Experts Advocate for Community-Centered Programs to Empower APIDA Students
Cal State Fullerton Asian American studies and student affairs experts offer recommendations for supporting APIDA students and communities.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
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How I Learned to Survive and Thrive in My Slice of America
This is my journey to anti-racism. Born and raised in Carson, by two Jamaican parents, my childhood was interesting. The story begins in my elementary school, where I was given a guidebook on how to survive my slice of America at the early age of 6. I still remember the warnings. No hoodie on sunny […]
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Disability Awareness Club Wins Student Organization of the Year
Abled Advocators was named Student Organization of the Year at Student Life and Leadership’s 2021 Tuffy Awards.
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Anti-Racism Journey Requires Having an Open Mind
My journey to anti-racism started at a young age. I was taught to treat everyone with fairness, equality, and love. And most importantly, be proud of my Black heritage. My parents also taught me that I was not better than anyone because of my skin color, nor was I inferior. Growing up I became very […]
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Building a Brotherhood
Through Cal State Fullerton’s Male Success Initiative-Fullerton, two brothers found academic and emotional support to prepare for careers in medicine.
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Inspiring Future Generations Along an Anti-Racism Journey
My journey to anti-racism started when I decided I wanted to be a teacher. As the grandson of Mexican immigrants, I was raised hearing stories of my older family members who were never in the position to attend college, take vacations or live a life of luxury. So I was inspired to help those from […]
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Undocumented APIDA Student Finds Own Narrative
Mo, an undocumented Filipino student, co-hosted a virtual discussion April 28, titled “UndocuAPIDA Narratives-Part II,” during Cal State Fullerton’s celebration of APIDA — Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi American — Heritage Month. Mo reflects on what it means to be undocumented.
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All Black Men Matter in America: Understanding Gender, Identity and Ideas About Masculinity
Vincent Harris, director of CSUF’s Male Success Initiative, discusses the challenges Black men face related to gender, identity and masculinity.
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Filipino Student Speaks Up Against Asian American Racism, Hate
As Cal State Fullerton student Leilani Mendoza celebrates Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month, she shares how her Titan experience has given her a better understanding of what it means to be an APIDA individual.
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Voices From the Past: Preserving Chicanx History, Culture, Activism
Librarian Barbara Miller discusses the Chicanx Resource Center Collection at Cal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library, which represents a grassroot perspective of Orange County and Southern California history in the 1970s by preserving the stories of individuals and organizations left out of California’s mainstream narrative.