ASPIRE Board of Directors & Officers
ASPIRE President
Former Elected HCC Trustee
ASPIRE Secretary
Attorney & Mediator, The Law Office of Vy Nguyen and Associates, PLLC
ASPIRE Vice President,
Global Collaborations
Former HCC Associate Vice-Chancellor, International Student Services
ASPIRE Board Member
PA-C, AccessHealth,
Federally Qualified Health Center
ASPIRE Vice President,
Strategic Initiatives
President, HCC Central College
Maria Emee Nisnisan
ASPIRE Board Member
Clinical Consultant/Procedure Nurse
Royal Oaks Medical Home and Wellness Clinic
Our Goals
Create awareness for the Asian Americans on public service and its role in citizenry
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Support Asian American talent through mentorship, training, and social networking
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Identify Asian Americans' entry barriers to participation in public sector enterprises and establishments
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Provide resources for Asian American socioeconomic empowerment
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Continue to build coalition with other non-profit organizations to support Asian American Competence
Our Outreach
Honoring the diversity of the Asian American community, our outreach to Asian Americans is wide-ranging.
We reach out to and include all Asian Americans with diverse heritages, backgrounds, cultures, and creeds.
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We partner and collaborate with diverse entities to help support socioeconomic empowerment of Asian Americans.
Our Accomplishments
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Institutionalization of ASPIRE (Asian Scholarship Program inspiring Results & Excellence) providing financial support for the Asian American students attending Houston Community College.
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Partnerships with numerous organizations to support advancement of the Asian American community.
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Roundtable discussion forums with Asian American leaders and small business owners to address their workforce needs.
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Fundraising events and establishment of the ASPIRE Endowment Program to give financial awards to deserving Asian American individuals.
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Financial assistance to Asian American students to study in Taiwan in partnership with Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Houston.
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Recipient of a grant for the ASPIRE program from Asian American Youth Giving Circle.
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Expanded efforts to develop a talent pipeline for Asian Americans to enhance and support participation in civic and public service organizations.