WASHINGTON -- The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) today released, in partnership with the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, precursory findings from its forthcoming research report, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, The College Completion Agenda, and America's Commitment to Equity and Diversity.
Authored by acclaimed researcher and CARE Principal Investigator Robert Teranishi, the highly anticipated report is the most comprehensive data available about college completion among AAPI students.
The findings being revealed today from the report point to the implications that the shifting demography of the AAPI population has on higher education, and the institutions that disproportionately serve AAPI students.
The recent release of the 2010 Census data shows that America is at the crossroads of tremendous demographic changes, including a significant growth among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).
The face of American education from K–12 to higher education is quickly experiencing profound changes spurred on by the fast pace growth among AAPIs—a population that is expected to reach nearly 40 million people by 2050.
As the growth and the needs of the AAPI community continue, likewise are diversity and equity in education quickly becoming matters of importance to higher education policy discussions and, ultimately, the national college completion agenda.
IMPACT ON COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SERVING GROWING AAPI STUDENT POPULATION In addition, and in response to the needs that exists for AAPI students in higher education and our nation's future more broadly, the Asian Pacific Islander American Association of Colleges and Universities (APIACU) is also launching today at 2011 APIASF College Completion Forum: Strengthening Institutions that Serve Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Washington, D.C.