APAHE CONFERENCE 2015 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Many Identities: One Call to Action April 8, 2015 - Pre-conference April 9-10, 2015 - Main Conference San Francisco, CA REGISTER FOR THE APAHE 2015 CONFERENCE EARLY BIRD RATE BOOK HOTEL APAHE 2014 CONFERENCE PHOTO CALL FOR PROPOSALS APAHE is committed to addressing issues affecting Asian Pacific American (APA) students, staff, faculty and administrators and supporting APA leadership development in higher education. We invite you to submit a proposal for the conference by reflecting on the conference theme, broadly conceived. The following is a framework of four focal points for proposals that explore issues related to the conference theme, Many Identities: One Call to Action. Advocacy - providing a voice for the APA community and brings to light issues important to the community, including but not limited to social justice, identity (ex: ethnic/race, gender and sexuality), immigration, access to higher education and academic success (ex: state/federal legislation or APA-specific grants/programs) Advancement - promoting professional and personal development, such as leadership, legislation, research and data on the APA community, mentoring, personal tool kit, or continuing advanced education Coalition – strengthening and bringing together the APA community with purpose; examples include grassroots efforts across and within ethnic groups and communities, community building Inspiration - evoking stories and narratives from and about the APA community, including but not limited to success and failures, lessons learned and resilience, leadership; “paying it forward,” or spirituality/religion/faith Click here for Proposal Submission Form – Fillable PDF, please note you may have to save document first for fillable function to work. Deadline for proposals due Friday, December 19, 2014; 11:59pm (PST). For questions, contact Belinda Vea, Ph.D., at belinda.vea@ucop.edu or 510/987-9581.