04/93 Stephen Liu and Santi Smithsuvan draw out the concept of APEX on napkin at Souplantation in Torrance
05/93 The first meeting of APEX. 30 people meet for dinner at the Westside Pavilion Panda Inn
08/93 “APEX Inaugural Affair” at Jade West Restaurant: Reception attended by representatives from over 30 community organizations and keynoted by Secretary of State March Fong Eu.
10/93 First APEX Professional Workshop “Understanding Your Cultural Values” Workshop, co-sponsor by Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP)
07/94 APEX incorporates as a non-profit California corporation
08/94 First APEX Gala Award Dinner at the Biltmore Hotel
11/94 First APEX Community Service Event “A3M Bone Marrow Drive/Sports Day”
12/94 First Christmas Toy Drive Event
05/95 First APEX Youth Event
01/96 Launch of www.apex.org
09/96 Formation of the APEX Advisory Board
03/97 First Asian American Career Day, later rebranded as the APEX Career Symposium
04/97 Launch printed quarterly X-Change newsletter published and mailed to APEX members
11/98 First APEX Mentoring Program (AMP) geared towards college juniors and seniors
01/00 Special Interest Group (SIG) started. Conduct monthly meetings on various specific interest topics and provide member an informal way to meet other professionals
10/00 Hosted NAAAP National Convention, with about 50 speakers and Ammy Awards
2001 Launch APEX E-mail Newsletter
08/01 Hosted professional event with United States Cabinet members. First event with Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
10/01 Paid Members exceed 1,000 and mailing list 3,000
04/03 APEX’s 10th Anniversary
03/07 First APEX Community Leadership Reception (CLR), featuring US District Court Judge Ronald S.W. Lew
05/07 Honored by Asian Pacific Women’s Center with the Community Service Award
06/07 Featured on a McDonald’s sponsored commercial aired on KSCI-TV
07/07 Launch of APEX Leadership Luncheon Series to champion leadership by introducing figureheads in the Asian Pacific American (APA) community
06/08 First OC Mixer
01/09 Launch of Premium Membership
01/09 Launch of APEX Cares
03/09 First APEX OC PD Event
4/09 Honored by Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF) with the Community Excellence Award
01/10 Formation of the APEX Orange County Board
02/10 Launch APEX Facebook Fan Page
01/11 APEX Board grew to 70 members
05/12 First official OC Newsletter
09/12 Honored by Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA)
10/12 APEX’s First Official Office in Los Angeles
04/13 APEX’s 20th Anniversary
06/13 First APEX OC Youth Education Summit
09/13 20th Anniversary Awards Gala
01/14 APEX Rebranding Introduced
02/14 Launch @apexorg on Instagram
09/14 APEX & Martell Icons of Inspiration Program Launch
04/15 20th Anniversary of Youth Event
10/16 Launch Leadership Conference
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