AAPI Resources

Many AAPI faculty members and staff have experienced some form of discrimination or racial profiling that has affected their personal life or career development. The wave of “Asian Hate” that surged during the COVID-19 pandemic is of great concern to the AAPI community.

The mission of the AAPI Affinity Group is two-fold:

1. to provide a safe forum for discussing work and life experiences that affect AAPI faculty and staff at Mason
2. to celebrate diversity and build a supportive that will improve the quality of life and work experiences at Mason.

The AAPI Affinity Group is dedicated to embracing diversity, overcoming racism, and raising cultural awareness within the University.  

Spring 2023 Meetings

Upcoming 

• March 22, 2023 @12 noon - A conversation about well-being and Healing (Guest: Dr. Al Fuertes)

[[ presentation slides will be uploaded here ]]

• April 18, 2-23 @12 noon - K-Pop and Cultural Influences (Guest: Dr. Crystal Anderson)                

                       [[ presentation slides will be uploaded here ]]          

Past 

• February 21, 2023 @12 noon - Celebrating AAPI Identity and DEI at Mason (Guest: Dr. Sharnnia Artis, VP for DEI)

[[ presentation slides will be uploaded here ]]

For the Zoom link to join the meeting, contact Ms. Amy Ayres or Dr. Millie Rivera

• Milagros Rivera, Director of Faculty Diversity, Inclusion, and Well-Being. 
• Xiaomei Cai, Associate Professor, Communication
• Gilbert Gimm, Associate Professor, Health Administration and Policy
• Hemant Purohit, Associate Professor, Information Sciences and Technology