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The Role of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions in Reframing Leadership Education

Audience
Educators, Researchers

Keywords
Minority Serving Institutions, Pacific Islanders, Institutional Role, Culturally Relevant Education, Minority students

Author(s)
Demeturie Toso-Lafaele Gogue, Rikka J Venturanza, Aida Cuenza-Uvas, Mike Hoa Nguyen

Date
2021

Abstract
Leadership education within postsecondary institutions has often failed to consider the ways in which Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) make sense of their leadership identity. This article explores the role that Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions have in fostering AAPI leaders through culturally relevant practices and services that recognize and embrace students’ racial and ethnic backgrounds.