The mission of the Asian Pacific American Student Coalition (APASC) is to provide support for all Asian American or Pacific Islander students in the university environment while enhancing cultural diversity. APASC is a student organization, with elected student leaders, that sponsors social, cultural, and academic activities. In addition it provides student peer support and leadership training, and sponsors Asian Pacific American Awareness Month which occurs in April. APASC, as a committee of the Associated Students of Washington State University, also serves as an umbrella organization which helps supports other registered student organizations (RSOs) specifically registered under APASC. The registered student organizations that are within the umbrella network of the Asian Pacific American Student Coalition are as follows:​



  American Nihonjin Organization (ANO)

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 The Lovely Sisterhood of Chi Delta Sigma (Chi Delta Sigma)



  Filipino American Student Association (FASA)



 Hui Hau'oli 'O Hawai'i (Hawaii Club)



  Pacific Islanders Club (PIC)



  Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)



  ZzuKeepers, The Break Dance Club at Washington State University



  Minority association of pre-health students (MAPS)



  Lambda Phi Epsilon (ΛΦΕ)



  Mitamitaga O Samoa (MOS)



In addition the Asian Pacific American Student Coalition also plays a big role in what is known as the SHAPING conference. SHAPING an acronym which stands for, Shaping High School Asian Pacific Islanders for the Next Generation, is a leadership conference that specifically targets junior and senior high school level students of Asian-American/Pacific Islander descent. This annual event on the Pullman campus intends to foster and address the needs of higher education among the Asian-American/Pacific Islander community while fostering leadership development for current Washington State University Students. SHAPING was created as an outreaching network to the greater Asian-American/Pacific Islander community in the state of Washington. All students that attended this conference participated in activities such as mock class lectures, awareness/leadership workshops, and student panel discussions.