Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education

APAHE 2008 Honorees

Mike Honda, Member, U.S. House of Representatives

Mike Honda has represented the 15th Congressional District of California in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2001. His diverse district includes Silicon Valley, the birthplace of technology innovation and the leading region for the development of the technologies of tomorrow.

Mike was born in California, but spent his early childhood with his family in an internment camp in Colorado during World War II. His family returned to California in 1953, becoming strawberry sharecroppers in San Jose.

In 1965, Mike interrupted his college studies to answer President John F. Kennedy’s call for volunteer service. He served in the Peace Corps for two years in El Salvador, returning with a passion for teaching and fluent in Spanish.

Mike earned Bachelor’s degrees in Biological Sciences and Spanish, and a Master’s degree in Education from San José State University. In his decades-long career as an educator, Mike was a science teacher, served as a principal at two public schools, and conducted educational research at Stanford University.
In 1971, Mike was appointed by then-Mayor Norm Mineta to San Jose’s Planning Commission. In 1981, he won his first election, gaining a seat on the San José Unified School Board. In 1990, Mike was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, where he led efforts to acquire and preserve open space in the county. He served in the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2000.

In 2000, Mike was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and serves on the Appropriations Committee, with postings on that body’s Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Legislative Branch Subcommittees. As an appropriator, Mike will focus on directing funding to address such fundamental needs as: Access to affordable healthcare; worker training; port and border security; adequate law enforcement to keep our streets and neighborhoods safe; health care for our veterans; recovery from natural disasters, particularly Hurricane Katrina, and education, particularly fully funding No Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Mike is serving his second term as Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, coordinating with his colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucuses to champion the causes of under-represented communities by promoting social justice, racial tolerance, and civil rights.

In February 2005, Mike was elected as Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee. In his role as DNC Vice-Chair, Mike works closely with DNC Chair Howard Dean to rejuvenate the Party’s grassroots efforts and to incorporate new and emerging constituencies into the Party’s agenda.

In January, 2007, he was named House Democratic Senior Whip by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC). Senior Whips are a select group of Members and Democratic Caucus opinion leaders tasked with strategic planning about how issues impact targeted Members or groups, and will help develop strategies to ensure legislative success.

Mike is widowed and has two grown children. His wife, Jeanne, was a teacher at Baldwin Elementary School in San Jose before her passing in 2004. His son, Mark, is an aerospace engineer and Michelle, his daughter, is a public health educator with two young boys, Trey and Brody.

Warren Furutani, Member, California Assembly

Assemblymember Warren Furutani was elected in a special election to the 55th Assembly District in February 2008 and represents the communities of Wilmington, Harbor City and the Harbor Gateway, Carson, and parts of Long Beach and Lakewood.

Warren has 35 years of experience and involvement in education and public service, both as an elected official and a community leader.  As a three-term member of the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees, Warren was elected President of the Board in July 2002 and served as First Vice President in 2001.  He is also the only person to have been elected and reelected to this board and to the Los Angeles Unified School District Board (LAUSD).

The first Asian Pacific American ever elected to the LAUSD in 1987, Warren is noted for building bridges between parents, community members, teachers and staff in increasing involvement in the education system.  He served as the Board’s President in 1991.

As an activist beginning in the 1960’s and continuing to the present, Warren has worked hard to ensure that all people living in the Golden State have equal opportunities, especially as they relate to education.  These opportunities include the establishment of both admissions programs for minority students at colleges and universities, and ethnic studies programs and departments at these same campuses.

Along with his extensive record, Warren brings his reputation as a problem solver and consensus builder to the Assembly, where he plans to continue his passion for fighting on behalf of California students in both K-12 and higher education, and promoting workforce development for all Californians.     

A native Californian and fourth generation Japanese American, Warren is a product of the Los Angeles public education system, graduating from Gardena High School in 1965. He then attended several community colleges in both Southern and Northern California, later earning a B.A. degree from Antioch University.

Warren has been published and interviewed in education journals, university academic journals, newspapers and books. He is featured in a permanent exhibit, “Common Ground” in the Japanese American National Museum. Warren has also served as the Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Community Fund, a philanthropic organization, and as the President and CEO of the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council, an umbrella organization comprised of over 50 human service organizations serving the greater Los Angeles area. http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a55/Biography/default.aspx

Maeley Tom, Member, California State Personnel Board

Maeley L. Tom is the founder and CEO of the public affairs firm Tom & Associates. She formerly served as a Senior Vice President of a Washington D.C. based public affairs firm Cassidy & Associates for five years and still serves as a senior consultant to the firm. Prior to joining Cassidy & Associates, Maeley spent 20 years in the California Legislature holding the unique distinction of serving in chief of staff positions in both houses.

In the State Assembly she served as the Chief Administrative Officer of the Assembly under former Rules Committee Chairman Louis J. Papan and Speaker Willie L. Brown, Jr. In the State Senate she served as Chief of Staff to the former Senate Pres. Pro Tem David Roberti. Prior to her government relations career and legislative career, Maeley served in personnel management positions with the California State University of Sacramento, the Liberty House retail chain in Honolulu, Hawaii and the Host International Corporation at the Honolulu International Airport.

In the California Legislature, she helped establish the first state Office of Asian Pacific Affairs which served as a liaison between the Asian Pacific American (APA) communities and the State Legislature. As the state director, she played a major role in influencing the diversified Asian Pacific American ethnic groups to strengthen their political clout by uniting as one voice to address issues that impact the entire community. In 1999, she was appointed by Governor Davis to serve on his Diversity Task Force. Maeley earned a bachelor of arts degree from California State University, San Francisco.

Henry Der, Senior Program Officer, Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
 
Prior to the Haas Fund assignment, Henry was Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education.  His overall responsibilities include administrative oversight of and policy development for special education, adult education, regional occupational programs, education options for at-risk student population groups, and safe schools.

Henry has served on the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC), which provides independent policy review, analysis and planning of programs at the University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges, since 1988.  He has promoted educational equity and access for poor and racial minority students through the advocacy of adequate financial aid. A member of the Asian American Task Force on University Admissions since 1984, Henry has lobbied against freshman admission quotas imposed on highly qualified Asian American applicants by some of the nation’s selective universities and colleges.

He served as the executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, a voluntary membership-supported civil rights organization based in San Francisco, California, for more than 22 years. Henry led coalition efforts to promote equal opportunities in employment, education, and voting rights for Asian Americans and other racial minorities. A founding member of the Greenlining Coalition, Henry has negotiated with major banks and regulated utilities to implement effective affirmative action employment and lending programs to benefit poor inner city residents and minority-owned businesses.  He has participated in federal and state administrative hearings to move the telecommunications industry to provide universal service and access to the information highway for poor, racial and linguistic minority customers.

As an advocate for the rights of limited English proficient citizens and immigrants, Henry has worked with and advised election officials to comply with the bilingual election provisions of the Voting Rights Act and health officials, with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and worked closely with key federal legislators to preserve and expand the Voting Rights Act to protect the rights of linguistic minority citizens.

A 1968 graduate of Stanford University and 1984 Executive MBA graduate of Golden Gate University, Mr. Der was the 1984 recipient of the San Francisco Foundation Robert C. Kirkwood Award for exemplary community service, the 1988 Edison Uno JACL Civil Rights Leadership Award, and the 1991 recipient of the National Education Association’s Ellison Onizuka Memorial Award for human and civil rights leadership.

Robert A. Corrigan, President, San Francisco State University

Robert A. Corrigan has served as the 12th president of San Francisco State University since September 1988. He previously served nine years as chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Boston. At both universities, he has made civic engagement and the application of university expertise to community issues a campus hallmark.

Among his current national activities, Dr. Corrigan is a member of the MAFSA Task Force on Institutional Management of Study Abroad, the National Cancer Institute’s Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch Task Force and the National Advisory Council for Campus Compact. He is immediate past chair of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and past chair of the American Council on Education (ACE) Commission for Lifelong Learning.

In San Francisco, Dr. Corrigan recently completed two terms as chair of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Mayor’s Biotechnology Advisory Council and the Mayor’s Children, Youth, and Families Policy Council.

His awards include the Distinguished Community Service Award from the Anti-Defamation League, “in recognition of outstanding commitment to diversity, fairness, and social justice, selection by the John Templeton Foundation as one of 50 Outstanding Leaders of American Colleges and selection as a Distinguished Urban Fellow by the Association of Urban Universities

Dr. Corrigan has been a provost at the University of Maryland and Dean at the University of Missouri, in addition to holding faculty positions at the University of Iowa, Bryn Mawr, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. He He received his A.B. from Brown University and both his master’s and doctoral degrees in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania.

Angelo N. Ancheta, Assistant Professor of Law, Santa Clara University and Executive Director, Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center

Angelo Ancheta has been the Director of the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center since May 2005. He is also an Assistant Professor of Law and teaches classes in constitutional law and in law and the political process. His research and scholarship focus on the law of equal protection, voting rights, and immigrants’ rights.  Before joining the KGACLC, he was the Legal Director for The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University and on the faculty of the Harvard Law School . He has also taught at the NYU School of Law and the UCLA School of Law.

APAHE 2007 Conference

Click on image to download program PDF (cover avail here as well).

Asian and Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE) announces its spring conference - “Going Back to Our Roots – A 20th Anniversary Celebration of Activism and Empowerment” - to be held Thursday, May 3 through Saturday, May 5, 2007 in Oakland, California. APAHE’s new president and Laney College President, Frank Chong, will be our host in the same city that hosted our inaugural APAHE conference 20 years ago!

This is an excellent opportunity for all of us to get reconnected and to reinvigorate APAHE as our organization as well as to welcome new members and interested individuals. Twenty years later, student admissions issues, faculty tenure cases, under-representation in hiring and promotion, affirmative action, and Asian American Studies continue to be pressing issues impacting Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Higher Education. APAHE is the leading national organization to address these concerns.

This year’s APAHE conference is being generously co-sponsored by Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP). LEAP is a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization that offers leadership training, publishes public policy research, and organizes efforts to increase community empowerment.

The conference will be held both on the campus of Laney College and at the Marriott Oakland City Center and throughout Oakland’s vibrant Chinatown district. Everything is very close together, so no other transportation should be necessary. The Oakland airport is 9 miles away from the hotel.

Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education Conference to Include Focus on Virginia Tech Tragedy and Student Mental Health Issues

Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE) will hold its 20th anniversary conference in Oakland from May 3 through May 5. The event will be held at Laney College, 900 Fallon Street, and the Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway.

The APAHE conference will include a special May 4th 10:30 a.m. workshop addressing the horrible events of April 16 at Virginia Tech. Leading university psychologists will address what campus faculty, staff and students can and should do when responding to distressed and/or potentially dangerous students. Challenges for the Asian Pacific American community posed by the media spotlight on this tragedy will be discussed.

The conference theme, Going Back to Our Roots—A 20th Anniversary Celebration of Activism and Empowerment, reflects APAHE’s leading role in addressing issues that affect Asian Pacific Americans in higher education, said APAHE president Frank Chong, who also serves as president of Laney College.

“Students’ safety and well-being, university admissions, faculty tenure cases, under-representation in hiring and promotion, affirmative action, and Asian American Studies continue to be pressing issues for our communities,” said President Chong. “APAHE is the leading national organization to address these concerns.”

Tracing the historical roots of APAHE will be featured speakers Professor Emeritus of Cal Berkeley, Ling-chi Wang and San Francisco Superior Court Judge Lillina Sing during the opening afternoon plenary scheduled for Thursday, May 3, at Laney College.  A banquet honoring the founders of APAHE will be held on that same day in the evening at Silver Dragon Restaurant in Oakland’s Chinatown.  A panel of college presidents will speak on Friday morning, May 4, at the Marriott Oakland City Center, to include President Chui Tsang, Santa Monica College, President Mohammad “Mo” Qayoumi, Cal State East Bay, and President Frank Chong, Laney College.  The Friday evening reception will honor the new Chancellor of the University of California, Merced campus, Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang at Peony Restaurant.  Also speaking Friday evening will be Assemblymember Alberto Torrico, the chair of the Calfiornia Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus.

The conference is co-sponsored by Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP), a national nonprofit that provides leadership training, publishes public policy research and organizes efforts to increase community empowerment.

APAHE conference information about registration, advertising, and exhibit space is available at http://www.apahe.net or by contacting Joy Soukhaseum at (909) 594-5611 ext. 4530 or jsoukhaseum@mtsac.edu

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Registration

Conference registration fees include: two lunches, two breakfasts, dinner, reception, coffee breaks and conference materials.Two ways to register:

1. Download PDF form and mail check with copy of completed registration form to postal address listed on form. Registration not valid until check received.
2. Complete the online form below and mail check with printout of confirmation email to postal address listed on form. Registration not valid until check received.

For more information, contact Joy Soukhaseum, jsoukhaseum@mtsac.edu, 909-594-5611 ext. 4530


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Conference Site & Hotel

Laney College and the Marriott Oakland City Center are host to the 20th Annual APAHE conference.

Marriott Oakland City Center

Lodging is available at Marriott Oakland City Center (hotel website) from May 1 through May 7:

• Single/Double $145.00 per night*
• Triple $165.00 per night*
• Quadruple $185.00 per night*

* Please add 11 percent tax per room night

To guarantee the APAHE conference rate, reservations must be made with the Marriott Oakland City Center by April 12, 2007 (no exceptions).

Room reservations must be made directly with the Marriott Oakland City Center at 1-800-991-7249. Please inform the reservation clerk that you are with APAHE or LEAP to receive the special conference rate.

AIRPORT & TAXI INFORMATION

Oakland Airport (OAK) - 8 miles away from the Marriott Hotel and Laney College.
Estimated taxi fare: $30

San Francisco Airport (SF0) - 26 miles away from the Marriott and Laney College.
Estimated taxi fare: $70

San Jose Airport (SJC) - 43 miles away from the Marriott Hotel and Laney College.
Estimated taxi fare: $120

Program

Click image to download program PDF (program cover also avail)

 

APAHE 2007 CONFERENCE
SUMMARY OF PLENARY AND WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
See detailed descriptions below
[As of May 1, 2007]

THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2007
LANEY COLLEGE : Laney College Theater

9:00-Noon: Pre-conference Career Workshop

1:00pm-1:15pm: Welcome/Greetings: Honorable Willie Brown - APAHE Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

1:15pm-2:45pm: Historical Roots of APAHE

3:00pm-4:30pm: Contemporary APA Admission & Access Issues

6:00pm: Dinner at Silver Dragon Restaurant, Honoring APAHE Founders

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2007
OAKLAND MARRIOTT CITY CENTER

8:30am-9:00am: MORNING ADDRESS: The Honorable Edward Chen, Magistrate Judge U.S. District Court

9:00am-10:15am: Presidents Panel

10:30am-11:45am: WORKSHOP SESSIONS I
- After the Virginia Tech Tragedy: APA Student Mental Health Issues & Media Concerns
- Glass Ceilings & Other Barriers: Social Science & Community Perspectives
- Getting a Piece of the Pie: Using Research to Understand the Needs of APA Students
- Raising Money While Raising Awareness: APA Perspectives on Higher Ed. Fundraising
- Working Together to Achieve the First A/PI Retention Program: APASS at City College of San Francisco

12:00pm-1:30pm: KEYNOTE LUNCH & PANEL PRESENTATION ROOM
- Roberta Achtenberg - Chair, California State Univerity, Board of Trustees
- 21st Century Leaders: Students Defining Their Roles in Higher Education (panel)

1:45pm-3:00pm: WORKSHOP SESSIONS II
- The Deeper Meaning of Diversity: Benefits of Cultivating Multiracial Institutions
- Voices from the Field: On Becoming an Asian American Administrator
- Where is the “PI” in APAHE?: Pacific Islander Students Speak Up

1:45pm-3:00pm: WORKSHOP SESSIONS II
- Psychological Perspectives on Racism and Asian Americans
- The Kababayan Program at Skyline College: Filipino Empowerment through Education
- Southeast Asian Americans: New Patterns, New Challenges

3:15pm-4:30pm: WORKSHOP SESSIONS III
- APA Leadership in Governance
- Activism & Empowerment Through Campus Faculty & Staff Associations
- APA Career Paths in Administration
- APAs and Multicultural Alliances
- Meeting the Needs of LGBT Students and Staff
- Sprouting Roots in the Redwoods: Student Retention Efforts at UC Santa Cruz

6:00 PM: RECEPTION AT RESTAURANT PEONY
- Speaker: Assemblymember Alberto Torrico, Chair, California API Legislative Caucus

SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2007
OAKLAND MARRIOTT CITY CENTER

8:00am - 9:00am: Breakfast Buffet
9:00am - 10:00am: The Politics of Higher Education: A View from the Capitol
10:15am - 11:00am: Townhall Discussion: APAHE’s Future Agenda

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APAHE 2007 CONFERENCE
DETAILED SUMMARY OF PLENARY AND WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
[As of May 1, 2007]

THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2007

9:00am–Noon
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
CAREER/JOB SEARCH & PRESENTATION SKILLS
Audrey Yamagata-Noji, Vice President, Mt. San Antonio College
Henry Gee, Vice President, Rio Hondo College
Christine Iijima Hall – Maricopa Community College District

1:00pm-1:15pm
WELCOME/GREETINGS
Elihu Harris – Chancellor, Peralta Community College District

1:15pm-2:15pm
HISTORICAL ROOTS OF APAHE (Plenary Session)
Pat Hayashi –Associate President, UCOP (emeritus)
Prof. Ling-Chi Wang – UC Berkeley (emeritus)
Prof. Dana Takagi – UC Santa Cruz

2:30pm-4:00pm
CONTEMPORARY APA ADMISSION & ACCESS ISSUES (Plenary Session)
Prof. Helen Hyun – San Francisco State
Bill Kidder – Special Assistant in Student Affairs, UCOP
Vu Tran – Director, UCLA Admissions Office
Abdi Soltani – Director, Campaign for College Opportunity
Melinda Matsuda – Vice President of Student Services, Chabot College

6:00pm
DINNER AT SILVER DRAGON RESTAURANT
Honoring APAHE Founders

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2007

8:30am-9:00am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Honorable Edward Chen, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court (Northern California)

9:00am-10:00am
PRESIDENTS PANEL (Plenary Session)
Bob Suzuki — Cal Poly Pomona (emeritus)
Mohammad “Mo” Qayoumi – California State University, East Bay
Kenyon Chan – University of Washington, Bothell
Chui L. Tsang — Santa Monica City College
Ding-Jo Currie — Coastline Community College

10:30-11:45
WORKSHOPS

APA Student Mental Health Issues & Related Media Concerns
Elizabeth Gong-Guy — Director of Student Psychological Services, UCLA
Nan Senzaki – Psychologist, UC Davis Counseling & Psychological Services
Prof. Nolan Zane – UC Davis
Naomi Sakai – Coordinator, UC Davis Counseling & Psychological Services
Keith Kamisugi – Associate Communications Director, Equal Justice Society

Glass Ceilings & Other Barriers: Social Science Perspectives
Prof. Deborah Woo – UC Santa Cruz
Thierry Devos – San Diego State
Monique Morris – UC Berkeley (Boalt Hall)
Dr. Kenneth Fong – CSU Trustee
Susan Kiyomi Serrano – U. of Hawai’i at Manoa

Getting a Piece of the Pie: Using Research and Practitioner Lenses to Understand the Growing Needs of APA Students
Julie Park – UCLA
Howard Wang — CSU Fullerton
Erin Kimura-Walsh – UCLA
Shimel Hersaychou – UC Merced

Raising Money While Raising Awareness: APA Perspectives on Higher Education Fundraising
Ted Wang – Foundation Consultant (moderator)
May Hu – Cal Tech
Floyd Shimomura, Esq. – UC Davis Alumni Association
Carol Hayashino – Sacramento State

Working Together to Achieve the First APA Retention: The APASS Program at City College of San Francisco
Nick Chang (Dean of Matriculation)
John Ho (Counselor)
Minh-Hoa Ta, Ed. D. (Director)
Pat Albano (Student)

12:00pm-1:30pm

LUNCH AND STUDENT PANEL
Rico Reyes, UCOP Student Affairs (moderator)
Holly Lim — UC Riverside, ASUCR President
Vanessa Coe — Laney Community College, ASLC Senator
Roderick Daus-Magbual – USF Graduate Student and Associate Director of Pin@y Educational Partnership,
Anthony Navarro — City College of San Francisco, ICC President
Paulina Tran — UC Berkeley, Organizer for API Issues Conference

1:30pm-2:45pm
WORKSHOPS

The Deeper Meaning of Diversity: The Learning and Democratic Benefits of Cultivating Multiracial Institutions
Prof. Robert Teranishi – NYU
Prof. Jose Moreno – CSU Long Beach
Tammeil Gilkerson – Chabot College
Ted Wang – Foundation Consultant

Voices from the Field: On Becoming an Asian American Administrator
Wanda Lee – San Francisco State
Laureen Chew – San Francisco State
Christine Iijima Hall – Maricopa Community College District
Susan Sung — San Francisco State

The “P” in APAHE: Pacific Islander Students Speak Up
Invited: Foloa Takapu, Pacific Islanders at CAL
Amelia Tuifua, Pacific Islanders at CAL
Michael Tuncap, Pacific Islander at Cal

Psychological Perspectives on Racism and Asian Americans
Prof. Alvin Alvarez – San Francisco State

APA Career Paths in Administration
Leroy Moroshita – Vice President, Business Administration, San Francisco State
Thuy Nguyen — Vice Chancellor of Legal Affairs, Peralta Community College District
Wyman Fong – Laney College

3:15pm-4:30pm
WORKSHOPS

APA Leadership in Governance
Carol Hayashino – Sacramento State (moderator)
Leslie Tang Schilling – UC Regent
Hal Gin – Chabot College Trustee
Dr. Kenneth Fong – CSU Trustee

Activism & Empowerment Through Campus Faculty & Staff Associations
Christine Iijima Hall – Maricopa Community College District
Karen Leong — Arizona State
Naomi Story — Maricopa Community College District
Carol Takao – Arizona State

APAs and Multicultural Alliances
Prof. Donna Maeda — Occidental College
Sharon Washington – UCOP, Interim Director of Faculty Equity Programs
Lupe Gallegos-Diaz — Director, Chicano/Latino Student Development at UC Berkeley

Meeting the Needs of LGBT Students
Chueh Jun-Fung — UCSB
Invited: Luna Yasui — Asian American Advocacy/CAA
Bonnie Sugiyama — Sonoma State University
Victor Hwang — API Legal Outreach

Sprouting Roots in the Redwoods: Student Retention Efforts at UC Santa Cruz
Nancy Kim
Maggie Kong
Libby Lok
Tran Nguyen
Laurent Policarpo
Patrick San Juan
No’el Tagab-Cruz

6:00pm
RECEPTION AT PEONY RESTAURANT
Honorees/Speakers:
Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang, Chancellor – UC Merced
Belle Wei, Dean of the College of Engineering, San Jose State University
Assemblymember Alberto Torrico, Chair API Legislative Caucus

Saturday, May 5, 2007

The Politics of Higher Ed: A View from the Capitol (Plenary Session)
Dale Shimasaki — Strategic Education Services (Moderator)
Senator Leland Yee Senator Jack Scott
Assemblymember Mike Eng
Assemblymember Mary Hayashi
Assemblymember Ted Lieu
Assemblymember Fiona Ma
Assemblymember Nicole Parra
Assemblymember Anthony Portantino
State Controller John Chiang
USCCR Commissioner Michael Yaki
Paul Navarro – Governor’s Deputy Secretary, Leg. Affairs

Please Note: This is a draft of the conference program as of April 18, 2007. Workshop & Plenary speakers may change.

APAHE 2008 National Conference

Asian and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education
APAHE Conference 2008
April 23-25, 2008
“APAHE at 21: Flexing our Political Muscle”
Hotel Kabuki ~ San Francisco

Preconference: Wednesday, April 23
Conference: Thursday, April 24 - Friday, April 25

View Our 2008 Program Book (PDF)

Conference Registration
On-line registration is available through the LEAP website at http://www.leap.org/conferences/apahe_form.php
Registration fees:
o Full Conference: Preconference + Conference = $395
o Conference Only: (Thursday and Friday) = $295
o One Day Conference Only: (Thursday or Friday) = $175
o Preconference Only (Wednesday) = $150
o Student One Day Only: (Thursday or Friday) = $50
Exhibit tables and advertising rates coming soon.

Hotel Reservations
Hotel Kabuki: 1625 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 614-5420
Conference Room Rates: $149 (from April 22 - April 25, 2008)
Conference Room Rates are only available for reservations made by April 9th
Reservations must be made through the hotel directly (central reservations): 1-800-533-4567
Mention “APAHE” to get the rate - if necessary, mention “LEAP”

Conference Schedule
Wednesday, April 23 Preconference Sessions
o LDPHE Advanced Session: for alumni of the LEAP Leadership Development Program in Higher Education
o Career Pathways to Campus Leadership: for those early in their careers
o Career Mobility in Higher Education: for those ready for advancement

Thursday, April 24 Conference*
8:30 Opening Session
10:30 Workshop Session I
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Workshop Session II
3:30 Workshop Session III
6:00 Dinner and Awards Ceremony

Friday, April 25 Conference*
8:30 Plenary Session
10:30 Workshop Session IV
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Workshop Session V
3:30 Plenary Session
5:00 Reception

Preliminary List of Plenary Sessions and Workshops
*Final Program and Schedule coming soon to the APAHE website

• Lifting as We Climb: AAPI Women in Leadership
• Presidents and Board Members Panel
• Bridging the Gap: AAPI Health Policy Research, Community Needs, and Political Action
• Understanding University Budgets in Tough Times
• Addressing the Needs of AAPIs: Basic Skills and ESL Students
• Admissions Confidential: Challenges and Rewards of Working on the Front Lines
• Diversifying Our Faculty: New Paradigms, Next Steps
• Working with Distressed AAPI Students: An Interdisciplinary Approach
• Land Use Politics: The Struggle for a Chinatown Campus at City College of San Francisco
• Perspectives on Disaggregated AAPI Data in Education: From Sacramento Insiders to Student Activists
• Rank and File Forum: AAPI Classified Staff Talk about the Issues
• Higher Ed Legal Issues 101: What Faculty and Administrators Should Know
• Federal Legislative Update: Hot Topics for AAPI Communities
• The Dream Act Deferred: The Untold Impact on Undocumented AAPI Students

Advertising & Exhibits

Conference Brochure Advertisement Information

If you would like an opportunity to publicize your institution, program, organization or business or send a greeting to conference participants, please complete the information below. Ad prices vary according to size. Conference programs are provided to every registrant. Over 200 administrators, educators and students from public and private higher education institutions throughout California and United States are expected at the 2007 APAHE Conference.

Download advertising request form (PDF) - Deadline Date: April 20, 2007

• $500 full-page
• $300 half-page
• $150 quarter-page
• $50 business card size

Conference Display/Exhibit Information

APAHE welcomes universities and colleges, community organizations, public agencies, corporations, and Asian and Pacific Islander businesses to participate in the conference by reserving exhibit space or display information and goods. Purchase of space includes the use of a skirted six-foot table and listing in the APAHE conference program.
If electrical outlets are needed for your exhibit, a one-time electrical fee of $35.00 per tabletop will be charged in addition to the table fee. Extra expenses incurred by an exhibitor will be the sole responsibility of the exhibitor. Registration or printed advertising space for the APAHE conference are at the option of the exhibitor and must be paid separately.

Download display/exhibit order form (PDF) - Deadline Date: April 20, 2007

• $ 300 - For profit business or college/university
• $ 100 - Non-profit organization