The Asian Pacific Islander Speech-Language-Hearing Caucus (APISLH Caucus) is one of several Multicultural Constituency Groups (MCCGs), which are allied/related professional organizations that are independent of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose primary mission is to make connections among API groups, share common concerns in education, and advocate for quality speech and hearing service delivery for individuals across diverse API communities.
Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Asian Americans and Pacific Islander in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, July 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Authors: Timothy Huang, Yao Du, Siena Sun, Nadhiya Ito, Lei Sun, Betty Yu, Li-Rong Lilly Cheng and Hsinhuei Sheen Chiou.
https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2024_PERSP-24-00071.
“The Asian Pacific Islander (API) Caucus shares the Pacific Ocean. Asia Pacific is huge, both in area and in population. People from Pacific Asia speak hundreds of languages, have many different cultures, practice a variety of religions, and have huge differences in world view. They are, however, connected by the Pacific Ocean, the largest body of water.”
– Dr. Lilly Cheng, Founder