AAPA Membership Services
Membership Services

ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY

AAPA members receive the AAJP as part of membership. The Asian American Journal of Psychology is the official publication of the Asian American Psychological Association and is dedicated to research, practice, advocacy, education, and policy within Asian American psychology. The Journal publishes empirical, theoretical, methodological, and practice oriented articles covering topics relevant to Asian American individuals and communities, including prevention, intervention, training, and social justice. Particular consideration is given to empirical articles using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodology.

NATIONAL CONVENTION

Each year, AAPA holds a national convention, occurring one day prior to the American Psychological Association convention. This event features presentations by researchers, practitioners and policy-makers and provides an educational forum on issues in Asian American psychology and Asian American mental health. In addition to keynote addresses and symposia, convention presentations and activities are organized in an interactive and small-group format that optimizes discussions between presenters and participants. Students and young professionals will have the opportunity to meet distinguished AAPA members at luncheon and dinner banquets. The convention also features a book drive, offering significant discounts on the most recent social science publications on Asian Americans and multicultural psychology, as well as other works of fiction and non-fiction which are of interest of AAPA members. To facilitate and encourage student participation, AAPA also funds annual student travel awards to the convention raised from the proceeds of the book drive.

ASIAN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST NEWSLETTER

The Asian American Psychologist, AAPA's official newsletter, is published three times a year and covers professional issues and events of interest to the membership. The electronic publication also highlights abstracts of recent research, job announcements, updates on AAPA activities, and the achievements of its members. Click here to see the newsletter.

REFERRALS AND MEMBER SEARCH

AAPA Members can search the Member database for specific members or to find a member near a given city for a therapy referral. Types of service, types of practitioners, and language spoken by the provider can all be searched.

TEACHING RESOURCES

AAPA Members can share and access and download syllabi through the Members Only area of our website. 

AAPA LISTSERV

The AAPA listserv offers access to some of the foremost leaders within our field and enables our members to discuss research, teaching, and service issues and opportunities.  For examples: Are you wondering if a valid instrument exists for your particular research question? Or  what text to use for a course on cross-cultural psychology? Would you like to be aware of conference and training opportunities related to Asian American Psychology?

Using the AAPA Listserve, an email that you send to one address can be automatically distributed to all the members of the List. To sign up for the AAPA listserv:

  • Send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • In the body of the email, type (minus the quotes) "subscribe aapa"
  • You should receive an email confirmation of your subscription to the AAPA List.
To send a message to the entire listserv (and remember, everyone on the list will see this message, so please refrain from sending personal notes): Send your email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The need for mentors is high among Asian American students and young professionals, who often study or work in settings with few or no appropriate role models. AAPA capitalizes on its national network of scholars, researchers, practitioners and administrators to provide mentorship opportunities. Student and early career professional members are linked with experienced AAPA members who can assist them in their clinical work, research and/or professional development. Mentorship programming occurs across two levels: a) during the annual Mentor-Mentee Reception which occurs during the AAPA Convention, and b) through the efforts of Division programming.

AWARDS FOR MEMBERS

AAPA provides several Fellowships and Awards to support and recognize the contributions of our members.

REGIONAL ACTIVITIES

Some financial support is available to sponsor activities that address the specific issues and concerns of AAPA members in a particular geographic region. Regional activities that have received support in the past include local conferences, clinical training workshops and regional membership meetings.

OTHER SERVICES

AAPA provides other services such as a student travel funds to the national convention, leadership development programs, funding opportunities, and more. Certain services are provided only when adequate funds are available.