APIAHiP is the only national organization dedicated to protecting historic places and cultural resources significant to Asian and Pacific Islander Americans achieved by: 1) cultivating an information-sharing network to connect and support local communities and their historic preservation efforts; 2) offering educational programs and strategic or technical services that enable communities to preserve their heritage through a place-based ethic; 3) advocating to increase public and private resources and lower barriers for historic preservation at local, state, and national levels.