Joseph J. Centeno (NAPABA President), Jessica Hew (GOAABA President-Elect), Kim Nguyen (Secretary), Donna Hung (Treasurer), Lisa Gong (Director), Angela Miller (Director), Christy Nash (Director), Sunny Hillary (Director) and Glenn Leong (GOAABA President)

Board of Directors for 2012-2013: Stephen Chong (Director), Donna Hung (Director), Jessica Hew (Immediate Past President), Sunny Hillary (President-Elect 2013-2014), Kim Nguyen (President), Lisa Gong (Treasurer), Denise Kim (Director) and Lemar Alejo (Director). Missing from picture: Wanda Reas (Secretary) and Don Nguyen (Director).

Florida’s Asian Pacific American population grew 71% from 266,256 (in 2000) to 454,821 (in 2010). This explosive growth since 2000 makes Florida one of the fastest-growing Asian populations in the United States. There are now Asian populations recorded in all 67 Florida counties. The largest Asian populations by county are: Broward County (56,795), Orange (56,581), Hillsborough (42,076), Miami-Dade (37,669) and Duval (35,901).

Board of Directors 2011-2012  Magistrate Linh Ison (far right) swears in the new Board of Directors for 2011-2012 at Terrace 390 on June 30, 2011 (L to R): Don Nguyen, Donna Hung, Stephen Chong, Lisa Gong, Sunny Hillary, Kim Nguyen and Jessica Hew. (missing from picture: Wanda Reas and Agnes Chau)   Four officers and three at-large directors raised their right hands on June 30, 2011, and were sworn in for the 2011-2012 term. General Magistrate Linh Ison recited the oath of office to new President Jessica Hew, President-Elect Kim Nguyen, Secretary Sunny Hillary, Treasurer Lisa Gong and Directors-At-Large Stephen Chong, Donna Hung and Don Nguyen. Two other Directors-At-Large who were not present, Agnes Chau and Wanda Reas, will be sworn in on another date. President Jessica Hew presented an appreciation plaque to outgoing former president Glenn Leong. The short ceremony at Terrace 390 in the Bank of America building was followed by free appetizers, drinks and a lot of sozializing among GOAABA members and guests. GOAABA’s fiscal year and most directors’ terms run from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012....