On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship
On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) will convene its first annual Higher Education Summit, bringing together a multi-cultural group of several hundred political and policy leaders, higher education experts, business leaders and students.
“Far too often, AAPI higher education students are invisible or misunderstood in policy discussions. We are convening this conference to raise awareness of their needs and craft recommendations to address them,” Neil Horikoshi, President & Executive Director of APIASF said. “President Obama has set bold targets in boosting access to higher education in the U.S. By bringing together a wide spectrum of experts, advocates and policy makers, we will demonstrate how crucial AAPI students are to the President’s goals.”
The summit will address the obstacles to access and success for underserved Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) students and build a case for needed federal policies, increased investments, and improved research and data collection. Summit attendees will utilize the recommendations of a National Commission on AAPI Research in Education (CARE) report which combats the myth that AAPI students are universally high achieving and urges they be part of higher education reform discussions.
“The CARE report sheds light on how the needs of the AAPI population are relevant to America’s commitment to improving access and success in higher education,” said, Associate Professor of Higher Education at New York University and Principal Investigator of the CARE Project. “At the summit we will take the vital next step by working with policy makers to address those needs.”
WHAT & WHEN:
9:00 AM – 10:45 AM Opening plenary featuring Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA), Department of Education Undersecretary Martha Kanter and Dr. Robert Teranishi, Principal Investigator of the CARE Project
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Working group breakout sessions on underserved students, minority serving institutions, and leadership & workforce development
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Closing plenary featuring Kiran Ahuja, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Neil Horikoshi, President & Executive Director of APIASF
5:30 PM Reception to honor the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus featuring Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) and The Honorable Ruby G. Moy, Acting Executive Director of APAICS
WHERE:
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004