About Us

CU APAHM (Asian Pacific American Heritage Month) commits itself to organizing a wide range of programs for the
month of April, Columbia’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, in order to bring broader awareness of the Asian
American/ APIA community and its rich history to campus. Every year, APAHM’s events all take place during April,
which is APA Heritage Month here at Columbia. During that month, APAHM celebrates the culture, investigates the
issues, and showcases the talents of Asian Pacific Islander Americans within and beyond our community.

The APAHM 2015 theme is THREADS

Figurative and material threads represent the narratives of Asian Pacific Americans from the past to present. The weaving of these individual threads into a unified piece of fabric reveal the intricacy of APIA relationships and history. Each distinctive thread plays an important role; the absence of one leads to the unraveling of others. This April, APAHM will weave personal stories into “mosaics” displaying the diversity of APIA issues and cultures.

Next Event: Opening Ceremony

Meet the 2015 Board

Harrison Liew

Columbia Co-President
SEAS'16, EE/Economics

Laura Tang

Secretary/Webmaster
CC'17, CS/Linguistics

Xinni Liu

Barnard Co-President
BC ’16, Psychology/PoliSci, Stats

Huei Chin Ng

Co-Treasurer
BC ’16, Biology/Pre-Med

Kathy Zhu

Co-Treasurer
CC’15, Economics-Statistics/CS

Executive Board

E-Board works to organize Opening and Closing Ceremony as well as helps Event Chairs with the logistics of their individual events.

Event Chairs

Andrew Tieu

'HYPE'

Annie Wang

'Mental Health Panel', 'Zine', 'Paper Thoughts'

Edmund Qiu

'APIA Undocumented and The American Dream'

Michelle Lee

'Asian Women Filmmakers', 'Film Festival'

Paulina Mangubat

'Folkslam'

Shawn Wang

'Being Asian in Academia'

Zoha Shahabuddin

'Silk Road'

Anna Wen

'Casino Night'

Daphne Chow

'Spotlight: Asians in Fashion'

Isabel Chun

'Month-Long Art Exihibition'

Nihal Shetty

'Stitches'

Sanchit Jain

'What Does Asian Mean?'

Sophie Lucy

'Pockygrams'

Event Chairs

Each event chair spearheads his/her own event! From political panels to art exhibitions, from poetryslams to film screenings, each event chair is an integral part of making the month happen.

Past Events and Board Members

We would be no where without the support from previous APAHM members!
Thank you so much for your invaluable help ♥