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.

AAPINA Korea

Goal Statement
The goals of the AAPINA Republic of Korea chapter are to facilitate research collaboration among the AAPI nurses in Korea to better understand unique challenges that AAPIs face with and to identify evidence-based solutions to them.

Our strategies to achieve this goal are:
a. Providing an online and offline venues where nurse researchers at Korea can network and share research collaboration opportunities
b. Recognizing and disseminating research that concerns the health topics pertinent to AAPIs
c. Advocating and raising awareness of the health issues pertinent to AAPIs through the presentations and publications of the related research works in various scholarly venues
d. Actively engaging in training of future nursing scholars by providing mentorship and opportunities to participate in research projects involving AAPIs

Founding members and leadership:
• Ok kyung Ham (President)
• Young ran Lee (President-elect)
• Young Ko (Secretary)
•Yaelim Lee (Treasurer)
• Soukyoung Kim (communication trustee)
• Hung sa Lee (chair of nominating committee)