Asian American Artistry
8306 Wilshire Blvd., #462
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Editor: Jeff Lee
Tel: 562-866-7174
Fax: 562-866-2090
Email: webmaster@aapcho.org
Starting point for positive and accurate images in films, music, resources, articles, and history.

The Asian American Architects / Engineers Association
11301 W. Olympic Blvd #387
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: 213.896.9270
Fax: 866.276.1712
Email: info@aaaesc.org
Website: www.aaaesc.org
The Asian American Architects and Engineers Association (AAa/e) is committed to providing a platform for empowering professionals working in the built environment in personal and professional growth, business development and networking, and leadership in our community.

Asian American Economic Development Enterprises, Inc.
216 W. Garvey Avenue, Suite E
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Tel: 626/572-7021
Fax: 626/572-6533
Email: Info@aaede.org
Website: www.aaede.org
The mission of the organization is to create business and personal growth for Asian Americans and others through education, employment and enterprise. It provides training in entrepreneurship, small business and personal development, supplies management and technical assistance to new and fledgling business, delivers financial support for growing ventures and enhances other worthy educational and community service activities.

Asian-American Media Development (AAMD)
8899 Beverly Blvd. Suite #506
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Tel: 310-281-3770 ext 102
Fax: 310-281-3777
Email: aamd2000@yahoo.com
AAMD is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating American audiences about the Asian-American experience and improve understanding of the Asian culture by developing narrative fiction projects. The organization will assist to place these projects with public broadcasting, non-profit production houses, and other mainstream media distributors. AAMD will serve as a formidable source of Asian-American narrative fiction aimed at furthering constructive images of this minority group.

Asian Business Association of Los Angeles
120 S San Pedro St, Ste 523
Los Angeles, California, CA 90012
Dennis Huang, Executive Director
Tel: 213.628.1222
Fax: 213.628.3222
Email: info@aba-la.org
Website: www.aba-la.org
The Asian Business Association was founded in 1976 to proactively help Asian Americans gain access to economic opportunities and advancement.Through the efforts of the organization the ABA works towards bringing together divergent groups spanning the Asian business community on issues which mutually affect their business interests.

Asian Business Association of Orange County
2 Executive Circle, Suite 290
Irvine, California, CA 92614
Peter J. Sinambal, President
Tel: 949-222-0990
Fax: 714-991-0723
Email: lindas@aprconsulting.com
Website: www.abaoc.org
The Asian Business Association of Orange County was founded in 1992 to accomplish its mission of representing Asian American business owners and creating business opportunities for its members and their diverse communities.

Asian Business Association of San Diego
1250 Sixth Ave., Suite 904
San Diego CA 92101
Tel: 619-235-8880
Fax: 619.235.8998
President, Faith Bautista
Email: welcome@abasd.org
Website: www.abasd.org
A nonprofit organization, the ABA has been assisting Asian American entrepreneurs in the San Diego area since 1990 by organizing various networking events and celebrations, and providing professional assistance.

Asian For Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M)
231 East 3rd Street, #G107
Los Angeles, California 90013
Phone: 888.236.4673
Fax: 213.473.1661
Email: A3M@LTSC.org
Website: www.asianmarrow.org
A3M's mission is to improve the health and welfare of all people by providing education, assistance, and facilitating prompt access to potential marrow and blood cell donors. A3M works toward this mission by coordinating donor recruitment drives, offering patient support services, and providing resources for patients and donors.

Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
439- 23rd Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Kazue Shibata, Executive Director
Tel: 510/272-9536
Fax: 510/272-0817
Email: webmaster@aapcho.org
Website: www.aapcho.org
A non-profit Community Health Center whose mission is to provide culturally competent and effective health care services. While they offer services to all individuals, APHCV serves an urban community with a special emphasis on the undeserved Asian and Pacific Islander populations of Los Angeles County.

Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
1145 wilshire boulevard, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: 213/977-7500
Fax: 213/977-7595
Website: www.apalc.org
The APALC was established in 1983 as a non-profit and has become the largest organization in Southern California that provides Asian and Pacific Islander and other communities with multi-lingual cultural sensitive services and legal education.

Asian Pacific American Network
231 E Third Street, Suite G104
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Phone: 213.473.3030
Fax: 213.473.3031
Website: www.viscom.apanet.org
APAnet seeks to enhance the service-delivery capacity of community-based non-profit organizations using technology by providing opportunities for education and training, and by offering technology assistance -- affordable computer and Internet services, and community resources to help implement various technology solutions.

Asian Pacific Health Care Venture
1530 Hillhurst avenue, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Tel: 323/644-3880
Fax: 323/644-3892
Website: www.apanet.org
APHCV's mission is to plan , provide, promote and coordinate accessible, affordable, culturally competent and affective health care services that target underserved Asians and Pacific Islanders (API) and offer services to all individuals, and to provide programs of community economic development for the benefit of low income API communities.


Asian Professional Exchange (APEX)
207 E. Franklin Avenue, Suite B
El Segundo, CA 90245
Website: www.apex.org
APEX’s mission is  to meet the diverse needs of Asian professionals by broadening the horizon upon which they would choose their careers through expanding opportunity and through networking, and to utilize the talents and influence of these professionals to create innovative and successful projects which benefit the community, whether it be the Asian Pacific American community or the professional community, through the exchange of ideas and the collaboration of effort. 

Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE)
260 South Los Robles Avenue, #118
Pasadena, California 91101.
Phone: 626.356.9838
Fax: 626.356.9878
Email: info@causeusa.org
Website: www.causeusa.org
Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) is a nonprofit, non-partisan community-based organization with a mission to advance the political empowerment of the Asian Pacific Islander American community through voter registration and education, community outreach and leadership development.

Chinatown Service Center
767 N. Hill Street, Suite 400
Los Angles, CA 90012
Tel: 213/253-0880
Fax: 213/680-0787
Email: Cscinfo@csc.apanet.org
Website: www.cscla.org
The Center was established in 1971 and is a nonprofit multi-service center that provides multilingual social services, medical services, employment training, and counseling in the Greater Los Angles area. They have four offices in the Los Angeles area, including Alhambra and Monterey Park.

Chinese American Professional Society
P.O. Box 1061
Rosemead, CA 91770
Tel: (818) 965-1995
Fax: (818) 965-1675
Chinese American Professional Society was founded in 1979 in Southern California. There are two purposes for the organization: first, to enhance academic cooperation and contact among Chinese Americans and second, to provide analysis service and opinions in the fields of social, humanities, science, engineering and business administration. Currently, there are about 400 members mainly from Southern California and from neighbor states. Many of them are professors, doctors, lawyers, accountants, bankers and engineers.

Diablo Valley Chinese Cultural Association
PO Box 3303
Walnut Creek, California 94598
Email: info@dvcca.org
Website: www.dvcca.org
The Diablo Valley Chinese Cultural Association is a diverse entity whose goals and objectives are to promote Chinese culture, customs and history. Programs are designed to emphasize networking, education and entertainment for the mutual

Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of San Diego County
1341 East 8th St. Suite A-1
National City, California 91950-2656
Tel: 619/474-6335
Fax: 619/474-6335
Email: royalrs@aol.com
Website: www.faccsd.com
The Chamber develops, encourages, promotes and supports the business climate by providing networking events and seminars.

Global Korean Network of Los Angeles
c/o Michael Won, CPA
11432 South Street Suite 301
Cerritos, CA 90703
Tel: (626) 628-3246
Email: postmaster@gkn-la.net
Website: www.gkn-la.net

Go For Broke National Education Center
370 Amapola Avenue, Suite 110
Torrance, California 90501
Phone: 310.328.0907
Fax: 310.222.5700
Email: esoldier@goforbroke.org
Website: www.goforbroke.org
Go For Broke focuses on providing a place and means by which all people can share their stories and recognize how the legacy of their lives contributes to the American ideals of freedom and equal opportunity for all. The Center offers programs to educate students and teachers of the history of Japanese American soldiers of World War II, the Japanese American incarceration, and the civil liberties issues raised by these events.
benefit of the community.

Japanese American Citizens League
244 San Pedro Street, Suite 507
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: 213/626-4471
Fax: 213/626-4282
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 Cultural and Community Center
244 S. San Pedro Street, Suite 505
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: 213.628-2725
Fax: 213/617-8576
Email: Jaccc@artnet.net
Website: www.jaccc.org
JAACCC is an ethnic cultural center located in Little Tokyo. Started in 1980, it is a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve and encourage an appreciation of Japanese and Japanese American heritage and cultural arts.

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street
Los Angels, CA 90012
Irene Hirano, President
Tel: 213/625-0414
Fax: 213/625-1770
Website: www.janm.org
The Japanese American National Museum is the first museum in the US dedicated to sharing the experiences of Americans of Japanese ancestry. Through building a comprehensive collection of Japanese objects images and documents and through a multi-faceted program of exhibits, educational programs and publicity, the museum tells the story of Japanese Americans around the country to a national and international audience.

Japanese American Network
231 East Third Street, Suite G-104
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Tel: (213) 473-1653
Fax: (213) 473-1601
Website: www.janet.org
The Japanese American Network is a partnership of Japanese American organizations based in Los Angeles. The goal of this partnership is to encourage the use of the Internet and interactive communications technologies to exchange information about Japanese Americans -- art, culture, community, history, news, events, social services, and public policy issues.

Korean Youth and Community Center
680 South Wilton Place
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Patrice Wong
Tel: 213/365-7400
Fax: 213/383-1280
Email: thur@kycc.apanet.org
Website: www.kycc.apanet.org
The Center is a voluntary organization established to address the needs of the evolving Korean American population in the Greater Los Angles Area and the multi-ethnic community of Koreatown. Primary emphasis is placed on serving recently emigrated and economically disadvantaged youth and their families who experience coping and adjustment difficulties due to language and cultural barriers.

Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics. Inc. (LEAP)
327 E. 2nd St., Suite 226
Los Angeles, CA 90012
J.D. Hokoyama, President & Executive Director
Tel: 213/485-1422
Fax: 213/485-0050
Email: leap@leap.org
Website: www.leap.org
LEAP is a national, nonprofit, non-partisan, educational, community-based organization. It evolved out of a recognition that many skilled and committed Asian Pacific Americans historically have lacked opportunities to fully realize their potential at the highest levels of leadership and management in mainstream America. It also works to ensure that leadership challenges are systematically addressed if Asian Pacifics expect to play meaningful decision-making roles.

Little Tokyo Service Center, Inc.
231 East Third Street, Suite G104
Los Angles, CA 90013
Tel: 213/473-1602
Fax: 213/473-1601
Email: margaretendo@ltsc.org
Website: www.ltsc.org
LTSC is a non-profit charitable organization serving people in need, especially those facing language or cultural gaps, financial need, or physical disabilities. LTSC sponsors over a dozen different community and social service programs in seven different languages. Services include individual and family counseling, support groups, transportation and translation services, an emergency caregiver program, student helplines, crisis hotlines and a consumer education. It also sponsors several community development projects in the Los Angeles area.

Magellan Amateur Radio Repeater Network
608 Marie Ave
Los Angles, CA 90042-1308
Tel: 213/257-1084
Fax: 310/989-4358
Email: Joelp@angels1.bns.attmail.com
A non-profit Ham Radio group with a repeater intertie network with the widest coverage of Filipino American Ham radio groups in North America. Licensed Filipino -- American amateur radio operators from California are welcome to join.

Media Action Network for Asian Americans
P.O. Box 11105
Burbank, California 91510
Phone: 213.486.4433
Email: manaaletters@yahoo.com
Website: www.manaa.org
MANAA is part of the Multi-Ethnic Media Coalition and Asian Pacific American Media Coalition which regularly meets with the top four television networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox) to encourage diversity in their programming.

National Korean American Service and Education Consortium
900 South Crenshaw Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90019
Phone: 323.937.3703
Fax: 323.937.3753
Email: nakasec@nakasec.org
Website: www.nakasec.org
The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) was founded as a consortium in 1994 by local community centers to educate and engage the Korean American community on major civil rights issues regionally and nationally. Their mission is also to grow a new generation of community activists and to help individual participants develop a sense of belonging and identity as young ethnic minorities growing up in a multi-racial society.

Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance
12900 Garden Grove Boulevard, Suite 214A
Garden Grove, California 92843
Phone: 714.636.9095
Fax: 714.636.8828
Email: ocapica@ocapica.org
Website: www.ocapica.org
The Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) is dedicated to enhancing the health, and social and economic well-being of Asians and Pacific Islanders in Orange County, California. Established in 1997, OCAPICA works to improve and expand the community's opportunities through service, education, advocacy, organizing and research. These community-driven activities seek to empower Asians and Pacific Islanders to define and control their lives and the future of their community.

Philippine American Bar Association
611 West Sixth Street, Suite 2650
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: 213/229-2400
Fax: 213/229-2499
Email: Rgarcialaw@aol.com
Website: www.markskatz.com
PABA is composed of Filipino-American attorneys who work with and support various issues involving the Filipino-American. PABA is also involved with other Asian-American bar associations and supports issues and causes in their respective communities.

South Asian Helpline and Referral Agency (SAHARA)
18520 1/2 S. Pioneer Blvd., Suite 204
Artesia, CA 90701
Tel: 562/402-4132/888-724-2722
Email: sahara_2@hotmail.com
Website: www.charityfocus.org
SAHARA is a non-profit organization of South Asian professionals who volunteer their time to help serve the South Asian community. Guided by a volunteer executive board, the SAHARA board provides: telephone consultation and information; referrals to counseling services and peer support groups, medical care, legal services, information on state and local financial assistance programs, shelters for victims of family violence and shelters for the homeless. The organization also sponsors educational seminars and one-time in-office consultations.

Taiwanese American Citizen's League
3001 Walnut Grove Ave.
Rosemead, CA 91770
Tel/Fax: (626) 202-0170
Website: 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.

Taiwanese American Professionals
3001 Walnut Grove Ave.
Rosemead, CA 91770
Tel/Fax: (626) 202-0170
Website: tap.tacl.org
Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP) enhances the Taiwanese-American community by networking individuals interested in professional and career development, while emphasizing the preservation of Taiwanese American identity. TAP provides resources and programs that inspire and empower; develop and support professionals to become community-oriented leaders.

The U.S. federation of Philippine American Chambers of Commerce, Inc.
2887 College Ave. No. 1 Box 106
Berkeley, CA 94705
Website: www.fpacc.com
The U.S. Federation of Philippine American Chambers of commerce, Inc. is an organization established in response to a perceived need to mobilize Philippine business communities in the U.S.

Vietnamese League of Orange County, Inc.
14351 Euclid Street, Unit H
Garden Grove, CA 92843
Lillian Diem Ngoi Thai, Administrative Assistant
Tel: (714) 554-5816
Fax: (714) 554-4804
The Vietnamese League of Orange County has 3 program: (1) SAIN [Southeast Asian Integration Network] - Its goal is to assist individuals challenged with a developmental disability to live and work in their local community as independently as possible; (2) HOUSING -- Weekly food distribution for the homeless and low income neighbors, providing hot meals, job counseling, and more for homeless who stay at the shelter; and (3) CITIZENSHIP -- Teaching and helping people who want to become U.S. citizens.

Visual Communications
120 Judge John Aiso St., Bsmt.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Abe Ferrer
Tel: 213/680-4462 X 68
Fax: 213/687-4848
Email: info@vconlin.org
Website: www.vconline.org
Visual Communications is the nation's premier media arts organization dedicated to creating,preserving and presenting Asian Pacific American history and culture through the media arts. VC presents the annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film and Video Festival as well as a nearly three decade track record of award winning film, vieo & multimeida. VC also promotes media literacy and access through training workshops and seminars.



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