INSIGHT Hosts Webinar on Combatting AAPI Racism in Higher Education

September 29, 2021

INSIGHT Into Diversity recently hosted a webinar focused on the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community across higher education.

The webinar, Combatting Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Racism and Increasing AAPI Leadership in Higher Education, featured five panelists of Asian descent who are involved in higher education and leadership education:

	Linda Akutagawa President and CEO, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc., Editorial Board member of INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine
—	Lindsay Dhanani, PhD Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, Ohio University
—	Christa Grant, MS.Ed Assistant Dean of Intercultural Affairs/Chief Diversity Officer for Student Affairs/Director of Religious and Spiritual Life, Union College New York
—	Meena Naik Program Director, University of North Texas
—	Gigi Secuban, PhD Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, Ohio University, Editorial Board member of INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine

INSIGHT co-publisher Holly Mendelson moderated the hour-and-a-half discussion.

Holly Mendelson

Co-publisher, INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine

This webinar is the third in a series of events hosted by INSIGHT Into Diversity that facilitate a conversation around race and gender in higher education. To view all our past webinars, click here.

Panelist-Recommended Resources:

Affinity group resources at Ohio University – many schools have similar organizations

Asian Americans – PBS television series

Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education

Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education Leadership Development Program for Higher Education

How Vincent Chin’s Death Led To A Wave Of Asian American Activism

It’s Complicated: Taking Up Space as Asian American Women in Higher Education – Webinar

LEAP – Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics

‘Model Minority’ Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians And Blacks

Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism
By Rosalind S. Chou and Joe R. Feagin

On Anti-Asian Hate Crimes: Who Is Our Real Enemy?

The Chinese Massacre of 1871