Resources for Asian
Pacific American Women
Asian
Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute
The Asian
Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute (APAWLI) is the only national,
non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing and enriching leadership
skills for Asian Pacific American women leaders. Their mission is to address
the challenges facing Asian American women and to nurture trusteeship by
expanding leadership capacity, fostering awareness of Asian Pacific American
issues, creating a supportive network of Asian Pacific American women,
and strengthening community.
AsiangURLs.com
AsiangURLs.com
strives to be a web-community for women of Asian cultures and to promote
the interests of Asian and Asian American women by providing information
that is useful and engaging to women of Asian cultures and heritage. Their
webguide offers a growing collection of the best Asian and Asian American
websites, and links are handpicked by members of the community and the
AsiangURLs.com staff.
National
Asian Women's Health Organization
NAWHO was
founded in 1993 to improve the health status of Asian American women and
families. Through research, education, and public policy advocacy, NAWHO
empowers Asian Americans to provide leadership for their communities and
build coalitions that address the broader social justice issues impacting
all under-served groups in the United States.
National
Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
NAPAWF is
dedicated to forging a grassroots progressive movement for social and
economic justice and the political empowerment of Asian and Pacific American
women and girls through organizing, education, and advocacy.
South
Asian Women's NETwork (SAWNET)
SAWNET is
a completely volunteer affair, with no formal structure, no finances,
and no board of directors. It exists entirely in the electronic medium,
has no bylaws, and is not registered as an organization anywhere. The
mailing list is run by a group of volunteer moderators and now reaches
about 700 women in four continents. Sawnet also has no philosophy or goals,
except as a medium of communication by & for South Asian women.. All the
people involved with Sawnet have other fulltime jobs, and squeeze in bits
of time for Sawnet as and when possible.
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