Asian Pacific American & Refugee Student Services
Email Us | 520-232-8614 | 3645 E. Pima St., 含羞草研究所, AZ 85716 (Catalina HS) |
Mission
By addressing language barriers, promoting understanding, and facilitating communication, Asian Pacific American Refugee Student Services supports the academic achievement, and personal growth of students and families from Asian Pacific American and Refugee backgrounds.
The departments work is grounded in progressive legal frameworks stipulated in U.S Supreme Court rulings Lau V. Nichols (1974), & Plyer V. Doe (1982) regarding non-discrimination and access to meaningful participation for English Language students in educational programs.
TUSD Strategic Plan
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Services offered: Afterschool tutoring, US Citizenship and ESL classes. - –
Services offered: API related advocates, AAHNPI seminar & PD sessions for TUSD teachers and students, Support APA art contest and high school students leadership conferences - –
Services offered: health and wellness programs for communities, cultural presentations, educational classes and Chinese language schools. - –
Services offered: Support Students to provide information about scholarships and work study opportunities, advocate for AANHPI students well-being and offer study abroad opportunities and field trips.
Collaboration with Agencies
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Services offered: Basic needs, child and family, Disabilities, other adults, and employment. - –
Services offered: Basic Services, deaf/blind, family, refugee/immigration services and more. - –
Services offered: Economic well-being, education, health empowerment and safety. - –
Services offered: refugee resettlement and much more. - Lutheran Social Services –
Services offered: Refugee/immigration services and more. - Jewish Family and Children’s services of Southern Arizona –
Services offered: Refugee services and much more. - Pima Health Department –
Services offered: Immunizations, Dental treatment and much more.
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Services offered: Online tutoring. - –
Services offered: Referral to adult basic education centers-ABECC/College and Career Readiness workshops.
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Services offered: offer ESL classes, and school supplies and uniforms.
We have partnered with Paper™ to provide unlimited access to its 24/7 Educational Support System (ESS)! Now, students at Sabino High School, as well as select students from HEART Cares and Asian Pacifica and Refugee Student Services can ask questions, work through problems, and grow their confidence—all at no cost to families.
’s online ESS provides students with unlimited academic support, practice, and career and college readiness opportunities. Whether learners are stuck on homework, studying for a test, need insight into careers, want help applying for college, or anything in between, Paper is there.
These features are available around-the-clock, and Paper’s expert tutors are always online to assist students 1:1 in all subject areas and in more than four languages!
Visit to learn more, and read the press release for additional information.
Paper provides features that assist students at every stage of the academic journey to encourage lifelong learning.
- Live Help – Live Help is Paper’s 24/7 tutoring service.
- Review Center – Submit drafts to tutors for insights to improve writing.
- Paper Reading – Helps younger students by listening to them as they read aloud.
- Paper Missions – Helps students polish their skills by completing game-like tasks.