NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

May at Apex: AAPI Heritage Celebrations & Year-End Reflections

Explore Apex for Youth’s May highlights from AAPI Heritage Month celebrations to inspiring year-end projects and vital mental health support, uplifting Asian American youth throughout NYC....
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Hoops Over Hate 2025: Youth Rise Through Basketball to Push Back Against Hate

What began as a response to a 2021 anti-Asian hate incident has grown into an annual youth basketball tournament that celebrates unity, resilience, and community power in Flushing....

Generation Fearless: Celebrating Alger’s Transformative Partnership with Apex for Youth

Apex for Youth is honored to recognize Dan Chung, CEO and CIO of Fred Alger Management (Alger), and Alger as a Champion-level sponsor for this year’s 33rd Inspiration Awards Gala....

What Mental Health Awareness Month Reminded Us: Asian American Youth Need Space to Heal

From play-based therapy to intergenerational connection, our mental health team shared culturally responsive mental health strategies at AAARI and NYU’s Spring 2025 conferences....

[Apex in the News]: Authenticity in Action: NBA celebrates AANHPI Heritage Month with APEX Symposium & Youth Tournament

The NBA celebrated AANHPI Heritage month through a series of events, such as the APEX Symposium and Youth Tournament. For the third consecutive year, APEX also supported a youth tournament...

[Apex in the News]: Jiyoon Chung Named as a 2025 AAPI Power Player in PoliticsNY and amNY

This May, in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage month PoliticsNY and amNY Metro are proud to publish our inaugural AAPI Power Players list, highlighting the elected...