Sina Uipi
Sina Uipi (she/her) is the Washington, DC-based Policy Associate for Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC). She leads EPIC's national advocacy and policy efforts for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities. Sina voices NHPI needs at the national level, manages the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans' health and immigration policy committees and advises NHPI programming and issue-based campaigns.
Sina is a former fellow of National CAPACD’s 2021 Community in the Capitol Fellowship where she developed her strengths and leadership skills. As a product of the California public education system, Sina earned her BA at SFSU in Political Science, with minors in Counseling and Women and Gender Studies. Born and raised in LA, Sina is a first generation Tongan. She was shaped into the advocate she is today by her parents and her community.