Our Mission

Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County (ADLAC) seeks to enhance the growth of the Democratic Party, develop Party leadership, promote harmony among Party members, advance the principles of the Democratic Party, and support the political development of Asian Democrats across Los Angeles County. 

Our primary purpose is to elevate the ideas and perspectives of Asian communities who currently do not possess formal representation within the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, including supporting political candidates and ballot measures that positively represent and benefit local Asian communities, grow Asian representation within the Democratic Party, and promote the values of our organization.

Organizational Affiliations

Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County is chartered with the Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP). ADLAC is a member organization of the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DPSFV).

​Within Los Angeles County, ADLAC works in partnership and joint cooperation with organizations leading the charge to represent distinct and historic API communities. As such, the Korean American Democratic Committee (KADC) and the Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats (PALAD) both retain permanent seats on our Board.

ADLAC Board

On December 13th, 2022, the first ADLAC elections were held, resulting in the selection of the 2023 Board. Per ADLAC by-laws, the President and Vice President were elected for two year terms (2023-2024) and the Secretary, Treasurer, and Parliamentarian were elected for one year terms (2023). Shortly thereafter, all at-large Board members were nominated and approved by the elected Executive Board, in addition to appointments by permanent seat-holding KADC and PALAD.

The 2023 Board Members are as follows:
  • President - Dr. Andrew Murphy
  • Vice President - Danni Wang
  • Secretary - Cindy Lee
  • Treasurer - Hoang Nguyen
  • Parliamentarian - Mike Aguilera-Gaudette
  • KADC Appointee - Serapia Kim
  • PALAD Appointee - Shekinah Deocares
  • ​​At-large - Dr. Tiên Lê
  • At-large - Ray López-Chang
  • At-large - John Ly, Esq.
  • At-large - Mahdi Manji
  • At-large - Lena Nguyen
  • At-large - Emily Quach
  • At-large - Marissa Roy, Esq.
  • At-large - Sam Sukaton
  • At-large - Jennifer Tang
  • At-large - Kate Vu
  • At-large - Charlotte White Canter
  • At-large - Je-Show Yang
  • At-large - Kamilah Zadi

Advisory Board

Our Advisory Board, which is comprised of Asian elected officials and senior community leaders, helps guide our mission and anchors us in the priorities of our communities (titles for identification purposes only; members listed in alphabetical order by first name).
  • Adam Ma, California Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus Vice Chair Emeritus
  • Hon. Adrin Nazarian, Former California State Assemblymember
  • Hon. Al Muratsuchi, California Assemblymember 
  • Hon. Alton Wang, Pasadena City College Trustee
  • Andrew Jiang, Los Angeles AAPI Democratic Club Vice President Emeritus
  • Hon. Dr. Armond Aghakhanian, Southern California Armenian Democrats Founder
  • ​Audrey Soriano, Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats President
  • Hon. Betty Yee, Former California State Controller
  • Clark Lee, Thinking Cap Strategies LLC Managing Partner
  • Deepa Sharma, California Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus Chair
  • Devin Osiri, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Chief of Staff
  • Faith Lee, Asian Americans Advancing Justice California Legislative Director
  • Hon. Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer
  • Hon. Frank Yokoyama, Cerritos City Councilmember
  • Harini Krishnan, South Asians for America Co-Founder
  • Hon. Henry Lo, Monterey Park City Councilmember
  • Hon. Jeffrey Maloney, Alhambra City Councilmember
  • Kenneth Ahn, Korean American Democratic Committee President
  • Manjusha Kulkarni, Los Angeles City Ethics Commissioner
  • Hon. Melissa Ramoso, Artesia City Councilmember
  • Miguel Sangalang, Former City of Los Angeles Deputy Mayor
  • Hon. Mike Eng, San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Board Member 
  • Hon. Mike Fong, California State Assemblymember
  • Myung-Soo Seok, M2 Strategies LLC Managing Partner
  • Olivia Lee, Los Angeles County Democratic Party Recording Secretary
  • Ricky Choi, City of Monterey Park Planning Commissioner
  • Sam Liu, Senator Ben Allen Chief of Staff
  • Steve Kang, Korean American Democratic Committee President Emeritus
  • Hon. Thomas Wong, City of Monterey Park Mayor Pro Tem
  • Tony Hoang, Equality California Executive Director
  • Tran Le, Los Angeles AAPI Democratic Club President Emeritus
  • Hon. Warren Furutani, Former California State Assemblymember

Community Endorsement Committee

Community Endorsement Committee (CEC) members are appointed by ADLAC Board members to serve a one-year term. Interested community members can apply on a rolling basis. (More information is located on the Endorsements page.

The 2023 appointed CEC members are as follows (listed in alphabetical order by first name):
  • Amy Watanabe
  • Andrew Taban
  • Hon. Andrew Yam
  • Anissa Raja
  • Benjamin Tran
  • Christopher Lapinig
  • Colleen Oinuma
  • Denise Luu
  • Donna Tang
  • Esther Lim
  • Fatima Iqbal-Zubair
  • Godfrey Plata
  • Hannah Wong
  • Ian Kamus
  • Isaac Kim
  • Jonathan Yang
  • Justin Chu Lee
  • Katie Chan
  • Kevin Liao
  • Khuong Danny Hang
  • Leslie Chang
  • Lindsey Horowitz
  • Meghna Nair
  • Nina Long
  • Ryan Liu
  • Samantha Vethavanam
  • Tara Kwan
  • Tim Phan
  • Valentine Angeles
  • Viva Mogi
  • Winnie Fong

Organization By-laws

A read-only copy of our by-laws can be found here. 
*By-laws are subject to amendment at any time.
Paid for by Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County.

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