Priscilla Hung (She/Her)
Resource Mobilization Director
Priscilla joined the AAPI Fund in 2023 with 25 years of experience in mobilizing resources for social justice through fundraising, capacity-building, and grantmaking. Most recently, Priscilla served as Co-Director of Move to End Violence, a program of the NoVo Foundation operated by The Raben Group. Prior to that, she was a program director at Community Partners and executive director of the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training. She has served on the boards and advisory boards of the Hate Is A Virus Community Action Fund, Los Angeles Asian American & Pacific Islander Giving Circle, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, and National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum. She has a B.A. from UC Berkeley with a double major in Women’s Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies as well as a Master of Public Administration from USC. Priscilla is the daughter of immigrants from China and the Philippines, and she lives in Los Angeles on Tongva land.
Lori Kodama (She/Her)
Senior Grants and Operations Director
Lori became AAPI Civic Engagement Fund Grants and Operations Director in 2022. She has forty years of experience in nonprofit finance and administration in Asian American community organizations. Most recently, she was Chief Operating Officer at Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP). Prior to that, Lori worked at Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) and Asian Law Caucus (ALC). Lori recently served as Treasurer of the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence (APIGBV).
Lori enjoys travel, nature, books, and puzzles.
EunSook Lee (She/Her)
Executive Director
EunSook has been with the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund since its establishment in 2013. Previously, she was the Senior Deputy for former U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and executive director of local and national organizations serving and advocating for Korean American and immigrant communities particularly in the areas of immigration reform, gender-based violence, and expanding democracy participation.
EunSook was born in HwaSun County, South Korea and immigrated to Canada at a young age. As a teenager, she co-founded Youth Against Apartheid (YAA) with other young activists and organized in solidarity with divestment and liberation movements in South Africa. In Canada, EunSook worked in alternative community radio as News Director and then Station Manager of CKLN radio. She came to the United States from Canada in 1993 and became active in the movement for democracy, reunification, and peace in Korea as a member of Young Koreans United of USA. She has written about her experiences in grassroots organizing and policy advocacy in several published essays including a chapter titled “Women Immigrants” in the Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today released in 2010 and a chapter co-written with Hahrie Han titled “Engaging Korean Americans in Civic Activism” in A Companion to Korean American Studies released in 2019.
Jenny Lee (She/Her)
Program and Digital Content Manager
Jenny joined the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund as the Program and Digital Content Manager in 2022. She aims to continue her passion for fostering and strengthening communities by supporting the capacities of the AAPI Fund’s grantees, furthering communications amongst diverse networks, and assisting in the groundwork to achieve political and transformational change. She joins the AAPI Fund with a background in the arts, research, and educational equity from her time with Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education.
Jenny was born in Seoul, South Korea, but grew up in Virginia and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia with a double major in American Studies and English. She now resides in North Carolina and is an avid potter, knitter, and mom of two cats.
Joty Sohi (She/Her)
Program Coordinator
Joty is a first generation Indian American, who was born and raised in New York City. Recognizing social injustices from a very early age, Joty is driven to advance social and economic rights. Joty is joining AAPI Fund with over 10 years of experience in grassroots mobilization and international development. Most recently Joty worked at the Asian Pacific Environmental Network, organizing with immigrant and refugees for a healthy environment and thriving economy for all communities. Prior to that, Joty was at the Open Society Foundation, supporting efforts to strengthen women’s rights organizations and movements, advancing reproductive rights and justice, and promoting economic rights. Joty also had the opportunity to work as a Peace Fellow in Nepal. Where she worked with a local community organization; she was involved in the development and implementation of a major sustainable child educational project. Joty holds a BA in Sociology and Political Science, and an MA in International Politics and Human Rights.
Chelsea Trinh (She/Her)
Organizational Advancement Manager
Chelsea joined the AAPI Fund as the Development Associate in 2021. She works closely with the Executive Director to assist with grant proposals and reports, oversee data management, coordinate donor communications, and perform other administrative duties. Prior to joining the AAPI Fund, she worked for six years in art museums. She previously served as Programs and Social Media coordinator for the Vietnamese Focus: Generations of Stories exhibition presented by the University of California, Irvine’s Vietnamese American Oral History Project and OC Parks. Chelsea graduated from UC Irvine with a B.A. in Art History and in Sociology, focusing on diversity, inequality, and social justice.
Chelsea was born in Southern California and is a second generation Vietnamese American whose parents were refugees. She credits her family for instilling a strong sense of social responsibility and for introducing her to community activism.