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Christine Chen
Executive Director
Christine Chen, Exec. Director
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Christine Chen who was profiled by Newsweek
magazine in 2001 as one of 15 women who will shape America’s
new century, served from from 2001 to 2005 as national executive
director of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), one of
the leading APIA civil rights organizations in the country. Leading
an organization with more than 80 chapters and affiliates across
the nation, she worked with OCA’s national board, executive
council, chapter representatives, members and funders while managing
a staff of 13.
Chen’s accomplishments at OCA included: increasing
funding levels by 35 percent; expanding the national office by creating
a West Coast branch office in Los Angeles; and managing the development
and transition of national office staff from five people to 13.
Her dedication to empowering the next generation of leaders is demonstrated
through her leadership in launching innovative student development
and outreach programs such as APIAU: Leadership 101, which trained
more than 3,500 students. By expanding the scholarship and internship
programs, thousands of student leaders were provided opportunities
to expand their career and educational goals.
Chen is well-known by activists across the county.
Her track record in building coalitions and working at the grassroots
and national levels established her as one of the strongest voices
in the APIA community. She has more than ten years of experience
in organizing and advocating on issues such as immigration, hate
crimes, affirmative action, census, racial profiling, voting rights,
election reform, and various derogatory and racist media incidents.
Her role as a trusted coalition builder has her effectively building
relationships with key Congressional offices including the Congressional
Asian Pacific American Caucus, federal agencies, and the administration.
Prior to being appointed OCA executive
director, Chen served as the organization’s director of programs
for six years.
While serving as vice-chair of programs for the
National Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), Chen served
as coordinator of the NCAPA "2004 Call to Action: Platform
for Asian Pacific Americans National Policy Priorities."
Chen also was a member of the executive committee
of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. She also served on
numerous boards such as the Conference on Asian Pacific American
Leadership (CAPAL), Youth Vote, Gates Millennium Scholarship Advisory
Council, and Board of Advisors for the Midwest Asian American Students
Union, East Coast Asian American Students Union, and the Asian Pacific
American Medical Students Association. In 2003, she was a founding
member of the Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund.
Currently she is serving on the Kennedy Center
Community Advisory Board, Demos Board of Trustees and the advisory
board for the Progressive Majority Racial Justice Campaign.
Contact Christine Chen at info@apiavote.org
or call (202) 223-9170.
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