Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA)
Join the Asian Pacific Islander Desi-American (APIDA) Learning Community at Mission College!
Are you passionate about exploring your Asian Pacific Islander Desi American identity? Join the APIDA Learning Community at Mission College in Fall 2025.
- Take classes with a supportive group of students.
- Dive into APIDA culture through books, films, and more.
- Get personalized counseling and peer mentorship.
- Connect with friends, faculty, and staff.
- Enjoy exclusive study spaces and free cultural events like field trips, speakers, and more!
What is the APIDA Learning Community?
The Mission College Asian Pacific Islander Desi American [APIDA] Learning Community is a transfer- support cohort grounded in the Filipino concept of Kapwa, the concept of connection with oneself and the spiritual connectedness with others.
This program is designed for students of all backgrounds to delve deeper into their own unique story to explore identity and build community through an Asian American studies lens.
As a learning community, students will explore APIDA culture and relevant issues, receive individualized counseling and transfer support, opportunities for culturally relevant on & off campus programming, leadership development, and get placed with an APIDA peer mentor.
- Personalized mentorship and individualized counseling.
- Explore Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA). culture and relevant issues.
- APIDA themed programming on and off campus (field trips, in-class speakers, workshops, and conferences).
- Class curriculum infused with an Asian American Studies lens.
We are currently recruiting for our inaugural APIDA learning community cohort for Fall 2024. Students will be enrolled in the APIDA Learning Community through a first-come, first-serve basis.
- Complete the Mission College student support form.
- Review the required in-person courses you must take for Fall 2024.
- English 1A (9:20 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.) with Donnelle McGee.
- Counseling 55 (10:55 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.) with David Yang.
- Attend our in-person APIDA Learning Community Welcome Day Fall 2024 (Monday, August 19 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
If you are interested in joining or have additional questions, please contact Jennifer Nguyen at [email protected].