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The Asian & Pacific Islander & Desi American (APIDA) Success Initiative strives to inspire and prepare all students for success at CSUSM with care and support. For our low-income, first-generation, and returning students - we are here.
As a Vietnamese American transfer student from San Diego, I've connected with students, faculty, and staff who have become endless supporters in my educational and extracurricular journeys. I encourage students to join clubs on campus to meet new people who will ultimately be a part of their own lifelong journeys.
Vina Duprat
Senior, Business Management Major
The CSUSM Experience
CSUSM recognizes and honors the diversity of students with ancestral ties to Asia
and the Pacific. At least 15% of enrolled CSUSM students have familial and cultural
ties to the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, China, India, Korea, Laos, and more. Among
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students, 1.4% identify proudly as Native Hawaiian,
Guamanian or Chamorro, Samoan, Fijian, Tongan, and more. Your presence matters!
Students choose CSUSM with minimal college advising, academic challenges in high school, units transferred from community college, caregiving responsibilities, military experience, and workforce employment or self-employment. CSUSM is proudly a first-choice university guided by student priorities for holistic success!
CSUSM offers practical curricula - often with ties to community and industry - and inspires all students to discover and pursue their career aspirations.
Students choose CSUSM with minimal college advising, academic challenges in high school, units transferred from community college, caregiving responsibilities, military experience, and workforce employment or self-employment. CSUSM is proudly a first-choice university guided by student priorities for holistic success!
CSUSM offers practical curricula - often with ties to community and industry - and inspires all students to discover and pursue their career aspirations.
Academic Excellence & Support
Resources are available to help you succeed and thrive while studying at CSUSM.
- Academic & Support Resources
- APIDA Directory
- Mentorship and Advising with the APIDA Student Success Coordinator. Ask Allura where the faculty and staff mentors are located throughout the university!
- Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (NHPI) Mentoring with the Peer Navigators (@apida_csusm OR nhpi@csusm.edu)
- Mental Health & Stress Management Support with Naomi Wu, MA (Psychology Intern for 2023-2024) of Student Health and Counseling Services.
- Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research/Internship Opportunities
- Asian American/ Pacific Islander Studies Courses (degree options TBA)
- Learning and Tutoring Centers
- Academic Advising
- Library
- Personalized Academic Success Services (PASS)
- PARL
- Trio McNair Scholars Program
APIDA Center
* Coming Soon in 2024-2025 *
The CSUSM APIDA CENTER brings communities together on ideas and collaborative projects that innovate, develop,
advocate, serve, and strengthen our region.
New Hires to Boost Success of APIDA, American Indian Students
Communities that Care
Staying on the path to earn a college degree often takes twists and turns. Sometimes one sees them coming, like the stress of an upcoming final project for a class, and at other times, school and life blindsides us. The tenacity to achieve that degree can feel unending. Being in community - for a moment or longer span of time - we can get there! A "growth mindset" takes time and support from communities like the ones below.
- Regional Partners
- Catalyst San Diego
- Empowering Pacific Islander Communities
- OCA – Asian Pacific Advocates San Diego
- Pacific Islander Community (PIC) Health Project
- CSUSM U-ACT (Unifying APIDA Communities Together) - Information on the CA Stop the Hate grant awardee will be arriving soon!
- San Diego API Coalition
- Save Our Streets/ Youth Opportunities Network (Oceanside)
- ‘Umeke
- CSUSM Clubs and Student Organizations
- Alpha Kappa Delta Phi
- Alpha Psi Rho
- First Generation Club
- Indian Student Association
- Kamalayan Alliance (inactive)
- Vietnamese Student Association
- Let Allura know if you wish to start a NEW one!
- CSUSM Student Centers
Cultural Events
Stop the Hate Resources
About Us
- Organizers Behind APIDA Success Initiatives
- APIDA Student Success Workgroup (2021 -2022) & APIDA Initiative Steering Committee
- Middle Leadership Academy for NHPI Equity in Action (Faculty & Staff), sponsored by the CSU Student Success Network (2022 - 2023): Josh Galeai, Dr. Christina Holub, Floyd Lai, Cheryl Landin, Lia Mauga, Dr. Grant Muagututia, and Dr. Theresa Suarez.
- APIDA Faculty Staff Association