The month of May marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) heritage month in the United Sates, and UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach (ODO) is proud to join in on the celebration.
We welcome you to browse the events and resources below, and share the National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month fact sheet. The Federal Asian Pacific American Council Resource Center also has a plethora of resources, from population data to federal agency-specific resources to community events.
This year's heritage month theme is Advancing Leaders Through Innovation which is a continuation of the "Advancing Leaders" series that began in 2021. Scroll down to the events section below to tune into a panel discussion by AANHPI leaders at UCSF.
Additionally, UCSF's very own Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance (APASA) has published a newsletter honoring AANHPI, highlighting a wide variety of educational material, from community events to event guides, and history of AANHPI heritage month - check it out!
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AANHPI Events
Film Screening: Nurse Unseen
During this year’s AANHPI heritage month and Nurses Week celebrations, UCSF United Filipinx Association (UFA) and Philippine Nurses Association of Northern California (PNANC) are hosting a free film screening event of Nurse Unseen to champion Filipinx nurses and increase engagement with Filipinx communities at UCSF and beyond!
Nurse Unseen is a feature documentary that explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses risking their lives on the front lines of a pandemic, thousands of miles from home.
Monday, May 6, 2024
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Hybrid Event
Community Social
Join us for our first AANHPI community social event! The event is sponsored by APASA, AANHPI Coalition, Finance and Administrative Services (FAS), Office of Diversity and Outreach (ODO), and United Filipinx Association (UFA). There will be food tickets, giveaway prizes, and more!
The event is free and all UCSF members are welcome. Check here for registration and more info soon.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Spark Social SF
Leadership Panel
UCSF Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance (APASA), in partnership with Office of Diversity and Outreach (ODO) is pleased to invite all UCSF members to join the 4th Annual AANHPI Leadership Panel Discussion.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual Event
This event will spotlight different AANHPI leaders at UCSF to celebrate AANHPI heritage month. We will have a dynamic conversation on identity, career trajectory, and AAPI workplace issues, such as the bamboo ceiling, with the following leaders:
- Purba Chatterjee, Associate Director, Global Health Research, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
- Peter Ching-Hong, Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Regional Campuses, School of Medicine
- Pamela Ling, Professor of Medicine and Director of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education
- Wylie Liu, Executive Director, Center for Community Engagement
- The panel will be moderated by Won Ha, Vice Chancellor of Communications.
Trivia Hour
Join APASA's trivia hour to test your knowledge and have some fun. Poll Everywhere will be used run the trivia. You will need to have a web browser open or the Poll Everywhere App to participate.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual Event
Meeting ID: 872 0481 3382 | Passcode: 772703
Check out APASA's heritage month communication for more community events celebrating AANHPI this month.
Zoom Backgrounds
Celebrate AANHPI heritage month and show your support by downloading one of the following Zoom backgrounds.
Download here
Book Recommendations
The following titles are available for you to check out via UCSF Library:
- The Chinese Groove: A Novel by Kathryn Ma (2023)
- How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee (2018)
- A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (2013)
- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (2023)
- Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong (2020)
- Stay True A Memoir by Hua Hsu (2022)
Organizers, hosts, and sponsors
AAPI 2024 events are organized, hosted, and sponsored by:
- Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance (APASA)
- Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition (AAPIC)
- United Filipinx Association (UFA)
- UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach (ODO)
- UCSF Library
