Events

Re-Envisioning Cancer Research in Asian American Populations: Data and Community

Thursday, October 26, 2023 | 12 pm - 1:30 PT

The Asian American Research Center on Health (ARCH) is pleased to announce that Scarlett Lin Gomez, MPH, PhD is the 2023 Christopher N.H. Jenkins Award recipient. This award recognizes Dr. Gomez’s significant achievements in community-oriented cancer prevention and control efforts for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Dr. Gomez is a Professor in UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and a key member of the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she is part of the Population Sciences Program and a part of the Leadership Committee of the Prostate Cancer Program.

Dr. Gomez’s many accomplishments include the development of the California Neighborhoods Data System, a compilation of small-area level data on social and built environmental characteristics and has used these data in more than a dozen funded studies to evaluate the impact of social and built neighborhood environment factors on disease outcomes. Furthermore, she has significantly contributed surveillance data on cancer incidence, outcomes, and trends among distinctive Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Hispanic ethnic groups, as well as cancer patterns based on nativity status and neighborhood characteristics.

Dr. Gomez’s impactful work and contributions to cancer data collection, research on multi-level drivers of cancer health disparities, and mentorship continues to aid Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, providing strategies for understanding and addressing their cancer burdens.

Dr. Gomez will be honored and speak at a virtual Jenkins Award & Lecture on Thursday, October 26, 2023 from 12:00-1:30 PM PST. Please register here to join us!

Centering Our Stories - A Community Building Space for BIPOC Staff

Through storytelling, we will co-create a space where BIPOC staff can connect and strengthen their relationships with a restorative justice practice framework centered on our collective voices, expertise, and wisdom.

This series is a partnership between the CARE Program, Restorative Justice Practices, and the Multicultural Resource Center. This series is open to all UCSF staff.

Get more information and register for sessions below or on the UCSF Calendar. Please share the series flyer.

Tuesday, July 18th from 12-1pm | Daily Affirmation Practice: A tool for the workplace
Tuesday, August 15th from 12-1pm | Building Community and Support System
Tuesday, October 17th from 12-1pm | How do you practice self-care: sharing what works for you?
Tuesday, December 5th from 12-1pm | What does connection mean to you – Music, Food, Traditions

Solidarity and Healing

Our hearts are heavy as we once again face the unimaginable. We're only in the first month of 2023, yet 38 mass shootings occrred in the US this year. Within the last weekend, two mass shootings occurred within the Asian community, perpetrated by Asian elder gunmen. A 67 year old Chinese gunman murdered 7 Chinese farm workers and injured 1 person in two separate locations in Half Moon Bay. Another 72 year old Vietnamese man murdered 11 people and wounding 9 others in a shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, during Lunar New Year celebrations.

The AAPI Coalition has compiled a list of resources for solidarity, support and healing within UCSF and the greater Asian community.

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which celebrates all of the Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the United States who have made the country what it is today. During this month, the country celebrates the achievements and remembers the struggles endured by Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.

AAPI Leadership Panel

Monday, May 22 | 12 pm - 1 pm

We will have a dynamic conversation on identity, career trajectory, and AAPI workplace issues such as the bamboo ceiling with the following leaders:

Maye Chrisman, MBA, Vice Dean, Administration and Finance, School of Medicine
Clarice Estrada, MPA, Executive Director, Business Service Center, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, Professor & Associate Division Chief, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, SF Zuckerberg General Hospital
Tung Nguyen, MD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism, Office of Research

Moderated by William Ho, UCSF Medical & Graduate Student, School of Medicine & Graduate Division (Chemistry and Chemical Biology), Medical Scientist Training Program, Co-Chair, UCSF AAPI Coalition.

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Status of Asians and Pacific Islanders at UCSF 2023

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 | 12-1 PM

Join us as we present the current status of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders within our UCSF community, including our AANHPI workforce demographics and Patient Experience by race/ethnicity and language.

Special Guests:

Jeffrey Chiu, VP/Assistant Vice Chancellor of Talent Management and Operations – Human Resources
Won Ha, Vice Chancellor Communications
Hanmin Lee, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
Lourdes Moldre, RN, MSN, ACNP, Patient Care Director, Office of the Chief Nursing Officer; President, Filipino Nurses Association
Alyes Wong, Business Manager, Translation and Technology

1 free CME credit will be awarded by joining this Zoom event

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UCSF Staff Resource Day 2023

UCSF Staff Resource Days will be hosting an in-person staff resource event for the first time in three years on Thursday, May 11, at Mission Bay. Come meet and connect with representatives from organizations, committees, and resources for staff in a social, accessible outdoor environment!

Throughout the week of Monday, May 8 – Friday, May 12, virtual events will be offered to engage staff across the pillars of community, professional development, and wellness.

Staff Resource Connect – In-person event
Date: Thursday, May 11
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Gene Friend Way
Mission Bay Campus

Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education Conference

AMPLIFYING OUR VOICES IN UNITY AND ACTION

Apri 26, 2023 | 2 pm - 5 pm, Inaugural AAPI Staff Symposium (free)

For the first time, the Asian American and Pacific Islander Staff Association at UCOP is co-programming a symposium for UCOP staff to kick off the APAHE conference. This UCOP staff event is free to attend. You must register for the symposium / reception HERE. For those interested in attending APAHE, you must register seperately at: http://apahenational.org/?page_id=5787

April 27 - 28, 2023, APAHE Conference - SOLD OUT!


The Marriott Oakland City Center, Oakland, CA

Happy Lunar New Year

2023 is the Year of the Rabbit.

Lunar New Year is not a federal public holiday. However, a new bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022 is honoring an important cultural holiday in a new way. AB 2596 recognizes Lunar New Year as an official state holiday.

The UC Asian Pacific Islander Staff Association is currently seeking guidance from leadership on how to report hours. Until further guidance, staff must take personal vacation hours to take time off. You can help spread awareness about Lunar New Year by requesting time off and noting to your supervisor it is specifically to celebrate Lunar New Year.

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Fill the Data Gap on Asian Americans: Pew Research Center's Being Asian in America Project

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm PDT

Slide Deck VIDEO FLYER

The Asian American Research Center on Health (ARCH) invites to you to a special webinar focused on the Pew Research Center’s Being Asian in America project which is the largest focus group study Pew Research Center has ever conducted – 66 focus groups (conducted in 18 languages) with 264 total participants – to hear Asian Americans talk about their lived experiences in America.

Dr. Neil G. Ruiz, a political economist and associate director of race and ethnicity research at the Pew Research Center, will speak on this work and engage in discussion with attendees about the implications and next steps of the project.

Co-sponsored by AAPI Coalition and UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach. To learn more, visit asianarch.org or contact [email protected].

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which celebrates all of the Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the United States who have made the country what it is today. During this month, the country celebrates the achievements and remembers the struggles endured by Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.

Status of Asian & Pacific Americans in UCSF 2022

Monday, May 23, 2022 | 1:10 pm – 2:00 pm

The newly formed UCSF Asian American & Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Coalition will present on the current status of Asian & Pacific Islanders from a global to national perspectives and within our UCSF community. In addition, we are bringing a panel representing different API groups at UCSF to speak about the work they do.