On Saturday, June 4, California State University, Dominguez Hills will host Journey to Success: Pacific Islander College Fair. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Loker Student Union on campus, the fair will feature a variety of interactive workshops and information sessions on topics including financial aid, admissions, and college life. Assemblymember Warren Furutani (55^th District) will serve as guest speaker at the event.

Journey to Success is a component of the CSU’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Initiative, one of the first in the country with the goal of improving college access and graduation achievements among underserved students within the AAPI community. The CSU has established a number of successful similar initiatives for other underserved communities. The AAPI Initiative targets California’s Samoan, Tongan, Marshallese, Hawaiian, Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Fijian and underserved Chinese, Vietnamese and Filipino communities.

Four CSU campuses will host Journey to Success college fairs targeting a specific cultural group within the AAPI communities, with CSU Dominguez Hills organizing the fair for Pacific Islander families. Through collaboration between university officials and members of the Samoan, Tongan, Marshallese and Hawaiian communities of Southern California, the Journey to Success: Pacific Islander College Fair on June 4 has the following goals:

• To reach traditionally underrepresented communities
• To provide a multi-cultural experience
• To empower families with knowledge about how to make college a reality
• To engage students in a college environment
• To open doors to opportunity

To RSVP to the June 4 fair at CSU Dominguez Hills, visit www.calstate.edu/pacificislander.

For more information about the AAPI initiative, visit www.calstate.edu/externalrelations/partnerships/asian-pacific.shtml.