NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Aasra
30030 Mission Blvd., Suite 112
Box 109
Hayward, CA 94544
1-800/313ASRA
Aasra, or "shelter" in Hindi, was created in 1990 to provide culturally sensitive services to victims of domestic violence in the Asian Indian community. The group hosts a 24-hour hotline, which provides victims with immediate support, confidential information and service referrals in several Asian Indian languages. Aasra also conducts bi-annual public forums for the Asian Indian community to increase awareness of domestic violence. Aasra is sponsored by the Federation of Indo-Americans.

Asia-Silicon Valley Connection
(c/o Kris Sunkara)
2723 South Norfolk (#308)
San Mateo, CA 94403
Email: info@asvc.org
Website: www.asvc.org
ASVC was formed as a non-profit corporation in 2000 with a mission to promote the linkage of entrepreneurial initiatives between Asia and Silicon Valley.

Asian American Arts Foundation
Email: aaaf@aaafoundation.com
The AAAF is a non-profit organization founded in January of 1995 by 15 individuals representing various community organizations and businesses. These individuals realized that Asian Pacific arts organizations and artists are in need of crucial financial support and increase recognition. These individuals formed AAAF with goal of combining their resources to assist the Asian Pacific American Art community.

Asian American Association
c/o ASUC Office of Student Affairs/ University of California/ 400 Eshleman
Berkeley, CA 94720-4500
Diane Lu, External Vice President
Email: eva@theaaa.org
Website: www.aaassociation.com
The purpose of the Asian American Association (AAA) is to be at the forefront of uniting the Asian Pacific Islander Community. AAA seeks to develop proactive and community-oriented leaders through social and educational awareness, as well as service networks. It enhances the quality of life at Berkeley through its focus on diversity appreciation.

Asian American Bar Association of Greater Bay Area
P.O.Box 190517
San Francisco, CA 94119-0517
Email: info@aaba-bay.com
Website: www.aaba-bay.com
The AABA is to provide Asian American attorneys with a vehicle for a unified expression of opinions and positions on matters of concern to all Asian American attorneys, to encourage and to promote the professional growth of its members, and to foster the exchange of ideas and information among its members and with the legal community at large.

Asian American Cancer Support Network
P.O. Box 2919,
Sunnyvale, CA. 94807
Phone: 650.967.2305
Fax: 408.716.2771
Email: info@aacsn.org
Website: www.aacsn.org
Asian American Cancer Support Network seeks to become a community resource network for Asian Americans affected by cancer in the Bay Area through social programs

Asian American Dance Performances
1840 Sutter Street, Suite 207
San Francisco, CA 94115
Email: aadp@unboundspirit.org
Website: www.unboundspirit.org
Asian American Dance Performances exists to provide a vehicle through which Asian Americans can express, interpret and articulate their diverse cultural heritages and experiences through dance.

Asian Americans for Community Involvement
2400 Moorpark Ave., Suite 300
San Jose CA 95128
Tel: 408-975-2730
Fax: 408-975-2745
Website: www.aaci.org
Its mission is to enhance the quality of life in the community focusing on Asian Pacific Americans.

Asian Americans Donor Program
2169 Harbor Bay Parkway
Alameda, CA 94502
Tel: 510-568-3700
Fax: 510-568-2700
Website: www.aadp.org
The Asian American Donor Program (AADP) is a community non-profit organization geared towards saving lives of Asian Americans by getting them to register as potential marrow/stem cell donors.

Asian American Journalists Association/National
1182 Market Street
Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94102
Sandra Michioku, Executive Director
Tel: 415/346-2051
Fax: 415/346-6343
Email: national@aaja.org
Website: www.aaja.org
The Association has 17 chapters nationwide and seeks to: Increase employment of Asian American print and broadcast journalists; assist high school and college students pursuing journalism careers; encourage fair, sensitive and accurate news coverage of Asian American issues; and support for Asian American journalists. A membership organization, AAJA has a 24-hour job hotline (415/346-2261), an annual convention, a quarterly newsletter and various publications.

Asian American Manufacture Association (AAMA)
1270 Oakmead Parkway, Suite 201
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Tel: 408-736-2554
Fax: 408-736-2589
Email:aama@aamasv.com
Website: www.aamasv.com
AAMA is Sillicon Valley's leading Asian American high-technology business network promoting the success of US and Asian technology enterprises.

Asian American Women's Alliance
1894 18th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94122
Tel: 415-681-9229
AAWA represents a diverse ethnic group of Asian American women from various professional career fields. Membership is open to all individuals and groups interested in supporting the vision and needs of Asian American women in the Bay Area.

Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
730 Polk Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
John Manzon-Santos, Executive Director
Tel: 415-292-3400
Fax: 415-292-3404
Email: info@apiwellness.org
Website: www.apiwellness.org
San-Francisco-based A&PI Wellness Center educates, supports, empowers and advocates for A&PIs living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS. The oldest nonprofit in North America focusing on A&PI sexual health and HIV/AIDS, it has offices in Oakland and Daly City and a staff which speaks 20 languages.

Asian Chefs Association
3145 Geary Blvd, #112
San Francisco, California 94118
Website: http://www.acasf.com/
The ACA was formed to provide Asian chefs with a forum to share ideas and promote Asian-Inspired cuisine. With its innovative Taste of Asia dinner series, ACA offers a fresh and creative way to sample the diversity of Asian culinary delights.

Asian Community Mental Health Services
310 8th St, Ste 201
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel: 510-451-6729
Fax: 510-268-0202
Website: www.acmhs.org
Established in 1974, ACMMS has focused on mental health approaches that are consumer driven and community-based for the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community. Its staff provides services tailored to the APIs in the East Bay in twelve languages and dialects. Its services include Behavioral Health Care Services, Services to the Developmentally Disabled, and Family Support Services.

Asian Health Services
439-23rd Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Kazue Shibata, Executive Director
Tel: 510-272-9536
Fax: 510-272-0817
Email:webmaster@aapcho.org
Website: www.ahschc.org
Asian Health Services is a non-profit community health center and community based service organization. The mission of AHS is to serve and advocate for the immigrant and refugee Asian community regarding its health rights and to assure access to health care services. The offer the following services: adult medical care, prenatal, pediatric, HIV testing, social services and health education.

Asian Immigrant Women Advocates
310 Eighth Street #301
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel: (510) 268-0192
Fax: (510) 268-0194
Email: aiwa@igc.apc.org
Website: www.asiangurls.com
Works primarily with low income Asian immigrant women employed as seamstresses, hotel room cleaners, nursing home aides, and electronics assemblers in the Bay Area and Santa Clara county. Seeks to empower women by helping them to exercise their rights and develop the skills necessary to advocate for justice and dignity in their lives and workplaces.

Asian Improv aRts
201 Spear St., Suite 1650
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415.908.3636
Fax: 866.415.0733
Email: info@asianimprov.org
Website: www.asianimprov.org
Asian Improv aRts' mission is to produce, present and document artistic works that represent the Asian American experience.


Asian Inc.
1670 Pine Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Harold Yee, President
Tel: 415/928-5910
Fax: 415/921-0182
Email: info@asianinc.org
Website: www.asianinc.org
A non-profit economic development corporation under contract with the Mayor's Office of Community Development of San Francisco. Since 1971, Asian Inc. has assisted minority and women owned businesses in the areas of small business assistance, loan packaging and marketing and procurement.

Asian Law Alliance
184 East Jackson Street
San Jose, CA 95112-5153
Tel: (408) 287-9710
Fax: (408) 287-0864
Email: sccala@pacbell.net
Website: wwww.asianlawalliance.org
A law center providing free and low cost services that are sensitive to the cultural and legal needs of the Asian/Pacific Islander and low-income community in Santa Clara County. The staff of attorneys provides legal counseling and representation, community education programs, and community organizing projects. The primary service areas include civil rights, domestic violence, housing, immigration, and public benefits.

Asian Law Caucus
720 Market Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 391-1655]
Fax: (415) 391-0366
Email: alc@asianlawcaucus.org
Website: www.asianlawcaucus.org
The nation's oldest Asian Pacific American civil rights legal organization providing legal services, community education, and advocacy assistance to low-income people, with a focus on Asian and Pacific Islander immigrants and refugees. The ALC's multilingual staff offers services in the areas of civil rights, housing, employment, immigration and naturalization, and the rights of the elderly.

Asian Neighborhood Design
1182 Market Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 593-0423
Fax: (415) 593-0424
Email: info@andnet.org
Website: www.andnet.org
Provides multicultural, low-income communities with housing and employment services through housing development, architecture, family support, job training, and furniture manufacturing.

Asian Pacific Environmental Network
310 8TH Street, Suite 309
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel: 510-834-8920
Fax: 510-834-8926
Email: apen@apen4ej.org
Website: www.apen4ej.org
APEN seeks to empower low-income Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities to achieve environmental and social justice. APEN strives to build grassroots organizations that will improve the health, well-being and political strength of API communities.

Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
1188 Franklin Street, Suite 202
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: 415/567-6255
Website: www.geocities.com/APILegalOutreach
Founded in 1975, APILO has worked against the long-standing barriers which have denied Asian and Pacific Islander people equal justice and equal access to the legal system. NLO provides attorney representation, consultation, community education, prevention activities, and training.

Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center
915 T Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Hilva Chan, Executive Director
Tel: 916/442-2523
Fax: 916/442-1089

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
450 Sutter Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: (415) 954-9988
Fax: (415) 954-9999
Email: healthinfo@apiahf.org
Website: www.apiahf.org
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting policy, program and research efforts for the improvement of the health status of all Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. This is accomplished through policy analysis, research, information dissemination, and community capacity building activities to assure that the health and welfare needs of Asian Pacific Islanders throughout the U.S. will be addressed.

Asian Women's Resource Center
940 Washington St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: (415) 421-8827 / (415) 788-1008
Fax: (415) 397-6836
Email: glotan@onebox.com
Website: www.gbgm-umc.org/awrc
Asian Women's Resource Center (AWRC) is a project of the Methodist Church established to address the unmet needs of women and children in geographic and social transition. The center provides a safe sanctuary to live in, and programs that develop life skills. AWRC empowers these individuals, fostering stability, self-reliance, self-determination, and full access to opportunity.

Asian Women's Shelter
3543 18th Street, Box19
San Francisco, CA 94110
Becky Masaki, Executive Director
Tel: 415/ 751-7110
415/751-0880 (Crisis)
Fax: 415/751-0806
A shelter program for abused Asian women and their children. Provides safety, food, shelter, advocacy, and other resources to assist women in rebuilding violence-free lives. Services are culturally appropriate and language accessible. Has an on-call pool of multilingual advocates to respond to the wide range of Asian languages spoken in the Bay Area.

Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
439-23rd Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Stephen P. Jiang, Executive Director
Tel: (510) 272-9536
Fax: (510) 272-0817
Email: spjiang@aapcho.org
Website: www.aapcho.org
To improve the health status of Asians and Pacific Islanders within the United States and its territories, with a special focus on the medically undeserved. This mission is to be accomplished by increasing the quality, accessibility and availability of comprehensive community based health care that is linguistically and culturally appropriate for these populations.

The Babilonia Wilner Foundation
1808 Fifth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Tel: 510-883-1808
Fax: 510-644-1808
Email: info@bwf.org
Website: www.bwf.org
The Babilonia Wilner Foundation connects people and facilitates a better understanding of the economic, cultural and ecological conditions that affect the Philippines and the world.

Bridge to Asia
665 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94108-2430
Tel: 415.678.2990
Fax: 415.678.2996
Geraldine Kunstadter, Chairman
Email: asianet@bridge.org
Website: www.bridge.org
Bridge to Asia supports the modernization of the professions in developing countries in Asia. It provides books, journals, and other materials to universities and research centers. It does so in law, medicine, finance, education, science and engineering, and other fields that are critical to development.

Capture The Dream, Inc.
PO Box10995
Oakland, California 94610
Phone: 510.343.3635
Website: www.capturethedream.org
Capture the Dream, Inc. strives to support the future of youth, empower future leaders, assist disadvantaged families, further education and arts, and capture dreams through enriching programs specially catered to those in need.

Chinese Culture Center
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: 415/986-1822
Fax: 415/986-2825
Email: info@c-c-c.org
Website: www.c-c-c.org
The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco is a major community-based, non-profit organization established in 1965 to foster the understanding and appreciation of Chinese and Chinese American Art, history, and culture in the United States.

Chinese for Affirmative Action
17 Walter U. Lum Place
San Francisco, CA 94108
Diane Chin, Executive Director
Tel: (415) 274-6750
Fax: (415) 397-8770
Website: www.caasf.org
A civil rights group addressing immigrant rights, bilingual access, voting rights, education, census count, telecommunications access, media, and the glass ceiling. Services include counseling, referrals, and placements for SF residents interested in construction, blue collar, and public safety occupations; support for victims of racial discrimination and harassment; career fairs; and mass-targeted recruitment during the year.

Chinese Historical and Cultural Project
P.O. Box 5366
San Jose, CA 95150
Email: chcp.info@gmail.com
Website: www.chcp.org
The Chinese Historical and Cultural Project (CHCP), based in Santa Clara County, was founded in 1987 as a non-profit organization to promote and preserve Chinese American and Chinese history and culture through community outreach activities.

The Chinese Historical Society of America
965 Clay Street
San Francisco, California 94108
Phone: 415.391.1188
Fax: 415. 391.1150
Email: info@chasa.org
Website: www.chasa.org
The Chinese Historical Society of America’s principles are to establish, maintain, and operate a scientific, literary, and educational organization. The Society also studies, records, acquires, and preserves all suitable artifacts and cultural items such as manuscripts, books, and works of art which have a bearing on the history of the Chinese living in the US.

Chinese Progressive Association
123 Waverly Place, Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: (415) 391-6986
Fax: (415) 391-6987
A grassroots membership organization based in San Francisco's Chinatown that empowers the local Chinese American community and promotes justice and equality for all people. Current programs and activities include youth and women's leadership programs, English and citizenship classes, and immigrant rights and environmental justice organizing campaigns.

Chinese Software Professionals Association
P.O. Box 700249
San Jose, California 95170
Email: info@cspa.com
Website: www.cspa.com
CSPA is an established, professional networking community founded in July 1988. CSPA is focused on developing leadership, entrepreneurship, and community, while bridging the gap between US and Asia-Pacific businesses. Through engaging, high-quality live events and online environments, members are able to meet fellow software industry innovators and develop solid business connections.

Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA)
360 Post Street, 8th Floor,
San Fransisco, CA 94108
Email: info@capaweb.org
Website: www.apacalifornia.org
The Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans is a political action committee that seeks to influence public policy to improve the condition of Asian Pacific Americans in the community, state and country.

East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
310-8th Street, Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel: 510/287-5353
Fax: 510/763-4143
Email: info@ebaldc.com
Website: www.ebaldc.org
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation is a non-profit housing and economic development coporation.

Filipino American Chamber of Santa Clara, County (FACC)
1046 West Taylor, Suite 206
San Jose, CA 95126
Tel: (408)283-0833
Fax: (408)998-1252
Email: info@filchamber.org
Website: www.filchamber.org/
FACC was established in 1982 as a non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian, mutual benefit corporation. Its goal is to promote learning, product marketing, networking, planning and other business enhancement activities that will sustain economic growth.

Filipino Malay Heritage Society
5100 Thoroe Court
Elk Grove, CA 95758
Tel: (916) 424-2602
Email: pokamaiamai@hotmail.com
A non-profit organization devoted to researching and exposing the Filipino Malay culture.

Filipinos for Affirmative Action
310 8th St. #306
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel: (510) 465-9876
Fax: (510) 465-7548
Email: Faa@igc.apc.org
Website: www.filipinos4action.org
Filipinos for Affirmative Action's mission is to address the needs of the most vulnerable in our community through direct service and volunteerism, and to strengthen our community's cpapcity to participate as equals inthe larger society. They've been providing immigrant services and civil rights advocacy for the Filipino community in the greater Bay Area since 1973.

Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, North California
1616 University Avenue,
Berkley, CA 94703
Phone: (510)841-1513 Fax: (510)841-8756
Website: http://www.iccchamber.org/index.asp
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce’s mission is to promote the needs of business owners and professionals, to advance the commercial, financial and civic interest of the indo-American community and to increase the participation of the Indo-American community in the mainstream.

International Association of Korean Lawyers
425 Market street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: 415/268-7000
Fax: 415/268-7522
Email: Fchung@mofo.com
The primary purpose of the organization is to promote communication and friendship between lawyers of korean heritage around the world.

Japanese American Citizens League
1765 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Tel: 415/921-5225
Fax: 415/931-4671
Email: Jacl@hooked.net
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.

Japanese American Resource Center and Museum(JARC/M)
535 N. 5th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Tel: 408/294-3138
Fax: 408/294-1657
Email: mail@jarc-m.org
Website: www.jarc-m.org/
The Center's goal is to preserve the Japanese American culture of the Santa Clara Valley through the collection of artifacts, art and documents. The center was founded with a museum that has three exhibit rooms in the Issei Memorial Building. The Center has also organized various events, programs and workshops and works with the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angles on the collection of oral histories of the Issei.

Japanese Community Youth Council
1596 Post Street
San Francisco, California 94109
Phone: 415.202.7909
Email: info@jcyc.org
Website: http://www.jcyc.org/
The mission of JCYC is to cultivate and enrich the lives of children and youth from diverse, multi-cultural communities throughout San Francisco and beyond.

Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California
1840 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Tel: 415/567-5505
Fax: 415/567-4222
Email: jcccnc@jcccnc.org
Website: www.jcccnc.org/
JCCCNC will be an everlasting foundation of our Japanese American ancestry, cultural heritage, histories and traditions. JCCCNC strives to meet the evolving needs of the Japanese American Community through programs, affordable services and facility usage.

Kimochi Inc.
1715 Buchanan Street
San Francisco, California 94115
Phone: 415.931.2294
Fax: 415.931.2299
Email: kimochikai@kimochi-inc.org
Website: www.kimochi-inc.org
Created by "kimochi" or "feeling" for the elders, this nonprofit organization provides a program of culturally sensitive care for senior citizens, primarily serving the Japanese American community. In addition to Japanese, Kimochi staff also provides bilingual services in Korean.

Korean American Coalition, San Francisco
1070 Marina Village Parkway Suite 203
Alameda, CA 94501
Tel: (415) 430-2161 ext.2475
Email: info@kacsf.org
Website: www.kacsf.org

Korean American Professional Society
PO Box 318043
San Francisco, CA 94131-8043
Email: webmaster@kapsociety.org
Website: www.kaps.org
The Korean American Professional Society is a non-profit organizaton that is devoted to the professional and social development of korean Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide a forum for networking, community service, and political involvement.

Korean Community Center of The East Bay
4390 Telegraph Ave, Suite A
Oakland, CA 94609
Tel: 510/547-2662
Fax: 510/547-3258
Email: general@kcceb.org
Website: www.kcceb.org
The mission of KCCEB is to empower the Korean American and other communities of the Bay Area through education, advocacy, service and the development of community-based resources.

Korean Center of San Francisco
1362 Post St.
San Francisco, CA 94109
Email: info@koreannet.org
Website: www.koreannet.org
The Korean Center, Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Korean Americans and other Bay area residents realize their full potential through education, training and social services.

Korean Youth & Community Center East Bay
4216 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
Tel: 510/652-4964
Fax: 510/652-6442
Email: info@kycc.net
Website: www.kycc.net
The Korean Youth Cultural Center has provided a space for young people to explore cultivate and share their ideas, energy and passion about Korean American culture, identity, politics, history and community.

Kearny Street Workshop
934 Brannan Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel/Fax: 415.503.0520
Email: ksw@somarts.org
Website: www.kearnystreet.org
The mission of Kearny Street Workshop is to promote, preserve and present art that enriches and empowers Asian American communities. We provide a base for artists who seek a connection to their roots, their history, their sense of community. We encourage the creation of new and innovative forms of expression inspired by the Asian American experience. We stress the importance of art as a bridge to cultural understanding.

Korean American Bar Association
Peggy Song
c/o Veritas Software Corporation
P.O. 7011
Mountain View, CA 94043
Email: membership@kabanc.org
Website: www.kabanc.org
The Korean Bar Association of Northern California was founded to promote the professional growth of Korean-American lawyers and students. KABA-NC achieves this objective by providing networking and information resources to its members. As an affiliate of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), the Korean Bar Association of Northern California also works with other Asian and minority organizations to educate communities on legal matters and related social issues.

Manilatown Heritage Foundation
953 Mission Street, Suite 30
San Francisco, California 94103
Phone: 415.777.1130
Email: webmaster@manilatown.org
Website: http://www.manilatown.org/
The mission of Manilatown Heritage Foundation is to promote social and economic justice for Filipinos in America by preserving history, advocating for equal access, and advancing arts and culture.

Monte Jade Science and Technology Association
Asian American Chapter
P.O. Box 5943
Santa Clara, CA 95056
Tel: (408) 986-1775
Fax: (408) 986-0244
Email: mjaaweb@yahoo.com
Website:www.mtjade.org
The objective of Monte Jade is to promote the cooperation and mutual flow of technology and investment between Taiwan and the U.S. A nonprofit organization, the Association creates social and technical opportunities for professionals and corporations on both sides of the Pacific. Following Chinese tradition, a major goal is to inspire and assist each new generation in achieving more than their ancestors.

National Asian American Telecommunications Association
San Francisco, CA
Tel: 415/863-0814
Fax: 415/863-7428
Email: naata@naatanet.org
Website: www.naatanet.org
With major funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, NAATA has been at the forefront in creating opportunities for Asian Pacific American media through national public television broadcasts, educational video and film distribution, an annual exhibition program and media fund.

National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS)
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Tel: 415/921-5007
Fax: 415/921-5087
Email: njahs@njahs.org
Website: www.nikkeiheritage.org
The NJAHS is a non-profit membership supported organization dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and dissemination of materials relating to the history and culture of Japanese American.

National Asian Women's Health Organization
250 Montgomery Street, Suite 410
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: 415/989-9747
Fax: 415/989-9758
Email: Nawho@nawho.org
Website: www.nawho.org
NAWHO's mission is to improve the health status of Asian Women and Girls. The organization promotes Asian American women's issues, working to achieve its goal in the areas of advocacy, policy, research, education and leadership through the implementation of innovative programs and collaborations.

NAAAP-San Francisco
Website: www.naaapsf.org
NAAAP-SF is committed to grow stronger and to network into the 21st century throughout Northern California providing many forms of uniquely planned social and professional activities for its members and the Asian American Community.

Pacific Islanders’ Cultural Association
1016 Lincoln Boulevard #5
San Francisco, California 94129
Phone: 415.281.0221
Email: info@pica-org.org
Website: www.pica-org.org
PICA’s mission is to develop and perpetuate through education, the histories, cultures, traditional and contemporary folk arts of the Pacific Islanders, mainly through their annual Aloha Festival.

Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center
915 T Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Hilva Chan, Executive Director
Tel: 916/442-2523
Fax: 916/442-1089

Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Associations (SIPA)
PO BOX NO: 2324
Santa Clara, CA 95055
Email: contact@sipa.org
Website: www.sipa.org
SIPA brings like-minded professionals together to engage both professionally and at a personal level. Besides that, SIPA also provides a common platform for professionals to engage beyond work roles, and create wealth in growing and helping each other grow personally.

South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
222-B Loreto Street
Mountain View, California 94041
Tahir J. Naim, President
Email: saba@southasianbar.org
Website: www.southasianbar.org
Association of attorneys formed to network and to serve the community.

Taiwanese American Citizens League (San Fransisco Chapter
4988 Paseo Padre Parkway #101
Fremont, CA 94555
Email: tacl-sf@tacl.org
Website: sfba.tacl.org
The purpose of the Taiwanese American Citizens League is to enhance the quality of life for Taiwanese Americans. Our work is largely devoted to building an understanding of Taiwanese American heritage encouraging pride in Taiwanese American identity, developing a strong Taiwanese American community, advocating around issues pertinent to Taiwanese Americans, and helping to contribute to our culture, ever richer in its diversity.

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)
2903 Bunker Hill Lane Suite #108,
Santa Clara, Ca 95054
Phone: 408.567.0700
Email: globaladmin@tie.org.
Website: www.tie.org
TiE’s mission is to foster entrepreneurship globally through mentoring, networking, and education. Dedicated to the virtuous cycle of wealth creation and giving back to the community, TiE’s focus is on generating and nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Trikone
P.O. Box 14161
San Francisco, CA 94114
Tel: 415-487-8778
Email: trikone@trikone.org
Website: www.trikone.org
Trikone is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people of South Asian descent

Vietnamese-American Chamber of Commerce of Santa Clara Valley
255 N. Market St., Suite 110
San Jose, California 95110
Hanh Tran Tel: 408/288-7602
Website: www.scu.edu
The Chamber is dedicated to helping foster the economic development and growth of the Vietnamese American business community and its members.

Vietnamese American Council
611 North 13th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Dat Nguyen, Executive Director
Tel: 408/971-8280
Fax: 408/971-8285
Email: hvietmy@viet-nam.org
Website: www.viet-nam.org
A non profit 501c3 since 1982. Helping youths, adults and seniors. Tutorial after school for children; train and find employment for adults; and teach ESL, citizenship classses; and senior center and translation services for seniors. Promote Vietnamese heritage to American society & vice versa. Promote active participation in American cultural, social, economic and political processes of the nation.

Vietnamese Professionals Society
4718 Meridan Avenue, #261
San Jose, CA 95118
Tel: 408/227-7409
Email: contact@hcgvn.vps.org
Website: www.vps.org
VPS is a non-profit worldwide membership organization of Vietnamese professionals with 24 chapters throughout the world. The goals of VPS are: to facilitate the exchange of professional information, the interaction between Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese professionals; to provide the opportunity for students, professionals, and the public to learn about the current conditions and needs in Vietnam; to provide the necessary resources for the process of renewal of Vietnam; and to contribute toward the advancement of the welfare of the Vietnamese people, and to the formation of a democratic Vietnam.

Wide Eyed Workshop
Email: wewonline@gmail.com
Website: http://clik.to/wewonline
Wide Eyed Workshops (WEW) supports new, beginning, and emerging Asian American and Pacific Islander writers and artists. WEW provides a creative, comfortable, and collaborative space for those API writers/artists interested in learning how to develop and share their work.

YMCA-Chinatown
728 Commercial Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: 415-788-5437
Email: ywcachi@wenet.net
The YMCA in Chinatown, San Francisco has served thousands of Chinese girls, women and their families for over 80 years. Currently, through our StAARR (Strength through Awareness, Achievement, Respect and Responsibility) programs, we offer Asian teenage girls support groups and classes on health, nutrition, healthy relationships and leadership development. A mentoring program will start in fall 2000. We also have an afterschool program and a coeducational summer camp for younger children. Adult programs include language and skills building classes and lectures.

Yu-Ai Kai (Japanese American Community Senior Service)
588 North 4th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Tel: (408) 294-2505
Fax: (408) 294-0343
Email: staff@yuaikai.org
Website: www.yuaikai.org
The purpose of Yu-Ai Kai is for the advancement of the health, education and well-being of older adults in the Japanese American community through the development of culturally relevant programs, the provision of bilingual services, the dissemination of information affecting older adults and by the development of intergenerational support programs.



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