New group seeks to represent AAPI government affairs pros
- December 13, 2022 |
- DANIEL TYSON
Neal Patel Asian American Pacific Islander Lobbyists Association hopes to succeed where others failed; ‘We are filling a void on both sides of the aisle'There's a new professional group for lobbyists and Capitol Hill staff of Asian backgrounds, and leaders of this one want it to last. It was conceived during the pandemic amid increasing racist attacks on Asian Americans, and the organization launched unofficially last month during a happy hour at Capitol Hill watering hole Hawk ‘n' Dove."Slow and steady wins the race," said Neal A. Patel, vice president of Washington, D.C.-based government affairs firm Alpine Group and president of the Asian American Pacific Islander… Read More