National Council of Asian Pacific Americans
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| Abbreviation | NCAPA |
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| Formation | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Washington D.C., United States |
| Mission | "We are a coalition of national Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander organizations striving for equity and justice by organizing our diverse strengths to influence policy and shape public narratives." |
| Website | ncapaonline.org |
The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) is a coalition of 35 national Asian-Pacific American organizations in the United States. Founded in 1996 and based in Washington D.C., NCAPA seeks to expand the influence of Asian-Pacific Americans in the legislative and legal arenas, and enhance the public's and mass media's awareness and sensitivity to Asian-Pacific American concerns.
The NCAPA Executive Committee is constituted by Executive Directors of member organizations.
The current Executive Committee is as follows:
Quyen Dinh, Chair Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
Kathy Ko Chin Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)
Michelle Kauhane Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA)
Past chairs include:
Gregory Cendana, Former Executive Director, Asian PAcific American Labor Alliance
Deepa Iyer, Former Executive Director, South Asian Americans Leading Together Floyd Mori, President & CEO, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
Lisa Hasegawa, Executive Director, National Coalition of Asian Pacific American Community Development .
Karen Narasaki, Executive Director of Asian American Justice Center
Daphne Kwok, Founding NCAPA Chair and former executive director of OCA. Daphne Kwok is also the current Chair to the President's Advisory Council on Asian American Pacific Islanders.
NCAPA coalition members work together on various policy issues such as Civil & Human Rights, Education, Health, Housing & Economic Justice, and Immigration. Each of these policy issues has a committee which meets on a regular basis focusing on the key issues of the moment to ensure that the AA & NHPI voice is heard and at the table regarding these matters.
The coalition members are as follows:
Additional affiliate members include:
The 1990s saw significant growth in the number and size of Asian-Pacific American (APA) organizations. Nevertheless, many of these organizations spoke for only a segment of the broader community. The push to create an organization gained additional impetus after the 1996 United States campaign finance controversy, in which Asian-Pacific Americans played a significant role. At the July 1996 Organization of Chinese Americans convention in Chicago, Illinois, the leaders of several APA organizations agreed that there was a need for an advocacy coalition which would bring together APA organizations on the local, state, regional and national levels. Former U.S. Representative Norman Mineta assisted the group in convening a series of meetings to discuss the new organization's mission and functions.
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