Asia Pacific Affairs Council (APAC)

About APAC

The Asia Pacific Affairs Council (APAC) is a SIPA-based student organization that is open to all Columbia students interested in East, Inner, and Southeast 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 (via the annual APAC Journal); and coordinating East Asia-related activities while building a community for students interested in the region. APAC is supported by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and serves as the student-led branch of the Institute.

For more information about APAC, please contact WEAI Student Affairs Coordinator, Lin King, at [email protected] 

The 2022-2023 APAC Leadership Board is as follows:

President:
Rui Cui

Events Co-Chairs:
Charlotte Lin
Yetlen Labaro
Heriani Meidiati
Jerry Ding

Finance Chair:
David Fu

Communications Chair:
Visalaakshi Annamalai

Journal Editor-in-Chief:
Seamus Boyle

Journal Assistant Editors:
Jenny Li
Visalaakshi Annamalai
Haotian Zhang

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

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