This book, the first to focus wholly on Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Institutions (AANAPISIs) and their students, offers a corrective to misconceptions about these populations and documents student services and leadership programs, innovative pedagogies and collaborations across academic and student affairs.

Foreword-Robert T. Teranishi Preface-Dina C. Maramba and Timothy P. Fong Introduction-Dina C. Maramba and Timothy P. Fong Part One. Student Service Programs 1. The Student Service Operation for Success Program for Asian American and American Pacific Islander Students-Meiling Hayama Wu-Winiarski, Kim Geron, Scott Miyake Geron, and Annie Hoang 2. Promising Outcomes in an Intervention Program in Higher Education. Academic and Social Shifts With Students in the Full Circle Project-Joshua Haro, Zachary T. Goodman, and Greg M. Kim-Ju 3. Transfer and Transform. Using Learning Communities to Support the Transition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Transfer Students-Jason Sumi 4. Career Development to Engage and Empower Asian American Students. The Evolution of Effective Programming-Jennifer Barone and Patricia Akemi Neilson Part Two. Critical and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy 5. Exploring the Nexus of Student Development and Ethnic Studies Research. Conceptualizing Course Content and Practice for a First-Year Learning Community-James O. Fabionar 6. "Even though I am speaking Chinglish, I can still write a good essay". Building a Learning Community Through Critical Pedagogy and Translingual Practice-Charitianne Williams 7. Asian American Studies and AANAPISI Writing Initiatives-Pratna Kem, Sara Boxell, and Peter Nien-chu Kiang 8. AANAPISI Knowledge Coproduction. Digital Storytelling in Asian American Studies-Shirley Suet-ling Tang Part Three. Student Leadership Development 9. "Now I'm Able to Make a Difference". Teaching and Learning Critical Leadership Praxis for Asian American Students-Melissa Ann Canlas 10. Cultivating Leadership for Asian American Pacific Islander Students-Rikka Venturanza and Mai Nguyen 11. From Student to Scholar Perspective. Cultivating Asian American and Pacific Islander Student Leaders Through Cross-Campus and Community Collaborations-Chao Vang Part Four. Assessment and Cross-Campus Community Collaborations 12. Power in Partnerships. Racial Politics in Reciprocity and Transformation at an AANAPISI-Mae Lee and Rowena M. Tomaneng 13. Assessing Student Success. Rethinking the Role of Program Evaluation and Assessment Through Integrative, Multipronged Approaches-Su Jin Gatlin Jez, Connie Tan, andColleen Moore 14. Developing Leadership Skills Through University Cohort Programs-Sierra K. Dimberg, Rosalyn Sandoval, and Greg M. Kim-Ju Conclusion. The Future of AANAPISI. Challenges and Implications for Higher Education Institutions-Timothy P. Fong and Dina C. Maramba Appendix Editors and Contributors Index