AANAPISI

What is AANAPISI?

Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) is a federal designation that acknowledges the college has at least 10% of the student population is of Asian or Pacific Islander descent. This designation helps campuses qualify for funds to support the AAPI community such as the AANAPISI grant and the AANHPI- SAP. As the leading college in equity and excellence. We acknowledge the challenges that our AAPI students face and support them through our programs and services

Data - Demographics

As a data informed campus we make data driven decisions to support our AAPI student populations while helping our community better understand the various ethnic groups and efforts

API Student Data Dashboard data demographic for api students at sd mesa

Message from the Director

Mesa College's AANAPISI designation underscores our commitment to enhancing academic success for AAPI, Native Hawaiian, and low-income students. We strive to create a campus environment where every student feels connected, safe, and empowered to achieve their goals. Join us as we champion equity and excellence in higher education.

How can AANAPISI serve you?

Visit our AAPI Center
Register to the Kapwa Learning Community 2023-2024 Enrollment Information
Take Our AAPI Courses
Join the APIAC Meetings
Connect with our online community with our SD Mesa AAPI Community Canvas Shell
Join one of the AAPI-Related student organizations

Celebrating Our AANAPISI Community

Resources

Navigating college can be overwhelming and difficult. The AAPI resource guide is a tool to help students find all AAPI related resources and programs, advice from staff and faculty, and other helpful information.

Meet the Grant Team

Leland Simpliciano	AANAPISI Director	lsimpliciano@sdccd.edu
Patricia Guevarra	Kapwa Learning Counselor Coordinator Faculty Mentor Coordinator	pguevarra001@sdccd.edu
Ella deCastro Baron	Kapwa English Instructor	edecastr@sdccd.edu
Dr. Hai Ly Tran	AAPI Studies & Kapwa Instructor	ltran@sdccd.edu
Adriana Caetano Fournier	Research Analyst	acaetanofournier@sdccd.edu
Jennifer Derilo	Faculty Mentor Coordinator	jderilo@sdccd.edu

Support Us

We wouldn’t be where we are today if it wasn’t for the support of our community. If you would like to help support our students, see the ways below to get involved.