February 22, 2018
Members of the Pacific Islander community on campus congregated with Vice Chancellor of Equity and Inclusion Oscar Dubón Jr. for the first time Thursday to discuss a potential increase in Pacific Islander representation and resources.
In the meeting, Pacific Islander students expressed the hardships compounded by the campus’s lack of resources. Pacific Islanders currently do not have specific programs and resources devoted to their needs, according to Thomas Mangloña, a Pacific Islander community advocate within the Asian Pacific American Student Development center. Because of this, Mangloña said students are put under the umbrella of the wider Asian American communities.
The Daily Californian