Structure
APAS is run by a 19-member Board of Directors which consists of 16 members from Asian Pacific American communities such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam and 3 members from the at-large general membership. The officers of the organization are elected by the Board of Directors, which includes the Chair, 2 Vice-Chairs, Secretary, and Treasurer. A nomination committee appointed by the Chairperson of APAS assists in the election process.
The Asian Heritage Festival is held each Spring. This year the festival took place at Audubon Zoo and was a great success!
Thanks to a generous donation of land by Ms. Sudaporn Boonmonthira, plans are underway to build the center at 6245 Wainwright Drive, across from the UNO Campus.
APAS seeks to preserve the experiences of Asians living in the New Orleans area in part through the documentation of cultural practices (such as festivals) and the experiences of Asian individuals or oral traditions (such as storytelling).
Originally created by the late Shaie-Mei Temple, the "Asian Bayou" website is recreated here in its entirety.
APAS fundraising efforts for relief to communities throughout the world struck by natural disaster.
