
NAAPAE
National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education
A Voice for Asian and Pacific American Education
Some NAAPAE Achievements
Since its beginning in 1977, NAAPAE has been active in contributing to development of
federal legislation that may affect Asian and Pacific American communities.
Examples of such are the ESEA Title
NAAPAE has worked closely with the U.S.
Department of Education to design and implement several national studies of
interest to Asian and Pacific American education. For example, an ongoing
national longitudinal study (NELS:88) was modified as a result of this
interaction to include more APA students in the study sample, making possible
the analysis of the APA subsample and its sub-groups. Through its regional
representatives and local chapters, NAAPAE has interacted with state and local
governments to promote adequate funding for educational programs for APA
students.
To encourage interest in Asian and Pacific
American education, NAAPAE has co-sponsored summer institutes on Asian and
Pacific American educational research, and granted awards to outstanding
research studies and publications. NAAPAE also co-sponsored several national
forums to address APA educational issues.
NAAPAE has several local chapters across the
To support worthy young people in their
education, NAAPAE provides annual scholarships to students who are about to
graduate from high school and students already engaged in their
college/university education. NAAPAE’s
Finally, NAAPAE has sponsored several
scholarly studies and publications, as noted elsewhere in the website.