APICI HUSD

08/15/2026

What an incredible day connecting with our community! 🎒✨

We were absolutely thrilled to participate in the 2026-2027 Annual Hayward Backpack Giveaway.

Joining forces with the Hayward Unified School District and our fantastic community organizations, to welcome students back for the new school year was a true honor.

This event was the perfect opportunity to introduce APICI to the community. We had so much fun meeting everyone! A huge thank you to every single person who stopped by our space, said hello, and shared a smile with us. We hope you love your free giveaways and, of course, enjoyed the candies!

Wishing all the students, parents, and teachers a fantastic, successful school year ahead. We are so proud to be part of this community! See you all on our first APICI gathering of the year on September 2 at the HUB Multi-Purpose Room, 24823 Soto Road, Hayward from 5pm-6:30pm!

08/15/2026

APICI was thrilled to join the Hayward Unified School District for the 2026–2027 annual backpack giveaway! It was wonderful to meet students and families, share smiles, and hand out fun treats. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello and explore our space.

Wishing all the students, parents, and teachers a fantastic, successful school year ahead. We are so proud to be part of this community!

08/07/2026

08/07/2026

🎒 The countdown to the 2026-2027 school year is officially ON!

🎒We at APICI are bursting with excitement to welcome back our incredible AANHPI community and all of our amazing Hayward Unified School District students and families!

🌟Our brand-new calendar is officially live, and we have so many wonderful things planned for the year ahead.

📅✨Mark your calendars! Our very first gathering is happening:

🗓️ Date: September 2
📍 Location: The HUB MPR
Parent Resource Center
24823 Soto Road, Hayward

We can’t wait to reconnect, share spaces, and kick off a fantastic year together. See you all very soon! 🥳🎉

08/07/2026

Register for Firewise Wildfire Preparedness Meeting on Wednesday, August 26, at Hayward City Hall.

Every prepared household helps make our community more wildfire resilient.

📅 Meeting: Wednesday, August 26
📍 Location: Hayward City Hall
🔗 Registration: https://forms.gle/H3AEnVQuUTBJPFft6

Already registered? Feel free to bring guests! Simply register again and include the total number of people attending with you—I’ll take care of any duplicate registrations.

As an added bonus, there will be a raffle for emergency preparedness items throughout the evening!

08/07/2026

Educators play an important role in preparing students to become informed and engaged participants in our democracy. Early exposure to civic education helps build lifelong habits of participation, and schools are critical to that effort. The CDE invites districts and school sites to participate in these statewide civic engagement opportunities during the 2026–27 school year.

High School Voter Education Weeks will take place Monday, September 14, through Friday, September 25, 2026. This initiative is designed to raise civic awareness among high school students and encourage eligible students ages 16 and 17 to preregister to vote so their registration becomes active when they turn 18. Since California launched its preregistration program in 2016, more than 1.5 million students have preregistered to vote, resulting in more than 1.2 million eligible voters!

🙋 🗳️ Learn more at: https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/el/le/yr26ltr0715.asp

08/07/2026

Calling all athletes…this Saturday at Tennyson High

08/07/2026

🎒 BACK TO SCHOOL READY! ✂️✨

Join us for the 5th Annual Hayward Backpack Giveaway & Wellness Fair bringing together 40+ local partners to get our students fully equipped for the new school year!

🗓 Saturday, August 8th
⏰ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Parent Resource Center Hub (24823 Soto Rd, Hayward)

What’s waiting for you:
🆓 Free Backpacks & Supplies (HUSD students must be present)
💈 Free Haircuts
🏥 Free Health Screenings (Dental, Vaccines, Mammography Van & more)
🤝 40+ Community Resource Organizations

❌ No RSVP needed!
⚠️ First-come, first-served while supplies last.

Tag a Hayward family who needs to see this! 👇

BayAreaCommunity

06/03/2026

☀️🍉Great news, California! The SUN Bucks food program is renewed for Summer 2026! 😋

More than 3.5 million eligible California children will automatically receive SUN Bucks EBT cards that can be used to purchase groceries starting in June, and each eligible child will receive $120. Eligible children who are not automatically enrolled will need to apply through their school to get benefits.

Learn more via the California Department of Social Services: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/sun-bucks

06/03/2026

What an honor it is for APICI and HUSD to be recognized as two of the community organizations that are leading the charge in advancing AANHPI communities and students in Hayward, as acknowledged in the AANHPI Heritage Month Proclamation by Mayor Mark Salinas and the City Council on May 19th, in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

We are proud to be in the company of other exemplary organizations and institutions who were recognized, including Winton Middle School, Winton Middle School Asian Pacific Islander Club (APIC), and the Hayward Public Library.

APICI's Lead Coordinator, Lani Llamido, and HUSD's School Board President, Peter Bufete, represented the respective organizations with pride. Meanwhile, Winton Middle School's Principal, Lisa Tess, and the APIC's club supervisor, Nieleen Tamondong, represented their school and club. Also present were Hayward Public Library Executive Director Jayanti Addleman, APICI member Solomon Llamido of UC Berkeley and Miss Wok, Music Director of Winton Middle School.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the City of Hayward for celebrating the profound impact of AANHPI communities in the city. APICI will continue to provide a platform for our AANHPI students and families.