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Our Chapter Board Members

Ronald Kim

Chair

Ashok Adikoppula

President

Binglin Li

VP, Outreach and Community Affairs

Lili Kuo

VP, Internship

Fei Han

Treasurer

Aliya Saeed

Liaison of local elected officials

Basavaraj (Raj) Benki

Indian Community leader

Inbong Kang

Korean Community leader

Jerry( Jie) Liu

Internship Team Member

JianZhong Tang

Event Coordination

Laxmi Baral

Nepalese Community Leader

Li Zhang

Liaison of Local Elected Officials

Michael Fondacaro

Communication team Member

Roy(Ripon) Mishu

Bangladesh Community Leader

Yifeng Wang

Voter Registration

Yunfeng Shi

Youth Group Leader

Akbar Khan

Pakistani Community Leader

Laxmi Baral

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Jennifer Zhao

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AANHPI Heritage Month Celebration

Join us on May 5th in celebrating the rich tapestry of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander cultures, as we honor our diverse heritage and the invaluable contributions of the AANHPI community to our shared history and future during our AANHPI Heritage Month Celebration.

Open Tennis Tournament 2024

Get ready to showcase your skills and passion for the game at our upcoming tennis tournament from May 11th-12th, where players of all levels come together to compete, learn, and celebrate the spirit of tennis in an event filled with exciting matches and camaraderie.

Asian American Community Town Hall

Join us on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 for a community town hall on the topics of cryptocurrency scam and workforce reform. The event will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Chinese Community Center on 11 Avis Dr, Lathan, NY 12110.

The town hall is intended to provide a platform for members of the Asian American community to learn more about cryptocurrency scams, discuss potential solutions and actions they can take to protect themselves, and share their concerns related to workforce reform. We will also feature presentations by experts on the topics of cybersecurity and labor rights.

RSVP by October 15th to ensure your spot! Please contact albany@apapa.org with any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing you there!

Open Tennis Tournament 2023

Please join us at our Open Tennis Tournament from May 13-14, 2023 at Central Park Tennis Courts!

Registration deadline is Sunday, May 7th, 2023.

aPI Heritage month Celebration

Join us on Sunday, May 21st, 2023 from 12-4 PM to celebrate API Heritage Month! We will have cultural performances, food, crafts and merchandise vendors. The event is free to all!

APAPA Albany Chapter Ping Pong Tournament

The tournament conducted on Saturday, March 18, 2023 from 12-8 PM was a huge success with over 100 participants! We sincerely thank our community members for participating in our first ever Ping Pong tournament, volunteers Naga Kalapala, Basavaraj Benki, Alim Samad, Binglin Li and sponsor Dr. Madhav Sunkara.

Our sincere appreciation to Guilderland YMCA staff for their support to the tournament.

Check out our pictures from this event!

APAPA Albany Chapter at the new york state office of general services

“Thank you New York State Office of General Services and commissioner Jeanette M. Moy for making our chapter part of your annual Lunar New Year celebration. Great turnout on a weekday afternoon, delicious food and beautiful cultural performances.

A big thanks to Ting-Ting Wang, Marai Kang, Augi Eng and Howard Eng for setting up the APAPA information table at this event and spreading the word about our initiatives.”

January 2023 Meeting

“The chapter meeting was held on 01/26/2023 to discuss the agenda for 2023. It was so nice to meet at our late leader and chapter founder Dr. HP Wang’s house, thanks to his wife and our senior advisor TingTing Wang for the delicious food. We missed some of our regular chapter leaders at this meeting due to sickness and their busy schedules but great to have some new community leaders from the local API communities.”