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 Arkansas

Goal Statement
The goals of the AAPINA Arkansas chapter are to:
1) unify AAPINA nurses in Arkansas and facilitate collaboration and networking among the AAPI nurses, nursing students, nurse researchers, nurse educators, and community partners in Arkansas; and to
2) identify the health care needs of AAPIs and optimize their resources, to promote healthy living and better their lives.

The goals of the AAPINA Arkansas chapter are to:
1) unify AAPINA nurses in Arkansas and facilitate collaboration and networking among the AAPI nurses, nursing students, nurse researchers, nurse educators, and community partners in Arkansas; and to
2) identify the health care needs of AAPIs and optimize their resources, to promote healthy living and better their lives.

The goals of the AAPINA Arkansas chapter are to:
1) unify AAPINA nurses in Arkansas and facilitate collaboration and networking among the AAPI nurses, nursing students, nurse researchers, nurse educators, and community partners in Arkansas; and to
2) identify the health care needs of AAPIs and optimize their resources, to promote healthy living and better their lives.

Our strategic plans as we start our new chapter are to:
a. Network with AAPI nurses, nursing students, nurse researchers, and nurse educators through online and/or annual Chapter meeting.
b. Get involve in community health fairs to provide health screening and community health education.
c. Advocate and raise awareness of the health issues pertinent to AAPIs through the presentations and publications of the related research works in various scholarly venues.
d. Actively engage in training of future nursing scholars by providing mentorship and opportunities to participate in research projects involving AAPIs.

Founding Officers:

  • President: Tingting Liu – regular member since July 2020
  • President-elect: Samantha Ysa Torres – associate member since November 2020
  • Secretary: Trang Do – associate member since November 2020
  • Treasurer: Ye Jung – associate member since November 2020

Founding Members:

Tingting Liu, Trang Do, Ye Jung, Eric Trinh (associate member since November 2020), Samantha Ysa Torres

For additional information about our chapter, please contact Dr. Tingting Liu at tl023@uark.edu.