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As May comes to an end, let's not forget the importance of celebrating the rich heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the US! ?? Their historical and cultural contributions have significantly enriched our society. Here's to continuous appreciation of AAPI communities' vibrant cultures all year round! 6 Impactful Ways to Celebrate and Honor AAPI Communities >> https://ow.ly/PjLJ50S0Tih

?? Justice: The Missing Piece in DEI Conversations in Aotearoa??? In Aotearoa, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts are essential, but they often miss a key element: Justice. While DEI strives for representation and fairness, justice is about addressing the deep-rooted inequalities caused by colonisation—particularly for Māori communities. Without justice, DEI risks being superficial, failing to tackle the structural harm that holds communities back. It’s time to go beyond inclusion and work towards true systemic change. It's time for the JEDI framing! As a Pākehā positioning myself as Tangata Tiriti, I work with others—especially fellow Pākehā and those newly arrived trying to find their place within the unique context of Aotearoa. If you're interested in learning opportunities or coaching about your own positionality in relation to justice in Aotearoa—or if you live in countries with similar colonial histories and would like to discuss these important issues—please reach out. Together, let’s ensure we acknowledge our historical wrongs and build a future where everyone can thrive. #DEI #Justice #Aotearoa #TeTiriti #SystemicChange #TangataTiriti #JEDI #newblogpost https://wix.to/S0pEXiI

August 9 is a day to celebrate the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of indigenous communities worldwide. Let’s continue to learn from and support the aspirations of indigenous peoples, not just today, but every day. Learn more about our commitment to inclusion at Forvis Mazars: https://bit.ly/3AhR0Ba

August 9 is a day to celebrate the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of indigenous communities worldwide. Let’s continue to learn from and support the aspirations of indigenous peoples, not just today, but every day. Learn more about our commitment to inclusion at Forvis Mazars: https://bit.ly/3AhR0Ba

On this International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we celebrate the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of native communities. Let’s continue to learn from and support the aspirations of native peoples, today and every day. Learn more about our firm’s commitment to inclusion: https://bit.ly/3AhR0Ba

On this International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we celebrate the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of native communities. Let’s continue to learn from and support the aspirations of native peoples, today and every day. Learn more about our firm’s commitment to inclusion: https://bit.ly/3AhR0Ba

In this blog, Dr. Lawrence Hum shares more about his about his Chinese heritage and why he says celebrating AAPI Heritage Month is important to acknowledge the sacrifices and successes of immigrants and minorities nationwide. Read more. #AAPI24?

In this blog, my friend and colleague, Dr. Lawrence Hum, shares more about his Chinese heritage and why he says celebrating AAPI Heritage Month is important to acknowledge the sacrifices and successes of immigrants and minorities nationwide. Read more. #AAPI24?

?????? I once heard a powerful voice in a YouTube video that shared a prompt that I think is very applicable to the work we do and spaces we hold in Higher Education… “What happens if we thought more intentionally that our businesses and college campuses occupy lands that once belonged to Indigenous Peoples that are still here.” The video is shared below. I encourage all to make the space to sit with the voices and narratives being shared in it: https://lnkd.in/eNBrqqk3 Notice she said, “that are still here.” I can’t help but wonder what it is like for those Indigenous Peoples to see so many different people benefiting from lands that no longer belong to them and for some of them that have no access to because of various societal and political measures. I think about a doctoral classmate that helped me to understand the rotten-with-bias bureaucratic processes such as which Indigenous Peoples are federally recognized and those that are not. What happens to their culture and history? Who chose the governing bodies to determine which histories and truths would be elevated and others to be erased? I’ve been in various day to day and professional development spaces discussing how to properly acknowledge Indigenous Peoples and their narratives, history as land caretakers and other contributions. It’s equally important to make space to hold, face, and work to rehabilitate the harms done over time. Even though I am not personally responsible for those harms, I choose to be conscious and responsible to not ignore how my role and privileged positionality as a University professional have resulted in my access and benefit of collegiate operations conducted because of harm and on stolen lands. I encourage all to commit to the introspective work needed to consider challenging ourselves to shift advocacy and agency beyond the comfort to simply honor Indigenous peoples and narratives with voiced land and labor acknowledgments recited during various spaces of training, education, or narrative sharing. In some spaces, the acknowledgment has seemed as performative allyship and an empty, trending gesture not enacted to invoke change or raised conscious but as a self-serving pat on our own backs. Each day, it’s important for us to consider how to operationalize our respective platforms, voices, and positionality to be firm and organic advocates. How does our advocacy and agency shift to be more conscious and action oriented? How do we diligently seek out non-self-serving partnership and collaborative resolution finding and rehabilitation with Indigenous Peoples on campuses and in the nearby communities? What common day practices represent barriers we uphold and perpetuate that explicitly and implicitly threaten the existence, access, and legacy of Indigenous Peoples? These reflectively questions are a short list of a longer list… questions that DESERVE ongoing answers and invested resources and increased attention.

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! This month, and every month, we celebrate the achievements and contributions that generations of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders have made to American history, society, and culture, including lasting contributions to our Nation’s economic prosperity, technological advancements, and social/political change, while navigating significant cultural and systemic barriers. Learn more at asianpacificheritage.gov #AANHPIHeritageMonth