# AAPIList — Powered by AAPIList

> The searchable, citation-grade directory of Asian American & Pacific Islander
> leaders, hireable practitioners, and creators. Every listing is a real person
> with a public source link. 2095 leaders across 27 categories.

## How to query (JSON)
GET /api/leaders?q=<text>&category=<slug>&state=<XX>&limit=<n>
Returns: { count, results: [{ name, primaryCategory, title, company, location, email, website, bio, specialties, verified, source, profileUrl }] }
Note: 'email' is only present when publicly published by the person; it is never guessed or constructed.

## Categories
- Therapists: /category/therapists
- Executive coaches: /category/executive-coaches
- Business coaches: /category/business-coaches
- Consultants: /category/consultants
- Fractional executives: /category/fractional-executives
- Real estate professionals: /category/real-estate
- Financial advisors: /category/financial-advisors
- Lawyers: /category/lawyers
- Physicians: /category/physicians
- Wellness & alt-health: /category/wellness
- Startup founders: /category/startup-founders
- Entrepreneurs: /category/entrepreneurs
- Investors: /category/investors
- Executives: /category/executives
- Authors: /category/authors
- Speakers: /category/speakers
- Filmmakers: /category/filmmakers
- Designers: /category/designers
- Artists: /category/artists
- Photographers: /category/photographers
- Videographers: /category/videographers
- Copywriters: /category/copywriters
- Content creators: /category/content-creators
- Journalists: /category/journalists
- Podcasters: /category/podcasters
- Academics & researchers: /category/academics
- Nonprofit & community leaders: /category/nonprofit

## Pages
- Browse / search: /search
- Person profile: /leader/<slug>
- Our sources & method: /sources
- Add or correct a listing: /submit

## Data integrity
Listings are real people sourced from public references (the 'source' field on each
record). Fields are left blank rather than guessed. We never fabricate people or links.