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Photos from AAPIP 2010 National Philanthropy Summit
Los Angeles Chapter's National Livestream Viewing Party & Regional Celebration

 

About the Los Angeles Chapter

AAPIP-LA's goals:
  • Educate local funders about AAPI community needs and AAPI nonprofits and encourage funders to expand AAPI trustee and staff representation
  • Increase nonprofit capacity within local AAPI agencies and communities
  • Expand philanthropy among local Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders

Chapter co-chairs

  • Debra Fong, Asian Pacific Community Fund - (213) 624-6400 ext.2 - dfong (at) apcf (dot) org
  • Joyce Ybarra, Weingart Foundation - (213) 688-6304 - jybarra (at) weingartfnd (dot) org

Steering Committee Members

  • Kristin Aldana-Taday, Liberty Hill Foundation
  • Cathy Choi, Eisner Foundation
  • Pilar Diaz, LA84 Foundation
  • Rocele Estanislao, The California Wellness Foundation
  • Stewart Kwoh, Asian Pacific American Legal Center
  • Stephanie Lomibao, Bank of America Foundation
  • Vy Nguyen, Weingart Foundation
  • Rebecca Shea, Asian Pacific American Legal Center
  • Ryan Yamamoto, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region

Come Join Us!

Contact our chapter co-chairs or the Membership Office at AAPIP (membership at aapip dot org) with any questions. » Download the AAPIP Individual Membership Form (PDF)

Institutional Members

(If your institution is listed here, you may already be eligible for AAPIP Membership. Contact us by email: membership at aapip dot org.)

  • Bank of America Foundation
  • California Community Foundation
  • The California Wellness Foundation
  • Entertainment Industry Foundation
  • Stuart Foundation (Dwight Stuart Youth Fund)
  • Weingart Foundation
  • Kaiser Permanente

Recent Programs

“Cultivating Donors in Challenging Times: A Coversation with Leaders in the Field”
featuring Kafi Blumenfeld, Liberty Hill Foundation; John Kobara, California Community Foundation, Stewart Kwoh, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Gayle Yamada, Little Tokyo Service Center

“Cultivating Donors in Challenging Times: A Coversation with Leaders in the Field” featuring Kafi Blumenfeld, Liberty Hill Foundation; John Kobara, California Community Foundation, Stewart Kwoh, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Gayle Yamada, Little Tokyo Service Center

Please check the AAPIP calendar regularly for more program/event updates.

LA County Map of AAPI's and Poverty » PDF

Affiliations

AAPIP-LA is pleased to be a community sponsor of The Diverse Face of Asian and Pacific Islanders in California. This publication is a tremendous resource on Asian and Pacific Islander demographic profiles in three regions of California. The Asian Pacific American Legal Center developed and produced The Diverse Face and AAPIP-LA sponsored community meetings as well as distribution of the report. The community meetings focused on the next steps to take towards addressing the needs highlighted in the report. Topics included housing, education, income, poverty, language and naturalization. For more information and to order a copy of the publication, please visit www.apalc.org.