Services

Community & Study Space

CAPISE is a fully-operational space in the Student Union! We have tables and a comfy sofa where you can study/take a break between classes and be in community with other students. You can also chat with our student and professional staff about any questions you might have about CAPISE services, events, and programs and/or about SJSU. 

Additionally, you can come by to access any and all of our resources:

  • On-campus and off-campus resource flyers
  • Testing supplies (big and small green books, variety of scantrons, manual/mechanical pencils)
  • Asian Pacific Islander (API) Resource Library (see section below)

API Empower Mentorship Program

The Asian Pacific Islander Empower Mentorship (API EM) Program is a new peer mentoring program for first-time, first-year (Frosh) undergraduate students connected to Asian and Pacific Islander experiences. The program started in Spring 2023, and we have had 4 cohorts of mentees and mentors complete the year-long program so far.

The API EM Program's mentee application for our 2026-2027 cohort is closed. We will recruit mentees for the 2027-2028 school year during first-year Orientation in Summer 2027.

Let’s Talk (Fall 2026)

CAPISE partners with SJSU's Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) to provide weekly drop-in hours with a staff from CAPS in our space for students to easily access. Students can use these drop-in hours to learn about how to access support, explore resources, provide perspective, and discuss how counseling could be helpful. Let’s Talk hours will begin on Tuesday, September. 1st.

  • Allie Gregoire, Weekly on Tuesdays from 11 AM - 12 PM

Study Abroad Advising (Fall 2026)

CAPISE partners with SJSU's Study Abroad & Away to provide weekly drop-in study abroad advising in our space for students to easily access. CAPISE will not be offering study abroad advising hours for Fall 2026. 

CAPISE Civic Chats (Fall 2026)

CAPISE partners with SJSU's Office of Community and Government Relations to provide monthly drop-in hours where students can come and talk about campus opportunities/initiatives, government and civil relations more generally, and networking and professional advice. CAPISE Civic Chats: Empower Drop-in Hours will begin on Thursday, September 3rd.

  • Nina Chuang, 1st Thursdays of the month, 11:30am - 12:30pm (9/3, 10/1, 11/5)

Career Center Counseling (Fall 2026)

CAPISE partners with SJSU's Career Center to provide drop-in career counseling (on topics such as career exploration, resume reviews, and/or interview preparation) in our space for students to easily access. Career counseling hours will begin on Monday, September 21st.

  • Sandra DeLeon, biweekly on Mondays, 1:30pm - 2:30pm (9/21, 10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/16, 11/30)

CAPISE Faculty Associate (Fall 2026)

CAPISE's Faculty Associate provides students the opportunity to build community with faculty outside of the classroom and for faculty to collaborate with CAPISE on research and projects that directly support API student success at SJSU. 

For the 2026-2027 academic year, Dr. Wayne Jopanda, Assistant Professor in Asian American Studies, is CAPISE's Faculty Associate. He hosts weekly drop-in hours where students can come and talk to him about his research, Ethnic Studies, activism, social justice in Education, Men of Color Healing and Mental Health, Ethnic Studies/Asian American Studies theory and pop culture (anime, k-dramas, and music). Dr. Jopanda's office hours will begin on Tuesday, September 8th.

  • Dr. Wayne Jopanda's Drop-in Hours, Weekly on Tuesdays from 2 - 3:30 pm

Asian Pacific Islander (API) Resource Library

Photo of bookshelf in CAPISE full of booksThe Asian Pacific Islander (API) Resource Library has a variety of books that reflect the diverse API community, ranging from fiction and poetry to nonfiction and autobiographies. SJSU community members are welcome to read our books while they are in the center or check out a book they’re interested in and borrow it for a one-month period. Our API Resource Library is located next to our front desk, near the entrance to our space. If you are interested in providing book recommendations or donating books to our library, please contact us at capise@sjsu.edu.