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TitleAsian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
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The Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is a new
national organization devoted solely to the financial scholarship needs of
Asian and Pacific Islander American students. The scholarship fund’s historic
formation is credited to founding corporations, community-based
organizations and civic leaders such as McDonald’s Corporation, The Coca
Cola Company, Asian McDonald’s Owner/Operators Association, Asian
Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, Organization of Chinese
Americans, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, the University of Hawai‘i
– Native Hawaiian Community-Based Education Learning Centers, United
Negro College Fund, Hispanic Scholarship Fund and former U.S.
Congressman Robert Underwood.

Mission Statement
To forge partnerships building a national Asian and Pacific Islander American
Scholarship organization that supports and encourages all Asian and Pacific
Islander American students to pursue higher education, thereby developing
future leaders who will contribute back to their communities, and ultimately,
strengthening America.

Vision
Our vision is to see that all Asian and Pacific Islander Americans who wish to
pursue higher education have that opportunity, regardless of their ethnicity,
national origin or financial means.
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