The Very Persistent Slug – AA/PI/SWANA Year-End Ceremony

Save the date and join the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center (AA/PIRC) on Friday, June 5th from 6-9:30pm at the Merrill Cultural Center! Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with our ceremony beginning at 6 p.m.

Come celebrate the graduating students who have contributed to the Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Southwest Asian & North African (AA/PI/SWANA) community at UCSC.

Our ceremony will include faculty and student speakers, awards, FREE cultural stoles for graduates as they cross our stage, and a food reception.

Inspired by Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, this year’s YEC theme is “The Very Persistent Slug” to celebrate the growth and determination of our graduating students. The Class of 2026 is nourished with the knowledge of their academic studies and life experiences, grounded in community, and is now breaking out of the slug-equivalent of their UCSC cocoons, ready to take on the world.

Graduates! Register at bit.ly/aapirc-yec26 to secure your FREE cultural stole! 

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