SRJC Asian Pacific Islander Staff Association

Woo-hoo! Congratulations Vayta, Ying, Art, and Leon! Your passion and commitment to excellence is what makes SRJC great! 🎉

Cheese! Thank you for showing up to our April General Meeting! We had a great discussion about the upcoming APISA cabinet election, end of year celebration, and SRJC Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

Happy Lunar New Year! May the year of the rabbit bring you all good health, abundance and new possibilities.

Thank you to Jason Steger with the SRJC Public Relations office for capturing these beautiful images at the Chinatown Rising film screening last week. If you weren't able to attend the screening, you can still watch the documentary via the SRJC Library.

https://caccl-srjc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CACCL_SRJC/t2cb6j/alma992897971805271

A special thank you to California Humanities and National Endowment of the Arts for sponsoring the film screening of Chinatown Rising and follow up conversation with Director Josh Chuck and Warren Mar at Santa Rosa Junior College.

It was an incredible evening being in community with students, colleagues, trustees, and community members. If you missed the screening, you can check it out from the SRJC Library - https://caccl-srjc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CACCL_SRJC/t2cb6j/alma992897971805271

Congratulations on your retirement, Dr. Frank Chong! APISA wishes you the best of health, happiness, and success on your next journey. We're going to miss your support and leadership!

President Dr. Frank Chong has announced his intent to retire in summer 2023. Dr. Chong has served as the college’s president since January 2012.
Dr. Chong says of his time at SRJC, “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as the fifth president at SRJC. Much has been accomplished during my years as president, and I am confident that the college will continue progressing as it has for the past 100 years. I will miss the SRJC community, but I look forward to finding new ways to support the college.”
More info at https://news.santarosa.edu/node/501.

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he had signed a law that would make Lunar New Year an optional state holiday.

According to KCRA 3, the governor’s office announced that he had signed several different laws. Among those laws was AB 2596, which makes Lunar New Year a state holiday. The governor also signed a law that makes Juneteenth a state holiday.

“The Lunar New Year celebrates a chance to leave behind the troubles of the past year and invite prosperity and good luck moving forward,” Newsom in a letter announcing the signing of AB 2596. “Recognizing this day as a state holiday acknowledges the diversity and cultural significance Asian Americans bring to California and provides an opportunity for all Californians to participate in the significance of the Lunar New Year.”

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Image credit: Newsweek

Thank you for a wonderful APISA Fall Welcome! We had a great time hanging out, connecting with Trustee Battenfeld and meeting our new AAPI colleagues!

Around this time last year a few of us met over Zoom to jumpstart the creation of APISA.

Thank you to everyone who attended the first SRJC Affinity Group Welcome Reception! We had a blast meeting everyone!

The APISA website is live! https://apisa.santarosa.edu

Hello from the APISA Board! We're all smiles after planning an exciting array of events and activities for 2022/2023! Be on the lookout for the Fall Welcome Celebration in early September!

Hello from APISA! It was awesome catching up and planning BIG things for the remaining semester.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the general APISA meeting tomorrow evening!