MANAPUA Program

MANAPUA Mentorship Program

What’s MANAPUA?!?

A mentoring program that empowers students to recognize valuable insights and knowledge about themselves, their cultural identities, college academics, how to address life challenges (both as an individual and as a group), as well as how to build and create community!

Why join MANAPUA?

Develop leadership skills to help cultivate a holistic self!
Acquire tactics and strategies to support academic success!
Build a community within Foothill College!
Learn methodologies on how to navigate and better understand your cultural identity!

Who can join MANAPUA?

All Foothill College students, including International Students!
Students must intend to enroll in Winter & Spring 2026 Academic terms

APPLICATIONS COMING SOON! CHECK BACK HERE!

For questions, please contact:

Jordan Fong, AANHPI Faculty Coordinator (fongjordan@fhda.edu)
Christopher Yang, Program Supervisor (yangchristopher@fhda.edu)

Why the name MANAPUA?

MANAPUA stands for Mentorship & Academics Nexus Ascension Program Uplifting AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders).

Those in the know will also know that manapua is the Hawaiian name for pork buns, an adaptation of Chinese baozi buns.

Asian and Pacifika communities often use food as their love language. Families will often ask "have you eaten?" rather than "how are you?" and will show care and concern through offering food, fruits, and other nourishments.

Many of us learned important life lessons while sitting around a kitchen table with our friends and families or learning how to make traditional dishes from the previous generations. It's through these food traditions that our culture is passed down.

We invite you to join our MANAPUA program to help nourish your soul.

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