Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group (AAAPI ERG)
Our Mission
The effort to form the AAAPI ERG was initiated by several colleagues who came together to support one another, led by Susan Cheng, senior associate dean for diversity, equity & inclusion and associate professor of family medicine at the School of Medicine, Jesse Szeto, Jocelyn B. de Guzman and Jaime Brown.
“Over the past two years of anti-Asian bias, violence and xenophobia heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have recognized a need to come together and support one another more,” says Cheng. “While identifying a need, there is also great joy in forming and building community and solidarity across Georgetown University.”
The AAAPI Employee Resource Group (AAAPI ERG) strives to support and sustain a network of professionals (faculty and staff) whose objective is to celebrate, empower and advance AAAPI identifying employees and allies at Georgetown University.
Our mission is to center AAAPI employees at Georgetown University and their distinct experiences, creating an inclusive, equitable, and just workplace environment. We envisionan institution in which AAAPI employee voices are amplified through civic engagement, leadership cultivation, and advocacy.
Upcoming Events (at Georgetown)
Georgetown Asian, Asian American Pacific IslanderEmployee Resource Group (AAAPI ERG),in partnership with LGBTQ+ ERG, Georgetown Women’s Alliance (GWA), and GU Library,warmly invites you to join us for our
Diwali Celebration
Thursday, October 23, 2025
4:00pm ET to 7:00pm ET
Murray Room, Lauinger Library
Georgetown University Hilltop Campus
RSVP: https://g.town/ergdiwali2025
The Georgetown Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group (AAAPI ERG), in partnership with the LGBTQ+ ERG, Georgetown Women’s Alliance (GWA), and the Georgetown University Library, is thrilled to welcome all Georgetown employees and their families to this cross-cultural celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights .
Program Highlights:
- AAAPI ERG Fall Town Hall (4:00–4:30 p.m.)
- Film Screening: A Nice Indian Boy (4:45–6:45 p.m.)
About Diwali:
Also known as Deepavali, Tihar, or Bandi Chhor Divas, Diwali celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil across the South Asian diaspora. Observed by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists, it honors renewal, generosity, joy, and community.
In celebration of OUTober, we’ll also spotlight themes of love and identity through the 2024 film A Nice Indian Boy from Wayfarer Studios.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at aaapi@georgetown.edu .
Past Programming
October 3, 2024 | FY25 Q1 Town Hall
Big thanks to everyone who joined us for our first virtual Town Hall of the academic year! We are so grateful to have been joined by Ejaz Baluch, Jr., senior trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice specializing in Employment Litigation. He shared fascinating insights and findings from his detail with the White House Initiative on Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI), including:
The impact of disaggregated data seen through the “WHIAANHPI 2024 National Overview”
Ways to get involved, starting with signing up for the WHIAANHPI newsletter
September 26, 2024 | Staff/AAP Appreciation Picnic on Leavey Esplanade
Reminders
Please stay in touch with us with your ideas, feedback, and/or interest in volunteering via email, our Instagram profile , or through our anonymous feedback form .
More information about board elections coming soon! Please send us an email at aaapi@georgetown.edu with your questions about any of our open positions (Faculty Co-Chair, Communications/Events/Membership Chair, and Medical Center Representative).
Resources
- AAPI Tool Kit
- View slides from the Town Hall Meeting (June 15, 2023)
- What should we do next? Fill out our Summer (& beyond) Availability form
- How are we doing so far? Email us here or use the anonymous feedback form
