Taking A Deep Dive

“Woke culture” and the practice of discussing normalized societal-established morals on school grounds are only spoken on from an open-ended perspective. Especially within affinity groups and clubs, the various spaces offered at these educational institutions are able to recognize and generate these in-depth conversations to their extent. Among the rest of these schools, and even including these groups at times, many institutions only manage to cover the baseline of X, Y, and Z, covering talking points revolving around long-standing issues from a surface-level perspective. Because of this, several student bodies are only allowed to hear the loose definitions behind these important topics that need to be talked about, instead of fully unraveling them. There are barriers blocking these communities from seeing past these shallow acknowledgments of crucial subject matters. When talking about these topics, many centered around identity, it is important to acknowledge all aspects of it, not just the contrived version of what people want to hear. Taking A Deep Dive aims to facilitate profound and meaningful discussions, as well as promote awareness and acknowledgment, regarding the Asian Pacific Islander (API) identity within educational institutions facing similar challenges. The objective of Taking A Deep Dive is to actively recognize and engage in dialogue about the diverse aspects, both positive and negative, that contribute to the identification of API individuals in schools where such experiences are often overlooked, misconstrued, or merely touched upon without further exploration. By supporting API-identifying youth in exploring their API identity within different educational settings worldwide, Taking A Deep Dive endeavors to cultivate an inclusive environment where these young individuals can not only embrace their own API cultures and attributes but also utilize our organization as a valuable resource to empower other API-identifying youth across the globe.