National Asian/Pacific Islander Council,WHAT'S THE LATEST WITH NAPIC...
Joint Letter from NAPIC, NCBAA, and NCCHC on Anti-Asian Hate
NAPIC Anti-Asian Statement Condemning Anti-Asian Hate
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Welcome Lee Lambert, Chancellor and CEO for Pima Community College - The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #32
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Maricopa Community College - Uniting Our Voices Rise Up! October 24, 2020, 9 am to 12 pm. This event is free, open to the public, and cosponsored by Asian Pacific Islander Association (APIA). Keynote Speakers: Dr. Stephanie Fujii and Dr. Katy Ho
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What Equity and Student Support Mean at Colleges That Have Been at It for Generations by The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Since early March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected community colleges and our Asian American Pacific Islander communities across the country. In addition, there has been a significant increase of reports in xenophobia and anti-Asian hate crimes across the USA. The NAPIC Board took a stand on May 1, 2020 with a strong Resolution to denounce xenophobic behaviors and actions. We also have created Special COVID-19 Resource section in our website’s Resource section with background information, best practices and actions, examples, and sample language, etc. to help community college boards and leaders address this persisting issue impacting our students, faculty and staff.
We, the Natlonal Asian Pacific lslander Council (NAPIC) stand in solidarity with the Black communities across our nation and support Black Lives Matter.
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NAPIC Welcome Letter from Mark Mitsui
Welcome to the National Asian/Pacific Islander Council (NAPIC) website! NAPIC was established in 2007 to provide a national body for Asian/Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders in the community colleges. NAPIC members represent a significant cross-section of AANHPI executives and community colleges. The recently released 2020 US Census data shows that Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial demographic population in the country and the Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander population has grown at a significant rate as well. As open access institutions, the community colleges reflect this demographic growth and are a critical nexus for serving our AANHPI communities.
Many of the member colleges are AANAPISI’s (Asian-American/Native-American/Pacific Islander Serving Institutions) and NAPIC often supports AANAPISI-related policies and legislation. Now is a particularly important time, with the many federal proposals regarding minority-serving-institutions, to work to be “at the table” for our institutions. Our members are also cross-represented on a variety of other community college and higher education boards, expanding our reach. In the past, NAPIC also had representatives of the federal government, such as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Pacific Islanders (now the White House Initiative on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders) and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Community Colleges, speak at NAPIC functions. Seeking to be heard at a policy-making level will be an important pursuit in the coming year.
Another benefit of belonging to NAPIC is the opportunity to be part of a professional community of AANHPI leaders. NAPIC is proud to co-sponsor leadership development experiences with the Leadership Institute for Tomorrow through the Asian Pacific Islander Desi-American Leadership Circle. NAPIC also works with our sibling affinity councils at AACC to provide pre-conference leadership development workshops for aspiring leaders of color. And there are plenty of experienced leaders who are willing to share their journeys to their current positions.
The pandemic has unearthed deep, pre existing inequities in our society, including anti-Asian hate. In March of 2021, NAPIC issued a statement condemning anti-Asian hate and shared resources on how to combat it.
As you can see, there is a lot happening at NAPIC and we hope that you will make this the year that you join us!