APACT Par-Tea with Gabrielle Weise

Gabrielle Weise is hosting this month's APACT Par-Tea! Learn more about her Indonesian-Dutch heritage and upbringing while enjoying some delicious food. RSVP is required: https://forms.gle/aWQvwQU2PMsysG728.

A little bit about our Par-Tea hostess!
Gabrielle was born and raised Angeleno by way of Mexican and Indonesian-Dutch heritage. She graduated in 2016 from UC Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. Prior to working at Caltech, she worked at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum and in luxury real estate marketing. Gabrielle now works in the Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering as a Senior Administrative Assistant, working with Professors Wei Gao, Anqi Zhang, and Brent Fultz.

Gabrielle joined APACT to get closer to her Asian heritage. Since growing up, her father's side of the family worked to assimilate into American culture after becoming exiled from Indonesia and moving from the Netherlands in the late 1950s. Her father's family spoke Dutch and grew up with Dutch citizenship, far removed from their Indonesian culture. Gabrielle has always longed to bridge the gap between the sides of herself, including her Mexican side, and to honor the cultures that raised her.

Learn more about APACT!
The Asian Pacific Americans at Caltech (APACT) is an Employment Resource Group for staff, faculty, postdocs, and other working professionals at Caltech who self-identify as Asian American Pacific Islander. APACT is open to all employees with the goal of focusing on the following five main pillars: 1) professional development; 2) education, advocacy, and awareness; 3) affinity and being a safe space; 4) community outreach; and 5) celebrating AAPI heritage. Caltech community members who are interested in joining can fill out this form.