UPAC Received Blue Shield Leading the Way for Equitable Health Access Award
“Neighborhood Cafe is about helping the community” says chef Eddie Gochiacoa, who oversees a team of teens and young adults from City Heights who make up the kitchen staff.
UPAC awarded $500,000 Community Assistance Fund grant from SDG&E to support our Cultural Food Pantry
UPAC’s Neighborhood Enterprise Center received a $500,000 Community Assistance Fund grant from SDG&E to open the first Food Pantry offering culturally specific food items and other food staples for low-income families in City Heights. UPAC’s Cultural Food Pantry is open every Saturday from 10:00am to 1:00am.
UPAC’s Neighborhood Enterprise Center received ABC Channel 10 Leadership award for the month of April 2023
“Neighborhood Cafe is about helping the community” says chef Eddie Gochiacoa, who oversees a team of teens and young adults from City Heights who make up the kitchen staff.
San Diego Business Journal’s Top 50 API Leaders of Influence
Congratulations to UPAC President & CEO, Margaret Iwanaga Penrose, for being recognized as a Top 50 API Leader of Influence by San Diego Business Journal. For over 33 years, Margaret has fearlessly led the organization and made a drastic impact in the lives of San Diego immigrant and refugee families.
2022-2023 Beverley Yip Scholars
Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Beverley Yip Scholarship Recipients! We’re excited to share a little bit about this year’s recipients. The purpose of the Beverley Yip Scholarship is to provide scholarships to qualified students in need of financial aid to assist them in pursuing post-secondary education and/or training toward a degree or career in social work,…
AAPI History Month
AAPI History Month Written by: Cas Hom, SDSU Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Association In the United States, the month of May is designated as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI Heritage Month). First introduced by Jeanie Jew, a Chinese American staffer on Capitol Hill in 1976, AAPI Heritage Month is meant to…
How to Respond to Anti-Asian Harassment
How to Respond to Anti-Asian Harassment Written by: Cas Hom, SDSU Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Association What is Happening Discrimination and hate crimes have been on the minds of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in the past few years, and rightfully so. Although anti-AAPI hate is not new, prejudice, discrimination, and…
We Have Our Pride
Written by: Anny Nguyen, SDSU Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Association February 1st marked the rise of the second new moon after the winter solstice and the beginning of Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year is a celebration that can last for 15 days until the arrival of the first full moon. In 2022, we…
UCSD Research Study: Intervention for Loneliness among Older Adults
Researchers at UC San Diego are conducting a research study to improve loneliness and social isolation in older adults in San Diego. This study involves participating in a program that has been designed to reduce loneliness and social isolation by helping you to engage socially. If you meet criteria for this study and agree to…