AAPI Nexus: Policy, Practice and Community

This article will focus on ways the Sacramento State campus community is working to build a strong inclusive sense of community amidst the multiple challenges from anti-Asian hate from COVID-19, attention to police violence, the renewed emergence of Black Lives Matter, as well as heightened awareness of social justice and increasing economic inequality. Particular attention will focus on how Asian American and Pacific Islander students, staff, and faculty are stepping up to the call for engagement and organizing on campus. Current events were the spark for increased activism among AAPIs on our campus, but it did not emerge in a vacuum. Having the Full Circle Project (FCP), our established Asian American, Native American and Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) program on campus was, in fact, foundational for the genesis for the rise of social action we are witnessing today.