The National Assn. of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs reports having released its 2nd Annual top 40 list of Asian American/Pacific Islander political operatives and public affairs professionals who are under 40 years of age. The list includes: Edmond Cheung, chief consultant, Assembly Communications & Conveyance Committee; Evan Corder, chief of staff, Asm. Rob Bonta; Christine Hironaka, asst. dir. for policy development, Dept. of Resources, Recycling & Recovery; Genevieve V. Jopanda, chief of staff, Board of Equalization Member Fiona Ma; Peter Kim, regional outreach services manager, State Board of Equalization; Annie Lam, principal, Lam Consulting; Kevin Liao, press secretary, Speaker Anthony Rendon; Nithin Mathew, political director, California Republican Party; John Nam, chief of staff, Asm. Kansen Chu; Chandra S. Sharma, executive vice president, Meridian Pacific; Jared Yoshiki, policy consultant, Assembly Republican Caucus. The full list is here. Contact: Bill Wong 916 708 2828.