Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution

Our Planning Group is opened to everyone at the College regardless of your ethnicity and background.

We meet once a month and work together to find resources to help and connect the AANAPISI employee and student populations at MC. These resources include conferences, scholarships, grants, and financial supports.  

Some of the AANAPISI Planning Group's objectives include:

• Research resources and services students may need to enhance their holistic experience at MC
• Explore mentoring opportunities for students in these demographic populations
• Explore internal/external mentoring opportunities for employees in these demographic populations
• Provide external connection group information (community group, cohort, etc.)
• Research external professional development opportunities for students (conference, webinars, local events, etc.)
• Explore opportunities for faculty, staff, and administrators to participate in workshops, seminars, conferences, or other avenues to increase awareness
• Explore opportunities to engage in community events
• Explore opportunities to engage in collegewide events (e.g., AANAPISI Week, Asian Pacific Heritage Month) 

To be eligible as a designated AANAPISI, an institution must meet several criteria as outlined in Section 312(b) of the Higher Education Act, which include:

1. Undergraduate enrollment is at least 10 percent,
2. Enrollment of at least 50 percent of students with low-economic background, and
3. Institutions maintain low average of educational and general expenditures.

Learn more about the importance  of AANAPISI in supporting Asian and Pacific Islander students (PDF, ) .

• Native American Pacific Islanders—The term ‘Native American Pacific Islander’ means any descendant of the aboriginal people of any island in the Pacific Ocean that is a territory or possession of the United States.
  
  
• “Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander” includes Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Guamanian or Chamorro, Fijian, Tongan, or Marshallese peoples and encompasses the people within the United States jurisdictions of Melanesia, 
  Micronesia, and Polynesia

If you would like be part of the Planning Group and/or attend our upcoming meetings, please contact Dr. Shinta Hernandez.

• Wednesday, October 11, 2023 (PDF, ) | Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | Wednesday, December 13, 2023 | Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Tuesday, 11/14, 5:00-7:30 p.m.

Montgomery College is hosting its first ever LatinAsian fusion celebration.  As you may know, the College received federal designations as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI).  To celebrate unity and create a greater sense of belonging for all communities, we are hosting this event on Tuesday, November 14, 5:00 -7:30 p.m., symbolically at the Long Nguyen and Kimmy Duong Student Services Center Atrium (SV Building) on the Rockville campus.

There will be plenty of food, music, activities, and entertainment that is reflective of the Hispanic and Asian cultures.  There will also be an opportunity to hear a panel discussion from successful local entrepreneurs.  This family-friendly event is open to the broader community, so please spread the word. 

The AANAPI Student Club’s goal is to bring awareness of our Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander students at Montgomery College. We provide resources to help our AANAPI students thrive, be successful, and reach their professional and personal goals at the College and surrounding community.

• Explore resources and services students may need to enhance their holistic experience at MC.
• Explore mentoring opportunities for students.
• Explore professional development opportunities (conference, webinars, local events, etc.) for students.
• Explore opportunities to engage in community events.
• Explore opportunities to engage in collegewide events (e.g., AANAPISI Week, Asian Pacific Heritage Month).

If you are a student and want to join the AANAPI Student Club, please contact Nghi Nguyen (Club Advisor).

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