The Asian Pacific Islander Club has been with Prep since 2015 and is currently being led by Ms. Alcantara. When the club was first started it was called the American Asian Association (AAA) but last year the decision was made to rename it to be more welcoming and supporting to students with a Pacific Islander heritage. The club works with identifying and celebrating all Asian identities. They meet every other Tuesday in I100. During meetings, students usually play a game or do an activity of some kind, such as origami, and eat food. They will also soon start have Boba tea runs like last year.

The APIC is planning on being more involved outside of the Prep community this year. They had a guest author, Jamie Ford, who came to campus to chat with the students a couple years ago. Growing up as an Asian-American, the talk was a great way to “connect curriculum to culture”.

The club held a fundraising for disaster relief in regions of Asia and the Pacific Islands and most recently, Indonesia, which was drastically affected by a tsunami. The club is planning on doing more fundraising during APIC week.

One of the main goals the club has this year is to talk more about Pacific Islanders and their culture and integrate it within the club as all Asian identities are celebrated. One of the student leaders, Kyle Hoang, from the class of 2020, said that APIC shirts will be available for purchase next semester, so keep an eye out for those. All are welcome and the club is always open to suggestions and feedback on how to better represent Pacific Islanders or any other Asian identities.