Overview
The APAICS National Leadership Academy is a two-day leadership training program for current elected officials and individuals seeking to run for public office.
The program consists of interactive leadership training with special guest speakers. Topics include planning your campaign, communications, fundraising, digital organizing, building your base and power mapping, and volunteer management.
The National Leadership Academy was established in 1999 to provide Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) elected officials with the skills and resources needed to excel in their current office as well as prepare them for opportunities to advance into higher office.
The National Leadership Academy brings together a bipartisan group of promising AAPI political leaders from state legislatures, city councils, and local governing bodies all across the country to Washington, DC.
2019 National Leadership Academy
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Academy Alumni
Ted Lieu
Congressman
U.S. Congressman (CA-33)
Colleen Hanabusa
Congresswoman
U.S. Congresswoman (HI-1)
Mark Takai
Congressman
U.S. Congressman (HI-1)
Charles Kong Djou
Congressman
U.S. Congressman (HI-1)
Susan B. Chew
State Representative
Idaho
J. Kalani English
State Senator
Hawaii
Hoon-Yung Hopgood
State Senator
Michigan
Scott Kawasaki
State Representative
Alaska
Patty Kim
State Representative
Pennsylvania
Susan C. Lee
State Senator
Maryland
Curtis Oda
State Representative
Utah
Fue Lee
State Representative
Minnesota
Scott Saiki
State Representative
Hawaii
Sharon Tomiko Santos
State Representative
Washington
Maile Shimabukuro
State Senator
Hawaii
Ron Villanueva
State Representative
Virginia
Glenn Wakai
State Senator
Hawaii
Christopher Cabaldon
Mayor
West Sacramento, CA
Steve Ly
Mayor
Elk Grove, CA
Jose “Joe” Esteves
Mayor
Milpitas, CA
Michael P. Guingona
Councilmember
Daly City, CA
Jean Quan
Mayor
Oakland, CA
Conrad Lee
Mayor
Bellevue, WA
Karyl Matsumoto
Mayor
South San Francisco, CA
Susan Pha
City Councilmember
Brooklyn Park, MN
Mary Thao
City Councilmember
Wausau, WI
Alan Nakanishi
Mayor
Lodi, CA
Tzeitel Russel M. Paras
Mayor
Duarte, CA
Alicia Ping
County Commissioner
Washtenaw, MI
Amy Mah Sangiolo
Councilmember
Newton Board of Aldernan, MA
Lisa A. Wong
Mayor
Fitchburg, MA
Gary Yamauchi
Mayor
Alhambra, CA
Grace Han Wolf
Councilmember
Herndon, VA
Donovan Dela Cruz
State Senator
Hawaii
Mark Hashem
State Representative
Hawaii
Harish Jajoo
Mayor Pro-Tem
Sugar Land, TX
2018 Sponsors
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