NAAPAE 

National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education

A Voice for Asian and Pacific American Education

Past Achievements

Since its inception, NAAPAE has been active in providing input in the development of federal legislation that may affect Asian and pacific American communities, such as the ESEA Title VII Bilingual Education Act, The Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendment of 1988, the Carl Perkins Vocational Act, and the Refugee Education Act. 

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 and thus making possible the analysis of the APA subsample and its sub-groups. Through its regional representatives and local chapters, NAAPAE has actively interacted with state and local governments in order to promote adequate funding for educational programs for APA students. 

In order to encourage interest in Asian and Pacific American education, NAAPAE has co-sponsored a number of 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 worked collaboratively with many other professional organizations (including NABE, NAACP, NEA, NAFEA) to facilitate the dissemination of information and to co-sponsor educational activities. Most recently, NAAPAE has expanded its membership and conference sites to Canada.