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Houston-specific organizations
National organizations
Blogs
Houston-specific organizations
BP SOS– Houston chapter of a national Vietnamese civic and political activism group
OCA Greater Houston– Houston chapter of OCA – Asian Pacific Advocates, a nationwide APA civil rights organization
Japanese American Citizens League – Houston chapter of JACL, oldest and largest national APA civil rights organization
National organizations
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum– APA healthcare policy and advocacy organization
Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund– provides scholarships and financial assistance to APAs attending college
Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote– promotes electoral and civic participation among APAs
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC– national civil rights organization, particular focus on policy issues
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies– promotes APA political participation
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO– national organization of APA union members
Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy & Leadership– health equity for APAs
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations– association of community health organizations serving APAs
BP SOS– national Vietnamese civic and political activism group
Center for Asian Pacific American Women– APA women’s personal and professional development group
Hmong National Development, Inc.– policy advocacy organization for the Hmong community
Japanese American Citizens League– oldest and largest APA civil rights organization in the US
Laotian American National Alliance– Laotian-American advocacy organization
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics– APA leadership development
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association– promotes APA mental health and well being
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association– national association of APA attorneys, judges, law professors, law students
National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse– addresses substance abuse among APA populations
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum– APA women social justice and human rights organization
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging– advocacy and service organization for aging APAs
National Association of Asian American Professionals– promotes APA professional development
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development– addresses housing, community and economic development needs of APAs
National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians– health advocacy organization
National Federation of Filipino American Associations– promotes participation of Filipino Americans in civic and national affairs
National Japanese American Memorial Foundation– remembrance of Japanese-American patriotism during WWII
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium– civil rights and immigration advocacy organization for Korean Americans
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance– federation of LGBTQ and APA organizations
OCA – Asian Pacific Advocates– APA membership-based civil rights organization with local chapters nationwide
Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund– civil rights organization with a focus on Sikh Americans
South Asian Americans Leading Together– South-Asian advocacy organization
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center– Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese-American advocacy organization
Blogs
18 Million Rising: Activating Asian America
Audrey Magazine – focusing on the experiences of Asian-American women
