Mission: To serve as a resource for the lab’s Asian/Pacific community by encouraging and supporting an inclusive environment.
Vision: The group will directly contribute to Fermilab’s goal of retaining and recruiting a culturally diverse workforce by developing and fostering an environment which will allow Fermilab Asian/Pacific Americans to thrive as professionals.
SharePoint for FAPA Members
Members of FAPA can get connected, add their profiles to share with the group, learn about past events, and share resources at the FAPA SharePoint page (login required).
To join our Listserv, please send an email to listserv@fnal.gov with SUBSCRIBE ASIAN_PACIFIC_AMERICANS in the email body.
FAPA, friends, and family celebrated the Lunar New Year, Year of the Rabbit in January 2023.
Cultural celebrations
The Fermilab Asian Pacific Association welcomes members of the community and allies to participate in various celebrations throughout the year. Past events include:
- “Processing Cultural Trauma: Intergenerational Effects of Japanese American Incarceration” by Professor Donna Nagata
- “Standing Up Against Racial Discrimination: Civil rights activist and the Chinese Exclusion Act in the Late Nineteenth Century” by Professor Wenxian Zhang
- “The Misreadings of the Paper Menagerie” Workshop by author Ken Liu in honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Dragon Boat Festival Get Together and Zongzi Demonstration
- Virtual Lunar New Year Celebration
- Diwali Festival Get Together
- Mid-Autumn Festival and Moon Viewing
- Lantern Festival
In honor of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, Fermilab’s Creative Services department developed virtual backgrounds and social media graphics. They are available for download in the gallery.
News
- FAPA Badminton Event, July 26, 2024
- Processing Cultural Trauma: Intergenerational Effects of the Japanese American Incarceration, May 8, 2024
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, May 1, 2024
- Lunar New Year 2024, February 9, 2024
- Standing Up Against Racial Discrimination: Civil rights activist and the Chinese Exclusion Act in the Late Nineteenth Century, December 8, 2023
- Diwali 2023, November 17, 2023
Resources
- American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI)
- Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (Resources at the National Archives)
- Association of Chinese-American Scientists and Engineers (ACSE)
- National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP)
- Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE)
Fermipoint: FAPA Documents and Materials (login required)
Contact Anahi Ruiz Beltran for more information; Executive Sponsor: Rae Moss