APAICS | Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies

APAICS Regional Leadership Academy and Day of Dialouge - Irvine, CA

Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)
and the New American Leaders Project (NALP)

AAPI Elected Officials Training

followed by an

APAICS Day of Dialogue

in collaboration with

Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE)
Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC)
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics Inc. (LEAP), and
Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA)

Irvine, CA | February 24 - 25, 2012

The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) and the New American Leaders Project (NALP) were pleased to invite all Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) elected officials to apply to participate in our APAICS Regional Leadership Academy / LEAD Together program in Irvine, CA on February 24, 2012. This day-long training for elected officials is a unique partnership between APAICS & NALP, with coordination with the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of the California League of Cities and the Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials (APAMO) of the National League of Cities. The training was followed by a Day of Dialogue on February 25, 2012 hosted by prominent AAPI organizations in the Orange County and Los Angeles metro areas that was open to the public on February 25, 2012.

Founded in 1994 by then Congressman Norman Mineta, APAICS is a national non-profit, non-partisan organization based in Washington, D.C. that seeks to promote Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) participation and representation at all levels of the political process, from community service to elected office. The Leadership Academy for elected officials is a signature program of APAICS for the past 12 years. Over 90 elected officials have participated in the Leadership Academy since its inception.

The New American Leaders Project (NALP) is the only national organization specifically focused on preparing first- and second-generation immigrants for civic leadership. Nearly one in five Americans is an immigrant or a child of immigrant parents. NALP believes that through civic engagement and leadership, immigrants and their children can help strengthen the fabric of American democracy. NALP recruits recognized individuals with a track record of civic involvement and trains them in the key skills needed for leadership.

Our two organizations, APAICS and NALP, came together in this unique collaboration and invited a class of outstanding AAPI leaders in Southern California that have aspirations to advance their careers in public office. The day of training focused on strengthening skills necessary to succeed and advance in public office including leadership skill sets, addressing cultural barriers, fundraising, and media.

This one-day training was followed by a Day of Dialogue on February 25th, which consisted of a series of policy discussions and leadership workshops. APAICS also partnered with prominent AAPI organizations of the Los Angeles and Orange County area to bring the community in Southern California together and to share the resources of state wide and national exposure. These AAPI organizations included the following organizations:

• the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE)
• Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC)
• Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics Inc. (LEAP), and
• Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA).

For questions on programs, please contact APAICS Program Director at 202-296-9200 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

APAICS thanks our Day of Dialogue sponsors