The Department of Justice Asian Pacific American Employees Association (DOJ Pan Asia) was created in 1994.  It is an employee organization of the United States Department of Justice.  The primary purposes of DOJ Pan Asia are to assist the Justice Department in promoting and effecting full and equitable participation and utilization of its Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) employees; increase the numbers of AAPIs within the Justice Department's work force; and to bring to the attention of appropriate Justice Department officials any discriminatory or other employment practices that may be inconsistent with the objectives of DOJ Pan Asia.