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 Georgia

Goal Statement

The goals of the Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association (AAPINA) Georgia chapter are to support the AAPINA members in GA through research, practice, and education that aim to improve the health and well-being of patients, families, and communities and address health inequalities for healthy living.

Our strategies to achieve this goal are:

a. Providing online and offline venues where the AAPINA members of the Georgia chapter network and share resources relevant to research, practice, and education
b. Promoting the professional development of members
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. Offering health screening and health education at community levels
e. Influencing health policy through individual and community actions

Founding members and leadership

  • Canhua Xiao (President)
  • Victoria Pak (President-elect)
  • Jinbing Bai (Secretary, chair of membership committee)
  • Kim, Sang-Mi (Treasurer)
  • Weihua Zhang (chair of Bylaw committee)
  • Yin Li (chair of nominating committee)
  • Im, Eun-Ok (board of directors)