Many Origins, One Community. Raising our voices together.
The Belmont Pan-Asian Coalition (BPAC) sprang up in response to local and national anti-Asian incidents in the Spring of 2021. We recognized a need to bring all Belmont’s Asian communities together to amplify our voices, increase our visibility, and gain greater representation in town.
Our advocacy work has included speeches and interviews, written articles, and collaboration with Belmont Public School leadership, as well as involvement with town government, the Belmont Police Department, and many community organizations. We have also sponsored a series of community television shows run by the Belmont High School Asian American Club, the South Asian Club, and the Arab Club.
We host author talks, as well as educational forums on running for government office.
Current Board of Directors:
Julie Wu, President
Deepak Garg, Vice President
Gang Zhao, Treasurer
Sophia Grande, Clerk
Evelyn Encinas-Loncar
Laura Germine
Dipali Trivedi
Shana Wang
Grace Yuen
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Pictured above, left to right: Sripriya Narasimhan, Priya Licht (co-founder), Laura Germine (Clerk), Julie Wu (President, co-founder), Shana Wang (co-founder), Meenal Bagla (Vice President), Gang Zhao (Board member), Fran Yuan (co-founder), Hannah Lee (Clerk and co-founder) with Ellie! and Ye Pogue (Board member). Not pictured: Deepak Garg (Treasurer), Dipali Trivedi (Board member)
