programs reflect our community.

“萨克拉门托 State is an institution where students in our community can realize the American dream of a higher education. They can stay here, study here, work here, and play here.”

杨说，APIDA大学日始于2019年，旨在接触未来的亚裔美国学生，让他们了解大学和Sac州立大学提供的东西。

“The first year we had around 500 students, and since then the event has grown to where we’re now at capacity,” he said.

“In Northern California, it is safe to say that this event is one of the largest pan-Asian outreach events, and we’re very proud that 萨克拉门托 State is leading this effort to serve as a model for other universities.”

This year’s APIDA College Day participants represented 35 schools, including community colleges as far away as Napa and Santa Clara.

在活动开始前不到24小时，学生们仍在登记参加。

“This is an amazing college,” Foothill High School junior Zahra Aryoubi, 17, said. “I’m really impressed with this university.”

Aryoubi想要学习计算机科学，她说她对录取程序一无所知，也不知道她是否有资格获得经济援助。

“It really helped me a lot. I didn’t have any idea which colleges I should apply to, or how to transfer or get financial aid,” she said. “I really learned a lot. I think I’m going to apply to 囊状态.”

麦克拉奇高中的科学老师Derek Ho说，他每年都会带学生参加APIDA大学日。 他们特别想听听博彩平台董事会主席方的意见，方是萨克拉门托本地人，毕业于麦克拉奇大学。

“It’s important to help our youth understand the benefits and challenges of going to college, especially for students who are underserved,” Ho said. “They’re excited to hear from an alumnus and see people that look and act like them, who have similar backgrounds, become successful at college.”