News and Events
Our media database will include the latest news footage and archives of past Asian Pacific American Council of Educators articles. Here you will find a collection of relevant publications and reports over the past year. Check out some of our featured articles below and learn more about our efforts.
APACE LI Meetings/Events 2023-2024
Lasting Legacy...
Lasting Legacies, the White House Initiative on AANHPI turns 25.
'A Midsummer's Night Dream', well, sorta ....
Several members of APACE-LI took the opportunity on June 28th, 2024 to gather for some repast and for some well deserved walk along the boardwalk. Members Lihong, Randy, Soh Young, Gus, as well as, some new faces met for dinner at the East Bay Diner for a bountiful meal. They all went for a walk on the Jones Beach Boardwalk to assist their digestion and to breath a sigh of relief of having finished another year at school. A truly reflective mood took over the group that evening with several philosophical discussions, along with many a, "... I didn't know that about you!!"
Educational Leadership Program Empowers Future School Leaders
Stony Brook University’s Educational Leadership (EDL) certificate program is designed to equip current and aspiring school administrators with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel......
Town Of Hempstead
Asian American Heritage Month Celebration 2024
Our organization was proud to be represented on this occasion by our members. as well as. by being one of the honorees. Don Clavin, Town Supervisor, stated, "Hempstead Town is the largest and most diverse township in America." We at APACE-LI are proud to partake in these endeavors.
ESBOCES Diversity Fair March 23rd, 2024
Sequoyah High School, Holtsville, NY- On Saturday, March 23r5, 2024 APACE-LI continued membership and community outreach efforts at the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Career Fair for Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Educators.
The Asian Pacific American Council of Educators of New York Celebrates
We would like to honor the Suffolk County's Asian American Advisory Board's celebration of Asian American History Month on May 4th.
An so we prepared a Journal Ad for the event.
White House Initiative
April 11, 2023
We attended the April 11th, 2023 White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. The event provided for federal agencies, and local leaders, for the fourth in a series of summits, to connect AA and NHPI community members directly with federal leaders and resources.
ESBOCES Diversity Fair
March 25th, 2023
Sequoyah High School, Holtsville, NY- On Saturday, March 25, 2023 APACE-LI continued membership and community outreach efforts at the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Career Fair for Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Educators. Teachers, Student Support Professionals and Educational Leader candidates were warmly welcomed. The day provided an opportunity to network with members, discuss interview skills, review resumés, and learn more about APACE-LI. Attendees were provided an informational brochure (see it to the left) for future reference, which included contact information.
A full copy can be downloaded using the appropriate button on the top right.
NYSABE Holds Its 45th Annual Conference and we were there.....
This past month, our own Soh Young Lee-Segredo was invited to multiple events at the 45th NYSABE Conference which was held on March 16 to 18, 2023. She attended as:
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the leader of the Hempstead School District's Jackson Main Annex World School Choir's conference opening performance
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an educator teaching a session on "How to apply Multiple Intelligences Therory in the Classroom", and
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to receive NYSABE's "Bilingual Teacher of the Year"!!
NYSABE were planning a space in which they could come together as a learning community to focus on the unique needs of their multilingual learners (MLLs) and their families as a way of empowering them to ensure they reach their maximum potential. The conference featured workshops, speakers, and informational sessions highlighting current instructional, social-emotional, and education-related issues that we are facing. They also engaged in conversations on how, we as a learning community, are transforming education to ensure diversity, inclusivity, and equity.
The Beloved Community, an MLK Anti-Hate Event .....
This coming January 15th, in line with Martin Luther King's Birthday celebrations, Temple Beth Shalom of Roslyn will be holding an afternoon of presentations all exhibiting how our diversity help us attaining the 'Beloved Community' that MLK spoke about as an all inclusive sisterhood and brotherhood. Our members of Soh Young Lee-Segredo and her husband, Gustavo will both be bringing their talents to the event.
You are encouraged to register to attend the event at https://tbsroslyn.org/events/ . The event will also be live streamed.
Participating organizations include:
The MultiCultural Council of New York
Asian Pacific American Council of Educators
Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church
Assembly of Prayers Baptist Church of Roslyn Heights
Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation
Shelter Rock Jewish Center
Turkish Cultural Center of Long Island
NAACP Freeport/Roosevelt
Jewish Community Relations Council
East Williston Library
Shelter Rock Library
The Bryant Library
News12 INTERVIEWS OUR DR. MARY WARING ON HER HOPES FOR THE FUTURE .....
On May 23rd, Long Island's News12 station interviewed Dr. Mary Waring on how she hopes we will be able to inspire Asian American students to follow careers in education. Please go to the follow link to read and see the full interview:
MEMBERS HONORED BY SUFFOLK COUNTY...
Two of our members were honored on May 21st, at the 2022 Suffolk County Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month Celebration. Randy K. Young, M.S. Ed. and Dr. Mary Waring were among the eight honorees celebrated by the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board (SCAAAB).
Further, our founder and President acted as the celebration's MC, as well as, performer.
Honorees received citations from Suffolk County officials for their work with AAPI communities across Long Island. Please enjoy video content from the event.
