Contact Us

Center for Asian Pacific Islander Student Empowerment (CAPISE)

Email: capise@sjsu.edu
Main Phone: 408-924-3674

Office Location
Diaz Compean Student Union
Room 1520 (next to Veterans Resource Center)

Mailing Address
Center for Asian Pacific Islander Student Empowerment
San José State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA  95192-0196

Are you a SJSU class or high school/community college group interested in physically visiting us? Scroll down for more information.

Meet Our Team

Professional Staff

Headshot of Jinni Pradhan

Jinni Pradhan, Ph.D.
Program Director
Pronouns: she/her
jinni.pradhan@sjsu.edu

Jinni Pradhan is the inaugural Program Director for the Center of Asian Pacific Islander Student Empowerment at San José State University and has been working in Multicultural Student Affairs for nearly 10 years. She is a second-generation South Asian, Nepali American, born and raised in the South Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. She did her undergraduate education at the University of San Francisco, and has a Master's degree (M.A.) in Communication from University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a Doctorate degree (Ph.D.) in Cultural Studies from University of California, Davis. Jinni is a huge pop culture and media fan and enjoys watching Japanese dramas, anime, and Marvel films. She also likes to explore different cultural foods and languages, and has varying levels of fluency in English, Japanese, and Nepali. In her position, she promotes the academic and personal growth of Asian and Pacific Islander students by leading the CAPISE team to provide culturally-relevant programs and services through the center and advocating for resources that support student retention and success on campus. 

 

Vacant
Program Coordinator

2024- 2025 Student Staff

Community Organizers (organizing programs)

  • Anishka Chauhan (she/her)
  • Yong Ooi (all pronouns)

Community Marketing Specialists (managing social media & marketing outreach)

  • Ida Kheang (she/her)
  • Cammy Tan (she/her)

Community Operations Specialists (supporting admin and logistics)

  • Karla Nguyen (she/her)
  • Seven Soriano (she/they)

Visiting CAPISE?

CAPISE is a brand new department at SJSU. At this time, CAPISE is unable to:

  • Host large impromptu visits (more than 10 people) from SJSU classes, visiting schools and pre-collegiate programs (due to space constraints).
  • Host student panel presentations (due to space constraints).
  • Lead any campus tours at this time. (We recommend that you reach out to the SJSU Student Outreach and Recruitment (SOAR) department regarding campus tours.)

If you are planning in advance to visit with a large group, please email us a minimum of four (4) weeks in advance, and someone from our professional staff will reach out to you to see if and how we can support your group.