Bridge the gap between the Asian Community and Law Enforcement to build trusted relationships and to foster talented individuals as leaders to promote Law Enforcement within our Community. The Minnesota Asian Peace Officers Association (MNAPOA) started in 2008 with four Asian veteran police officers coming together with a vision to help their younger recruited and newly hired Asian police officers
with their career path through support, guidance, and resources. They knew and experienced the adversary of being an Asian police officer in Minnesota where traditionally law enforcement careers aren’t widely pursued and supported by the Asian communities or their families. They’ve created a vision and the goals that created the opportunities for law enforcement agencies to be more reflective and responsive of the communities they served. The Minnesota Asian Peace Officers Association (MNAPOA) is a non-profit organization with the goals to build a successful recruitment and retention of talented multilingual and educated Asian law enforcement professionals, create a stronger working relationship between the Asian community and law enforcement, establish a networking system among Asian peace officers, and promote awareness and understanding of the many rich Asian ethnic cultures into law enforcement. As of 2016, the Minnesota Asian Peace Officers Association (MNAPOA) has grown to more than 170 members from various local, county, and state agencies, and members’ with many rich backgrounds in Asian, Latinos, Blacks, and Whites. The Minnesota Asian Peace Officers Association (MNAPOA) is here for the communities they serve and the law enforcement communities that they're a family of.
