UCLA AASC Releases 10th Edition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Directory for Los Angeles and Orange Counties

July 29, 2008

For Immediate Release

Media Copies:
Contact Letisia Marquez lmarquez@support.ucla.edu; (310) 206-3986

General Info:
Contact Meg Thornton meg@ucla.edu; (310) 825-1006

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center has released the 10th Edition of its Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Directory for Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Funding for the directory was provided by Nielsen Media Research and Toyota Motors Corporation.

For the past three decades, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AA&PI) organizations have been one of the fastest growing service sectors in California. Los Angeles and Orange Counties, in particular, are home to the nation's largest and most diverse concentration of Asian American and Pacific Islanders. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the AA&PI population is projected to grow to 20 million by the year 2020. This trend sets the agenda for leaders and activists to develop essential and responsive community organizations that will advocate for and address AA&PI needs. The highly acclaimed community directory was first published in 1980 by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center's Student and Community Projects (SCP) Unit, and has sought several major goals: forge stronger campus - community bridges for partnerships; strengthen community-based research; provide timely and updated information to service providers and their constituents; and offer greater knowledge about our AA& PI communities.

The 352-page Community Directory provides an updated, annotated, and indexed listing of more than 1,000 community-based organizations, media, museum and arts institutions, Asian American Studies programs, and other groups serving and representing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

The directory is a useful resource tool for educators, mainstream and ethnic media, social services staff, elected officials, policymakers, and business people to link them with the large AA&PI community infrastructure. It is also intended to be a useful resource tool for college students, offering:

o Community internships available for students
o "College/University Academic and Research Programs and Student Services" section
o Links to scholarship and fellowship resources

New additions in this 10th Edition Directory include:
o Census and Population information
o Glossary of services provided by Organizations
o Maps locating ethnic enclaves

The 10th edition of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Directory, (ISBN: 978-0-934052-44-3) can be ordered through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center for $20 per copy (plus shipping and handling charges):

(1) Order through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press (pay by credit card):
http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/aascpress/comersus/store/comersus_index.asp

(2) Order by mail:
UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press
Box 951546, 3230 Campbell Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1546
(310) 825-2968
Make check payable to "UC Regents"

Bulk order discounts are available. Submit inquiries to aascpress@aasc.ucla.edu
Or call (310) 825-2968

INDEXED SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY DIRECTORY

Targeted Asian Group or Constituency/ies

Asian American and Pacific Islander
Bi-/Multi-Racial
Chinese
Filipino/Pilipino
Japanese
Korean
Pacific Islands
Pacific Islanders
Chamorro / Guamanian
Fijian
Marshallese
Native Hawaiian
Samoan
Tongan
South Asian/Indian
Bangladeshi
Indian
Pakistani
Sri Lankan
Southeast Asian
Hmong
Indonesian
Khmer / Cambodian
Laotian
Singaporean
Thai
Vietnamese

Service Areas

Advocacy
Arts / Culture
Child Care / Children & Youth
Community / Civic
Crime Prevention
Crisis Intervention
Directories
Employment Training
English / English as a Second Language
Health Education
Health / Medical Treatment
Housing
Information & Referral
Labor / Workers Center
Language Translation & Interpretation
Legal Assistance
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer
Media
Mental Health Counseling
Political Organizing
Professional / Business Network
Refugee Assistance
Research
Scholarships
Senior Citizens & Elderly Care
Social Services
Substance Abuse
Veterans
Victims Assistance
Women