Asian American / Pacific Islander
Nurses Association, Inc.

Affiliation to National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA)

NCEMNA is a unified force advocating for equity and justice in nursing and health care for ethnic minority populations. The Asian American / Pacific Islander Nurses is a proud affiliate of NCEMNA.

2022 – 2023 Executive Committee

Jing Wang, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
President (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023)

Dean and Professor
Florida State University, College of Nursing
Vivan M. Duxbury Hall, 98 Varsity Way,Tallahassee, FL 32306-4310
(850) 644-3299

Jung-Ah Lee, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
President-Elect (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023)

Professor & Associate Dean for DEIB
University of California, Irvine
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing
Nursing & Science Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-3959
(949) 824-2855

Linda Y. Kim, PhD, MSN, RN, PHN, CPHQ
Secretary (January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024)
Research Scientist, Department of Nursing
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
8700 Beverly Blvd., North Tower, Plaza Level Suite 2021
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(213) 537-9150

Donna Palakiko, PhD, APRN
Treasurer (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023)
Assistant Professor
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 217, Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-7835

Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN
Past President (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023)
Senior Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
Professor & Edith Folsom Honeycutt Endowed Chair
Emory University
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
1520 Clifton Road, Atlanta GA 30322
(404) 712-9805

Lina Nguyen, PhD, RN, CNE
Past Secretary (January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2022)
Assistant Professor
Louise Herrington School of Nursing
Baylor University
333 North Washington Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246-1754
(972) 576-9196