Sonoma State University’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Student Achievement Program (ASAP) has received $1.125 million in funding from 2025 to 2030 from the California State University Chancellor’s Office. This multi-year grant is aimed at supporting the academic success of low-income, first-generation, and underserved AANHPI students, as well as other underrepresented students.
The program, led by Dr. Katherine H. Lee, Dr. Lauren Morimoto, and Dr. Charlene Tung, offers a variety of resources designed to strengthen student success. These include Asian American Studies courses, peer and faculty mentoring programs, advising and career support, conferences, field trips, study hall sessions, and the ASAP Lecture Series, which brings community activists, artists, and leaders to campus. Through these initiatives, ASAP seeks to create a holistic support system that combines academic, social, and professional development for AANHPI students.
Lauren Morimoto, one of the program’s co-leaders, emphasized the value of this funding in creating a welcoming and supportive environment for students…