Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO is featuring various Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are contributing to the labor movement. Today's profile is Ligaya Domingo, Bridges Center Visiting Committee member and president of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA). Ligaya Domingo has been involved in the labor movement in various roles, from organizer and shop steward to lead negotiator and local representative. As the current director of racial justice education at SEIU Local 1199NW, she is changing labor culture, leadership development, and coalition relationships. She began as a union organizer in AFL-CIO’s Union Summer Program in 1996. She is also a trustee of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW’s multi-employer training fund. 

View the complete list of featured AAPI individuals here.