The Asian-Pacific American Student Union Logo Designed in 2008 

 

Whats here?

1. Purpose
2. History
3. Leadership
4. Events
5. Special Events and Guests
6. Members
7. Notable Alumni 
8. Cool Factoids

 

Purpose

Mission Statement

Fall 2012 First General Meeting @ Webb Center

APASU raises awareness about the Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIA) community, its rich, history, and its many invaluable contributions to our society. Beyond encouraging the younger generations of APIAs to learn more about their heritage and identity, APASU works to help students gain civic and political empowerment, cultivate professional development, and strengthen one's own interpersonal dynamics.        

APASU's mission is to increase the level of awareness and consciouness of Asians and APIAs at the University. It serves as the voice for the University's APIA community by working in collaboration with other organizations and cultures.

 

History

The Asian Pacific American Student Union (APASU) was founded in Fall 1998 by Keith Chow and is an organization under the Office of Student Activities and Leadership (OSAL-1071 Webb Center).

APASU formed as a sister organization to the Filipino American Student Association (FASA). It was reformed by J Guzman in 2007 after it had become dormant and became the APASU we know today. 

 

Leadership

• Executive Board: 2013-2014

Name	Position
Eric Diep	President
Francis Gonzalez	Internal Vice President
Waldon Chen	External Vice President
Anjelika Bench	Director of Finance
Jesseca Carter	Director of Administrative Operations
An Pham	Director of Marketing
Daniel Yuen	Co-Activities Chair
Christine Gausin	Co-Activities Chair
Kalie Chan	Social Media Chair

 

• Executive Board: 2012-2013 (Current) 

Name	Position
Joanne Kim	President
Eric Diep	Internal Vice President
Andrew Le	External Vice President
Peter Rojanavongse	Director of Finance
Sidney Kot	Director of Fundraising
Francis Gonzalez	Director of Administrative Operations
Jesseca Carter	Webmaster
Kayla Thinh	Director of Marketing

Executive Board of the Past

 

Events and Programs

• Main Street
• Homecoming
• Big and Little Program 
• Members Retreat
• Asian Seasons

 

• Lunar New Year
• ECAASU: East Coast Asian-American Student Union Conference
• End of the Year Banquet 

 

Special Events and Guests

• Cosmo Fujiyama
• Clara-C
• Kelly Tsai
• iLL-Literacy
• Marco Mercado

Members

• 2013
• 2012
• 2011 

 Prominent Alumni 

• Keith Chow 
• J Guzman
• Nam Phenom 
• Amber Thichangthong
• Marco Mercado

 

Cool Factoids

• APASU's Logo is a spectrum of colors to represent the diversity of  background and cultures the organization's members.
• APASU's Advisors are Lesa Clark, the Associate Dean for the Office of Intercultural Relations (OIR- 2114 Webb Center) and David Rho, Associate Professor in the English Department.
• APASU received an office on the second floor of Webb Center in Fall of 2011
• For election season, Executive Board member Eric Diep has rapped his speech for two consecutive election terms
• APASU's leaders Janille DeGuzman, Nam Phenom and Vena Amber Thichangthong won consecutive back to back OSAL awards for APASU from 2008,2009, and 2010.
• A catastrophic freak time machine accident made members Stanley Zheng and Jeddidiah Ferrer each others respective Bigs and Littles. 

 

 

References 

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1. Asian-Pacific American Student Union Website http://apasu.webnode.com/