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Community Board Members

Pursuant to Minn. Statutes, Section 15.0145, subd. 2, the Board of the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans has 15 voting members. Eleven members of the Board are public members appointed by the Governor. Four members of the Board are legislators. Five members are from each of the five ancestries with the state’s highest percentages of Asian-Pacific populations, as determined by the state demographer. The other six members must be broadly representative of the rest of the Asian-Pacific population, with no more than one Board member from any one ancestry.

For information about the communities these board members represent, click their profiles. To view past members of the Council's community Board, click here.

Photograph of  Bryan Thao  Worra, Chair
Bryan Thao Worra, Chair
Term: February 2022 to January 2026
Community: Lao
Chang Wang
Chang Wang, Vice Chair
Term: January 2021 to January 2025
Community: Chinese
Photograph of  Ngawang  Dolker, Treasurer
Ngawang Dolker, Treasurer
Term: June 2021 to January 2025
Community: Tibetan
Photograph of  Yixiu  Chen
Yixiu Chen
Term: June 2024 to January 2028
Community: Vietnamese
Photograph of  Elizabeth  Eckman
Elizabeth Eckman
Term: January 2023 to January 2027
Community: Korean
Photograph of  Khendum  Gyabak
Khendum Gyabak
Term: June 2021 to January 2025
Community: Bhutanese
Photograph of  Pia  Puentespina
Pia Puentespina
Term: June 2023 to January 2027
Community: Filipino
Photograph of  Shwetha  Vijayakumar
Shwetha Vijayakumar
Term: June 2024 to January 2028
Community: Asian Indian
Photograph of  Touachongka Vue   Xiong
Touachongka Vue Xiong
Term: June 2024 to January 2028
Community: Hmong
Photograph of  Ajeet  Yadav
Ajeet Yadav
Term: June 2024 to January 2028
Community: Nepali
Photograph of  Hsakushee Daisy  Zan
Hsakushee Daisy Zan
Term: June 2021 to January 2025
Community: Karen
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