Suffolk County
Asian American Advisory Board
(SCAAAB)
“One World, Many Cultures”
Dear Friends,
Welcome to the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board!!
Through the leadership of our current Suffolk County Executive Edward Romaine and the Office of Minority Affairs, the Board’s responsibility is to improve cultural understanding among our local ethnic communities, the Suffolk County government, and our community. One of the Board’s focus this year is to promote minority businesses, advance workforce development, improve access of our member countries to local services, and encourage civic participation by all members of the community.
The U.S. Census Bureau lists over twenty-five Asian and Pacific Islander groups. Some of the largest groups are: Vietnamese, Chinese, Filipinos, Indian, Pakistani, Korean, Japanese, Cambodian, Laotian, Indonesian, Thai, Burmese,Malaysian, Taiwanese, Sri Lanka, Bangladeshi, and a variety of Pacific Islanders from the Hawaiian Islands.
Our Board members have a deep commitment to our local communities and consist of diverse professionals from various backgrounds. They are leaders who continue to be in the forefront and inspiration from our different ethnic communities. Over the past few years, the Board has sponsored a variety of cultural, educational, economic, health-related, and youth leadership programs to fulfill its mission.
The Board is a bridge between Suffolk County government and the Asian American communities. If you have any concerns that needed to be brought to the attention of the County, please feel free to contact any of our Board members.
This website will help the Asian American community in Suffolk County to find various department services offered in Suffolk County. We will also post our sponsored programs and activities. We will continue to be committed and proactively engaged in our local communities and look forward to working closely with you in our future events.
Sincerely yours,
Yan Yu, PhD
Chairwoman