The Association of NIST Asian-Pacific Americans (ANAPA)

ANAPA is a volunteer employee organization within NIST that is dedicated to:

• promoting the career interests of Asian-Pacific Americans at NIST,
• providing a network to enhance communication among ANAPA members, NIST employees, and members of DoC Net and its sister agencies,
• providing advice and supporting management efforts toward creating a diverse NIST workforce at all levels,
• promoting recognition of contributions, accomplishments, and capabilities of NIST Asian-Pacific American employees,
• fostering aspirations of Asian-Pacific American youths to pursue careers in science, engineering, and technical management at NIST, and
• promoting a better understanding of Asian-Pacific Americans, their heritage and culture and how they have contributed to the diversity and richness of American life and society.

To accomplish the above goals, ANAPA sponsors a wide variety of activities including science lectures, brown-bag lunch meetings, joint social and educational events with other NIST employee organizations, and cultural events like Asian arts, dance, and musical performances for the benefit of NIST employees and the public. These activities provide opportunities for informal mentoring, cultural exchange, and networking. Science lectures and cultural activities are usually held during May -- Asian-Pacific American Heritage month. Previous events included:

• science lectures by Nobel Laureate Dr. Samuel Ting and Astronaut Dr. Taylor Wang,
• dance and musical performances by Korean dancers from the Seoul Metropolitan Dance Theater,
• dance and musical performances by artists of Cambodian, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, and Korean descent,
• presentation and demonstration of Chinese art by artist and calligrapher Yang Hsien-Min and presentation of Filipino art by painter, illustrator, and designer Nilo Santiago
• cosponsoring the first "Taste of China" festival at the Washington Monument.
• A concert performance "EAST Meets WEST" by the members of the Opera International, which is led by Director Mimi Hom, with performers including Hai-bo Bai, Hong-fa Chu, and Meng-Chieh Liu.

ANAPA membership is open to all NIST employees. For more information, contact: Howard Yoon, President Email: howard.yoon@nist.gov,
	The above painting was created by renowned Chinese artist and calligraphist, Mr. Yang Hsien-Min, at NIST on May 12, 1998 during a lecture and live demonstration of his artwork in celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage month. The Chinese characters on the lower righthand corner read, from top down, that the painting is presented to NIST Director Mr. Raymond Kammer as a memento.

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