Student-led clubs on college campuses create a strong sense of community and cultural connection for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students. These organizations often host cultural events, social gatherings, and provide academic and personal support. Here’s a list of active clubs at colleges and universities in Southern California:
(listed alphabetically by school)
Cal State Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), Carson
• Asian Pacific Islander Association
Email: apiacsudh@gmail.com
Website: csudh.edu/organization/apiacsudh
Instagram: @apia.csudh
• Oceania
Email: csudhoceaniapisa@gmail.com
Instagram: @csudh_oceania
Cal State Fullerton (CSUF), Fullerton
• South Pacific Islander Cultural Association (SPICA)
Email: spica.president@gmail.com
Website: fullerton.edu/aparc/clubs/spica
Instagram: @csufspicafam
Cal State Long Beach (CSULB),
Long Beach
• Asian, Pacific Islander, & Desi Resource Center
Email: apidrc@csulb.edu
Instagram: @apidrc.csulb
• Pacific Islander Association
Email: csulb_pacificislanders@yahoo.com or pacificislanderassociation@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/csulbpia
Chapman University, Orange
• Pua’ikeana, Hawaii Club
Phone: (714) 997-6815
Email: chapman.puaikeana@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/chapman.puaikeana
Concordia University, Irvine
• Ka Pu’uhonua Hawaiian Club
Email: isabella.johnson@eagles.cui.edu
Website: cui.edu/studentlife/student-leadership/clubs-and-organizations/hawaiian-club
Cypress College, Cypress
• Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA)
Phone: (714) 484-7145
Email: jquenga@cypresscollege.edu
Website: cypresscollege.edu/asian-pacific-islander-desi-american-apida-resource-center
El Camino College, Torrance
• MANA Program
Phone: (310) 660-3593 ext.7857
Email: MANA@elcamino.edu
Website: elcamino.edu/support/resources/mana
Fullerton College, Fullerton
• Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA)
Email: rkar@fullcoll.edu
Instagram: @apidastudentsfc
Website: apida.fullcoll.edu
Irvine Valley College, Irvine
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Club (AAPI)
Email: ivc.aapi.club@gmail.com
Website: elcamino.edu/support/resources/mana
Pepperdine, Malibu
• Hawaii Club
Email: pepperdinehawaii@gmail.com
Instagram: @pepperdinehawaii
Website: vine.pepperdine.edu
San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego
• Pacific Islander Student Association
Website: sdsupisa.wixsite.com
Instagram: @pisa.sdsu
Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego
• Pasifika Law Students (PLS)
Email: pls@tjsl.edu
Website: facebook.com/Pasifika-Law-Students
University of California, Irvine (UCI), Irvine
• NOOK: Na ‘Opio O Ka ‘Aina Hawai’i Club
Email: hawaiiclubatuci@gmail.com
Website: hawaiiclubatuci.weebly.com
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),
Los Angeles
• Hui O ‘Imiloa, Hawai’i Club at UCLA
Email: hawaii.ucla@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/HawaiiClubAtUcla
• Pacific Islands’ Student Association (PISA)
Facebook: facebook.com/ucla.pisa
Instagram: @ucla_pisa
University of La Verne, La Verne
• Asian American Pacific Islander Club
Email: aapi.club@laverne.edu
Instagram: @aapiclub_ulv
University of Redlands, Redlands
• Hawai’i Club
Instagram: @hawaiiclubuofr
University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles
• USC Hawaii Club
Facebook: facebook.com/USC-Hawaii-Club
Instagram: @uschawaiiclub
• USC PISA
Email: pisausc@gmail.com
Instagram: @uscpisa
Whittier College, Whittier
• The Hawaiian Islanders Club (HIC)
Phone: (808) 277-8144
Email: hic@poets.whittier.edu
Website: whittier.edu/leap/clubs