The Office of Asian & Pacific Islander Affairs will update this list as information becomes available. Also, API ethnic and community-wide public events may be promoted via the API Newsletter. Please email Trevy Augustin (trevalova.augustin@iowa.gov) with any organization information you would like to have appear on this listing or the API newsletter.
United States Department of State - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2020 (*searchable country-specific reports)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
CelebrAsian (Annual Memorial Day weekend event in Des Moines)
Asian Fest - IAA Eastern Chapter (Annual festival held in August in Cedar Rapids)
Monsoon Asian and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (formerly Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa) serves victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities in Iowa. Monsoon’s mission is to end all forms of gender-based violence and build healthy communities through transformative justice and social change. (Offices in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.)
Iowa City & Cedar Rapids Asian Pacific American Resource Guide
API ORGANIZATIONS BY NATION
BHUTAN
Bhutan 2017 Human Rights Report
Assessment of Human Rights in Bhutan - commentary
Nepali-speaking Bhutanese - EthnoMed
BURMA
Burmese Refugee Health Profile - EthnoMed
Chin - Burmese
Chin - Burmese Churches in Iowa
Chin - Carson Baptist Church in Columbus Junction, Iowa
Iowa Chin Baptist Church of Des Moines
Chin Cultural Profile - EthnoMed
Karen - Burmese
Karen Community of Iowa - (Official Facebook page)
Karen Organization of Minnesota
Karen Cultural Profile - EthnoMed
Karenni - Burmese
Karenni Worship at Walnut Creek Church - Des Moines
"Umbrella" Burmese Organizations & Resources
Burmese American Community Institute
Ethnic Minorities of Burma Resource & Advocacy Center (EMBARC)
Burmese Ethnic Languages - Chart
CAMBODIAN
Cambodian Culture Profile - EthnoMed
Khmer Krom Association of Iowa
CHINA
Iowa Chinese Language School (ICLS) - Johnston, Iowa
INDIA
Indo-American Association of Iowa
Friends of India - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Friends of India - Quad Cities, Iowa
Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa - Madrid, Iowa
JAPAN
Consulate General of Japan - Chicago
KOREA
Consulate General of the Republic of Korea - Chicago
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, FEDERATED STATE OF MICRONESIA & REPUBLIC OF PALAU
Medicaid Now Available to All Eligible Adults
Compact of Free Association Alliance National Network (CANN)
Dubuque Pacific Islander Health Project
Compact of Free Association Treaty - Immigration Status
Marshallese (Pacific Islander) Cultural Profile - EthnoMed
NEPAL
PHILIPPINES
Filipino American Association of Iowa (official FB page)
Consulate General of the Philippines - Chicago
TAI DAM
VIETNAM
Vietnamese American Community of Iowa (VACI)
REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SERVICES
Catherine McAuley Center - Cedar Rapids (affiliate of USCRI)
Lutheran Services of Iowa - Refugee Services
Refugee Alliance of Central Iowa (partner of United Way of Central Iowa)
US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) - Des Moines