Skip to Main Content
​
​
​

Mailing Address

Native and Rural Student Center
11066 Auke Lake Way
Juneau, AK 99801
Mailstop: MO1

Email

Phone

UAS AAPI (Asian American/Pacific Islander) Club

AAPI of UAS seeks to educate the university community about Asian and Pacific Islander cultures. The AAPI student club will provide student peer support to enhance cultural diversity, provide peer support and leadership training.

AAPI Club logo

We hope to explore and address issues concerning AAPI students and all students to bring our own sense of pride to our heritage and culture.

Goals

Support our fellow AAPI students and educate/enhance the AAPI culture at our UAS community

Who Can Participate

Open to all UAS Students, faculty, staff & community members.

Meetings

Weekly on Wednesdays from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in Egan 109 or virtually via Zoom (refer to Juneau Campus Calendar). 

Student President

Tai F          AAPI                                  

Taisha Fermin, President                  Corinne James, Vice President                                     

      Jamaica W          Charlott G        Chelsea Headshot                     

Jamaica Walker, Secretary                    Charlotte Gomez, Treasurer             Chelsea Ligsay, Event Promoter

Club Advisor

Mae Delcastillo (she/her)

Mae Delcastillo

Director of Operations

View profile and contact info

Club Advisor

Kolene E. James (she/her)

Kolene E. James

Multicultural Services Manager

View profile and contact info

Helpful Links

  • White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI)

    On May 28, 2021, President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14031, "Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders" to establish the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) and deliver on his commitment to reinstate and reinvigorate this historic Initiative.

  • Make Us Visible

    Make Us Visible activates and empowers local communities to build curriculum and advocate for the integration of Asian American contributions, experiences, and histories in K-12 classrooms.

  • AAPI Data

    AAPI Data is a nationally recognized publisher of demographic data and policy research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, with hundreds of news mentions in national and local outlets. Our reputation is built on data and research that is accurate, compelling, and timely. In addition to our news impact, community organizations, government agencies, and decisionmakers regularly reach out to us, to better understand key aspects of AAPI communities.

  • AAPI Equity Alliance

    AAPI Equity Alliance (AAPI Equity) is dedicated to improving the lives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through civic engagement, capacity building, and policy advocacy.

  • Stop AAPI Hate

    Our communities stand united against racism. Hate against Asian American Pacific Islander communities has risen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, we can stop it.

  • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

    May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success.

​