Pacific Islander Student Association (PISA)

our ADVISORS

INGRID MAPANAO-RACHO, MSW, MPH

Program Coordinator, Center for Asian Pacific Islander Student Empowerment (CAPISE).

Ingrid brings over 10 years of experience in community engagement, student success programming, and culturally inclusive practices across higher education, nonprofit, and public sectors. A proud second-generation Filipino American from East Side San Jose, Ingrid is excited to be back in the Bay Area after spending the last decade in Philadelphia. Read more

neil ordinario, mlis

Information Technology Consultant, University Library at San Jose State University

Originally from Hawai'i, Neil has over 20 years of library support staff experience working in Access Services, the Institutional Repository and IT Services and has coordinated the library’s Course Reserves and e-Reserves services. He received his MLIS degree from SJSU in Spring 2018.

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CENTER FOR ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENT EMPOWERMENT (CAPISE)

We are affiliated with the Center for Asian Pacific Islander Student Empowerment (CAPISE) which "provides community-building and cultural and academic empowerment opportunities for Asian and Pacific Islander students at SJSU."

Program Director: Dr. Jinni Pradham, Ph.D
Location: Student Union - West, 1st floor, next to Veterans Resource Center
Phone: 408-924-3674
Email: capise@sjsu.edu
Website: https://www.sjsu.edu/capise/

COMMUNITY SUPPORTER

DR. VIDALINO RAATIOR

Coordinator, Study Abroad & Exchange Programs

Dr. Vid, our founding club advisor, is stepping into an informal role of community supporter. He is a Chuukese international educator, social entrepreneur, and community organizer for the Micronesian diaspora in the U.S. He earned his doctoare from University of Hawaii at Manoa and currently coordinates study abroad & exchange programs in Asia and the Pacific at SJSU.

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