AANHPI Resources
Name |
Description |
Location |
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Telephone |
| Future Pirate Center | Provides onboarding support for those who want to become OCC students | Student Union, Room 102, First Floor | fpr@occ.cccd.edu | 714 - 432-5059 |
| Counseling | Academic planning & personal counseling | Watson Hall, Third Floor | occcounseling@occ.cccd.edu | 714 - 432-5078 |
| Enrollment Services | Information on registering for classes, waitlists, paying fees, student photo, and more | Watson Hall, First Floor | arinfo@occ.cccd.edu | 714 - 432-5072 |
| Financial Aid | Information on federal and state-funded student financial aid programs | Watson Hall, Room 410, Fourth Floor | occfinaid@occ.cccd.edu | 714 - 432-5508 |
| Transfer Center | Provides services and resources to assist students in preparation to transfer to 4-year universities | Watson Hall, Room 215, Second Floor | transfercenter@occ.cccd.edu | n/a |
| Career Center | Explore career paths and related majors, identify interests/skills, and prepare students for internships/jobs via resumes building/related workshops | Watson Hall, Third Floor | careercenter@occ.cccd.edu | 714 - 432-5576 |
| Student Success Center | Offers online/in person free tutoring, study groups, study skills, and other workshops | Classrooms & Labs Building (C&L), Room 103 | successcenter@occ.cccd.edu | 714 - 432-5559 |
| Accessibility Resource Center (Formerly DSPS) | Support students with physical, learning, and/or psychological disabilities | Between Classroom & Labs and Legacy Hall | occdisabledstudents@occ.cccd.edu | 714 - 432-5807 |
| Library | Helps students with research and access to academic materials | Between Starbucks & Lewis Building | n/a | 714 - 432-5885 |
| Student Health Center | Nursing, medical, and mental health services for current OCC students | Between Watson Hall & Gymnasium | n/a | 714 - 432-5808 |
| Pirates' Cove | Assists students facing food insecurity and other basic needs | Between Planetarium and Clark Center | piratescove@occ.cccd.edu | 714 - 432-6892 |
| Campus Safety | Provides emergency assistance, escort to car, etc | Parking Lot C and Moore Theatre | n/a | 714 - 432-5017 (Office) 714 - 432-5555 (Emergencies) |
Name |
Description |
| The Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA), founded in 1997, enhances the health, social, and economic well-being of Asians and Pacific Islanders in Orange County through service, education, advocacy, and research. |
Name |
Description |
Location |
Telephone |
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Provide mental health services for currently enrolled OCC students |
Between Watson Hall & Gymnasium |
714 - 432-6858 |
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AMHC aims to make mental health support simple, welcoming, and accessible for Asian communities around the United States. |
n/a |
n/a |
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Directory to locate South Asian therapists |
n/a | n/a | |
| The Asian LifeNet Hotline is a 24-hour suicide prevention hotline with services available in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, and Fujianese. | n/a | 1-877-990-8585 |
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Description |
| Stop AAPI Hate is a U.S.-based coalition working to end racism and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. As the nation’s largest anti-AAPI hate reporting center, it publishes data and research to expose and address bigotry. Using strategies like data analysis, advocacy, community building, and narrative change, the coalition advances equity and justice while fostering solidarity across communities. | |
| If you have been the target of a hate crime, call the police immediately or we urge you to report to 2-1-1 by visiting hatecrime.211oc.org or calling 2-1-1 to report to Orange County. | |
| Report hate crimes to California Civil Rights Department to receive further help. | |
| OCC Grievances Report Tools | If you've experienced any grievances regarding discriminations, sexual misconduct, service complaint, and more, please visit this page to report. |
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Description |
| Collection of digital archive of Southeast Asian American experience for research purposes. | |
| Provides collection of resources including lesson plans, books, films, and more to help teach AAPI history. | |
| Pew Research Center piece about the lived experiences and perspectives of Asian Americans in their own words. | |
| Psychiatrist Dr. Warren Ng discusses the historical roots of microaggressions, how they can lead to physical assaults, the mental health toll they take on Asian Americans, and how non-AAPI person can be an ally. | |
| Explains the model minority myth & how it affects Asian American students. |