In Honor of those that were killed on September 11, 2001 - 5th Year Anniversary - Sgt John Coughlin - Sgt Michael Curtin - Sgt Rodney Gillis - Sgt. Timothy Roy - Det. Claude Richards - Det. Joseph Vigiano - PO John D'Allara - PO Vincent Danz - PO Jerome Dominguez - PO Stephen Driscoll - PO Mark Ellis - PO Robert Fazio - PO Ronald Kloepfer - PO Thomas Langone - PO James Leahy - PO Brian McDonnell - PO John Perry - PO Glenn Pettit - PO Moira Smith - PO Ramon Suarez - PO Paul Talty - PO Santos Valentin - PO Walter Weaver


ASIAN JADE SOCIETY

 


 

Mission Statement

  • Promote tolerance and understanding of the different cultures that make up the NYPD Asian Jade Society.
  • Teaching cultural diversity, tolerance and understanding of the different ethnicity's, we create a strong bond and working relationship between the Police Department and the Asian Communities.
  • To recruit talented, multilingual, and educated Asians to increase the number of Asian Police Officers in the NYC Police Department, so that they may represent and assist their communities by working in those Precincts.
  • Design, Devise and apply effective programs that will facilitate education of the public in such critical areas as officer safety, community police relations, crime prevention, and personal safety, with an emphasis on Children's Issues.


The NYPD Asian Jade Society has worked hard toward this goal not only in New York City but also on a national level with the Federal Law Enforcement community as well as other states and cities.

Countries that fall under the NYPD Asian Jade Society

  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • Brunei
  • Burma
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Macao
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mongolia
  • Nepal
  • North Korea
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam

History

The New York Police Department's Asian Jade Society was established in 1980 by ten law enforcement officers, who together had a vision. They envisioned of a diverse police department who would need an organization to champion the cause for Asian law enforcement personnel. They are the fore fathers of our Society and forever the corner stone of our history.

They are:

  • Paul Chu, First President for the Society
  • Eugene Lee, Past president
  • Lloyd Hutchinson, Past President
  • Tommy Ong, Past President
  • Barry Eng
  • Joe Chan
  • Richard Lee
  • Ernie Eng
  • Robert Lum
  • Dewey Fong

Through the years, the Society increased in membership. Some of these members belonged to other Police Departments. They in turn became forefathers of their Asian Organizations.

Members such as :

  • Robert May - NY/NJ Port Authority
  • Bruce May - The NYC Housing Police Department Asian Jade Society

These are some of the Organizations that were born from the original Asian Jade Society:

  • NYC Corrections Asian Jade Society
  • NYC Transit Police Department Asian Jade Society
  • The NYC Housing Police Department Asian Jade Society
  • NY/NJ Port Authority Police Department Asian Jade Society
  • Nassau County Police Department Asian Jade Society
  • Society of Federal Asian Officers

 

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