NAAAP, the National Association of Asian American Professionals, is a non-profit organization where Asian American professionals across the country, can work together to enhance Asian American leadership in our careers and the communities that we live and serve in.
As the largest and fastest growing Asian American professional organization NAAAP continues to provide its members with the tools and resources to further career advancements and to empower Asian Americans to become great leaders as well as reliable employees.
In order to achieve our goals NAAAP offers a diverse range of professional development programs on the local and national level, engages its membership in community service and organizes professional networking events. These may range from a series of panels, workshops and seminars. As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization we also seek to promote the active participation of Asian Americans in society through community service.
NAAAP's Mission
NAAAP's mission is to:
- Cultivate and empower leaders for professional excellence
- Connect accomplished professionals for mutual success
- Engage and participate with the community-at-large
- Inspire leaders to make a meaningful difference in government, education, business, and society.
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The National Association of Asian American Professionals was founded in New York in 1982. Twenty six years later, NAAAP has grown nationwide to have representation in over 24 cities, including two in Canada. NAAAP has chapters in most major U.S. cities, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, New York, North Carolina, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington D.C., and a chapter in Toronto, Canada.