APID/A is an umbrella term intended to be inclusive of the broad and diverse Asian Diaspora and stands for Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi/American. This intentionally includes Desi, a broad term referencing many who identify as part of the South Asian diaspora.

The APID/A Staff Association serves any staff member interested in engaging with the APID/A experience on the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor campus.

Currently, the association is a loose-knit group that are weighing the pros and cons of a more institutionalized position as either a recognized group housed in an appropriate department or as an official university organization.

We understand that it can be challenging to justify attending identity-based staff association meetings and events. 

• We attempt to make our meetings accessible to all staff members located on central campus, north campus, and satellite offices. Staff can remote in to participate during lunch hours for the general meeting. We also aim to host one meeting per year on north campus. 

• Participation aligns with two of the strategies of UM's DEI plan, including creating an equitable and inclusive campus climate, and recruiting a diverse workforce

• Participation aligns with multiple components of the Human Resources Michigan Expectations Model. 

• Lastly, we provide a focus on professional development opportunities that can fit well with supervisor expectations.

There are a few ways to stay informed about upcoming opportunities to participate in APID/A Staff Association. 

1. Subscribe to the Umich MCommunity email list for share-outs from any UM APIDA member to the apida.staff@umich.edu email.

2. Join APID/A's GChat with your UM email

3. Subscribe to receive the monthly APID/A Staff Association Newsletter for upcoming relevant events, updates, job and award opportunities, staff spotlights, and news for APIDA-identifying UM staff.

4. Add the APID/A Staff Association calendar to your Google Calendar.

Indigo: Indigo is the LSA Asian and Asian-American Faculty Alliance is an organization and advocacy group that promotes an inclusive climate for Asian and Asian-American faculty at the University of Michigan

UAAO: Established in 1988, the United Asian American Organizations (UAAO) serves as the defacto umbrella organization to unify the Asian/Pacific Islander American (A/PIA) community on campus. They are a coalition group representing various A/PIA organizations on campus. Their aim is to serve as the liaison and collaboration agent for diverse A/PIA organizations at U-M, promote awareness of A/PIA issues, serve as a political voice for A/PIA organizations on campus, and develop relationships with other people of color groups on campus and A/PIA organizations outside of U-M.

Association of Chinese Professors: The Association of U-M Chinese Professors was organized in late 2002. Association members are tenured or tenure-track professors of Chinese heritage. The mission of the Association is to promote friendship and interactions between Chinese professors at the University of Michigan, to exchange ideas on how to thrive at the University of Michigan and how to excel as an educator and researcher, to have a support network and to promote the interests of its members, and to promote academic and cultural exchange between China and the US.

Stop AAPI Hate Task Force: In response to COVID-19 related incidents of  xenophobia and racism against the Asian and Asian American community, faculty, staff, and students began  meeting in March 2020 to organize, support, and advocate for the U-M APIDA community. 

APID/A Knowledge Community: The APID/A Knowledge Community seeks to develop a deeper understanding of the diversity of the APID/A community at U-M and propose recommendations for improving the collection, analysis, access, and use of institutional data. It was grant-funded by the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) for January 2019 through June 2020. The leaders of this Knowledge Community are/were Mary Rose, program manager in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the provost’s office; and Fiona Lee, Arthur F. Thurnau professor of psychology, and associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion/professional development in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA).