APAPA
Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association
Community Education Foundation (APAPA-CEF)
Empowering and Engaging Asian Pacific Islander Americans
Non-profit organization 501(c) 3 Tax ID No. 55-0849384
National Honorary Board
Congresswoman Judy Chu
Congresswoman Grace Meng
Congressman Mike Honda
Congressman Ted Lieu
Senator Jim Nielsen
Mayor Ed Lee
Mayor Kevin Johnson
APAPA National Governing Board
National Governing Board
C.C. Yin, Founder, Chair/CEO
Albert Wang, Vice Chair
Hsing Kung, Treasurer
Sandy Chau, Finance
Kenneth Fong, Secretary
Nelson Huang, Member
National Advisory Board
Chiling Tong, Dale Minami
Maeley Tom, Johnnie Giles
Michael Yamaki, Regina Yin
National Leadership Council
C.C. Yin, Chair
Albert Wang, BAR Chair
Nelson Huang, SCR Chair
Mayue Carlson, Executive Director
Corporate Leadership Board
Michael Rubio,Chevron
Johnnie Giles/Sue Vaccaro,
Comcast,Co-Chair
Travis Kiyota/Alisa Okelo-Odongo,
PG&E
C.C. Yin/Regina Yin,
McDonald’s/Yin Found.
Brenda Wright/Kevin Barri,Wells Fargo
David Ligh, ExxonMobil,Co-Chair
Kathy McKim/Marc Blakeman,at&t
Ken Fong,Kenson Ventures
Kevin Loscotoff,Wal-Mart
Syrus Devers,Verizon
Corporate Advisory Board
Andrew Ly, Sugar Bowl Bakery
Bruce Newton, Bank of the West
Herman Rowland, Jelly Belly
Jay Adair, Copart
Gaddi Vasquez, So. Calif. Edison
Kenneth Yeung, Prince of Peace
Kim Delevett, Southwest Airlines
Mary Liu, Golden Arch Enterprises
Merrill Jacobs, PhRMA
Victoria Horton, CBBD
Vince Wetzel, State Farm
Yvette Radford/Jennifer Scanlon,
Kaiser Permanente
Zhenping Wang, Faith Cosmetics
Appointments Committee
Dale Minami, Linda Ng
Maeley Tom
C.C. Yin
C.C. Yin’s life story exemplifies the goals of every immigrant who
comes to America to live the American dream. He and his family
own 32 McDonald’s restaurants in Northern California. Mr. Yin is
an established entrepreneur with a heart for serving the
community. For the past 30 years, he has been actively involved in
a number of organizations and institutions in diverse communities
including Chambers, Rotary, NAACP, schools, homeless, disabled
and others.
Founder & Chair/CEO
During the past 14 years, C.C. has expended tireless personal
energy and resources to build a non-profit organization, APAPA,
with goals to promote the importance of political awareness and
civic engagement. APAPA is a renowned National organization
that promotes empowerment of API community.
He served as Board of Trustee for the California State University
and the California State Lottery Commission, Board Member of
the Citizens Oversight Committee for the California Highway
Patrol, California Asian Chamber, and Vacaville Chamber.
C.C. has received numerous recognitions and awards at local, state
& national levels as a statewide business, civic, political and
community leader including a Presidential Volunteer Service
Award from President Obama, Corporate Achievement Award by
the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
(APAICS), National Minority Retail Firm of the Year Award by
US Department of Commerce, National Entrepreneur of the Year,
Top 50 National Food Franchisee, Top Franchisee in the Nation by
Franchise Times, the prestigious Golden Arch Award &
Leadership Award by McDonald’s Corporation, and the
Leadership Award by International Leadership Foundation.
C.C.'s selfless & tireless efforts enrich the community and the
many individuals whose lives he continually touches.
Legal Counsel: Esq.
Irving Teranishi, Stephen Murphy,
Ruthe Ashley
Community Advisory Board
Betty Williams, Cheng Liao
Chia Chia Chien, March Fong Eu
Pat Fong Kushida, Tritia Toyota
APAPA Headquarters, Regions & Chapters
National & CA State Headquarters 4000 Truxel Road, Suite 3, Sacramento, CA 95834 Tel 916-928-9988 Fax 916-678-7555
Central Valley Region (Sacramento Chapter) 4000 Truxel Road, Suite 3, Sacramento, CA 95834 Tel 916-928-9988 Fax 916-678-7555
Bay Area Region (San Francisco/East Bay/Tri-Valley Chapters) 1963 Sabre Street, Hayward, CA 94545 Tel 510-538-2791
Southern California Region (Southern CA/San Diego/Youth Chapters) 668 South 6th Avenue, City of Industry, CA 91746 Tel 909-860-4316 Fax 888-661-1063
New York Chapter (New York), 33 Bowery, Room C-202, New York, NY 10002 Tel 212-226-2795 Fax 212-226-0124
Central Florida Chapter (Orlando), 9521 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Suite 101, Orlando, FL 32837 Tel 321-439-5330
Austin Texas Chapter, 6200 Brodie Lane, Austin, TX 78745 Tel 512-658-7687 Fax 512-261-6879
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APAPA
Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association
Community Education Foundation (APAPA-CEF)
Empowering and Engaging Asian Pacific Islander Americans
Non-profit organization 501(c) 3 Tax ID No. 55-0849384
National Honorary Board
Congresswoman Judy Chu
Congresswoman Grace Meng
Congressman Mike Honda
Congressman Ted Lieu
Senator Jim Nielsen
Mayor Ed Lee
Mayor Kevin Johnson
Dr. Albert Wang is an internist and a partner at the Palo Alto
Medical Clinic. He was born in Taiwan and came to the US at the
age of 14. He graduated with honors from UC Berkeley with a BS
in Biochemistry, and MD from UC San Diego.
National Governing Board
C.C. Yin, Founder, Chair/CEO
Albert Wang, Vice Chair
Hsing Kung, Treasurer
Sandy Chau, Finance
Kenneth Fong, Secretary
Nelson Huang, Member
National Advisory Board
Chiling Tong, Dale Minami
Maeley Tom, Johnnie Giles
Michael Yamaki, Regina Yin
Dr. Albert Wang
Vice Chair
National Leadership Council
C.C. Yin, Chair
Albert Wang, BAR Chair
Nelson Huang, SCR Chair
Mayue Carlson, Executive Director
Corporate Leadership Board
Michael Rubio,Chevron
Johnnie Giles/Sue Vaccaro,
Comcast,Co-Chair
Travis Kiyota/Alisa Okelo-Odongo,
PG&E
C.C. Yin/Regina Yin,
McDonald’s/Yin Found.
Brenda Wright/Kevin Barri,Wells Fargo
David Ligh, ExxonMobil,Co-Chair
Kathy McKim/Marc Blakeman,at&t
Ken Fong,Kenson Ventures
Kevin Loscotoff,Wal-Mart
Syrus Devers,Verizon
Corporate Advisory Board
Andrew Ly, Sugar Bowl Bakery
Bruce Newton, Bank of the West
Herman Rowland, Jelly Belly
Jay Adair, Copart
Gaddi Vasquez, So. Calif. Edison
Kenneth Yeung, Prince of Peace
Kim Delevett, Southwest Airlines
Mary Liu, Golden Arch Enterprises
Merrill Jacobs, PhRMA
Victoria Horton, CBBD
Vince Wetzel, State Farm
Yvette Radford/Jennifer Scanlon,
Kaiser Permanente
Zhenping Wang, Faith Cosmetics
Dr. Hsing Kung
Treasurer
A widely recognized civic and community leader in the Bay Area,
Dr. Wang has served as President of the American Cancer Society,
Northern California Chinese Unit, Citizens for Better Community,
Friends of Children with Special Needs, Vision New America, and
is currently the Chair of the Asian Pacific Islander American
Public Affairs Association (APAPA)’s Bay Area Region and Chair
of APAPA’s National & Regional Issues Committee.
A well-respected community leader and a successful entrepreneur,
Dr. Hsing Kung holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from
University of California, Berkeley, an M.B.A. from Santa Clara
University, and a B.S.E.E. from National Cheng Kung University.
Currently, Dr. Kung is a partner in the Acorn Campus Ventures,
where he is known as the “Godfather of Fiber Optics” for growing
several startup ventures over the past two decades. He also serves
as Chairman of Luxnet Corporation and Innolight Corporation.
In recent years, Dr. Kung has been devoted to promoting ChineseAmerican participation in mainstream communities. He
participates in community organizations including Cupertino
Rotary, Institute of Computer Technology, and West ValleyMission Community College Foundation. Currently, he serves on
AACI advisory board and Silicon Valley Creates board.
Appointments Committee
Dale Minami, Linda Ng
Maeley Tom
Legal Counsel: Esq.
Irving Teranishi, Stephen Murphy,
Ruthe Ashley
Community Advisory Board
Betty Williams, Cheng Liao
Chia Chia Chien, March Fong Eu
Pat Fong Kushida, Tritia Toyota
APAPA Headquarters, Regions & Chapters
National & CA State Headquarters 4000 Truxel Road, Suite 3, Sacramento, CA 95834 Tel 916-928-9988 Fax 916-678-7555
Central Valley Region (Sacramento Chapter) 4000 Truxel Road, Suite 3, Sacramento, CA 95834 Tel 916-928-9988 Fax 916-678-7555
Bay Area Region (San Francisco/East Bay/Tri-Valley Chapters) 1963 Sabre Street, Hayward, CA 94545 Tel 510-538-2791
Southern California Region (Southern CA/San Diego/Youth Chapters) 668 South 6th Avenue, City of Industry, CA 91746 Tel 909-860-4316 Fax 888-661-1063
New York Chapter (New York), 33 Bowery, Room C-202, New York, NY 10002 Tel 212-226-2795 Fax 212-226-0124
Central Florida Chapter (Orlando), 9521 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Suite 101, Orlando, FL 32837 Tel 321-439-5330
Austin Texas Chapter, 6200 Brodie Lane, Austin, TX 78745 Tel 512-658-7687 Fax 512-261-6879
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APAPA
Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association
Community Education Foundation (APAPA-CEF)
Empowering and Engaging Asian Pacific Islander Americans
Non-profit organization 501(c) 3 Tax ID No. 55-0849384
National Honorary Board
Congresswoman Judy Chu
Congresswoman Grace Meng
Congressman Mike Honda
Congressman Ted Lieu
Senator Jim Nielsen
Mayor Ed Lee
Mayor Kevin Johnson
National Governing Board
C.C. Yin, Founder, Chair/CEO
Albert Wang, Vice Chair
Hsing Kung, Treasurer
Sandy Chau, Finance
Kenneth Fong, Secretary
Nelson Huang, Member
National Advisory Board
Chiling Tong, Dale Minami
Maeley Tom, Johnnie Giles
Michael Yamaki, Regina Yin
Sandy Chau
Finance
Since 1984, he has been actively involved in various real estate
projects in the U.S. and Far East. He has a BS in chemical
engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and an
MBA. Currently, he serves as the National Chair of APAPA’s
Internship & Scholarship Program.
National Leadership Council
C.C. Yin, Chair
Albert Wang, BAR Chair
Nelson Huang, SCR Chair
Mayue Carlson, Executive Director
Corporate Leadership Board
Michael Rubio,Chevron
Johnnie Giles/Sue Vaccaro,
Comcast,Co-Chair
Travis Kiyota/Alisa Okelo-Odongo,
PG&E
C.C. Yin/Regina Yin,
McDonald’s/Yin Found.
Brenda Wright/Kevin Barri,Wells Fargo
David Ligh, ExxonMobil,Co-Chair
Kathy McKim/Marc Blakeman,at&t
Ken Fong,Kenson Ventures
Kevin Loscotoff,Wal-Mart
Syrus Devers,Verizon
Corporate Advisory Board
Andrew Ly, Sugar Bowl Bakery
Bruce Newton, Bank of the West
Herman Rowland, Jelly Belly
Jay Adair, Copart
Gaddi Vasquez, So. Calif. Edison
Kenneth Yeung, Prince of Peace
Kim Delevett, Southwest Airlines
Mary Liu, Golden Arch Enterprises
Merrill Jacobs, PhRMA
Victoria Horton, CBBD
Vince Wetzel, State Farm
Yvette Radford/Jennifer Scanlon,
Kaiser Permanente
Zhenping Wang, Faith Cosmetics
Appointments Committee
Dale Minami, Linda Ng
Maeley Tom
Mr. Sandy Wai-Yan Chau has been active in IT business
investments since 1997. From 1992 to 1997 he was CEO of one of
the largest and most diversified listed construction and real estate
firms in Taiwan. Mr. Chau began his career as head of a consulting
firm for start-ups in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was the
founding president of the influential Asian American
Manufacturing Association (AAMA) in Silicon Valley in 1979,
and in 1977 started Universal Semiconductor in San Jose,
California.
Kenneth Fong
Secretary
Kenneth Fong is Founder and Chairman of Kenson Ventures, a
venture capital firm that provides funds and strategic advice to
biotechnology start-ups and companies. Prior to Kenson, he
founded Clontech Laboratories in 1984, a molecular biology
company that grew to 400 employees and posted revenues of
$80 million dollars before merging with Becton Dickinson in
1999. Born in China, Mr. Fong received a bachelor’s degree in
biology and chemistry at San Francisco State University, five
years after emigrating from Hong Kong.
Mr. Fong has volunteered much of his time and resources to
promoting understanding of Asian Americans, including lead
support on a PBS documentary on the Chinese American
experience during World War II. Mr. Fong also supports the 8020 Initiative, a non-partisan organization whose mission is to
win fair representation of Asian Americans in political
appointments.
Legal Counsel: Esq.
Irving Teranishi, Stephen Murphy,
Ruthe Ashley
Community Advisory Board
Betty Williams, Cheng Liao
Chia Chia Chien, March Fong Eu
Pat Fong Kushida, Tritia Toyota
APAPA Headquarters, Regions & Chapters
National & CA State Headquarters 4000 Truxel Road, Suite 3, Sacramento, CA 95834 Tel 916-928-9988 Fax 916-678-7555
Central Valley Region (Sacramento Chapter) 4000 Truxel Road, Suite 3, Sacramento, CA 95834 Tel 916-928-9988 Fax 916-678-7555
Bay Area Region (San Francisco/East Bay/Tri-Valley Chapters) 1963 Sabre Street, Hayward, CA 94545 Tel 510-538-2791
Southern California Region (Southern CA/San Diego/Youth Chapters) 668 South 6th Avenue, City of Industry, CA 91746 Tel 909-860-4316 Fax 888-661-1063
New York Chapter (New York), 33 Bowery, Room C-202, New York, NY 10002 Tel 212-226-2795 Fax 212-226-0124
Central Florida Chapter (Orlando), 9521 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Suite 101, Orlando, FL 32837 Tel 321-439-5330
Austin Texas Chapter, 6200 Brodie Lane, Austin, TX 78745 Tel 512-658-7687 Fax 512-261-6879
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APAPA
Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association
Community Education Foundation (APAPA-CEF)
Empowering and Engaging Asian Pacific Islander Americans
Non-profit organization 501(c) 3 Tax ID No. 55-0849384
National Honorary Board
Congresswoman Judy Chu
Congresswoman Grace Meng
Congressman Mike Honda
Congressman Ted Lieu
Senator Jim Nielsen
Mayor Ed Lee
Mayor Kevin Johnson
National Governing Board
C.C. Yin, Founder, Chair/CEO
Albert Wang, Vice Chair
Hsing Kung, Treasurer
Sandy Chau, Finance
Kenneth Fong, Secretary
Nelson Huang, Member
Nelson Huang is a first generation Chinese American who
moved to the United States from Taiwan for graduate school.
An information technology professional, he is the Founder and
CEO of a technology company. He has taught at universities
and served as a senior advisor for the State of California and
various major corporations
Nelson Huang
Member
National Advisory Board
Chiling Tong, Dale Minami
Maeley Tom, Johnnie Giles
Michael Yamaki, Regina Yin
National Leadership Council
C.C. Yin, Chair
Albert Wang, BAR Chair
Nelson Huang, SCR Chair
Mayue Carlson, Executive Director
Mr. Huang has served on the boards of many companies and
organizations including APAPA, which he is a founding
member of the Southern California Region. He and his wife,
Elizabeth, reside in Diamond Bar, CA. His daughter, Nicole,
attends University of Virginia Law School after graduating from
UC Berkeley. His son, Nicholas, attends UC Riverside.
Corporate Leadership Board
Michael Rubio,Chevron
Johnnie Giles/Sue Vaccaro,
Comcast,Co-Chair
Travis Kiyota/Alisa Okelo-Odongo,
PG&E
C.C. Yin/Regina Yin,
McDonald’s/Yin Found.
Brenda Wright/Kevin Barri,Wells Fargo
David Ligh, ExxonMobil,Co-Chair
Kathy McKim/Marc Blakeman,at&t
Ken Fong,Kenson Ventures
Kevin Loscotoff,Wal-Mart
Syrus Devers,Verizon
Corporate Advisory Board
Andrew Ly, Sugar Bowl Bakery
Bruce Newton, Bank of the West
Herman Rowland, Jelly Belly
Jay Adair, Copart
Gaddi Vasquez, So. Calif. Edison
Kenneth Yeung, Prince of Peace
Kim Delevett, Southwest Airlines
Mary Liu, Golden Arch Enterprises
Merrill Jacobs, PhRMA
Victoria Horton, CBBD
Vince Wetzel, State Farm
Yvette Radford/Jennifer Scanlon,
Kaiser Permanente
Zhenping Wang, Faith Cosmetics
Appointments Committee
Dale Minami, Linda Ng
Maeley Tom
Legal Counsel: Esq.
Irving Teranishi, Stephen Murphy,
Ruthe Ashley
Community Advisory Board
Betty Williams, Cheng Liao
Chia Chia Chien, March Fong Eu
Pat Fong Kushida, Tritia Toyota
APAPA Headquarters, Regions & Chapters
National & CA State Headquarters 4000 Truxel Road, Suite 3, Sacramento, CA 95834 Tel 916-928-9988 Fax 916-678-7555
Central Valley Region (Sacramento Chapter) 4000 Truxel Road, Suite 3, Sacramento, CA 95834 Tel 916-928-9988 Fax 916-678-7555
Bay Area Region (San Francisco/East Bay/Tri-Valley Chapters) 1963 Sabre Street, Hayward, CA 94545 Tel 510-538-2791
Southern California Region (Southern CA/San Diego/Youth Chapters) 668 South 6th Avenue, City of Industry, CA 91746 Tel 909-860-4316 Fax 888-661-1063
New York Chapter (New York), 33 Bowery, Room C-202, New York, NY 10002 Tel 212-226-2795 Fax 212-226-0124
Central Florida Chapter (Orlando), 9521 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Suite 101, Orlando, FL 32837 Tel 321-439-5330
Austin Texas Chapter, 6200 Brodie Lane, Austin, TX 78745 Tel 512-658-7687 Fax 512-261-6879
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