Every other year, APALA hosts a Biennial Convention that brings together hundreds of organizers, workers, allies and young leaders to demonstrate our collective power as an AANHPI community. Through a variety of workshops, plenaries, town halls, we discuss issues pertinent to moving towards economic, social and racial justice.
Beginning after 2025, APALA's conventions will be held every three years.
Beginning after 2025, APALA's conventions will be held every three years.
Past Conventions in APALA's history
18th Biennial Convention
Solidarity. Resistance. Unity
June 26-29, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA
17th Biennial Convention
Workers Rising Together
August 3-6, 2023 | Seattle, WA
16th Biennial Convention
Rooted in Legacy: Reimagining a New World Beyond Borders & Across Oceans
August 5-8, 2021 | Virtual (online)
15th Biennial Convention
Rights Under Attack: Rising Up, Fighting Back
August 8-11, 2019 | Las Vegas, NV
14th Biennial Convention
25 Years of Resistance: Organize & Fight
August 16-20, 2017 | Anaheim, CA
13th Biennial Convention
Organizing in Solidarity, Building One Vision Forward!
August 13-16, 2015 | San Diego, CA
12th Biennial Convention
Our Strength, Our Voice: Leading the Way
August 14-18, 2013 | Las Vegas, NV
11th Biennial Convention
Generations United: Our Jobs, Our Rights, Our Future!
July 21-24, 2011 | Oakland, CA
10th Biennial Convention
2009
9th Biennial Convention
Living the Legacy
July 19-22, 2007 | Washington, D.C.
8th Biennial Convention
One Vision, One Voice, One Movement
August 26-28, 2005 | Las Vegas, NV
7th Biennial Convention
August 7-10, 2003 | Los Angeles, CA
6th Biennial Convention
Celebrating APALA's First Decade: Continuing the Fight for Worker Justice
August 16-19, 2001 | Honolulu, HI
5th Biennial Convention
Building Power for Worker Rights and Social Justice
August 5-8, 1999 | Washington, D.C.
4th Biennial Convention
Every Worker is an Organizer!
August 7-10, 1997 | San Francisco, CA
3rd Biennial Convention
Celebrating Our Immigrant Heritage
August 3-6, 1995 | New York City, NY
2nd Biennial Convention
We are One: Labor and Community Working Together
1993 | Los Angeles, CA
Founding Biennial Convention
1992 | Washington, D.C.