APIASF Scholars meet Congressman Mike Honda and Congresswoman Mazie Hirono during the Access and Success Breakfast held to kick-off the 2010 Higher Education Summit.

Congresswoman Judy Chu shares her efforts to help increase access to higher education for underrepresented Asian and Pacific Islander American students.

Students have the opportunity to meet with Department of Education Under Secretary Martha Kanter (center) before her keynote remarks in the opening plenary session.

The Walter Reed Army Medical Center and at the Bethesda Naval Hospital Joint Color Guard open the official program with the presentation of the colors.

Walmart executive vice president and chief administrative officer, Tom Mars, provides remarks during the opening plenary session. The 2010 Higher Education Summit was presented through the generous support of Walmart.

Dr. Robert Teranishi, Associate Professor at New York University and Principal Investigator for the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), presents the key findings of the 2010 CARE Report to Summit participants.

Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo (left) and Krisann Pearce (right), Vice President of Congressional Relations for USA Funds, before the Underserved Students working group presented by USA Funds.

Congressman David Wu provides a brief overview for participants in the Minority Serving Institution and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) working group about AANAPISI legislation.

Anna Powell (left), Community Affairs Manager in the Social Responsibility Group at Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company, introduces the speakers for the Leadership & Workforce Development panel. Speakers from left to right are: Carson Eoyang, Emeritus Professor of Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA; Brad Baldia, National President and Chairman of the Board of National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP); and Carolyn Teich, Senior Program Associate for Workforce and Economic Development at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).

More than 300 participants at the Higher Education Summit gathered in the Atrium at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center for a networking lunch.

Dr. Howard Wang, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs at the California State University, Fullerton leads discussion during the afternoon session of the Minority Serving Institution and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) working group.

Facilitator Sefa Aina, Director of the Asian American Resource Center at Pomona College records some of the key ideas of the conversation generated by Facilitator Audrey Yamagata-Noji, Ph.D., Vice President Student Services at Mt. San Antonio College, in the Underserved Students working group.

Summit facilitators share the recommendations and outcomes of each of the working groups with all of the participants during the closing plenary session.

One of the Summit participants engages in the lively question and answer session during the closing plenary session.

Members of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) Board of Directors with members of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) during the closing reception to recognize the members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC).