News and Events
Our media database will include the latest news footage and archives of past Asian Pacific American Council of Educators articles. Here you will find a collection of relevant publications and reports over the past year. Check out some of our featured articles below and learn more about our efforts.
APACE LI Meetings/Events 2025-2026
Indian-Korean Independence Day Celebration '25
Press Release
On Saturday, August 23, 2025, there will be the 3rd year joint celebration of India-South Korea Independence Day. It will take place in the Indian Consulate hosted by the Consul General of India, NY (Ambassador Binay S. Pradhan Consul General) in partnership with Shanti Fund & the MultiCultural Council of NY.
The joint celebration started at the Indian Consulate in 2023, and then in 2024, it took place at the Korean American Association of Greater New York. (KAAGNY)
Programs will include a Mini Concert by Soh Young & Friends, Indian and Korean National Anthems, Speech from both countries representatives from Consulates, message by the KAAGNY President, Immigration Story, reading of a high school student's essay, traditional dances from both countries and audience participated singing of a song, Let There Be Peace on Earth.
" India and South Korea have the same Independence Day on August 15. As a founder/President of Multicultural Council of NY (established in 2012) and a volunteer of Shanti Fund, this celebration is meaningful to me since the collaboration depicts and advocates Creativity, Diversity, Equity, Opportunity and Unity", says Soh Young Lee-Segredo
Shanti Fund (Lead volunteer, Arvind Vora) volunteers are committed to promote peace and enlightenment through education. Since 1994, the volunteers have worked with schools and
organizations to promote peace education.
Happy 80th S. Korea Independence Day & 78th India Independence Day!
Members Gathered at the Beach '25...
On July 21st, a weekday night an eclectic group gathered at Jones Beach Field 6 at 6pm. Members of APACE-LI, of the MultiCultural Council of New York, and just friends got together to celebrate the gift of spending time together to speak and share thoughts, and dreams. In our group, were Mary Waring, Lihong Cheng, Soh Young Lee-Segredo, Rosina Codrington, Sookie Pyo, Qiana Burton, and Gus Segredo (taking photos, as usual). They plan is to repeat this experience before the Fall.
Reflections on Juneteenth as on the 4th of July
June 19, 2025, as a member of the Freeport/Roosevelt NAACP (National Association for Advancement of Colored People) for over 20 years, I attended the Juneteenth BBQ at Bishop White's Park in Freeport. Such a vibrant organization with such a long history, the Freeport/Roosevelt Branch is with glowing Youth Committee, Educational Committee with a new president, secretary, etc. I am grateful to God that I recruited Christine Waters long ago to the NAACP and now, she is the NYS NAACP Educational Chairperson working towards improvement for students, teachers and parents at the State level. Our friendship is based on understanding, mutual respect and in serving the community in need! I represent the Asian community in NAACP. I am grateful that with the Civil Rights Movement and Work of the United Methodist Women (if you've watched the Mary Poppins movie you see as the Suffragettes ) for the Women's Movement, I could come to the U.S. and have an opportunity to study and work & volunteer for numerous educational institutions for over 46 years as a woman of color. God is good all the time, all the time God is good!
Juneteenth is in my opinion one of the most important historical federal holidays in US!
Scholarship Competiton
The members of APACE in collaboration with those of The MultiCultural Council of New York, as participating in the 3rd Byung Han Lee Scholarship Competition! Please select the following link to read all the details, as well as to register:
Lasting Legacy...
Lasting Legacies, the White House Initiative on AANHPI turns 25.
'A Midsummer's Night Dream', well, sorta ....
Several members of APACE-LI took the opportunity on June 28th, 2024 to gather for some repast and for some well deserved walk along the boardwalk. Members Lihong, Randy, Soh Young, Gus, as well as, some new faces met for dinner at the East Bay Diner for a bountiful meal. They all went for a walk on the Jones Beach Boardwalk to assist their digestion and to breath a sigh of relief of having finished another year at school. A truly reflective mood took over the group that evening with several philosophical discussions, along with many a, "... I didn't know that about you!!"
Educational Leadership Program Empowers Future School Leaders
Stony Brook University’s Educational Leadership (EDL) certificate program is designed to equip current and aspiring school administrators with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel......
Town Of Hempstead
Asian American Heritage Month Celebration 2024
Our organization was proud to be represented on this occasion by our members. as well as. by being one of the honorees. Don Clavin, Town Supervisor, stated, "Hempstead Town is the largest and most diverse township in America." We at APACE-LI are proud to partake in these endeavors.
ESBOCES Diversity Fair March 23rd, 2024
Sequoyah High School, Holtsville, NY- On Saturday, March 23r5, 2024 APACE-LI continued membership and community outreach efforts at the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Career Fair for Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Educators.
The Asian Pacific American Council of Educators of New York Celebrates
We would like to honor the Suffolk County's Asian American Advisory Board's celebration of Asian American History Month on May 4th.
An so we prepared a Journal Ad for the event.
White House Initiative
April 11, 2023
We attended the April 11th, 2023 White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. The event provided for federal agencies, and local leaders, for the fourth in a series of summits, to connect AA and NHPI community members directly with federal leaders and resources.
ESBOCES Diversity Fair
March 25th, 2023
Sequoyah High School, Holtsville, NY- On Saturday, March 25, 2023 APACE-LI continued membership and community outreach efforts at the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Career Fair for Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Educators. Teachers, Student Support Professionals and Educational Leader candidates were warmly welcomed. The day provided an opportunity to network with members, discuss interview skills, review resumés, and learn more about APACE-LI. Attendees were provided an informational brochure (see it to the left) for future reference, which included contact information.
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A full copy can be downloaded using the appropriate button on the top right.
NYSABE Holds Its 45th Annual Conference and we were there.....
This past month, our own Soh Young Lee-Segredo was invited to multiple events at the 45th NYSABE Conference which was held on March 16 to 18, 2023. She attended as:
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the leader of the Hempstead School District's Jackson Main Annex World School Choir's conference opening performance
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an educator teaching a session on "How to apply Multiple Intelligences Therory in the Classroom", and
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to receive NYSABE's "Bilingual Teacher of the Year"!!
NYSABE were planning a space in which they could come together as a learning community to focus on the unique needs of their multilingual learners (MLLs) and their families as a way of empowering them to ensure they reach their maximum potential. The conference featured workshops, speakers, and informational sessions highlighting current instructional, social-emotional, and education-related issues that we are facing. They also engaged in conversations on how, we as a learning community, are transforming education to ensure diversity, inclusivity, and equity.
The Beloved Community, an MLK Anti-Hate Event .....
This coming January 15th, in line with Martin Luther King's Birthday celebrations, Temple Beth Shalom of Roslyn will be holding an afternoon of presentations all exhibiting how our diversity help us attaining the 'Beloved Community' that MLK spoke about as an all inclusive sisterhood and brotherhood. Our members of Soh Young Lee-Segredo and her husband, Gustavo will both be bringing their talents to the event.
You are encouraged to register to attend the event at https://tbsroslyn.org/events/ . The event will also be live streamed.
Participating organizations include:
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The MultiCultural Council of New York
Asian Pacific American Council of Educators
Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church
Assembly of Prayers Baptist Church of Roslyn Heights
Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation
Shelter Rock Jewish Center
Turkish Cultural Center of Long Island
NAACP Freeport/Roosevelt
Jewish Community Relations Council
East Williston Library
Shelter Rock Library
The Bryant Library
News12 INTERVIEWS OUR DR. MARY WARING ON HER HOPES FOR THE FUTURE .....
On May 23rd, Long Island's News12 station interviewed Dr. Mary Waring on how she hopes we will be able to inspire Asian American students to follow careers in education. Please go to the follow link to read and see the full interview:
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Two of our members were honored on May 21st, at the 2022 Suffolk County Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month Celebration. Randy K. Young, M.S. Ed. and Dr. Mary Waring were among the eight honorees celebrated by the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board (SCAAAB).
Further, our founder and President acted as the celebration's MC, as well as, performer.
Honorees received citations from Suffolk County officials for their work with AAPI communities across Long Island. Please enjoy video content from the event.
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MEMBERS HONORED BY SUFFOLK COUNTY...
