APALA Strategizes with Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement

On December 12, members of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (APALA) National Executive Board and staff convened a roundtable with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) to discuss the importance and alignment of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) issues within the broader Asian American community as it relates to mass incarceration and economic justice. See full release here. 

Chapter Spotlight: Hawai'i 

APALA Hawaii hosted the National Executive Board Meeting in December, where officers and national staff strategized APALA’s work during the upcoming administration. Hawaii has a significant labor history and the largest density of AAPI unionized workers in the United States. While there, APALA Hawaii chapter leaders organized a labor history presentation and a Community & Labor Reception, which provided an opportunity for our board to understand firsthand the importance of the labor movement in Hawaii. We were also fortunate enough to participate in the Native Hawaiians & Mass Incarceration Roundtable with our partner the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement.​


​Upcoming Events

​Mark your calendars and book your rooms for APALA’s 25th Anniversary and 14th Biennial Convention on August 16-20, 2017 in Orange County, CA!