The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, founded in 1996 is a coalition of twenty-one Asian Pacific American organizations nation wide. Based in Washington D.C, NCAPA serves to represent the interests of the greater APA community and to provide a national voice for APA issues.

Over the past several years, many Asian Pacific American (APA) organizations have expanded in size and influence. This change in the status quo created awareness in the community of the need for a national coalition that could bring together APA advocacy organizations on all levels - from local/community groups to large national membership organizations - to speak with one voice. With the help of former United States Congressman Norman Mineta - who went on to become the first Asian Pacific American Cabinet Secretary in United States history - a series of meetings were held, involving over twenty Asian Pacific American groups to discuss how to meet the needs of the APA community at large.

The consensus from these meetings was that the existence of many strong APA groups dictated that any new coalition should add value to and build upon the work of these organizations and not duplicate their efforts. NCAPA was formally instituted in 1997 as a coalition of existing organizations, with the understanding that the structure and goals of the group could change with time.

NCAPA Policy Principles

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Asian Pacific Americans National Policy Priorities 2004


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