PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Past Accomplishments
Summary of 2005-2007
In its first year, the UC AAPI Policy MRP did the following to set a firm foundation:
- Two initial planning meetings: UC faculty and AAPI community leaders met in Los Angeles (April 2005) and in Oakland (May 2005) to jointly articulate goals and objectives for the MRP.
- UCLA hosted the MRP’s first mini-conference on October 15, 2005 – “Strengthening the AAPI Policy Infrastructure: Community-based Research, Teaching, and Advocacy."
- By December 2005, at least one faculty member at each UC campus committed to participate in the planning and leadership committee for the MRP. Berkeley, Davis, LA, Riverside, and San Diego campuses are each represented by two faculty members in the MRP.
- A working relationship was established with the Joint Asian Pacific Islander (API) Legislative Caucus. Don Nakanishi met with Assembly member Judy Chu, co-chair of the Joint Caucus, in December 2005 to discuss potential collaborative projects. The Joint Caucus was formed in February 2005 and consists of Assembly Members Wilma Chan, Judy Chu, Shirley Horton, Carol Liu, Ted Lieu, Alan Nakanishi, Alberto Torrico, Van Tran, and Leland Yee. The mission of the Joint Caucus is to represent and advocate for the interests of California’s API communities and to encourage API participation and representation in all levels of government.
- A proposal for a California Policy Research Center (CPRC) Graduate Policy Associate position and research project was submitted and selected. The Joint API Legislative Caucus sponsors the project. The research project advances the goals of the UC AAPI Policy MRP and the Joint Caucus by identifying emerging issues confronting AAPI communities in California that can be addressed through future collaborative applied research projects.
- A support letter for AB 2420 was sent to Gloria Negrete McLeod, Assembly member and Chair of the Assembly Business & Professions Committee. AB 2420 would provide additional disaggregation of ethnic data, which would allow for the formulation of sound public policy and programs.
- Details about the MRP’s goals and plans were presented at the April 2006 meeting of the Asian Pacific American community Research Roundtable in Los Angeles, in an effort to continue developing the MRP’s network with Southern California community-based organizations and community leaders.
- Community affiliate organizations were identified: Asian American Justice Center, National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Filipinos for Affirmative Action, and the Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance.
- Paul Ong and leaders from community affiliate organizations presented a plenary session on AAPI policy research at the annual conference of the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS). Based on the AAAS plenary session, MRP faculty submitted recommendations to the Board of AAAS to encourage and strengthen applied/policy/action research within Asian American Studies.
- UCLA hosted "RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: Impacts of Welfare Reform on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs)" in June 2006. The symposium bought together university and government researchers, as well as community representatives and legislative staff. It examined current research on this population, discussed the implications for policies and programs, and identifed new research.
Pictures
Web version: Symposium
PDF version: Research Agenda
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