About APACE
The Asian Pacific Alliance of County Employees (APACE) was founded in October 2013 by eleven civic-minded County employees. As of November 2014, APACE became a Non-Profit Organization 501(c)(3). APACE aims to be a dynamic and valuable Employee Resource Group (ERG) of the County of San Diego focused on: cultural awareness; recruitment, retention, and outreach; professional development; and partnerships and support of County initiatives.
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2023-2025 LEADERSHIPExecutive Officers
President: Annamarie Hernandez Vice-President: Kathy Jung Treasurer: Stefanus 'Cipto' Widjaja Secretary: Juan Lorenzo Fabian Board of Directors Darren Kasai Souphalak 'Souphie' Sakdarak Esmeralda Baza Pragyan Das Leata Toilolo Executive Advisor: Michael Vu Executive Sponsor: Ha Dang CAO Liaison: Natalia Bravo |
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About Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIS)
API communities have tremendous diversity, representing more than 50 countries and ethnicities and hundreds of languages. The Office of Management and Budget defines Asians as persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asian, or the Indian subcontinent. While Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders are defined as persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islanders. Major groups include:
- East Asians: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Okinawan, Taiwanese, and Tibetan.
- Southeast Asians: Bruneian, Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Mien, Papua New Guinean, Singaporean, Timorese, Thai, and Vietnamese.
- South Asians: Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Indian, Maldivians, Nepali, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan.
- Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (in the U.S. Jurisdictions and Territories): Carolinians, Chamorro, Chuukese, Fijian, Guamanian, Hawaiian, Kosraean, Marshallesse, Native Hawaiian, Niuean, Palauan, Pohnpeian, Samoan, Tokelauan, Tongan, and Yapese.
- East Asians: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Okinawan, Taiwanese, and Tibetan.
- Southeast Asians: Bruneian, Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Mien, Papua New Guinean, Singaporean, Timorese, Thai, and Vietnamese.
- South Asians: Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Indian, Maldivians, Nepali, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan.
- Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (in the U.S. Jurisdictions and Territories): Carolinians, Chamorro, Chuukese, Fijian, Guamanian, Hawaiian, Kosraean, Marshallesse, Native Hawaiian, Niuean, Palauan, Pohnpeian, Samoan, Tokelauan, Tongan, and Yapese.