DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Asian American Government Executives Network (AAGEN)
P.O. Box 23772
Washington, DC 20026-3772
Email: aagen@earthlink.net
Website: www.aagen.org

Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
2445 M Street, NW
Suite 250
Washington DC 20037
Francey Lim Youngberg, Executive Director
Tel: 202/296-9200
Fax: 202/296-9236
Email: apaics@apaics.org
Website: www.apaics.org
The Institute is a non-partisan, nonprofit educational corporation with the goal of increasing the participation of Asian Pacific Americans in public policy on a national level. The Institute's primary objectives are: to collect statistics and other information on APA's; to provide a national forum for increased cooperation among the APA community; to inform APA's about current legislative agenda; to provide summer stipends for APA college students wishing to pursue public policy internships in Washington DC; and to create fellowships for APA college graduates who plan to start careers in Washington DC.

Asian American Journalists Association - Washington, D.C. Chapter
Tel: 301-952-2089
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, President
Email: national@aaja.org
Website: www.aaja.org/Chapters/Washington
AAJA aims to increase employment of Asian American Journalists and encourage sensitive and accurate news coverage of Asian American issues.

Asian American Lead
1323 Girard Street
NW Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202.884.0322
Fax: 202.884.0012
Website: www.aalead.org
Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) seeks to promote the well-being of Asian American youth and families through education, leadership development, and community-building.

Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
815 16th Street, NW
Washington DC 20006
Tel: 202/842-1263
Fax: 202/842-1462
Email: info@apalanet.org
Website: apalanet.org
The first and only national organization of Asian Pacific American Union members. It organizes and works with Asian Pacific American workers, many of them immigrants, to build the labor movement and address exploitative conditions in the garment, electronics, hotel and restaurant, food processing, and health care industries.

Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL)
P.O. Box 65073
Washington, DC 20035-5073
Tel: (202) 628-1307
Email: capal@capal.org
Website: www.capal.org
CAPAL was founded in 1989 with a goal to increase APA participation and leadership in public policy and government. Today, we are a nonpartisan network of professionals in the Washington, DC area who conduct education and outreach on a number of issues. CAPAL conducts monthly forums and workshops on issues of interest and concern to the APA community that are tailored for its members and open to the general public. We also run the Washington Leadership Program, a summer-long public policy educational series designed for college students, and offer competitive scholarships to college students who are interning in Washington.

Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC)
P.O. Box 23184
Washington, DC 20226
Tel: (301) 614-5319
Email: fapac@fapac.org
Website: www.fapac.org

Filipino Young Professionals
4551 Strutfield Lane #4204
Alexandria, Virginia 22311
Email: info@fypdc.org
Website: www.fypdc.org
The Filipino Young Professionals of Washington, D.C. is organized to provide education about Filipino American heritage and to contribute to the Washington D.C Filipino American community through social, recreational, charitable and volunteer activities.

Indian American Center for Political Awareness (IACPA)
1025 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 955-8338
Email: iacfpa@iacfpa.org
Website: www.iacfpa.org

Japan-America Society of Washington, DC
1020 19th Street, N.W., Lower Lobby Suite 40
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel: (202) 833-2210
Fax: (202) 833-2456
Email: jaswdc@us-japan.org
Website: www.us-japan.org/dc

Japanese American Citizens League
1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW #70
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202/223-1240
Fax: 202/296-8082
Website: www.janet.org/jacl/
Founded in 1929, JACL is a membership-based Asian American advocacy organization. Its mission is to advocate for the civil and human rights of Japanese Americans and others, and to promote and preserve the cultural heritage and values of Japanese Americans. With a national headquarters in San Francisco and offices in Los Angels, Washington, DC, Chicago, Seattle, and Fresno, JACL has 112 chapters throughout the United States.

Korean American Coalition - Washington DC Chapter (KAC-DC)
1140 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 296-6401
Email: info@kacdc.org
Website: www.kacdc.org

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
1341 G Street, N.W., 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202/626-7693
Fax: 202/628-6327
Email: info@napaba.org
Website: www.napaba.org
NAPABA is a national association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students that strives to be a national network for its members and affiliates. Formed in 1988 by representatives of 23 APA bar associations, NAPABA advocates for the legal needs and interests of the APA community and monitors legislative developments and judicial appointments, promotes APA political leadership, advocates for equal opportunity, works to eliminate violence against Asian Pacific Americans, and builds coalitions within the legal profession and the community at large.

National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
1140 Connecticut Avenue NW,
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Karen Narasaki, Executive Director
Tel: 202/296-2300
Fax: 202/452-1795
Email: sscanlon@napalc.org
Website: www.napalc.org
The Consortium is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing and protecting the civil rights of the nation's approximately 8.8 million Asian Pacific Americans. The Consortium and its three affiliates -- the Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund in New York, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California -- provide legal services, community education and advocacy on race and national origin discrimination issues.

National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development
1001 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 730
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel: (202) 223-2442
Fax: (202) 223-4144
Website: www.nationalcapacd.org

National Federation of Filipino American Associations
1444 N. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Jon Melegrito
Tel: (202) 986-9330
Fax: (202) 986-9332
Email: info@naffaa.org
Website: www.naffaa.org
The organization is non-partisan and non-profit. It is a 501c3 civic educational institution whose mission is to promote the welfare and well being of all Filipino Americans. NAFFAA sponsors and supports programs that promote awareness of Filipino American demographics, leadership development and civic and political participation through voter registration and get out the vote drives.

Network of South Asian Professionals (NetSAP DC)
P.O. Box 1809
Washington DC 20013
Website: www.netsap.org
NetSAP-DC is a non-profit, non-partisan, volunteer-based 501(c)(3) organization committed to identifying and celebrating the diversity of South Asians in America by promoting professional development; encouraging community service activities; raising awareness of the South Asian culture; and providing forums for the discussion of important societal issues.

Organization of Chinese Americans
1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20036
Daphne Kwok, Executive Director
Tel: (202) 223-5500
Fax: 202/ 296-0540
Email: oca@ocanatl.org
Website: www.ocanational.org
OCA is a national civic organization whose goals are to promote the active participation of Chinese Americans in civic affairs at all levels; secure justice, equal treatment and equal opportunity for Chinese Americas; eliminate ignorance about and bigotry against Chinese Americans; promote the cultural heritage of Chinese Americans; and foster positive images of Chinese and Asian Americans.

Philippine American Bar Association
1815 H St., NW, Ste 650
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202)293-5620
Email: mriedlaw@erols.com
Website: www.markskatz.com/PABA.htm
This organization is open to indivduals who have been admitted to either the Philippine or to a United States bar, or both. Associate membership is available to law students.

Society for Indonesian-Americans (SIA)
2011 Park Road, NW
Washington DC 20010
Tel: (202) 234-6392
Fax: (202) 2347351
Email: georgetirajoh@yahoo.com
Website: www.SIAnews.org

South Asian Bar Association
P.O. Box 65349
Washington, DC 20035
Tel: 202-783-5070
Email: sabadc@sabadc.org
Website: www.sabadc.org

US Pan Asian American Chamber Of Commerce
1329 18th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202/ 296-5221
Fax: 202/296-5225
Email: administrator@uspaacc.com
Website: www.uspaacc.org
USPAACC is a national non-profit organization, that committed to fostering new trade ties between US business and Asia. It represents Asian and non Asian American business and professionals in business sciences, the arts, sports, education, entertainment, community and public services.

Vietnamese Culture and Science Association - Washington DC Chapter (VCSA-DC)
P.O. Box 65872
Washington, DC 20035-5872
Tel: (301) 604-7533
Email: vcsa_dc@yahoo.com
Website: vcsa-dc.org




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