Asian American & Pacific Islander Advisory Committee meetings can be viewed in BoardDocs.

Contact: aapi@pasadena.edu

Schedule of PAAPI Meetings:

Meetings are scheduled quarterly via Zoom from 9:30am-11am.

Vision:  To create a truly global community college that prepares PCC Asian and Pacific Islander students for a society without boundaries.

Formed in September of 2008, the President's Asian American and Pacific Islander Advisory Committee is a bridge between this educational institution and its diverse ethnic and geographical communities.

Mission: To support PCC’s commitment to the life-long learning goals of Asian and Pacific Islander students and community members.

Goals: 

  • To encourage diverse Asian and Pacific Islander students to achieve academic, and career/technical educational success
  • To increase completion of education goals of Asian and Pacific Islander groups
  • To recruit and retain Asian and Pacific Islander faculty and staff to reflect the diversity of PCC’s student population
  • To improve outreach and enhance the image of PCC in Asian and Pacific Islander communities
  • To better incorporate Asian American topics and concerns in PCC curriculum and campus programming.

Advisory Council Board Members

Frank Kwan, Chair
Elaine Reodica Shyu, Secretary
Dr. Minh-Hoa Ta, Nominating Chair
Roger Huang, Fundraising/Scholarship/Resource Grant Chair
Ryan Liu, Program Chair
Dr. Sally Chou, Membership Co-Chair
Nicole Wong Williams, Membership Co-Chair

Community Members

Anne Bagasao
Dr. Sally Chou
Roger Huang
Patricia Kinaga
Frank Kwan
Cindy Li
Kelly Li
Elaine Reodica Shyu
Dr. Minh-Hoa Ta
Kenneth Tang
Jesse Torres
Jimmy Tran
Linda S. Wah 伍麗娥
Nicole Wong Williams
Edward Yen

College Members

Carrie M. Afuso
Dr. Kari Bolen
Han Dao
Que Dang
Dr. José A. Gómez
Dona Mitoma (Retiree, Faculty)
Alton Wang, Board of Trustee
Dr. Cathy Wei 魏瑞琴