ASIAC is a non-profit 501(c)3 community based organization dedicated to providing culturally sensitive and language appropriate HIV and other related services to Asians & Pacific Islanders (APIs) and their partners, family members, friends and service providers in the Philadelphia area.

In June of 1995, a diverse group of APIs organized in response to early indicators that the AIDS epidemic was at its earliest stages within Philadelphia's API communities. They also organized in response to:

• the lack of targeted services to populations most impacted by HIV infection -- men who have sex with men
• critical service gaps in the health and social service system, and
• the need for leadership through advocacy and community organizing efforts

The organization is a recognized authority on HIV/AIDS issues in API communities as demonstrated by our professional expertise, our track record for providing quality services, our advocacy initiatives and community organizing efforts, and our participation  in policy and planning activities.