2025 Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Campus-wide Message

Dear campus community, 

This Asian American & Pacific Islander (AA & PI) Heritage Month, we honor the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of our AA & PI communities at UC Berkeley and beyond.

The term “AA & PI” historically has been used to encompass more than 50 different ethnic groups – including 24.7 million Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States

Campus Events: 

• May 1-June 30, 2025 - Centering Philippine and Filipinx American Histories: Selections from The Bancroft Library

• May 1, 2025 - Missing/Disappearing Bodies and Forgotten Geographies: A Korean Argentine Diasporic Viewing of Im Heung-soon’s Good Light, Good Air

• June 10-12, 2025 - Past as Present: Asian Pacific American Religions, Renewal, and Collective Care

Media to Read/Watch:

• Departures: An Introduction to Critical Refugee Studies Book Talk with The Critical Refugee Studies Collectivevia University of California Humanities Research Institute

• Highlighting Excellence: Building AA & PI Futures at Berkeley

• New Year, New Reads: Celebrating Sri Lankan Literary Voices and Critical Pacific Islands Studies Library Guide via Bancroft Library

Campus Departments:

• Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies, Asian American Research Center, Asian Studies Research Institutes, Critical Pacific Islander Studies Collective (CPISC), Department of Ethnic Studies, Department of South and South East Asian Studies, East Asian Languages and Cultures

• Ethnic Studies Library

• Asian Pacific Student Development (APASD): Asian American Political Activation Program; South Asian, Southwest Asian, and North African (SSWANA) Initiative and Pacific Islander Initiative

Campus Organizations:

• Asian American & Pacific Islander (AA & PI) Thriving Initiatives and Asian American and Pacific Islander Standing Committee (AAPISC)

• Faculty and staff resources: Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance (APASA), including the APASA Mentorship Program, Filipinx Faculty and Staff Association (FFSA), and MENASA (Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian) Staff Organization 

• Student resources: Registered Student Organizations, Asian American Political Alliance, and UC Berkeley Asian American Research Center Pipeline for AANHPI Community Health

To learn more and/or submit additional events and resources, visit the Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month webpage

Thank you,

Fabrizio Mejia

he/him

Interim Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion 

Victoria Plaut

she/ella

Vice Provost for the Faculty

Stephen C. Sutton

he/him/his

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Eugene Whitlock 

he/him/his

Chief People and Culture Officer

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