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Article: Asian Pacific Americans Remain Absent from Corporate Boardrooms, Says LEAP's Report.(Report)
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- November 6, 2009
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76% of Fortune 100 Companies Lack Asian Pacific American Representation on Their Boards
WASHINGTON -- Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP) unveils the findings of its 2009 Corporate Governance Report measuring Asian Pacific American (APA) inclusion on the boards of Fortune 100 companies.
"Despite social, business and economic rise, Asian Pacific Americans remain absent from corporate boardrooms," said J.D. Hokoyama, LEAP's President and CEO. "This is an issue we hope to address fully in 2010 as part of our long-term strategy on research of APA representation in top leadership roles in the public, private, foundation, education and ...