Asia Pacific Affairs Council (APAC)

About APAC

The Asia Pacific Affairs Council (APAC) is a student organization housed within the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and is open to all Columbia University graduate students interested in Northeast, Southeast, and Inner Asian affairs. Founded and run by students, APAC serves the entire University community by organizing social, academic and career-related events and programming, distributing information and news, and building a community for students interested in the region.

For more information about APAC, please contact: [email protected]

The 2024-2025 APAC Leadership Board is as follows:

Mi Yeon Kim, President

Flora Ren, Finance Chair and Assistant Editor

Subin Moon, Marketing Chair and Assistant Editor

Angela To, Assistant Editor

Charlotte Ho, Assistant Editor

Ying Yi Tan, Assistant Editor

The Asia Pacific Affairs Council (APAC) Journal is a periodical published by Columbia University’s APAC student group at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Released annually, the APAC Journal is dedicated to fostering deeper understanding of vital issues through the exchange of professional and personal experiences spanning Northeast, Southeast, and Inner Asia. The multidisciplinary scope of the APAC Journal includes, but is not limited to: Public Policy, Innovation, International Security, Social and Political Sciences, Economics, and Public Administration.

Read the 2023-2024 Edition

Past journals are available below:

APAC Journal, 2022-2023

APAC Journal, 2020-2021

APAC Journal, 2019-2020

APAC Journal, 2018-2019

APAC Journal, 2017-2018

APAC Journal, 2016-2017

APAC Journal, 2015-2016