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Curriculum

The APIA U: Leadership 101 curriculum is a workshop series that provides a platform for the development of the individual, student organizations and broader community. This training agenda employs concepts from the Critical APIA Leadership Framework (CALF) model, a model that integrates components from the Social Change Model for Leadership Development from the University of California, Los Angeles, research on the "millennial generation" of students, and experience of the APIA community.  The CALF model will focus on developing core competencies that empower participants to develop their identity, build leadership skills and advocate for their community.  Participants can range from campus student leaders to students who want to be more involved.  The one and a half day training will take participants through a series of exercises and discussions that encourage increasing one's participation and strengthening their commitment and ability to participate in social change on behalf of the Asian Pacific American community. 

The first day of training will involve interactive activities and engaging discussions that weave the CALF model's three areas of competencies found to encourage more active participation.  The first competency is in understanding one's cultural self in relation to others.  Discussion will acknowledge the diverse experiences within the APIA community, and the ways in which these shape individual beliefs, values, attitudes and emotions.  Participants will be encouraged to identify issues of importance to them in relation to their cultural identity and foster awareness of the impact of stereotypes on individual and group identity.

The facilitators will engage students on the next competency of understanding their interpersonal communication skills.  Activities will focus on developing participant's ability to critically listen and understand their own perception of others.  They will explore the power and diversity dynamics of interpersonal relations within groups like their own organization, and gain strategies to compensate for these dynamics including management and organizational issues.

The session will also empower leaders to address APIA Social Justice in order to eradicate persistent inequalities in society.  Discussion will focus on education of contemporary APIA issues, as well as historical patterns of injustice.  Participants will gain an understanding of how historical social advocacy has led to transformations that impact their organization and their personal lives.  Information on national resources and points of entry to aide in their advocacy will be provided.