Asian American & Pacific Islander Advisory Committee - Office of the President

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

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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

Anne Bagasao, Chair
Patricia Kinaga, Vice Chair
Elaine Reodica Shyu, Secretary
Dr. Minh-Hoa Ta, Nominating Chair
Roger Huang, Fundraising/Scholarship/Resource Grant 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
Jesse Torres
Jimmy Tran
Linda S. Wah 伍麗娥
Nicole Wong Williams
Edward Yen

College Members

José A. Gómez, Ph.D., Superintendent-President
Carrie M. Afuso
Dr. Kari Bolen
Han Dao
Linda Lam
Que Dang
Dona Mitoma (Retiree, Faculty)
Dr. Cathy Wei 魏瑞琴