The survey will be released on March 7 to all AANHPI students on campus via mass email and consist of a community needs assessment created by an AANHPI student advisory board of all involved members of the research project. 

“We are excited to hear from more students about their experiences, needs and ideas for solutions,” Maynard said about the survey. 

AAPI Data at UC Riverside awarded the team a $199,994 grant to cover the community needs assessment, to be spent through September 2023. 

The group will involve two staff members from the UCSB Asian Pacific Islander Taskforce, a staff member from the UCSB Diversity, Equity and Inclusion office, two Asian American studies department faculty and a staff member from the Educational Opportunity program, Maynard said.

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