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APIA is UP2U
Sustaining APIA Empowerment for Next Generations
Prof. Aguas’ 2019 Fil-Am Diaspora cohort hosted Harvard’s Dr. Genevieve Clutario.
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Photo by Francis Tanglao Aguas.
The generosity and kindness of supporters and allies like you have been most crucial and instrumental in establishing an academic and community space such as APIA for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and the entire William & Mary community. We are deeply grateful for your contributions which go a long way in augmenting our minimal budget as a very new program.
You can support APIA by going to GIVING.WM.EDU and searching for the following endowment and funds.
With your support to the general APIA Fund (4086), we have consistently offered outstanding guest speakers during our monthly Banh Mi Speaker Series. Since 2014, the series have also provided a venue for us to break bread with Banh Mi, the namesake delicious Vietnamese sandwiches. The APIA Fund also supports our awards such as the Art Matsu Prize, the Edward Hong Prize, and the Hatsuye Yamasaki Prize.
Jamelah Jacob (top middle) is the first ever Edward Hong Prize awardee for her leadership during her first 3 years at
W&M. Photo by Jorge Conda.
General APIA Fund (4086)
Let’s Brainstorm!
We welcome all your ideas for how you wish to help us build and expand opportunities and spaces for the APIA Studies Program and community. Please email our Founding Director, Professor Francis Tanglao Aguas at fjtang@wm.edu.
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The Steven Enriquez Student Fund (4604)
The Steven Enriquez ‘09 APIA Student Fund (4604) was founded to honor the legacy of the late Steven Enriquez who was President of FASA and an active advocate for APIA’s establishment. The Steven Fund supports APIA student needs.
FASA Presidents have been constant leaders for APIA: Anthony Elopre and Amanda Andrei seen here with our much beloved Steven Enriquez part of the long line of outstanding FASA
presidents. Photos courtesy of Steven Enriquez memorial Facebook.
Through the stewardship of our alum Benming Zhang ‘16, the Jinlan Liu APIA Faculty Research Endowment (4569) was established with $100,000 seed money from the Jinlan Liu and Han Zhang Family Foundation. The Liu Faculty Research Endowment supports faculty so that they are able to advance their research portfolio while contributing to our program.
Heein Choi received the 2018 Matsu Prize. Photo by Francis Tanglao Aguas.
The Hong Prize recognizes excellence in activism, service and leadership as epitomized by our first
major, Edward Hong. Photo Courtsey of Edward Hong.
The faculty research endowment honors Ms. Jinlan Liu for her long time support
and advocacy of APIA. Photo by Francis Tanglao Aguas.
