478 educators signed the following open letter, clarifying the rationale and reaffirming support for the collection of detailed data on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
An Open Letter from Asian American & Pacific Islander Educators
in Support of Collecting Detailed Data on Asian Americans
August 9, 2017
As Asian American and Pacific Islander educators in K-12 schools, colleges and universities across the nation, we are deeply alarmed by growing opposition to the collection of detailed data on Asian Americans.
This opposition has emerged from within our own Asian American communities. Recently, a group of about 50 Chinese Americans in Rhode Island (including many children) protested the state’s All Students Count Act, a policy change championed by the Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education (ARISE) and Asian American youth groups like PrYSM. This new state law requires the department of “elementary and secondary education to use separate collection categories/tabulations for specified Asian ethnic groups in every demographic report on ancestry or ethnic origins of residents.”
The protest in Rhode Island follows similar protest actions by Chinese parents in California, first when data disaggregation was being debated in the state legislature, and subsequently as school districts began implementing detailed data collection to better serve their student populations.
Opponents in both California and Rhode Island have used incendiary and misleading language to describe the potential consequences of the law, comparing it to data collected by the Nazis to persecute Jews and single them out for genocide.
This assertion is outrageous, and ignores the history and purpose of collecting detailed data on Asian Americans.
Collecting detailed data on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) means that data are separated into different ethnic categories. While Asian Americans can report their identity as “Asian,” they are also able to volunteer an additional category, such as “Chinese,” “Korean,” or “Vietnamese.” They may also select more than one ethnic category. Data disaggregation is a mainstay of U.S. Census data collections, and is critical for AAPI communities pushing for greater ballot language assistance, bilingual education, mental health assistance for students, and culturally competent care by county hospitals.
For the last three decades, Asian American & Pacific Islander community leaders, elected officials, researchers, educators, and students have called for further collection of these detailed data. The call for detailed data emerged most powerfully after 1965, when the United States ended its restrictive quotas by national origin. As the AAPI community grew, government agencies, schools, and the larger population failed to distinguish between different national-origin and ethnic groups, with distinct histories, experiences, and social needs, lumping all people of Asian origin together. This lumping resulted in inadequate recognition of the unique challenges among different ethnic groups in the Asian American population. Consequently, educational institutions, healthcare providers, and social service providers often misunderstood and overlooked these growing communities’ needs.
As educators, we strive to better understand the challenges faced by our student populations, and to better serve and support their varied educational needs. We cannot do this without high-quality data. For example, Cambodian, Laotian, Native Hawaiian, and Samoan Americans have among the lowest rates of graduation from community college. Mental health issues also vary across the Asian American population, with some groups such as Chinese American women showing higher rates of suicide than other Asian American groups. High-quality, detailed data is essential to understanding student challenges in all communities, and is vital to securing public and private resources to help students in need.
To compare the current effort to collect data on Asian Americans to the tactics of Nazi Germany is irresponsible. Historically, Asian Americans, including Chinese Americans, have been at the forefront of calls for detailed data collection. The purpose of these data is not to single-out a group for persecution or surveillance, but to better recognize and support all segments of our community, and to ensure that all students count in education.
As educators, we believe it is imperative to continue the push for high-quality, detailed data that can serve the diverse needs of our Asian American and Pacific Islander students.
The undersigned (institutional affiliation provided for identification purposes only).
- Aaron Parayno, Assistant Director- Asian American Center at Northeastern University
- Abbie Bates, UCLA
- Abby Chien, Program Manager, University of Michigan
- Abhinav Mishra, Medical Student- Texas Tech Health Science Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine.
- Aggie Noah, Assistant Professor; Arizona State University
- Ah Young Chi, School Counselor, Hong Kong International School
- Alethea Serna, Associate Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Alisa Carithers, Academic Advisor, Cal State L.A.
- Allan Colbern, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
- Alyss Dixson, Lecturer, San Francisco State University
- Amanda Assalone, Postdoctoral Research & Policy Analyst, Southern Education Foundation
- Amanda Seaman, Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Ami Thakkar, Resident Director at Loyola University Chicago
- Amita Manghnani, Director of Public Programs, Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU
- Amy Bhatt, Associate Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Ana Rossetti, Assistant Dean, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Andre Yang, Lecturer, California State University, Fresno
- Andrew Chin, Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law
- Andrew Leong, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
- Andrew Yao, Teacher – Manor ISD
- Angela Arunarsirakul, Educator
- Angela Kong, Instructor and Program Coordinator, UCSD
- Angela Vo, Former Teacher
- Angela Wu, Assistant Director, Williams College
- Angie Chung, Associate Professor, University at Albany
- Angie Kim, Residence Hall Assistant Director, New York University
- Anjela Wong, teacher educator
- Ankita Rakhe, Assistant Dean/Associate Director, Stanford University
- Anna Gonzalez, organizer, association for asian american studies
- Anna Lau, Professor, UCLA
- Anna Takahashi, Director of College Counseling, Eastside College Preparatory School
- Annabelle Estera, Graduate Assistant, Michigan State University
- Anne Joh, Professor of Theology and Culture
- Anne Saw, Assistant Professor, DePaul University
- Anne Vo, Assistant Professor of Medical Education / USC
- Anthony Antonio, Assoc Professor of Education, Stanford University
- Anthony Kim, Program Coordinator, Colorado State University
- Antony Wong, Program Coordinator, AAARI-CUNY
- Anuradha Advani, Teacher, Simon Academics, Inc.
- Arshad Ali, Assistant Professor, George Washington University
- Arun Ponnusamy, Head Counselor & Vice President, Collegewise
- Bach Mai Dolly Nguyen, University of California, Los Angeles
- Baldeep Pabla, Lecturer, San Francisco State University
- Barbara Kim, Professor, Dept. of Asian and Asian American Studies, CSULB
- Barry Chaiveera, Assistant Director, UCLA
- Ben Medeiros, Housing & Residence Life Administrator within Student Affairs
- Benedicto Llave, Department Coordinator, Cesar Chavez Community Action Center, San Jose State University
- Benjamin Chang, The Hong Kong Institute of Education
- Bernard Liang, Director, Center for Student Involvement, Seattle University
- Betina Hsieh, Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach
- Bianca Louie, Instructor – City College of San Francisco
- Bianca Nepales, Director, TFA
- Bill Hing, University of San Francisco school of law
- Billy Hsu, University of Pennsylvania
- Brant Lee, Professor of Law, University of Akron School of Law”
- Brenda Dao, Program Manager and University of Washington, Bothell
- Brian Arao, College Administrative Officer, UC Santa Cruz
- Brittany Chen, Director, Health Resources in Action; Guest lecturer, Boston University
- Aujean Lee, PhD Candidate, UCLA
- N. Le, Director, Asian & Asian American Studies Certificate Program, UMass Amherst
- Cam Nguyen, University of California, Irvine
- Camille Pannu, Clinical Director, UC Davis School of Law
- Camillia Lui, Associate Scientist
- Candace Chow, Postdoc, University of Utah
- Caroline Hong, Assistant Professor, Queens College CUNY
- Charlene Martinez, Associate Director, Oregon State University
- Charles Andrean, Northwestern University, Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life
- Charles Lu, Executive Director – University of Texas at Austin
- Charles Sasaki, Dean of Academic Affairs
- Charmaine Banther, Chair, NEA Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus
- Charmaine Runes, Research Assistant, The Urban Institute
- chee ia yang, Program Manager, University of Michigan
- Chenda Duong, English Teacher at Lago Vista High School (Texas)
- Cherry Lim, Asian American Student Advancement Program Specialist, Middlesex Community College
- Chhoun Mey, Instructional Technology Curriculum Leader/Bellevue School District
- Chris Haynes, Assistant Professor, New Haven
- Chrissy Lau, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
- Christina Carpio, Assistant Director, Asian American Cultural Center, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- Christina Yao, Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Chu Huang, Co-Chair of the Chinatown Resident Association (Boston, MA)
- Chu Ly, Boston University
- Claire Jean Kim, University of California, Irvine
- Cleda Wang, Assistant Director for Residence Life at University of Wisconsin -Madison
- Clement Lai, Associate Professor, California State University – Northridge
- Corey Gin, Director, California State University East Bay, Staff Co-Chair, Asian Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Association
- Corinne Kodama, AANAPISI Research Specialist, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Curtiss Rooks, Loyola Marymount University
- Cynya Michelle Ko, Independent
- Dan Ocampo, Director of Residential Life/Visiting Assistant Professor
- Danny Khuu, Associate, Solano County Library
- Daren Mooko, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Whitman College
- David Kyuman Kim, Professor, Connecticut College
- David Pe, Associate Dean of Students / NYU Shanghai
- David Roh, Associate Professor, University of Utah
- David Song, Stanford University
- David Surratt, Associate Vice Chancellor – University of California, Berkeley
- Dawn Lee Tu, Interim Associate Dean of Students, UC Berkeley
- Dean Choi, Former Program Coordinator for Campus Life, Diverse Communities at Washington University in St. Louis
- Debra Arellano, Academic Support, Honolulu Community College
- Debra Pacio, Master’s of Arts in Education Student, Stanford University
- Delia Cheung Hom, Director, Asian American Center, Northeastern University
- Demeturie Gogue, First Generation Student Programs Coordinator; University of Redlands
- Denise Yee, Student Services Advisor, University of California Berkeley
- Der Vang, Iowa State University
- Derek Furukawa, Assistant Vice Provost, University of Nevada, Reno
- Desmond Leung, Adjunct Lecturer, Baruch College
- Devita Bishundat, Assistant Director, Center for Multicultural Equity & Access; Georgetown University
- Dian Squire, Iowa state university
- Diana Pan, Assistant Professor, Brooklyn College
- Dimpal Jain, Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge
- Dina Maramba, Associate Professor of Higher Education, Claremont Graduate University
- Dina Okamoto, Professor of Sociology, Indiana University
- DJ Kuttin Kandi Custodio-Tan, Artist-Activist, Scholar
- Dominic Wang, Lecturer, Stanford University
- Donald Kimura, Teacher, Clark County School District
- Douglas Lee, Assistant Director, Student Leadership & Involvement at the University of Utah Asia Campus
- Ducha Hang, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Salve Regina University
- Ed Curammeng, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, California State University, Dominguez Hills
- Edward Chang, Professor, UC Riverside
- Edward Chi, University of Southern California
- Edward Hashima, Professor and Director of Center for Teaching and Learning
- Elaine Dolalas, Student Affairs Officer, University of California, Los Angeles
- Elizabeth Park, University of Southern California
- Elizabeth Pili, Director of College Counseling Initiatives, Horace Mann School
- Ellen Wang, Program Officer, Nellie Mae Education Foundation
- Elvin Chan, Assistant Director, Asian American Resource and Cultural Center, The University of Illinois at Chicago
- Emily Roh, Cross Cultural Coordinator, Pasadena City College
- Emy Cardoza, Assistant Dean of Student Life, Barnard College
- Eric Mar, Asst Professor, College of Ethnic Studies/San Francisco State University
- Eric Tang, Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
- Erica Yamamura, Seattle University, Student Development Administration, College of Education
- Erick Nunez, UNIS
- Erin Hashimoto Martell, Director of Instruction, Dearborn STEM Academy, Boston
- erin K Ninh, Associate Professor, UC Santa Barbara
- Ester Sihite, PhD Candidate, Loyola University Chicago
- Eugene Lim, librarian, CUNY
- Eugenia Beh, Librarian, MIT
- Eungsoo An, Teacher, NYCDOE
- Eva Li, Special Education Teacher – NYC DOE
- Eve Chan, ELL Facilitator at Jing Mei Elementary in Bellevue School District, WA
- Fanny Yeung, Educational Effectiveness Research Manager, California State University, East Bay
- Federick Ngo, Assistant Professor, University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Fong Tran, Director of Student Activities, College of Alameda
- Franklin Odo, John J McCloy Visiting Professor of American Institutions and Intl Diplomacy
- Fred Lee, Assistant Professor, Political Science and Asian American Studies, University of Connecticut, Storrs
- Fred Williams, Career Counselor, University of Minnesota
- Funie Hsu, Assistant Professor of American Studies, San Jose State University
- Garrett Chan, Elementary School Teacher, NBPTS
- George Villanueva, Loyola University Chicago
- Glenn DeGuzman, Director of Residential Education / University of California, Berkeley
- Go Sasaki, Teacher, Boston Public Schools
- Grace Kao, Associate Professor of Ethics, Claremont School of Theology
- Grace Kyungwon Hong, Professor, Department of Asian American Studies, UCLA
- Grace Yoo, Professor, San Francisco State University, Asian American Studies
- Gregory Toya, Director, El Camino College
- Hahrie Han, Anton Vonk Professor of Political Science, UCSB
- Haivan Hoang, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Helen Kim, Assistant Professor, Emory
- Helen Li, unaffiliated
- Henry Lo, School Boardmember
- Hoa Bui, Resident Director Miami University
- Hui Xie, UW-Milwaukee
- Hyon Chu Yi-Baker, San Jose State University
- Inderpal Grewal, Yale University
- Irene Hsu, Editorial Intern, Graywolf Press
- Irene Yoon, Asst Professor, University of Utah
- Iyko Day, Associate Professor, Mount Holyoke College
- Jaideep Singh, Independent Scholar
- Jaishri Shankar, Washington Leadership Academy, teacher
- James Lee, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies & Englsh, University of California, Irvine
- James Wu, Resident Director (University of California, Berkeley)
- Jamie Kim, St. John’s school, college counselor
- Jane H. Yamashiro, Instructor, Patten University at San Quentin
- Jane Naomi Iwamura, University of the West
- Janelle Wong, Professor, University of Maryland, College Park
- Janet Nishihara, Director, Oregon State University
- Jared Lessard, Senior Research & Planning Analyst, Saddleback College
- Jasleen Kohli, Director, Critical Race Studies Program, UCLA School of Law
- Jasmine Dieu, Counselor Irvine Valley College
- Jasmine Mageno, Interim Project Manager, TRIO Programs; Rio Hondo College
- Jason Chan, Doctoral Candidate, UCLA
- Jason Kong, Program Coordinator, Columbia University – Mailman School of Public Health
- Jay Chen, Trustee, Mt. San Antonio College
- Jean Wing, Executive Director, Research Assessment & Data, Oakland Unified School District
- Jean-Paul deGuzman, Lecturer, UCLA
- Jeff Wong, Associate Director of College Counseling, Lycée Français de New York
- Jeffrey Alton, Associate Director, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Jennifer Lee, Professor of Sociology, Columbia University
- Jennifer Thach, International Admissions Coordinator – Miami University
- Jenny Qin, Doctoral Intern in Clinical Psychology, Georgia State University
- jeremiah jeffries, Teachers 4 Social Justice & SF Public Schools
- Jerry Park, Associate Professor of Sociology, Baylor University
- Jessica Tang, President, Boston Teachers Union
- Jessica Tsai, Teacher, Boston Public Schools
- Ji Lee, Rutgers University, Director Asian American Cultural Center
- Jiannbin Shiao, Associate Professor, University of Oregon
- Jimiliz Valiente-Neighbours, Assistant Professor, Point Loma Nazarene University
- Jin Young Choi, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
- Jinah Kim, California State University, Northridge
- Jiwon Lee, Assistant Principal- Mastery Charter Schools
- Joanie Brotman, College Counselor, Parker School
- JoAnn Cornell, Director, Asian Pacific American Cultural Center at Colorado State University
- Joanna Cham, Lead for Emerging Literacies Librarian, UCLA Library
- JoeAnn Nguyen, Doctoral Candidate, University of California, Riverside
- John Cheng, Associate Professor, Dept. of Asian and Asian American Studies, Binghamton University
- John Chin, Professor, Hunter College, City University of New York
- John Garcia, Research Professor, University of Michigan
- Johnny Trinh, High School Teacher
- Joi Torres, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, St. Edward’s University
- Jolynn Asato, Adjunct Professor San Jose State University
- Jonathan Tran, Adjunct Professor, California State University Sacramento
- Jonathan Yip, Science Teacher, Physics, Lynn Classical High School”
- Joti Singh, Teacher, Asawa SF School of the Arts, San Francisco USD
- Joy Hannibal, Academic Advisor, Michigan State University
- Joy Tiongson, Project Specialist- Irvine Valley college
- Joyce Lui, Interim Dean of Research, San Jose City College
- Joyce Ting, Arts Educator
- Jude Paul Dizon, Assistant Director, Office for Multicultural Learning, Santa Clara University
- Julie J. Park, Associate Professor, University of Maryland, College Park
- Julie Moore, Librarian, California State University, Fresno”
- Julie Park, Director, Asian American Studies & Associate Professor, Sociology at the University of Maryland
- Jung Kim, Associate Professor of Reading and Literacy, Lewis University
- Justin Hua, Residence Hall Director (GSU)
- Justin Tandingan, Managing Director of Recruitment, Teach For America
- Jyoti Nanda, Binder Clinical Teaching Fellow, UCLA School of Law
- Christine Pae, Associate Professor of Ethics/Religion, Denison University
- Kai Kai Mascarenas, Coordinator, Asian American & Pacific Islander Student Involvement and Advocacy, University of Maryland, College Park
- Kara Takasaki, UT Austin
- Karthick Ramakrishnan, Professor, UC Riverside
- Kathleen Yep, Associate Dean of Faculty, Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges
- Kathryn Au, University of Hawaii (retired)
- Katie Li, Teacher, Boston Public Schools
- Kay Fujiyoshi, Instructor UChicago UTEP
- Kayoko Yokoyama, Professor JFK University
- Keith Camacho, Associate Professor, UCLA
- Keith Catone, Associate Director of Community Organizing and Engagement, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
- Kelly Fong, Lecturer, California State University Northridge
- Ken Fujimoto, Assistant Professor
- Kenneth Importante, Assistant Director – Asian American Cultural Center – Univ of Illinois
- Kent Ono, Professor, University of Utah
- Kevin Chastain, Coordinator of Student Programs of Residential Life at University of California, Riverside
- Kevin Gin, Associate Dean for Institutional Effectiveness, Holy Names University
- Khanh Dinh, Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Khoi Nguyen, Lecturer/PhD Student GMU
- Kieu Pham, Chemistry teacher @ Milpitas high school
- Kim D Chanbonpin, Professor of Law, The John Marshall Law School
- Kim Geron, Professor, California State University East Bay
- Kimanh Truong, Teacher, St.Hope Public Schools
- Kimberly Griffin, Associate Professor, University of Maryland
- Kimberly McKee, Assistant Professor, Grand Valley State University
- Kimberly Truong, Director of Inclusion Programs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Kirin Macapugay, Assistant Professor, San Diego City College
- Kristen Surla, Graduate Assistant for Residence Life at Loyola University Chicago
- Kristian Marie Ocampo, Community Advisor for Retention, UC Davis
- Kristine Bacani, Residence Hall Assistant Director, New York University
- Kristine Yu, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Kristy Shih, Associate Professor, Central Michigan University
- Kurt Dela Cruz, Senior Adviser, University of Hawaii at Hilo
- Kyle Abraham, Stanford University
- Kyle Reyes, Special Assistant to the President for Inclusion – Utah Valley University
- Kylie Stamm, Assistant Director for Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education at George Mason University
- Larry Hashima, Lecturer, Asian & Asian American Studies, CSU Long Beach
- Laura Chen-Schultz, Deputy Director, NYU
- Laura Kina, Professor Art, Media, & Design and Director Critical Ethnic Studies DePaul University
- Laura Young, Director, Enrollment Management, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture”
- Leezel Ramos, Assistant Director of Career Services, Seattle University
- Leigh Patel, Professor, University of California, Riverside
- Leilani Kupo, Associate Dean of Students at UC Merced
- Leland Simpliciano, Counselor at Los Angeles Harbor College
- Leonard Cruz, Leonard Cruz Ph.D. in Urban Education with a focus on the performing and creative arts. Impuls E.v. Bremen, Germany
- Leslie Wang, Assistant Professor, UMass Boston
- Lester Manzano, Assistant Dean, Loyola University Chicago
- Lien Sanchez, UC Davis
- Lieu Nguyen, Vietnamese Youth Liaison – Boston Police Department C-11
- Linda Le, Roses in Concrete
- Linda Vo, University of California, Irvine
- Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, Faculty, UC Berkeley
- Lisa Ikemoto, Professor, U.C. Davis School of Law
- Lisa Millora, Senior Assistant Provost, Santa Clara University
- Lisa Park, Professor, UC-Santa Barbara
- Lisa Thao, Special Projects Coordinator, St. Paul Public School/Office of Equity
- Lisa Yang, Recruitment Associate at Teach for America
- Liza Talusan, Associate Adjunct Instructor, University of Massachusetts Boston
- loan dao, professor, u mass boston
- Lois Takahashi, Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy
- Long Wu, Assistant Director, NYU Career Services
- Long Wu, Assistant Director, NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development
- Lori Lopez, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Lori Yi, Academic Advisor, George Mason University
- Luna Ly, CU Boulder
- Lynn Huynh, Resident Director, Miami University
- Maggie Chen Hernandez, Mosaic: Multicultural Unity Center of Michigan State University
- Malaphone Phommasa, Director of Academic Success Initiatives; UC Santa Barbara
- Mandy Pan, Recruitment Associate at Teach For America
- Manju Kulkarni, Lecturer, UCLA
- Marc Johnston-Guerrero, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University
- Margaret Chin, Associate Professor, Hunter College and the Graduate Center (CUNY)
- Maria Bates-Colmenar, Professor, Pierce College
- Maria Bates, Pierce College
- Marian Sunabe, School Psychologist, Temple City Unified Sch. Dist.
- Marie Bigham, Director of College Counseling, Isidore Newman School
- Marie Johnston, Assistant director, international student center at Seattle university
- Marjorie Kagawa Singer, Research Professor, UCLA
- Mark Bautista, SFSU
- mark carolino, Career counselor, UC Irvine
- Mark Martell, Director and Adjunct Facaulty, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Mark Nagasawa, Assistant Professor, Erikson Institute, a graduate school of child development
- Mark Villacorta, Senior Lead, Diversity & Equity, Concordia University
- Mary Danico, Professor, Cal Poly Pomona
- Mary Ho, Assistant Dean and University of Southern California
- Mary Yee, Doctoral Candidate, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
- Matt Johnson, Associate Professor, Central Michigan University
- Maxwell Leung, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Critical Studies, California College of the Arts
- May-lee Chai, Assistant Professor, San Francisco State University
- Megan Segoshi, Loyola University Chicago
- Melany De La Cruz-Viesca, Assistant Director, UCLA
- Melissa Knoll, Irvine Valley College
- Melissa-Ann Nievera-Lozano, Adjunct faculty, San Francisco State University
- Michael Chen, Superintendent (2015-2017), Valley Christian Schools in Dublin CA
- Michael Karim, PhD Candidate, Fuller Theological Seminary
- Michael Kurland, Graduation and Retention Specialist / CSUN
- Michael Omi, UC Berkeley
- Michelle Lee, Retention Coordinator, Portland State University
- Michelle Tan, Illinois School of professional psychology
- Miguel Abad, Teaching Assistant – University of California, Irvine
- Miliann Kang, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Min Zhou, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
- Mitsu Narui, Associate Director, Institutional Effectiveness, Capital University
- Miya Sommers, Program Specialist-APASD, UC Berkeley
- Monica Bourommavong, Youth Organizer, Southeast Asian Coalition
- Monica Nixon, Saint Joseph’s University Assistant Provost for Inclusion and Diversity
- Mory Chhom, Program Manager at VYDC
- Murali Paranandi, Professor, Miami University
- Muttika Chaturabul, UC Berkeley
- Mytoan Nguyen Akbar, University of Washington, Seattle
- Nadia Kim, Professor, Loyola Marymount Univ
- Naeem Khan, Drew University
- Nancy Tien, Nancy Tien, Dallas Independent School District
- Nancy Xiong, George Mason University
- Nancy Yuen, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Biola University
- Naseeb Bhangal, Loyola University Chicago
- Natalie Masuoka, Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University
- Neha Raheja, Teacher, Dallas Independent School District
- Neha Singhal, High School Social Studies Teacher, Silver Spring, MD
- Nicholas Hartlep, Assistant Professor of Urban Education, Metropolitan State University
- Nicole Reyes, Assistant Professor, The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Nikki Chun, California Institute of Technology, Senior Associate Director of Admissions
- Nina Asher, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
- Nitasha Sharma, Associate Professor, Northwestern U
- Noki Seekao, Director of Student Life, California College of the Arts
- Nora Yasumura, Prep Class Dean, Hotchkiss School
- Noreen Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
- OiYan Poon, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University
- Oliver Wang, Professor of Sociology, CSU-Long Beach
- Paige Gardner, Loyola University Chicago
- Paolo Soriano, Cosumnes River College
- Paru Shah, Professor, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
- Patricia Halagao, Professor, University of Hawaii, Manoa
- Patricia Kim, PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania
- Patricia Liu, Chinese Teacher, Christian Heritage School
- Patrick Lorenzo, Presentation High School
- Patti Sakurai, Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies, Oregon State University
- Paul Ong, Director, UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge
- Paul Watanabe, Professor, U. of Massachusetts Boston
- Paula Hentz, Director of International Learning at Stetson University
- Pei-te Lien, professor, UCSB
- peter kiang, Professor and Director, Asian American Studies Program, UMass Boston
- Peyton Wu, Program Coordinator, University of Cincinnati
- Phitsamay Uy, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell College of Education
- Prema Kurien, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Syracuse University
- Priscilla Ju, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at UC San Diego
- Purvi Patel, Assistant Director, Washington University in St. Louis
- Queena Hoang, Assistant Director for the Asian Pacific American Student Services, University of Southern California
- Rachel Endo, Dean, School of Education, University of Washington Tacoma
- Rachel Luna, Samuel Merritt University
- raja bhattar, educator
- Ramona Gupta, Coordinator of Asian American Cultural Affairs, Columbia College Chicago
- Renee Tajima-Peña, Professor, UCLA
- Reuben Deleon, GSEIS (HEOC) at UCLA
- Rican Vue, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University
- Rikka Venturanza, Sac State
- rita zhang, Acting Director, Asian Pacific American Student Development, UC Berkeley
- Robert Bachini, Director of Undergraduate Programs, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii at Manao
- Robert Teranishi, Professor, UCLA
- Robyn Rodriguez, Associate Professor, Asian American Studies, UC Davis
- Rosemary Perez, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
- Roxanna Bautista, Owner, Rise Up Solutions
- Russell Jeung, Professor, Asian American Studies, SF State University
- Ruth Le, RSP Teacher, LAUSD
- Ryan Yokota, Adjunct Instructor, DePaul University
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- Sam Museus, Associate Professor, Indiana University
- Sam Tsang, adjunct professor of Carey College, Ambrose University, Hong Kong Theological Seminary
- Samantha Ng, Admission Officer, DePaul University
- Sangay Mishra, Drew University, Madison, NJ
- Sara Furr, Director, Center for Identity, Inclusion & Social Change, DePaul University
- Sarah Chang, Math teacher and IB coordinator, Boston Public Schools
- Sarah Dahlen, Associate Professor, St. Catherine University
- Sarah Gallenberg, Director of Diversity and Inclusion Regis College
- Sarah Ha, Senior Managing Director, National Asian American & Pacific Islander Alliances, Teach For America
- Satugarn Limthongviratn, Program Coordinator for the Asian Pacific American Resource Center at University of Minnesota Twin Cities | Executive Director of the Midwest Asian American Students Union
- Sefa Aina, Board Chair, EPIC (Empowering Pacific Islander Communities)
- Selima Jumarali, Associate Director, New York University
- Sharon Chia Claros, Associate Director for Diversity & Inclusion, Michigan State University
- Sharon Suh, Professor, Seattle University
- Shelly Hsu, Articulation Analyst, California State University, Fullerton
- Sherman Bigornia, Research Assistant Professor University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Sherwin Mendoza, Instructor, Asian American Literature, De Anza College
- Simeon Alojipan, Asian American Studies Research Assistant, San Francisco State University
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- Siobhan Hunter, Managing Director, Corporate, Foundation, and Government Affairs; Teach For America
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- Soo Ahn, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
- Sophia Kim, High School Program Director, Stanford University
- Sora Tanjasiri, Professor, California State University, Fullerton
- Soumya Mathew, Residence Director, University of San Francisco
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- Stephane Tchang, Community Coordinator; California State University – Fullerton
- Stephanie Chang, Director of Student Diversity & Inclusion, University of Delaware
- Stephanie Hedani, NH Counselor, UHMC
- Stephanie Mathew, Research Associate, Indiana University–Bloomington
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- Stephen Deaderick, Program Specialist, Social Justice Education at The Ohio State University
- Stephen Suh, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
- Sue Kim, Professor of English & Co-Director of the Center for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Sung-Choon Park, PhD, The New School
- Sunli Kim, Summit Public Schools
- Suresh Mudragada, Assoc. Dir. for the Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change, DePaul University
- Susan Nakaoka, Assistant Professor, University of Hawai‘i
- Suzanne Im, Los Angeles Public Library
- Sy Stokes, USC Race & Equity Center
- Taeku Lee, Professor, University of California at Berkeley
- Taiyo Ebato, Educator
- Tanvi Yenna, University of Iowa
- Tarry Hum, Professor, City University of New York
- Tawni Murphy, Teacher, Clark County School District
- Tedd Vanadilok, Director, Center for Student Involvement, Santa Clara University
- Tera Nakata, Diversity and Inclusion Case Manager, New York University
- Terry Park, Lecturer, University of Maryland, College Park
- Thai-Huy Nguyen, Assistant Professor of Education, Seattle University
- Theo Gonzalves, Associate Professor, University of Maryland – Baltimore County
- Theodore Chao, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University
- Thondup Tsering, Residence Director, University of Massachusetts
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- Toubee Yang, California State University, Fullerton
- Tracy Buenavista, Professor, California State University, Northridge
- Tue Ho, Special Education Teacher at People for People Charter School
- Tuyet Dinh, Teacher, Boston Public Schools
- Umbreen Qadeer, Teacher, Chicago Public Schools
- UnSuk Zucker, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, TNTP
- Uyen Tran, Senior Lecturer, University of North Texas
- Valerie Francisco, Assistant Professor, San Francisco State University
- Van Lee, Graduate Academic Affairs Adviser, UC San Diego
- Van Tran, Assistant Professor, Columbia University
- Vani Narayana, Assistant Director, Asian Pacific American Cultural Center, Colorado State University
- Vichet Chhuon, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
- Victor Tam, Principal, San Francisco Unified School District
- Vijay Kanagala, Assistant Professor, University of Vermont
- Vinit Mukhija, Professor, UCLA
- Viraj Patel, Associate Director, Pan-Asian American Community House, Univ of Pennsylvania
- Vivian Bejarin, De Anza College
- Vivian Ho, Teacher, Charlestown High School, Boston Public Schools
- Vunsin Doubblestein, Western Michigan University
- Warren Chiang, Director, Residential Programs, Stanford
- Wei Lai, Assistant Professor, CUNY
- Wendy Wu, Math Teacher, Teach for America
- Windi Sasaki, Asian Pacific Islander Middle Eastern Desi American Program Manager, UC San Diego
- Won Hee Lee, Recruitment Manager for Teach For America
- Xiang Fang, Associate Professor, ISA Dept, Miami University, Oxford, OH
- Yaejoon Kwon, UIUC
- Yang Sao Xiong, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Yen Ling Shek, Assistant Director for Research, UCLA
- Yoolee Choe Kim, Director of Graduate Student Life, George Mason University
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