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.

2023 Conference Planning Committe

Steering Committee:

Program Chair & AAPINA President-Elect

Jung-Ah Lee, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA – Professor, Associate Dean for DEIB
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine

Program Lead Co-Chair & AAPINA Secretary

Linda Y. Kim, PhD, RN, PHN, CPHQ – Research Scientist, Nursing Research, Assistant Professor, Medicine
Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Program Co-Chair

Yuqing Goo, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine

Abstract Committee Co-Chairs & Poster Judges:

Angela Jun, DNP, FNP-BC, ACHPN
Associate Clinical Professor, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine

Shu-Yi Emily Wang, PhD, RN, CNS – Professor of Clinical Teaching
College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Sponsorship Committee Chair:

Soohyun Nam, PhD, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAHA, FAAN
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Yale University

Evaluation Committee Chair:

Marysol C. Cacciata, PhD, RN, CCRN-K – Nurse Scientist, VA Long Beach Healthcare System,
Assistant Professor School of Nursing, Cal. State University, Long Beach

Marketing Committee Chair:

Mike Bueno, PhD, RN, CNL – Assistant Clinical Professor, Co-Director of Prelicensure Programs
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine