Asian American & Pacific Islander (AA & PI) Thriving Initiatives

Highlighting Excellence: Building AA & PI Futures at Berkeley

December 17, 2024

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...

UC Berkeley celebrates 2024 AANAPISI Week

September 16, 2024
This September, UC Berkeley proudly joins the nationwide celebration of AANAPISI Week, taking place from September 23 to September 29, 2024.

DEI programs are tools for student development, not political fodder

June 8, 2023
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 .