Meet the ASAM Team
"Many Asian American students who are in college now have had ZERO opportunity to learn about their histories. (Yet) research shows that when students, especially students of color, are offered culturally relevant curriculum, this has a positive impact on student academic engagement, achievement and empowerment--particularly when linked with culturally responsive teaching, grounded in high academic expectations."
– Dawn Lee Tu, Ph.D., Former Faculty Director, Office of Professional Development, De Anza College
Instructors
'caparasfrancesca@fhda.edu','chaichristine@fhda.edu','chowkaren@fhda.edu','jungyoung@fhda.edu','leemae@fhda.edu','leesokam@fhda.edu','mendozasherwin@fhda.edu','nguyenjames@fhda.edu','santaanaanthony@fhda.edu'
Francesca Caparas
Instructor
caparasfrancesca@deanza.edu
408.864.8540
Christine Chai
Instructor
chaichristine@deanza.edu
408.864.5560
Karen Chow
Instructor
chowkaren@deanza.edu
408.864.5763
Visit Karen Chow's Website
Young Jung
Instructor, Asian American and Asian Studies
jungyoung@deanza.edu
408.864.8769
Mae Lee
Instructor, Asian American and Asian Studies
leemae@deanza.edu
408.864.8973
Visit Mae Lee's Website
MCC 14B
So Kam Lee
Instructor, Asian American and Asian Studies
leesokam@deanza.edu
408.864.8769
Sherwin Mendoza
Instructor, Asian American and Asian Studies
mendozasherwin@deanza.edu
408.864.8547
Visit Sherwin Mendoza's Website
James Nguyen
Department Chair and Instructor
nguyenjames@deanza.edu
408.864.5551
Visit James Nguyen's Website
Tony Santa Ana
Instructor, Asian American and Asian Studies
santaanaanthony@deanza.edu
408.864.8887
Campus Allies
'aragonerick@fhda.edu','chungtabangcuratracy@fhda.edu','custodiomarlo@fhda.edu','floresashley@fhda.edu','hongrussell@fhda.edu','kellydenica@fhda.edu','liuhuafu@fhda.edu','nguyenanna@fhda.edu','phammylinh@fhda.edu','saechaochai@fhda.edu','santaanaanthony@fhda.edu','tudawnlee@fhda.edu','wangamy@fhda.edu','yibakerhyonchu@fhda.edu'
Erick Aragon
Counselor
aragonerick@deanza.edu
408.864.8685
RSS 127
Tracy Chung-Tabangcura
Articulation Specialist
chungtabangcuratracy@deanza.edu
408.864.8977
Ashley Flores
Counselor
floresashley@deanza.edu
408.864.5644
RSS 127
Russell Hong
Instructor
hongrussell@deanza.edu
408.864.5430
Denica Kelly
ISP Counselor – on leave for winter and spring 2025
kellydenica@deanza.edu
Visit Denica Kelly's Website
RSS Second Floor
Hua-Fu Liu
Instructor/Chair, Mandarin Language and Culture
liuhuafu@deanza.edu
408.864.5324
Visit Hua-Fu Liu's Website
Anna Nguyen
Counselor
nguyenanna@deanza.edu
408.864.8835
RSS 127
Mylinh Pham
Part-Time Faculty Instructor
phammylinh@deanza.edu
408.864.8770
Chai Schweikert
Counselor
saechaochai@deanza.edu
408.864.5642
RSS 127
Tony Santa Ana
Instructor, Asian American and Asian Studies
santaanaanthony@deanza.edu
408.864.8887
Dawn Lee Tu
Faculty Director, Professional Development
Amy Wang
Counselor, IMPACT AAPI
wangamy@deanza.edu
408.864.8894
LCW 102
Hyon Chu Yi-Baker
Faculty Director, College Life; Judicial Affairs Officer
yibakerhyonchu@deanza.edu
408.864.8239