Asian Professional Exchange
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The Asian Professional Exchange APEX is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan, community-based organization with multi-faceted goals and purposes that are charitable, cultural and educational in nature. APEX is one of the largest Asian American
organizations in the United States targeting Asian Americans in their 20s and 30s, who are professionals, entrepreneurs and graduate students in the Southern California area. APEX was founded in 1993 by Stephen Liu
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, Cultural Awareness, and Community Service
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The purpose of APEX is to serve as a medium to bring increased awareness about and to Asian Americans through community service, fellowship, charitable fund-raisers, cultural events, professional networking, educational seminars and mentorship. By combining diverse skills and resources to support common goals, APEX strives to benefit not only the Asian American community, but society at large.
APEX also supports and co-sponsors events/programs with a wide variety of community and professional organizations. Some of these have included the Japanese American Citizens League
, the Organization of Chinese Americans
, the East West Players
, and the Committee of 100
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Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
organizations in the United States targeting Asian Americans in their 20s and 30s, who are professionals, entrepreneurs and graduate students in the Southern California area. APEX was founded in 1993 by Stephen Liu
Stephen Liu
Stephen Christopher Liu is a prominent entrepreneur, media executive and Asian American community leader.Stephen is the CEO and “Chief Social Capitalist” at , an invitation-only niche social network and online/mobile travel platform targeted at a select group of transpacific executives and key...
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Mission and Purpose
The mission of APEX is to become the premier membership organization for Asian Americans in Southern California who have an unwavering commitment to excellence in Professional DevelopmentProfessional development
Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
, Cultural Awareness, and Community Service
Community service
Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
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The purpose of APEX is to serve as a medium to bring increased awareness about and to Asian Americans through community service, fellowship, charitable fund-raisers, cultural events, professional networking, educational seminars and mentorship. By combining diverse skills and resources to support common goals, APEX strives to benefit not only the Asian American community, but society at large.
APEX Events
Some of APEX's trademark events that have brought together thousands of Asian Americans from all over the United States are the APEX Asian American Career Day, Lunar New Year Charity Gala, APEX/SNAPY Youth Olympics, APEX MBA/JD Forum, LOLLAPOLASIA Concert, APEX/NAAAP National Asian American Leadership Conference, and the Anniversary APEX Awards Extravaganza. Other regular events/programs include "APEX SERVES" Community Events, APEX Sports Day, Holiday Toy Drive Mixers, Professional Focus Dinners, APEX/LEAP Leadership Institute, Xmas Caroling, APEX Night at the Arts and the APEX/Anheuser-Busch March Fong Eu Community Fellowship.APEX also supports and co-sponsors events/programs with a wide variety of community and professional organizations. Some of these have included the Japanese American Citizens League
Japanese American Citizens League
The was formed in 1929 to protect the rights of Japanese Americans from the state and federal governments. It fought for civil rights for Japanese Americans, assisted those in internment camps during World War II, and led a successful campaign for redress for internment from the U.S...
, the Organization of Chinese Americans
Organization of Chinese Americans
Founded in 1973, the Organization of Chinese Americans is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States...
, the East West Players
East West Players
East West Players is an Asian American theatre organization in Los Angeles, founded in 1965. As one of the nation's first Asian American theatre organizations, East West Players today continues to produce works and educational programs that give voice to the Asian Pacific American...
, and the Committee of 100
Committee of 100 (United States)
The Committee of 100 is a group of prominent Chinese Americans with the mission to "pool their strengths and experience to address important issues concerning the Chinese American community, as well as issues affecting Sino-American relations." It was founded in 1990.The declared key functions of...
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