UIC AANAPISI Initiative
UIC became the first Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) in the Midwest and since 2010 the UIC AANAPISI Initiative has received four grants, totalling $7.1 million, from the U.S. Department of Education to enhance the capacity of UIC to serve Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) students.
The UIC AANAPISI Initiative has helped to establish or strengthen the Asian American Resource and Cultural Center, Global Asian Studies and the new Asian American Student Academic Program along with many other supports on campus for all UIC students.
The UIC AANAPISI Initiative also highlighted AANAPISI Week (September 25 – October 1). AANAPISI Week celebrates Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI)–which were established by Congress on September 27, 2007–in order to improve the availability and quality of post-secondary education programs to support low-income, first generation Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students.
AANAPISI Week commemorates the significance and achievements of AANAPISIs and provides the opportunity for organizations and institutions to celebrate the educational support of underserved AANHPI students.
We invite you to join us in celebrating the impact of AANAPISIs by engaging in and after AANAPISI Week and sharing our resources with your networks.
To learn more about the UIC AANAPISI Initiative, visit http://go.uic.edu/aanapisi.