As a part of bringing awareness about culture and identity to campus, the Multicultural Center and Asian Pacific American Student Association will host the Asian Desi Pacific Islander American conference from April 25-27.

As part of the conference, a series of various guest speakers, students and faculty will discuss the importance of solidarity between the ADPIA communities. The conference’s main goal is to come up with strategies to unite the different Asian Desi Pacific Islander communities. Please refer to ADPIA schedule room locations.

“For me I kind of struggled with solidarity and this is an opportunity for different cultures to understand the importance of solidarity,” Kultura Pilipinas co-director Demiliza Saramosing said.

The conference is free, but students who wish to attend must register on the ADPIA website. Guest speakers for this conference include:

-Nini Hayes, poet and performer

-Suey Park, freelance writer and inventor of the hashtag #NotYourAsianSidekick

-Pua Case, expert in ocean voyaging and teacher of hula and chant about the sacred mountain on Mauna Kea

-Deepa Kumar, associate professor of Media Studies and Middle Eastern Studies

-Cherly E. Matias, assistant professor in the Urban Community Teacher Education Program and Urban Ecologies doctoral at the University of Colorado

“We hope that people can become empowered and acknowledge the struggles and culture of the ADPIA community,” Saramosing said.