The Coalition of
Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA) is a non-profit organization staffed
solely by volunteers working together to build a sense of community among
the tri-state area's Asian Pacific Americans. General meetings are held
once a month where we plan logistics, set policy and eat. The meetings
last for about one and half hours and the board members represent a wide
range of ages, professions and cultural backgrounds.
CAPA Board Members
at the end of the day of
the 2000 Heritage
Festival
Every two years, new officers are elected to preserve the
tradition of bringing in new ideas and approaches for continuing the
success of the Festival. Offices include the President, Vice President,
Treasurer and Co-Secretaries and various Committee Chair positions.
CURRENT OFFICERS
President - James Yee [email protected]
Vice President - Sharon Crame [email protected]
Vice President - Ning Zhang [email protected]
Secretary - Jason Chin [email protected]
Secretary - Bibs Teh [email protected]
Treasurer - Robert Lin [email protected]
Planning the next Festival
at a General Meeting.
DATE FOR 25th ANNUAL APA HERITAGE FESTIVAL: Sunday,
May 2, 2004 from 12-6pm
CAPA HISTORY
In 1979, the first Asian Pacific American Heritage Week was
proclaimed by President Jimmy Carter. Following this was the creation of
the Coalition of Asian Pacific American Associations, organized to:
promote cooperation and understanding among Americans of Asian Pacific
descent and among their representative organizations; foster friendship
among Americans of Asian Pacific descent and others in the community;
promote, represent, and advocate the interests of Asian Pacific American
communities; and provide a conducive environment for encouraging Asian
Pacific Americans to utilize their history, culture and art to foster
self-esteem and respect for their heritage.
The Coalition established as its principal activity the celebration of
an annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival during the first week
of May, now expanded to Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by President
George Bush. In 1994, the Coalition changed its name to Coalition of Asian
Pacific Americans (CAPA) to reflect the growth of the organization which
is comprised of unaffiliated individuals in addition to representatives of
Asian Pacific American organizations.
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APA HISTORY
The Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans: 12
West 18th Street, Suite 3E, New York NY 10011, 212-989-3610
All
photographs courtesy of Corky Lee, Kitty Katz, Joseph Songco and various
CAPA members