Organizations
Please visit the following national AAPI community organizations to learn more about the incredible work they perform:
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National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD)
National CAPACD is the first national advocacy organization dedicated to addressing the community development needs of diverse and rapidly growing AAPI communities. We are a membership-based network of more than 100 organizations and individuals in 17 states that serve Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, Native Hawaiians, refugees and immigrants nationwide.
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Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
SEARAC is a national organization advancing the interests of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans through leadership development, capacity building, and community empowerment. We also foster civic engagement among Southeast Asian Americans, and represent our communities at the national level in Washington, DC.
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Asian American Institute (AAI)
AAI's mission is to empower the Asian Pacific American community through advocacy, by utilizing research, education and coalition building. Current programs include Voting Rights, APA Empowerment Initiative, APA Resource Guide and advocacy against hate crimes.
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Asian American LEAD (AALEAD)
AALEAD's overarching goal is to increase the opportunities and ability of low-income Asian American children to move out of poverty and become successful, self-sufficient adults.
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Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)
AAPCHO is a national association representing community health organizations dedicated to promoting advocacy, collaboration and leadership that improves the health status and access of Asian Americans & Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (AA & NHOPI)
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Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)
APAICS is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan educational organization based in Washington, D.C., that strives to pursue a mission of increasing participation of individuals of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage at all levels of the political process, from community service to elected office.
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Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)
APALA educates APA workers, promotes political education and voter registration programs among APAs; and promotes training, empowerment, and leadership of APAs within the labor movement and APA community.
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Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)
APIAHF is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting policy, program, and research efforts to improve the health and well-being of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA, NHPI) communities.
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Asian Professional Exchange (APEX)
Established in 1993, APEX currently boasts an e-community membership of over 9,000 members.The purpose of APEX is to serve as a medium to bring increased awareness about and to Asian Americans through community service, fellowship, charitable fundraisers, cultural events, professional networking and educational seminars. By combining diverse skills and resources to support common goals, APEX strives to benefit not only the Asian American community, but also society at large.
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Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote)
APIA Vote is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes civic participation of Asian Pacific Islander Americans in the electoral and public policy processes at the national, state and local levels.
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Chhaya Community Development Corporation (Chhaya CDC)
is a community-based non-profit organization focused on improving access to housing opportunities, resources, and information for South Asian Americans throughout New York City and the metropolitan area. Based in Queens, Chhaya provides key housing and immigrant services to South Asian newcomers, including tenant rights assistance and counseling; community education on a wide range of housing-related issues; foreclosure prevention counseling, homeownership counseling; assistance with housing discrimination; systemic advocacy on housing-related issues; and media work on key community issues.
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Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA)
CNHA is a national member-based non profit dedicated to capacity building and community development programming in Native communities in Hawaii and the Pacific.
Its membership consists of over 150 organizations and agencies working with and serving Native populations.
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Hmong National Development (HND)
Our mission is to build capacity, develop leadership and empower the Hmong American community. HND works to promote educational opportunities, to increase community capacity, and to develop resources for the well-being, growth, and full participation of Hmong in society.
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Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Founded in 1929, the JACL is the oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization in the United States. The JACL monitors and responds to issues that enhance or threaten the civil and human rights of all Americans and implements strategies to effect positive social change, particularly to the Asian Pacific American community.
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Leadership Education on Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP)
LEAP’s mission is to achieve full participation and equality for APIs through leadership, empowerment, and policy. LEAP works to achieve its mission by developing people, informing society and empowering communities.
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National Alliance for Filipino Veterans Equity (NAFVE)
NAFVE is a coalition of local, national and international organizations and individuals committed to securing justice for Filipino World War II Veterans through restoration of U.S. Veterans status for purposes of benefits.
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National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA)
NAAPIHMA's mandate is to advocate on behalf of AAPI mental health issues, to serve as a forum for effective collaboration and to network among stake holders of community based organizations, consumers, family members, service providers, program developers, researchers, evaluators and policy makers.
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National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA)
NaFFAA is a non-partisan, non-profit national affiliation of more than five hundred Filipino-American institutions and umbrella organizations. Its twelve regions cover the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Marianas.
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National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
Our mission is to project a national progressive voice on major civil rights and immigrant rights issues and promote the full participation of Korean Americans in American society.
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National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
NAPABA is the national voice for the Asian Pacific American legal profession. We promote justice, equity and opportunity for Asian Pacific Americans. We foster professional development, legal scholarship, advocacy and community involvement.
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National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF)
NAPAWF is the only national, multi-issue APA women's organization in the country. NAPAWF's mission is to build a movement to advance social justice and human rights for APA women and girls.
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National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA)
NAPCA's mission is to serve as the nation's leading advocacy organization committed to the dignity, well-being, and quality of life of Asian Pacific Americans (APA) in their senior years.
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National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies (NAVASA)
NAVASA is a national organization whose mission is to improve social and economic justice in the Vietnamese communities throughout the country
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Organization of Chinese Americans - National (OCA-National)
OCA is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States.
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Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)
SALDEF’s mission is to protect the civil rights of Sikh Americans and ensure a fostering environment in the United States for future generations. We empower Sikh Americans through legal assistance, educational outreach, legislative advocacy, and media relations.
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South Asian American Leading Together (SAALT)
SAALT is a resource and hub for media who seek to learn more information about the South Asian community in the United States, and understand positions about various policy issues.
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South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!)
SAYA! is the first and only organization of its kind in the United States working to develop the skills, talents, and leadership potential of South Asian youth living in New York City.
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Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (VAYLA)
VAYLA-NO is a youth-led, youth organizing and development, community-based organization in New Orleans dedicated to the empowerment of Vietnamese American and underrepresented youth through services, cultural enrichment, and social change.
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