Asian Pacific Islander Capitol Association - APICA

11/25/2025

📣 Applications are officially open for the APICA Summer Fellowship Program!

This is your chance to gain meaningful legislative experience in Sacramento while earning a stipend of $6,720 for a 10-week part-time program.

✅ Apply by February 6, 2026!

📲 Apply now https://lnkd.in/g2qnVhqq !

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to grow as a public service advocate!✨

05/07/2025

Happy AANHPI Heritage Month!

Celebrate with APICA at our annual Mixer! This event offers a meaningful opportunity to connect with others, celebrate our shared heritage, and uplift AANHPI voices and experiences. Food and refreshments will be provided and are free for APICA members.

Date & Time: Thursday, May 22, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Casa de Español, 1101 R St.

We hope to see you there!

04/29/2025

🌟 We L⚾VE the Sacramento River Cats! 🌟

Join us for AANHPI Heritage Night as the Sacramento River Cats take on the Reno Aces! Your attendance supports our programs and initiatives—plus, every ticket purchased through APICA comes with a free AANHPI Heritage Night t-shirt! Grab your tickets now and help us hit a home run for our community! ⚾✨

Date & Time: Saturday, May 3, 6:30 pm
Location: Sutter Health Park, 400 Ballpark Dr, West Sacramento

🎉 Pre-Game with Us at the Tailgate!
Before we cheer on the River Cats, let’s kick things off with a fun-filled tailgate at Drake’s: The Barn! Grab some food, connect with friends, and get game-day ready with us!

Date & Time: Saturday, May 3, 5:30 pm
Location: Drake’s: The Barn

Don’t miss out—come for the tailgate, stay for the game! ⚾🍻

Buy tickets here: https://tr.ee/T4laA1yh_M

Don’t miss this pitch-perfect event!

04/29/2025

🍣 Save the Date for Sushi Showdown! ✨

Join the Asian Pacific Islander Capitol Association (APICA) for our signature annual fundraiser—Sushi Showdown!

📅 Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
🕕 Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Tsakopoulos Library Galleria

This event supports APICA’s mission to empower the AANHPI and SWANA Capitol staff community. Proceeds benefit key initiatives like our Summer Fellowship Program, which opens doors for aspiring young professionals in Sacramento.

Join us for a memorable evening filled with community-building, celebrating community champions, and (of course) our highly anticipated sushi eating contest!

Mark your calendar and come hungry—every bite supports a powerful cause!🥢

02/18/2025

APICA SUMMER FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Applications for the 2025 Summer Fellowship are still open and the deadline to apply was just extended! Please submit applications by February 28, 2025 at 11:59PM PST. For any questions, please email [email protected].

Apply here! https://lnkd.in/gnZeRGd9

For more information on the fellowship:
Our mission is to provide college students and recent graduates who are dedicated to public service a substantive work and educational experience in the California State Legislature, with a goal towards growing the pipeline of AANHPI Capitol staffers and advocates.

- Part-time, 10-week fellowship serving in a legislative office in either the California State Assembly or Senate.
- Fellows are expected to work with their placement offices from Monday - Thursday and attend weekly APICA seminars on Friday at noon.
- Begins on Monday, June 23rd, 2025 and ends on Friday, August 29th, 2025.
- Fellows will receive a stipend of $6,400 for the ten-week period. These funds will be provided twice a month, contingent on the successful completion of the program and its academic components.
- Fellows will be provided a week-long orientation, professional and skill development sessions, dedicated mentorship, and access to the APICA network of staff, advocates, and elected officials.
- Please note that given the varying capacity of member offices to host a Fellow, APICA may change the structure of the Fellowship. All selected candidates will be notified of any changes should they occur.
- The Fellowship will be taking place in-person in Sacramento, CA.

11/29/2023

TODAY! Support APICA in our first on November 28, 2023 ✨

is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities. The Asian Pacific Islander Capitol Association (APICA) joins millions of other nonprofits around the world in inspiring people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

With the kind support of our Sacramento community in the last few years, we have been able to reach new heights within our organization. We ask for your donations in our first to help fund our networking events, professional development opportunities, and internship program in 2024. Help us in our mission to uplift and support AANHPI professionals!

Take a read of our testimonials with our APICA members ⬇️

Donate through our GiveButter (givebutter.com/apicasac)or Venmo () 🔗

02/08/2023

The results are in! Congrats to the 2023 APICA Board. We're excited to get to work and stay tuned for our future events.

01/21/2023

College students and recent grads, are you interested in an internship at the California State Capitol?

Apply for our 2023 summer internship program for a chance to work in a legislative office AND be paid a living wage stipend!

Application deadline: Sunday, February 24th

Please complete our Google Form application here: https://lnkd.in/gySbjC4j

Visit our website (apicasac.org) for more information.

10/04/2022

Deadline to apply is this Friday, October 7!

👉🏽 Now accepting applications for the API Legislative Staff Academy Class of 2023!

🏛 The Staff Academy is a six-month annual program where participants meet twice per month for workshops led by distinguished speakers. The program best serves early career (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander) public service professionals in the political arena.

🤝🏽 Deadline: October 7, 2022

📨 Questions: Contact Yee Xiong at [email protected]

🔥 For more details, click here: https://conta.cc/3DChmNK

03/17/2022

If you are unable to join today’s rally, please join us at the following livestream:

02/22/2022

For this week’s Alumni Spotlight, our last internship program alumnus we would like to highlight is Byron Briones from our internship Class of 2020!

"The internship gave me an enlightening crash course from seasoned staffers on how the state legislature worked while at the same time providing close mentorship. It gave me a support network that still helps me navigate the Capitol today. Not only did the internship reignite my passion for policy, but it allowed me to get into my dream post-graduate program, the Assembly Fellowship. The lessons I learned in APICA are constantly reinforced and retaught in my fellowship and made the transition to working in the capitol much easier." - Byron Briones, Class of 2020

If you or someone you know is interested in applying for our program, check out our website apicasac.org/internship for more information.

Applications are due on February 27th!