Finding A Better Life: Beyond APIA Heritage Month
Posted by Forbes on May 20, 2025
“Finding a better life” is one of the most common refrains in the composition of the immigrant story in this country. My family is no different — my father and mother immigrated to the United States in the late 1960s from Thailand so that the family they wanted to start and raise together could have a better life as far as education and social mobility.
As an Asian American born, raised, and educated in the Midwest, I was afforded opportunities to explore my cultural identity, celebrate my own culture and those of others, and evolve into a multi-dimensional individual who sees how my life intersects with and contributes to the lives of others in enriching ways. Prior to my current 15 years at Santa Clara University overseeing our Center for Student Involvement, I spent the first decade of my career in higher education supporting, empowering, and advocating for BIPOC students — Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) students in particular. I not only worked in multicultural student affairs at Northwestern University and Duke University, but I also volunteered for a non-profit organization called the Midwest Asian American Students Union (MAASU).
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