On Friday, October 18, 2024, the campus community gathered to celebrate an important milestone in advancing equity for Asian American and Pacific Islander students, staff, and faculty as part of UC Berkeley’s Alumni and Parents Homecoming Weekend. Hosted at the Alumni House, “Building AA & PI Futures at Berkeley” highlighted the significance of UC Berkeley's federal designation as an Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Serving...
Director of Engagement, Asian American and Pacific Islander Thriving Initiatives
Dr. Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani (she/her) is a lecturer in the Asian American & Asian Diaspora Studies Program of the Department of Ethnic Studies. Upon graduating from the Asian American Studies and East Asian Studies Programs at UC Berkeley, Dr. Tsuchitani continued her interests in critical pedagogy and educational equity in the Social and Cultural Studies Program of the School of Education on campus. Her academic service has included work with the UC Office of the President, the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, and the Student Learning Center. She also serves as founder and...
States across the country are seeking to eliminate public education funding for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and research in campaigns led by politicians who openly devalue and criticize DEI work as part of a “woke” agenda .
