Congratulations to Audrey Yamagata-Noji, VP of Student Services Mt. SAC and LDPHE Co-facilitator! She was honored with the "Pioneer Award" - a true pioneer and leader in our community! Thank you for alll that you for API leaders in Higher Education! #LEAP #LDPHE @APAHE2018

"We can't wear our identity as costumes. We can't take our identities off." Victor Narsimulu @apahe2018 #APAHE2018

Thank you Victor for teaching and sharing with us at #apahe2018! @ Oakland Marriott City Center instagram.com/p/BhfUG_-hK8B/

"Learning and Unlearning. At the same we want to be proud of certain identities, we cannot be the gate keepers of that identity... telling the next generation that they aren't enough." Kyle Reyes @apahe2018 #APAHE2018

"What are the single stories people have about themselves and others because they do not have access to counter narratives?" Kyle Reyes @apahe2018 #APAHE2018

"If I tell your story for you, I have somewhere broken your dignity.... we need to help others find and tell their stories in creative ways." Dr. Kyle Reyes @apahe2018 #APAHE2018

"Rising up is an active process. We need to invite students to counter stories and their own stories." Dr. Kyle Reyes @apahe2018 #APAHE2018

"Closing the loop - connecting our past to the future - requires us to fill in the gaps. We never arrive. We are always on this journey." Dr. Kyle Reyes @apahe2018 #APAHE2018

Kyle Reyes’s sons surprised us with hoop dancing! #apahe2018 @ Oakland, California instagram.com/p/BhgqfJQhY6-/

Rise & shine for conference day 2! #apahe2018 @ Oakland Marriott City Center instagram.com/p/BhgyPr4hZ40/

Kim Davalos opening up #apahe2018 this morning with her poetry on Day 2! @ Oakland Marriott City… instagram.com/p/BhhArVQh876/

Drs. Rowena Tomaneng & Thuy Thi Nguyen on Claiming your own voice: AAPI women presidents at the… instagram.com/p/BhhDXVVh5UJ/

If you'll be attending the @APAHE2018 conference today, be sure to catch attorney Meredith Brown's as she discusses two of the year's most critical issues thus far: #sanctuary campuses and the #MeToo movement. See you there!

Dr. Tammeil Y. Gilkerson is here!! #apahe2018 @ Oakland Marriott City Center instagram.com/p/BhhGB68hAft/

Christopher Pheneger and Kriti Garg presenting on transracial adoptees (TRAs) and how they are left out of identity development conversations. Sharing student-developed programs designed to support TRAs. @apahe2018 #APAHE2018

Had too much fun surprising our beloved (part Pacific Islander) Chancellor Judy C. Miner w/ the @APAHE2018 Trailblazer Award! #APAHE2018

Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson, President of Laney College, and a KOREAN ADOPTEE, receiving a leadership award from APAHE. I may have screamed out loud uncontrollably. #APAHE2018 @apahe2018 #weexist #representationmatters #myheartishappy

@richlandcollege AANAPISI Team was in full force @APAHE2018 #inspirationalconference #family #APAHE2018