UCLA AASC Releases 10th Edition of Asian American and Pacific
Islander Community Directory for Los Angeles and Orange Counties

August 7, 2008

For Immediate Release

Media Copies:
Contact Letisia Marquez lmarquez@support.ucla.edu; (310) 206-3986

General Info:
Contact Meg Thornton meg@ucla.edu; (310) 825-1006

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center has released the 10th Edition
of its Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Directory for
Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Funding for the directory was
provided by Nielsen Media Research and Toyota Motors Corporation.

For the past three decades, Asian American and Pacific Islander
(AAPI) organizations have been one of the fastest growing service
sectors in California. Los Angeles and Orange Counties, in
particular, are home to the nation’s largest and most diverse
concentration of Asian American and Pacific Islanders. According to
the U.S. Census Bureau, the AAPI population is projected to grow to
20 million by the year 2020. This trend sets the agenda for leaders
and activists to develop essential and responsive community
organizations that will advocate for and address AAPI needs.

The highly acclaimed community directory was first published in 1980
by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center’s Student and Community
Projects (SCP) Unit, and has sought several major goals: forge
stronger campus - community bridges for partnerships; strengthen
community-based research; provide timely and updated information to
service providers and their constituents; and offer greater knowledge
about our AAPI communities.

The 352-page Community Directory provides an updated, annotated, and
indexed listing of more than 1,000 community-based organizations,
media, museum and arts institutions, Asian American Studies programs,
and other groups serving and representing Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

The directory is a useful resource tool for educators, mainstream and
ethnic media, social services staff, elected officials, policymakers,
and business people to link them with the large AAPI community
infrastructure. It is also intended to be a useful resource tool for
college students, offering:

o Community internships available for students
o “College/University Academic and Research Programs and Student Services” section
o Links to scholarship and fellowship resources

New additions in this 10th Edition Directory include:
o Census and Population information
o Glossary of services provided by Organizations
o Maps locating ethnic enclaves

The 10th edition of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
Directory, (ISBN: 978-0-934052-44-3) can be ordered through the UCLA
Asian American Studies Center for $20 per copy (plus shipping and
handling charges):

(1) Order through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press
(pay by credit card):
http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/aascpress/comersus/store/comersus_index.asp

(2) Order by mail
UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press
Box 951546, 3230 Campbell Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1546
(310) 825-2968
Make check payable to “UC Regents”

Bulk order discounts are available. Submit inquiries to aascpress@aasc.ucla.edu
Or call (310) 825-2968

Targeted Asian Group or Constituency/ies
Asian American and Pacific Islander
South Asian/Indian
Bi-/Multi-Racial
Bangladeshi
Chinese
Indian
Filipino/Pilipino
Pakistani
Japanese
Sri Lankan
Korean
Southeast Asian
Pacific Islands
Hmong
Pacific Islanders
Indonesian
Chamorro / Guamanian
Khmer / Cambodian
Fijian
Laotian
Marshallese
Singaporean
Native Hawaiian
Thai
Samoan
Vietnamese
Tongan

Service Areas
Advocacy
Legal Assistance
Arts / Culture
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer
Child Care / Children & Youth
Media
Community / Civic
Mental Health Counseling
Crime Prevention
Employment Training
Crisis Intervention
Professional / Business Network
Directories
Refugee Assistance
Political Organizing
Research
English / English as a Second Language
Scholarships
Health Education
Senior Citizens & Elderly Care
Health / Medical Treatment
Social Services
Housing
Substance Abuse
Information & Referral
Veterans
Labor / Workers Center
Women
Language Translation & Interpretation
Victims Assistance