MEDIA ADVISORY
SD UNIFIED STUDENTS TO CELEBRATE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER DESI AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH WITH PERFORMANCES, SPOKEN WORD, FLAG RAISING
WHAT: Student-led Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month Flag Raising and Celebration
WHY: Students from across the district, including representatives from the newly created APIDA Student Board, will join together to celebrate the vast ethnic and cultural diversity of the APIDA community and show the power the community holds when they come together in solidarity.
WHEN: Thursday, May 1, 2025, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Eugene Brucker Education Center flagpole, 4100 Normal Street, San Diego, 92103
VISUALS:
- Student speakers representing Chamorro, Chinese American, Filipino American, Indian American, and Japanese American heritage
- Performances featuring students from the Karen, Chinese American, and Pacific Islander communities
- Student-designed flag being raised
SCHOOLS REPRESENTED: Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary School, Erikson Elementary School, Gage Elementary School, Hoover High School, Marshall Middle School, Morse High School, San Diego High School, San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts
BACKGROUND: This event marks the second time San Diego Unified has hoisted the student-designed APIDA flag at district headquarters. Following the flag raising ceremony, high school students will attend the district’s first-ever APIDA Conference at Mesa College, where students will participate in workshops on higher education, fashion, and cultural dance; and engage in a listening session with the San Diego County Office of Education to help inform the County Educational Blueprint.
MEDIA PARKING: Parking lot in front of flagpole, 4100 Normal Street, San Diego, 92103
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*Editor note: Early media interview availability with a district representative beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Media contact: James Canning, jcanning@sandi.net, 313-580-2845
James Canning (He/Him)
Executive Director, Strategic Communications & Information
San Diego Unified School District
jcanning@sandi.net | www.sandiegounified.org
Mobile Phone: 313-580-2845
4100 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103
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