The Asian Pacific Islander Desi/American (APID/A) Knowledge Community seeks to enhance the University of Michigan's (U-M) institutional capacity to address each of the three overarching strategies of U-M’s DEI Strategic Plan by developing a deeper understanding of the diversity of the APID/A community at U-M and proposing recommendations for improving the collection, analysis, access, and use of institutional data.
The APID/A Knowledge Community has four goals:
- Assess the institutional data sources available for describing the status of APID/A faculty, staff, and students at U-M, with particular interest in race, ethnicity, national origin, and other demographic data elements that reflect the diversity of the APID/A community.
- Evaluate the quality of the available data and data collection methods, with a particular focus on the institutional capacity to collect and disaggregate data by race, ethnicity, nation of origin, and other demographic elements that reflect the diversity of the APID/A community.
- Recommend suggestions for improving U-M’s institutional data collection, analysis, and reporting relevant to achieving the University’s three overarching strategies for DEI.
- Communicate with and engage the U-M community on the Knowledge Community process and findings regarding APID/A faculty, staff, and students.
Faculty-Staff Members
T. Charles Yun
Associate Director of Computing
School of Information
Sinji Yang, PhD
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Grace Wu
Managing Director
Taubman Institute
K. Ian Shin, PhD
Assistant Professor of History & American Culture
Reena Sheth, PhD
Embedded Psychologist at Law School
Counseling and Psychological Services
Mary Rose, PhD — Staff Co-Chair
Program Manager
Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Rushika Patel, PhD
Chief Inclusion Officer
Office of the Dean, School of Nursing
LEO Lecturer
Donna Nagata, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Ellen Meader, PhD
Assistant Vice Provost
Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Helen Look, MSI-LIS, AHIP
Collection Analyst
University of Michigan Library
Steve Lin
Assistant Director
First Year Experience
Fiona Lee, PhD — Faculty Co-Chair
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion/Professional Development
Academic Affairs-Office of the Dean
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Psychology
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Sooyeon Kim, PhD — Staff Co-Chair
Senior Institutional Research Analyst
Office of Budget and Planning
Clara Y. Kawanishi
Academic Advisor & Coordinator, International Student Affairs
Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center
Yurong Hu
Senior ERP Business Analyst
HR Records and Information Services
Krishna Han, PhD
Associate Director
Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs
Anne Cong-Huyen, PhD
Digital Scholarship Strategist
University of Michigan Library
Marionette Cano
Executive Assistant
Office of the Provost
Contact Information
For more information, please contact co-chairs Mary Rose, program manager in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Sooyeon Kim, senior institutional research analyst in the Office of Budget and Planning; and Fiona Lee, Arthur F. Thurnau professor of psychology, and associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion and professional development in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA).
Resources
Ancheta, Angelo. (2006). Race, Rights, and the Asian American Experience, 2nd edition. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Brown, Anna. (June 26, 2014). “U.S. Hispanic and Asian populations growing, but for different reasons.” (accessed April 19, 2019). Pew Research Center.
Chou, Rosalind S., and Joe R. Feagin. (2014). Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism, Second Edition. Herndon: Routledge. Accessed December 8, 2018. ProQuest Ebook Central.
Lee, Erika. (2016). The Making of Asian America: A History. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Maramba, Dina. (2011). The Importance of Critically Disaggregating Data: The Case of Southeast Asian American College Students. AAPI Nexus: Policy, Practice and Community, 9(1-2), 127–133.
Le, Thao and Isami Arifuku. (2005). Asian and Pacific Islander Youth Victimization and Delinquency: A Case for Disaggregate Data. Amerasia Journal, 31(3):29-42.
Museus, Samuel, Kiana Shiroma, and Jude Paul Dizon. "Cultural Community Connections and College Success: An Examination of Southeast Asian American College Students." Journal of College Student Development, 57(5): 485-502. https://muse.jhu.edu/ (accessed December 8, 2018).
Museus, Samuel D. and Quaye Stephen. "Toward an Intercultural Perspective of Racial and Ethnic Minority College Student Persistence." The Review of Higher Education. 33(1) Fall 2009. doi:10.1353/rhe.0.0107
Ngo, Bic, and Stacey J. Lee. (2007). "Complicating the Image of Model Minority Success: A Review of Southeast Asian American Education." Review of Educational Research 77, no. 4 (2007): 415-53.
Poon, O., Squire, D., Kodama, C., Byrd, A., Chan, J., Manzano, L., … Bishundat, D. (2016). A Critical Review of the Model Minority Myth in Selected Literature on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education. Review of Educational Research, 86(2), 469–502. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654315612205
Sanchez, Delida, Whitney N. Adams, Sarah C. Arango, and Alaina E. Flannigan. 2018. “Racial-Ethnic Microaggressions, Coping Strategies, and Mental Health in Asian American and Latinx American College Students: A Mediation Model.” Journal of Counseling Psychology, 65(2): 214–25. doi:10.1037/cou0000249.
Sue, Stanley, Janice Ka Yan Cheng, Carmel S. Saad, and Joyce P. Chu. 2012. “Asian American Mental Health: A Call to Action.” American Psychologist, 67(7):532–44. doi:10.1037/a0028900