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Establishing APALI
When Dr. Michael Chang became the first Chinese American Mayor of Cupertino in 1997. He created the Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute to address the need for Asian Americans to serve as political and civic leaders -
Developing Civic Leadership Programs
APALI developed three Civic Leadership programs at the Da Anza college in 1999, a youth leadership acedemy was established for students to develop cultural/identity awareness, personal leadership, and explore community empowerment and civic career options. -
Convening a Community of Civic Leaders
APALI started to formally build a civic network of impactful leaders and initiated what is today the APALI fellows network for Public Officials. Three years later, APALI gathered its graduates to form an APALI Alumni Network. Both programs aim to build a community of effective civic leaders through leadership sharing, networking, continued training, and annual events. -
Celebrating Two Decades of Civic Impact
APALI celebrated its 20th anniversary with a publication entitled 120 under 40: Celebrating Alumni Civic Journeys which recognized the contributions of 120 alumni in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors providing leadership in policy, advocacy, and education. -
Stepping up to APALI 2.0
Since launching a Third Decade Futures Initiative at the 2017 20th anniversary gala, APALI 2.0 is committed to expanding its successful track record in civic pipeline building to increase the number of Asian Americans elected regionally and sharing the APALI training model both nationally and internationally.