Events

AANHPI Heritage Month Mixer

Wednesday, May 15 | 5 pm - 7 pm 

Sparks Social @ 601 Mission Bay Boulevard North, San Francisco, CA 94158

Join us for our first AANHPI community social event! The event is sponsored by APASA, AANHPI Coalition, Finance and Administrative Services (FAS), Office of Diversity and Outreach (ODO), and United Filipinx Association (UFA).

The event is free and all UCSF members are welcome.  There will be food/drink tickets, giveaway prizes and more! 

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AANHPI Leadership Panel

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | 4:00pm to 5:00pm (virtual)

UCSF Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance (APASA), in partnership with Office of Diversity and Outreach is pleased to invite all UCSF members to join the 4th Annual Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Leadership Panel Discussion.

This event will spotlight different AANHPI leaders at UCSF to celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month. We will have a dynamic conversation on identity, career trajectory, and AAPI workplace issues, such as the bamboo ceiling, with the following leaders:

  • Purba Chatterjee, Associate Director, Global Health Research, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
  • Peter Ching-Hong, Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Regional Campuses, School of Medicine
  • Pamela Ling, Professor of Medicine and Director of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education
  • Wylie Liu, Executive Director, Center for Community Engagement

The panel will be moderated by Won Ha, Vice Chancellor of Communications.​​

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Trivia Hour

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 | 12:00pm to 1:00pm (virtual)

Join APASA's trivia hour to test your knowledge and have some fun. Poll Everywhere will be used run the trivia. You will need to have a web browser open or the Poll Everywhere App to participate. 

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Meeting ID: 872 0481 3382 | Passcode: 772703


 

Status of AANHPIs at UCSF 

Friday, May 31 | 12 pm - 1:30 pm (hybrid)

Join us as we present the current status of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders within our UCSF community, including our AANHPI workforce demographics and Patient Experience by race/ethnicity and language.

Special Guests:

  • Jeffrey Chiu, VP/Assistant Vice Chancellor of Talent Management and Operations – Human Resources

Dear UFA members,
We are grateful for those who were able to attend our in-person UFA Mixers, and we look forward to future in-person events! If you have any photos that you'd like to share, please feel free to post them on our MS Teams channel!


October 2023 - Tambayan (Filipino History Month)

August 2023 - Filipino Heritage Night at Oracle


May 2023 - Golden State Warriors AAPI Mixer

 


May 2023 - Spark Social 


May was chosen as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants. (Source: Asian American Commission)

Learn more about AAPI Heritage Month from these websites:

            

San Francisco Public Library - AAPI Heritage Month
Books and events about AAPI Heritage Month for all ages.

 


PBS Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Collection of stories that explores the history, traditions and culture of AAPI in the US.


Podcast about Yuri Kochiyama
Remembering the work of this late activist on her fight for equality among all races.


Key Facts About Asian Americans, a Diverse and Growing Population
A recent article about the US Asian population by Pew Research Center.