Asian Pacific Alliance in Higher Education

Chinatown Rising Screening with Director Josh Chuck
2025-04-01 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | LRC 116
Let’s celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month!
What would you do to change your community? Join us in the free screening of the documentary film Chinatown Rising and engage in a discussion with Co-Director and Producer Harry Chuck. Pizza and snacks will be served.
About the film
Against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-1960s, a young San Francisco Chinatown resident armed with a 16mm camera and leftover film scraps from a local TV station, turned his lens onto his community. Totaling more than 20,000 feet of film (10 hours), Harry Chuck’s exquisite unreleased footage has captured a divided community’s struggles for self-determination. Chinatown Rising is a documentary film about the Asian American Movement from the perspective of the young residents on the front lines of their historic neighborhood in transition. Through publicly challenging the conservative views of their elders, their demonstrations and protests of the 1960s-1980s rattled the once quiet streets during the community’s shift in power. Forty-five years later, in intimate interviews these activists recall their roles and experiences in response to the need for social change.
For more information about the film, visit the Chinatown Rising website.
Location: LRC 116

Kumu Hina Film Screening
2025-04-17 17:30 - 19:00 | MD-157, San Marcos campus
Let’s celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month!
Join Palomar College’s Pride Center and APAHE for a free screening of the GLAAD-award winning
Kumu Hina: A Place in the Middle (2014). Get your free ticket here. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
About the Film
KUMU HINA is a powerful film about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture and values within the Westernized society of modern day Hawaiʻi. It is told through the lens of an extraordinary Native Hawaiian who is both a proud and confident māhū, or transgender woman, and an honored and respected kumu, or teacher, cultural practitioner, and community leader.
For more information about the film, visit the Kumu Hina website.

Everything I Never Told You Book Club
2025-04-28 17:30 - 18:30 | LRC 116
As part of AANHPI Heritage Month celebrations, we invite you to join our AANHPI Heritage Month Book Club, where we will read Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. Published in 2014, the novel remains timely and relevant in its thematic engagements. Our book club will explore such themes as historical memory and awareness, the complexities of mixed-race romance and family, and intercommunal solidarity. We will hold two book club meetings, offering a space for discussion and reflection on the book’s themes and their connection to AANHPI experiences.
Grab a treat, share your thoughts, and hang out with fellow book lovers! 📚✨ Sign up by April 7. The first 50 people will receive a free book (students prioritized). Snacks and drinks will be provided.
1st Meeting Date: April 28, 2025, 5:30pm – 6:30pm, San Marcos, LRC 116
2nd Meeting Date: May 7, 2025, 12pm – 1pm, San Marcos, LRC 116

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Educators Panel
2025-04-30 13:30 - 14:30 | LRC 116
Learn about the journeys and experiences of our amazing AANHPI educators at Palomar College.
Connect with them! Ask them about their careers! Snacks and drinks provided.

Ribbon Lei Making
2025-05-01 15:30 - 16:30 | H-112
Let’s celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month!
It’s Lei Day! Get ready for graduation! make a ribbon lei for yourself or for a friend! materials provided. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
Location: H-112

Stronger Together: Mental Wellness for AAPI Students
2025-05-06 15:30 - 16:30 | NB-1
Let’s celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month!
Mental wellness is rarely spoken about in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Join our workshop to explore self-care strategies, break he stigma, and build a healthier, more supportive community. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
Location: NB-1 and Zoom

Everything I Never Told You Book Club
2025-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | LRC 428, San Marcos Campus
As part of AANHPI Heritage Month celebrations, we invite you to join our AANHPI Heritage Month Book Club, where we will read Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. Published in 2014, the novel remains timely and relevant in its thematic engagements. Our book club will explore such themes as historical memory and awareness, the complexities of mixed-race romance and family, and intercommunal solidarity. We will hold two book club meetings, offering a space for discussion and reflection on the book’s themes and their connection to AANHPI experiences.
Grab a treat, share your thoughts, and hang out with fellow book lovers! 📚✨ Sign up by April 7. The first 50 people will receive a free book (students prioritized). Snacks and drinks will be provided.
1st Meeting Date: April 28, 2025, 5:30pm – 6:30pm, San Marcos, LRC 428
2nd Meeting Date: May 7, 2025, 12pm – 1pm, San Marcos, LRC 428

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Graduates Celebration
2025-05-14 17:30 - 19:30 | LRC 438, San Marcos Campus
APAHE presents the 3rd annual Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Graduates Celebration! Come and enjoy food and entertainment. RVSP by May 11 by completing this form.
The event is free for you and your guests. You will receive an email by May 12, 2025 with more details about the celebration.
May 14, 2025
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: LRC-438
