COMPASS - Oakton College

AAPIs@Oakton

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The AAPIs at Oakton is a podcast featuring the Asian American Pacific Islander community at Oakton College, IL. We invite guests to share their stories and what's happening in Chicagoland's AAPI community.

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COMPASS - Oakton College

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What does it mean to be an AANAPISI? 31.01.2022 18:10

In this episode, we're wrapping up our conversation with Dr. Mary Danico on what it means to be an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI). 

AANAPISI Origin Story 23.01.2022 18:34

In 2020, Oakton Community College received an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution Designation (AANAPISI) by the U.S Department of Education. AANAPISI is one of 7 federally recognized Minority Serving institution programs.  In this episode, we interviewed Dr. Mary Yu Danico from Cal Poly Pomona to talk about the stories behind the AANAPISI designation and what i...