APIMEDA Lunch and Learn Program

For Summer 2023, we will be reading a series of articles that relate to Asian American and Pacific Islander and South West Asian/North African student experiences. All sessions of the Lunch & Learn will be held in person this year.

While we hope that each participant who attends reads fully each of the pieces below, we also know that many previous participants had only partially completed readings prior to the discussion. This is ok, and we hope that all participants will take an active role in contributing to the discussion. Discussion benefits from participants sharing the ways their practice is informed by the readings, actively reflecting on the reading and the discussion, and sharing the information with others you work with who would benefit from the information and perspectives.

At the end of the summer, we will be raffling a few copies of a variety of books that the APIMEDA Programs and Services staff have enjoyed to UC San Diego participants who attend discussions. These include books written by higher education scholars, personal narratives, and a work of fiction.

Please see the chart below for information about the dates, links to the readings (which may be updated throughout the summer). You are welcome to attend as many sessions as you can, and we recommend that you attend at least three different sessions. Please note: you may need to be logged in to the UC San Diego VPN to gain access to some of the articles through our Library system.

All discussion sessions will take place in-person from noon-1:30 pm. Participants are encouraged to eat their lunch while we gather.  We also are aware that people will do their best to spend as much time with us as they are able, and that may not be the full 90 minutes.

See a copy of the Summer 2023 Lunch and Learn flyer.

For Summer 2022, we read a series of articles that relate to Asian American and Pacific Islander student experiences.  

At the end of the summer, we will be raffed a few copies of a variety of books that the APIMEDA Programs and Services staff have enjoyed to UC San Diego participants who attend discussions. These include books written by higher education scholars, personal narratives, and a work of fiction.

Please see the chart below for information about the dates, links to the readings. Please note: you may need to be logged in to the UC San Diego VPN to gain access to some of the articles through our Library system.

All discussion sessions took place online from noon-1:30 pm. Participants were encouraged to eat their lunch while we gathered.  

See a copy of the Summer 2022 Lunch and Learn flyer.

For Summer 2021, we read a series of articles that relate to Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs).  This focused readings primarily on Asian American and Pacific Islander student experiences.

At the end of the summer, we raffled a few copies of a variety of books that the APIMEDA Programs and Services staff have enjoyed to UC San Diego participants who attend discussions. These include books written by higher education scholars, personal narratives, and a work of fiction.

Please see the chart below for information about the dates, links to the readings.  Please note: you may need to be logged in to the UC San Diego VPN to gain access to some of the articles through our Library system.

All discussion sessions took place online from noon-1:30 pm. Participants were encouraged to eat their lunch during the session.  

See a copy of the Summer 2021 Lunch and Learn flyer.

For Summer 2020, we read a series of articles that expanded on information and experiences described in previous year’s readings.  Due to events that happened prior to Summer 2020, it seemed important to provide context for Asian American, Pacific Islander, and SWANA American students both in and out of higher education in the United States.

At the end of the summer, we will be raffled a few copies of Transformative Practices for Minority Student Success, a new text edited by UC San Diego alumna Dina Maramba and colleague Timothy Fong.

Please see the chart below for information about the dates, links to the readings (and one video). Please note: you may need to be logged into the UC San Diego VPN to gain access to the article through our Library system.

All sessions took place online from noon-1:30 pm.  

See a copy of the Summer 2020 Lunch and Learn flyer.

For Summer 2019, we read a series of articles and reports that help to describe the experiences of Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Middle Eastern American students.  These readings were meant to provide more insight into the varied and complicated narrative in Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Middle Eastern student communities. 

At the end of the summer, we raffled a few copies of The Misrepresented Minority: New Insights on Asian American and Pacific Islanders, and the Implications for Higher Education.

Please see the chart below for information about the dates, readings, and locations for each meeting. All sessions took place from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Participants were encouraged to bring their lunch with them to the session.

For Summer 2018, we read the Winter 2017 edition of the New Directions for Student Services entitled "Bridging Research and Practice to Support Asian American Students". This volume was designed to further a conversation about the experiences and needs of Asian American college students on college and university campuses.  The volume sold out soon after it was published, and the publisher is only producing online versions of the New Directions for Student Services editions moving forward.  

You can access all readings in this edition here.  Please note that you will need to be on the UC San Diego Network in order to gain access to UC San Diego Library's subscription to this volume.  This is usually something that you can do from your office computer.

Please see the chart below for information about the dates, readings, and locations for each meeting.  All sessions took place from 11:30 am to 1 pm.  

See a copy of the Summer 2018 APIMEDA Lunch & Learn flyer.