This includes considering, hiring, and promoting qualified staff at all levels — including at senior levels — with the cultural expertise and understanding to meaningfully engage Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.
Nonprofits AAPI Equity Alliance and Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California issued a statement urging elected officials in Los Angeles County to improve diverse representation in their staffing.
Throughout L.A., politicians elected in November are scrambling to staff their offices. A "resumé bank" has been created to encourage the hiring of more Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, who are underrepresented in local politics.
