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Empowering API Leaders,
Embracing Cultural Heritage

API Rising is an innovative leadership development organization for Asians and Pacific Islanders. Our culturally resonant courses empower API professionals to excel in leadership roles. Unlock your potential and embrace your heritage with API Rising. Join us and start your leadership journey today!

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Leaders' Lounge

API Rising's Leaders’ Lounge, is a dynamic community space where professionals, industry leaders, and aspiring professionals come together. 

Each month we explore a new topic in the industry, leadership, or create an network opportunity to mix and mingle. So jump in, explore, and strengthen the community.

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Career Rising Program

This 8-week intensive online course will help you clarify your career aspirations, build a growth path, find your squad, and attain career ownership. The intimate-sized classes enable a safe space to support peers along with instructors who understand what navigating careers as an Asian American is like.
 

 

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Leadership Rising Program

Scale your impact. Build influential relationships. Accelerate your career. With this course, you’ll confidently develop in your role from the leadership foundation covered in this course. Build meaning relationships and builds inclusive people development skills. All while staying true to your API cultural values.

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Community Support and Executive Guidance

API Rising's programs were designed to provide leaders with support from a community and from executives who have lived experience developing leaders while navigating Corporate America.

Find Strength in Embracing Our Rich Culture 

Instead of leaning away or ignoring our cultural heritage, lean into the values, perspective and strengths of our own complex blended identity.

Our Students are Saying

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Our Students are Saying

Tiana A.

So often I feel personal and cultural identity are not discussed in professional development programs and to have it incorporated felt like a warm hug.


Juhyun K.

Career Rising was a great program with thoughtful content. I loved the mix of group work and individual work. I did so much reflection in such a short amount of time.

Jennifer L.

Career Rising is the best leadership development program I've ever attended. Van and Cathy are masterful guides who draw on their own lived experiences as corporate executives to provide culturally responsive coaching.

Jennifer L.

Career Rising is the best leadership development program I've ever attended. Van and Cathy are masterful guides who draw on their own lived experiences as corporate executives to provide culturally responsive coaching.

Tiana A.

So often I feel personal and cultural identity are not discussed in professional development programs and to have it incorporated felt like a warm hug..

Juhyun K.

Career Rising was a great program with thoughtful content. I loved the mix of group work and individual work. I did so much reflection in such a short amount of time.

Corporate Services

We also offer corporate services, offering workshops, group enrollment and more. Book an informational session.

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