Who are you talking about when you say “AAPI”?

AAPI stands for Asian American and Pacific Islanders. QCAP defines AAPI broadly as anyone of Asian and/or Pacific Islander descent, meaning anyone with ancestors from East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, and/or the Pacific Islands, whether they are a recent immigrant or their family has migrated multiple times or been in the US for generations. That includes people who are Asian Caribbean (their ancestors were from Asia but migrated to the Caribbean), Asian Latino (their ancestors were from Asian but migrated to Central and/or South America), and multiracial, as well as Afghan, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, CHamoru, Chinese (Mainland Chinese), Fijian, Filipino, Native Hawaiian, Hong Konger, Indian, Indonesian, Iranian, Iraqi, Japanese, Kazakhstani, Korean, Lao, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepali, Pakistani, Palestinian, Samoan, Singaporean, Sri Lankan, Syrian, Taiwanese, Thai, Tibetan, Tongan, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Yemeni, and other communities not listed here. 

What is AANAPISI?

AANAPISI stands for Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions. It is a federal designation established by Congress in 2007 and one of 11 Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) designations. The Queens College AANAPISI Project (QCAP) is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s AANAPISI Program.

To learn more about the impact of AANAPISI funding, check out the brief below.

How can I get involved?

Right here!