ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the desirable leadership characteristics and leadership requirements to support Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the United States. Furthermore, as the fastest growing and most diverse minority population in higher education, AAPIs are often challenged to succeed and complete their higher education goals because of prevailing assumptions and misperceptions as the Model Minority. Transforming and sustaining effective practices to support student learning and achievement of student success and degree completion often requires institutional and organizational change and leadership commitment. However, Asian American leadership has existed historically in the United States in several arenas: business and industry, government and policy, education, arts, music, fashion, and the community at large. National organizations such as the American Council on Education (ACE) and the American Association for Community Colleges (AACC) have studied aspects of leadership over the years.
