by Jeremiah Jimeno | Nov 15, 2018 | Member Stories, NAAAP Blog, National News
Lance Hong, Los Angeles, CA NAAAP has only been in my life over the last 2 years, but it has made a profound impact on my life in ways that I had never really considered until almost a decade into my professional career. Like many other chapter officers can relate to,...
by Jeremiah Jimeno | Nov 14, 2018 | Member Stories, NAAAP Blog, National News
Will Chang, Minneapolis, MN For me, NAAAP is the safe space where I can share, learn and practice, professional development knowledge, in a supportive environment. I can be all of me, where I am seen, heard and acknowledged. That safe space has empowered me to work...
by Jeremiah Jimeno | Nov 13, 2018 | Member Stories, NAAAP Blog, National News
Katie Apolinaro, Washington, D.C. I joined NAAAP three years ago on a special project led by the NAAAP DC team. Little did I know that it would start a journey to where I am today, serving as President of NAAAP DC. Because of NAAAP, I know that ultimately we are...
by Jeremiah Jimeno | Nov 13, 2018 | Member Stories, NAAAP Blog, National News
David Moore, Kansas City, MO NAAAP is my tribe. What does it mean to be a member of a tribe? Is it that I belong to a certain ethnic group, political party, fraternity, religion, sex, race, sexual orientation, or any number of other special interest groups? For me,...
by Jeremiah Jimeno | Nov 5, 2018 | Member Stories, NAAAP Blog, National News
Aldo L. Halim, Orange County, CA NAAAP is more than just an organization, it’s a community. A friend introduced me to this community three years ago, and upon learning of its mission for APIs of “cultivating leaders, connecting professionals, engaging them to inspire...
by Jeremiah Jimeno | Nov 4, 2018 | Member Stories, NAAAP Blog, National News
Farzana Nayani, Los Angeles, CA As a multiethnic Filipina and Pakistani person, I constantly consider how I could be a part of and contribute to any community – because it could represent more than one cause, identity, and effort, all at the same time. Enter...
