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Fall 2002Vol. 04, No. 01

A Note from the Director. . .

In this Issue. . .

We learned that to find truth� we mustget out of our comfort zones and edu�cate ourselves� educate each other� sowe may rely on knowledge and not onassumptions.

Meet New AA/PIRC Staff Members pg.4The New & Improved SSTOC pg.3

Summer Internship of a Lifetime pg.2Calender of Events for Fall Quarter pg.7

www2.ucsc.edu/aapirc/

Published quarterly by the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center� UC Santa Cruz

NEW FACULTY AND STAFF!

Stacy KamehiroStacy KamehiroStacy KamehiroStacy KamehiroStacy Kamehiro, Assistant Professor in Art History,specialty in Pacific Island visual culture.

L.S. KimL.S. KimL.S. KimL.S. KimL.S. Kim, Assistant Professor in Film and DigitalMedia

Herbert LeeHerbert LeeHerbert LeeHerbert LeeHerbert Lee, Assistant Professor in Engineering

Wentai LiuWentai LiuWentai LiuWentai LiuWentai Liu, Professor in Electrical Engineering

Rodney OgawaRodney OgawaRodney OgawaRodney OgawaRodney Ogawa, Professor in Education, specialtyin school organization, educational reform, andeducational leadership.

Nancy ChaNancy ChaNancy ChaNancy ChaNancy Cha, Coordinator of Residential Educationat Colleges Nine and Ten

Tam WelchTam WelchTam WelchTam WelchTam Welch, Program Coordinator at the Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Resource Center

WELCOME!

FACULTY PROMOTIONS

Hirotaka TamanoiHirotaka TamanoiHirotaka TamanoiHirotaka TamanoiHirotaka TamanoiAssociate Professor in Mathematics

Nancy ChenNancy ChenNancy ChenNancy ChenNancy ChenAssociate Professor in Anthropology

Menzie ChinnMenzie ChinnMenzie ChinnMenzie ChinnMenzie ChinnProfessor in Economics

CONGRATULATIONS!

Get Out!By Nancy I. Kim, Director of AA/PIRC

Welcome to the New GenerAsian at UCSC!Together we face exciting changes and challengeswith the influx of new Asian American/Pacific Is-lander (AA/PI) students, staff and faculty, new staffat AA/PIRC, and in the ways we educate ourselvesand view the world. And as UCSC has historicallyvalued cooperation and building coalitions, we mustcontinue to “get out” and seek opportunities to col-laborate toward positive change.

The sheer increase in numbers of AA/PIs atUCSC is change. AA/PI student enrollment hasgrown at a faster rate than the general student popu-lation, and is nearly 18% as of October 1, 2002. Wealso see a new generation of recently hired and pro-moted AA/PI staff and faculty. They bring exper-tise in AA/PI student services and scholarship inAsian American Studies. Several of them reachedout to AA/PIRC before they even started workingat UCSC, and I am confident they will help build astronger community.

In addition to student growth, growth in stu-dent services for AA/PIs indicates change. Thisyear’s graduating class will be the first cohort tohave begun their academic career at UCSC with theAsian American/Pacific Islander Resource Centeralready in place. The creation of the center reflectsstudents and staff/faculty building support systemsfor AA/PI students through Student Organization

see GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT on page 6

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For those of you who do not know what the

word “hapa” means, it is derived from the Hawaiianterm used to describe an Asian and Pacific Islander ofmixed heritage. Ten years ago, a few students at UCBerkeley wanted to create an organization that repre-sented themselves and others who are of mixed heri-tage. They called it Hapa Issues Forum (HIF). HIFgave a space for those of mixed race to join together toshare experiences and issues that pertain to those ofmixed race and others as well.

I am of mixed heritage myself. I am Laotian,Thai, Vietnamese, and French. This is what promptedmy decision to apply for this internship. I am very gladI did because this summer I worked in Southern Cali-fornia with the Los Angeles staff. It was the greatestexperience. During my internship, I attended the Lead-ership Retreat held for all chapter organizations in Cali-

fornia. The retreat was held at UC Irvine for 3 days. Mem-bers of HIF chapters included UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCI,UCLA, and Stanford. At the retreat, the staff and boardcame up with workshops and activities for chapter mem-bers. Workshops included leadership roles, facilitationstrategies, issues amongst hapas and those of mixed heri-tage, fundraising, and membership. I had alot of fun aspart of the staff and meeting those individuals who at-tended the retreat. I learned alot and I grew a greater un-derstanding of why HIF was created and what we can doto let others know about HIF. I made new friends and itwas so much fun to work with all of them. HIF was not allwork and no play though. I had the opportunity to hangout at the beach and just have fun enjoying all the thingsthere were to do in LA.

If you are interested in interning for HIF, go totheir website and email them. They are always lookingfor interns in the summer. This is a non-paid internship,but you will gain so much more.

For more information, go to www.hapaissuesforum.org.

Having Internship FunBy Toune Saengsoury

“HIF gave a space for thoseof mixed race to join to�gether to share experiencesand issues that pertain tothose of mixed race andothers as well�”

2002 Summer Internship

UCDC Internship ProgramSpend Spring Quarter in Washington D.C.

THE UCDC PROGRAM IS NOW ACCEPTINGAPPLICATIONS FOR SPRING 2003!

*Earn full academic credit towards UC degree*Apply your UC financial aid to the cost of the pro-gram*Have a first-rate, hands-on work experience in thefield of your choice

Now accepting applications for Spring 2003Last Day to apply is Monday, October 28th, 2002.Monday, October 28th, 2002.Monday, October 28th, 2002.Monday, October 28th, 2002.Monday, October 28th, 2002.

Applications are avaliable at 27 Merrill.For more info, contact Antoinette Gonzalez, 459-2505,

27 Merrill College, ucdc@cats.ucsc.eduwebsite: http://zzyx.ucsc.edu/Pol/ucdc/index.html

Internships Jr Summer Institute at the Woodrow WilsonSchool of Public & International Affairs

Seeking applicants for its 2003 Public Policy and Inter-national Affairs Fellowship Program The Junior Sum-mer Institute is designed to prepare students of colorfor graduate study in public and international affairs.Applicants must be in their junior year of undergradu-ate study and demonstrate a strong interest in publicservice and a career in domestic public policy or inter-national affairs.

Begins June 12, 2003 through August 1, 2003 and willbe held at Princeton University.

The program is fully funded and will cover the entirecost of tutition, housing, meals and transportation.

Students receive a $1,000 stipend.

The application deadline is November 1, 2002.November 1, 2002.November 1, 2002.November 1, 2002.November 1, 2002.For more information, http:\\www.wws.princeton.edu/jsi

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What is SSTOC?What is SSTOC?What is SSTOC?What is SSTOC?What is SSTOC?Those who have participated and those who are notFrosh would have known or heard what SSTOC isabout and what it stood for. SSTOC is a welcome/mentorship/retention program for incoming Froshand Transfer students. SSTOC whose acronym re-cently changed their name to Success STrategies &Opportunities Collaborative. The SSTOC programcame to existence in Fall 2000 and continues stronglyin its’ third year.

Who is SSTOC?Who is SSTOC?Who is SSTOC?Who is SSTOC?Who is SSTOC?SSTOC members consist of the Academic Excel-lence Honors Program (ACE), the African-Ameri-can Resource and Cultural Center, the Asian Ameri-can/Pacific Islander Resource Center (AA/PIRC), theChicano Latino Resource Center (C/LRC), the Edu-cational Opportunity Programs (EOP), the Gay/Les-bian/Bi/Trans Resource Center (GLBTRC), theMulticultural Engineering Participation Program, theNative American Resource Center, the Student Or-ganization Advising and Resources (SOAR), theWomen’s Center and twenty-seven wonderful stu-dent mentor volunteers who are all here to assist in-coming students.

Why participate in SSTOC?Why participate in SSTOC?Why participate in SSTOC?Why participate in SSTOC?Why participate in SSTOC?As Frosh and Transfers, SSTOC provide them men-tors and resources they can go to for assistance. Asmentors, SSTOC builds connections between thestaff and mentors involved and provide a commu-

How can you join SSTOC?How can you join SSTOC?How can you join SSTOC?How can you join SSTOC?How can you join SSTOC?Applications for mentors will be available throughparticipating SSTOC members in Spring quarter.Emails will be sent out with an attachment of theapplication.� All you have to do is fill out the ap-plication and turn it in by the deadline. During thesummer you will be contacted with further infor-mation. Incoming Frosh will be sent a letter to ap-ply to be a mentee. All they have to do is reply andattend the first event in the new fall quarter. Re-member, this is all voluntary.

For more information contact Nancy Kim atnikim@cats.ucsc.edu

nity for everyone. Whether you are the mentee orthe mentor, the experience from the program is very

enjoyable and helpful.� SSTOC begins the year

with two fabulous events: The Ice Cream Social

and University Culture101 (a faculty-student din-

ner) in the beginning of fall quarter to get the newstudents adjusted and have them feel welcome atthe University. Both events were very successful.A large number of students attended these eventsand we received positive feedback from them af-terwards. Thanks to everyone who came.

When does SSTOC occur?When does SSTOC occur?When does SSTOC occur?When does SSTOC occur?When does SSTOC occur?The SSTOC welcome program is throughout thefall quarter, and mentor training starts one week

before the academic year begins.

The New and Improved SSTOCBy Stacy Leung and Savoeun Seng

Above: SSTOC Mentorsphotographed by Nancy Kim

Below: These mentors are hypedup to meet their mentees.photographed by Nancy Kim

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Asian American/ Pacific Islander ResourceCenter’s Staff Biographies

Get The 411 On Us

Hello out there! ^_^ My nameis Ammalinh and I am the newstudent assistant at the AA/PIRCoffice. I’m a 3rd year Cowellstudent, sociology major. I wasborn in Amarillo, TX, but grewup in inner-city San Diego. I ama very active student here atUCSC. Although I identify as

Laotian, I was a part of the Khmer Student Associationfor over 2 years and still continue to play an active rolein the organization. I am involved with the Community

Unified Student Network and am very passionate about

retaining students at UCSC. I also mentor students with

a program known as the Success STrategies & Opportu-nities Collaborative, which is also geared towards re-taining students. I have also been involved with the AsianPacific Islander Student Alliance, the Multicultural Fes-tival Committee, and other groups on-campus. Now I

Ammalinh Navasak, SA

Hey! My name is Stacy. I am asecond year Oakes student, ma-joring in Business ManagementEconomics and searching formy second major. This year, Iam the Chancellor Undergradu-ate Internship Program (CUIP)Intern for the AA/PI ResourceCenter. As an intern, I organize

a Fall and Winter reception and the AA/PI HeritageMonth in May. Besides the work I do at AA/PIRC, I amalso deeply involved with the Chinese Student Associa-tion (CSA) core and also co-coordinator for the ChineseLunar New Year Banquet. I really want to welcome andretain students at UC Santa Cruz, so that is one reasonwhy I joined Success Strategies and Opportunities Col-laborative (SSTOC) mentorship program, as well asCommunity Unified Student Network (CUSN). I willmost likely be at the AA/PIRC office a lot this year, sofeel free to come on over and visit!

Hi, aloha, konnichiwa, anh-young....my name is Toune.I’m the new student assistanthere at the AA/PIRC office.I’m a third year Porter studentmajoring in Sociology. I comefrom a little city over theseSanta Cruz mountains calledModesto, not too far from here.

I like it here in Santa Cruz much better though becauseit’s near the beach. And you gotta love those deers andsquirrels. But not those raccoons, they scare me. Ilike going to the beach, swimming, playing volleyball,and just having lots of fun doing what I do. Besidesmy presence here at the AA/PIRC office, I’m also in-volved in Mixed Ethnicities Student Headquarters(MESH), Hapa Issues Forum (HIF), Thai AmericanGroup (TAG), Success Strategies & Opportunities Col-laborative (SSTOC), and I also put some support andtime into other student organizations here on campusas well. Now that I’ve told you a little about myself,you gotta come say hi to me sometime at the AA/PIRCoffice...you know where it is. Have a wonderful year

you all! Peace...

Stacy Leung, CUIP Intern

dedicate my time, knowledge, and energy into work-ing at the AA/PIRC. I look forward to connecting stu-dents with communities that will make them feel athome at UCSC, and in turn, making connections withstudents myself. So, please stop by and say hi. Withmuch enthusiasm, I hope to contribute to the growthof an awesome community and family here.

Hi everyone! I’m a third year,Cowell student, Psychologymajor and intended minor inEducation. I was born in Thai-land but spent most of my liferaised in San Diego. I’m a Stu-dent Assistance this year atAA/PIRC, so you’ll find me

Savoeun Seng, SA

here most of the time, other-wise I’m out helping other stu-

dent organizations or going to class! I’ve been involvedwith KSA (Khmer Student Association) for almost threeyears now. If you don’t see me running around publi-cizing KSA, then you’ll see me at other social events,supporting other organizations such as CUSN and

portraits photographed by Nancy Kim,Ammalinh Navasak, Cliff Yee

AA/PI Community Newsletter FALL 2002 05

AA/PIRC BIOS

Nancy Kim, AA/PIRC Director

The National Asian Women's Health Organization (NAWHO) Internship

Seeking enthusiastic and committed Asian American women college students to participate in the Violence PreventionLeadership Institute.� Two students will be selected from each of their ten partner college campuses, which includesUCSC.� The Violence Prevention Leadership Institute (VPLI) is an intensive, one-day training event to be held in SanFrancisco (venue to be determined) in February 2003.� The Institute will provide education on sexual violence (SV) andintimate partner violence (IPV) issues, assist coordination with SV and IPV local systems and national resources, andbuild young Asian American women's skills in public speaking and discussion facilitation.� Institute graduates will thenreturn to their respective campuses, and with the support and guidance of campus staff and social service agencies withintheir communities, they will implement educational and/or advocacy projects that address SV and IPV among AsianAmerican women.

NAWHO is currently working with Nancy Kim at AA/PIRC (459-3790) and Gillian Greensite at Rape Prevention Edu-cation (459-2721) at UCSC, as well as local social service providers to facilitate this program. Applicants must becommitted to initiating and implementing campus-based educational and/or advocacy programs on SV and IPV. NAWHOwill cover registration fees for all participants, as well as all travel and accommodation costs.

visit: http://www.nawho.org/womens_health/violence_2003.htm for program info and application.visit: http://www.nawho.org/womens_health/violence_institute.html for� more info about the VPLI.

Deadline is October 23, 2002. October 23, 2002. October 23, 2002. October 23, 2002. October 23, 2002.

Karen Ng, Newsletter Intern

Nancy In Kyung Kim is a 1.9generation Korean Americanwho grew up in Los AngelesCounty (Korea Town, Walnutand Claremont). A proudalumna, she graduated fromMerrill College with a B.A. inAmerican Studies, the young-est of two banana slugs in herfamily; her brother Wind Kim

graduated from Kresge in Environmental Studies andPsychology. Nancy also received her Master of Artsdegree in Asian American Studies from UCLA, andfound her way back to UCSC in 1999 to develop theAA/PIRC. Her favorite part of being the Director isworking with, and becoming inspired by, the dedicatedand brilliant students at UCSC. This spring, she willteach a course on AAPI Women’s Experience in theAmerican Studies Department. In her free time, shelikes to crochet, edit video documentaries, and sleep –but, not in that order. Nancy believes Tamyra shouldhave won the American Idol competition.

APISA. This year, I’m a returning mentor for SuccessSTrategies and Opportunities Collaborative (SSTOC).There are so many academic and social organizationsthat students can get involved in, here at UCSC, sotake advantage of it! I’m very excited about workingat AA/PIRC and helping out with all the events AA/PIRC has to offer, hopefully it will continue to be suc-cessful like all the other years in the past.

What’s up to all my fellow Ba-nana Slugs. My name is CliffordYee and I am the Interim ProgramCoordinator for the Asian Ameri-can/Pacific Islander ResourceCenter. I recently graduated fromOakes College with a BA in Psy-chology. I have always been ac-tive within the AA/PI community

on campus and am excited to come back and support mypeers. I welcome all of you to come by the Ethnic Re-source Centers and say hi.

Clifford Yee, Program Coordinator

Hi there! I’m Karen Ng, a fourth(and hopefully last) year College8 student. I work on the API news-letter as an intern. I grew up inSouthern California (WestCovina, LA) and came to UCSanta Cruz for its beautiful scen-ery. Its beauty is what keeps mealive and reminds me of all theprecious things in life. I am ma-

joring in Fine Arts, with an emphasis in photography andhopefully I will graduate in the Spring. As for my future,I am still thinking about attending graduate art school andpursuing to become a graphic designer, or becoming anelementary or high school teacher. But in the meantime, Iwork at the Smith Gallery on campus at Cowell College.So feel free to stop by and fill your minds with inspiringand creative work!

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By Ammalinh Navasak

Renewed Ambitions

“What really made being in SSTOC such anamazing experience were the people� This in�cludes the staff� mentors� and mentees� Thepositive energy and the enthusiasm that ra�diated from each individual made for the mostincredible atmosphere�”

[photo of SSTOC]

As a returning mentor, I have seen the SSTOC

program grow so much. In the last year, the number ofstudents that applied for the program almost doubled.I remember arriving for the first day of training andbeing surprised at how large the group of mentors was.It felt great knowing that there were so many peoplesharing one common goal.

We attended four days (8-hours a day) of in-tense training. There were great workshops on culturalawareness, leadership development, and much more.Although I have been through these workshops be-fore, I found myself learning new things and improv-ing the skills I already walked away with from thisprogram. The training is put together so well that Iwas able to have the confidence I needed to be a goodmentor.

What really made being in SSTOC such anamazing experience were the people. This includes thestaff, mentors, and mentees. The positive energy andthe enthusiasm that radiated from each individual madefor the most incredible atmosphere. There was never aday that we did not laugh or have a good time. I did notthink it was possible to have a group of our size makeconnections and bond so quickly, but we did. Thebeauty and the strength of the SSTOC members can-not be put into words. This program has been so spe-cial to me and I will sincerely miss it as it comes to aclose at the end of the Fall quarter, but the relation-ships established within the program will continue formany more quarters to come.

GET OUTAdvising and Resources (SOAR), the resource centers,and colleges. The new generation at UCSC will benefitfrom new and growing student organizations, student-run outreach and retention programs, and peer mentorprograms such as Kuya/Ate Mentorship Program(KAMP), Community Unified Student Network (CUSN),Support STrategies and Opportunities Collaborative, anda soon to come AA/PI peer mentor program at MerrillCollege. In the spirit of collaboration, they regularly“get out;” for example, student groups participate in theEthnic Student Organization Council, and KAMP andCUSN work with the Chicano/Latino and African Ameri-can retention programs.

With a new group of student staff and changes inthe Program Coordinator position, AA/PIRC adopted anew generation of staff. They bring an exciting set oftalents, interests, and skills to AA/PIRC. Active in theirstudent organizations, they are enthusiastic and commit-ted to building a stronger campus community. Unfortu-nately, we had to say farewell to Aaron Mark Ambayon,Program Coordinator in 2001-02. He did an incrediblejob designing publications, flyers, organizing events, andmentoring students. We miss him already. He has goneout to pursue bigger and better opportunities and gradu-

cont. from page 1ate studies. Thankfully, Clifford Yee stepped into the In-terim Program Coordinator position until we complete thesearch process.

On and beyond the campus, we face challenges inthe post-9/11 era. After a tense year of destruction, confu-sion, and hatred in the United States and the Middle East,the nation struggles to rebuild our faith in humanity. Welearned that to find truth, we must get out of our comfortzones and educate ourselves, educate each other, so wemay rely on knowledge and not on assumptions. So, wel-come to UCSC. Now, GET OUT!

According to Office of Registrar 9/30/02

EthnicityChineseEast IndianFilipinoJapaneseKoreanPacific IslanderVietnameseOther AsianSubtotal

UCSC Enrollment Status

Graduate 120 49 11 11 7 6 8 29 241

20.6%

UnderGrad 782 135 489 245 178 25 229 155 2238

17.65%

Subtotal 902 184 500 256 185 31 237 184 2479

17.9%% of Total Enrollment

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What’s going on in FALL?

SEPTEMBER: � � � ��� KDphi Fall Rush � �� Asian Baptist Student Koinonia Student Welcome Night �pm @Red Room� College � � TBA Sigma Omicron Pi Fall Rush � TBA Lambda Phi Epsilon Fall Rush � � Asian Pacific Islander Student Alliance Fall Reception �:�pm @ Guzman� Oakes � �� Pi Alpha Phi � The Underworld �pm�am � �� Community Unified Student Network Dinner ���pm � �� Ethnic Student Organizations CouncilLeadership Retreat ���pm @ Red Room� College �

OCTOBER: � � Kuya/ Ate Mentorship Program Fall Reception @TBA � Asian American/ Pacific Islander Resource Center Community Reception ��pm @ Bay Tree Building Fl� Conference Rm� D � Chinese Student Association Fall Reception �:����pm @ Bay Tree Building Fl�

Conference Room D � Asian Baptist Student Koinonia Picnic @ College �� West Field � � Filipino Student Association Fall Reception �pm @ Porter Dining Hall � � Mixed Ethnicities Student Headquarters Fall Reception �pm @ Cowell Conference Rm�

LOOK FOR THESE FALL RECEPTIONS: � Japanese American Student Association� IBEANA workshop � People Of the Islands � Indian Student Organization � Khmer Student Association and Thai American Group Collaborative

events compiled by Stacy Leung

FALL CALENDAR EVENTS

Asian American/Pacific Islander

Heritage Month Planning Commitee

We need help with:We need help with:We need help with:We need help with:We need help with:� creating & organizing events� setting upevents�designing logos� designing flyers�designing invitations

In past years we have hadn past years we have hadn past years we have hadn past years we have hadn past years we have had:� Open Mic� Keynote speakers� CulturalShowcase & many workshops

If you have any ideas or is interested in beinga part of the planning commitee attend our

first meeting!

Interested in joining

the Commitee?

For more information contact us: Email: AAPIRC@cats�ucsc�edu or by phone: �� �

FIRST MEETING!

WednesdayOctober 23, 2002

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Contributors:Stacy LeungNancy I� KimSavoeun Seng

Toune Saengsoury

Clifford Yee

Layout Editor:Karen Ng

Copy Editor:Ammalinh Navasak

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