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Asians Employee Resource Group

The Asians Employee Resource Group (ERG) is an affinity group of Asian employees formed to promote the heritage of each Asian ethnicity by sharing cultures and languages with other Microsoft employees through networking, events, and social gatherings. The Asians ERG is committed to growing and developing leaders in the Asian community, and emphasizes educating youth who are interested in pursuing careers in technology.

Facts About the Asians ERG

  • The Asians ERG became an Employee Resource Group in 2009 when several pre-existing resource groups for Asian employees came together to work towards advancing Microsoft’s global diversity strategy.

  • The Asians ERG includes 17 ethnicity groups and more than 6,000 employees.

  • The Asians ERG maintains chapters at the Microsoft corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington, many cities within the United States, and in other parts of the world.


Asians ERG Objectives

Connection – creating networking opportunities for our members

Development – nurturing future leaders through coaching, training, and leadership programs

Inclusion – building a strong, diverse coalition by partnering with a mixture of demographic groups in various geographic locations

Collaboration – partnering with other employee resource groups at Microsoft to maximize the impact of our initiatives and broaden our influence

The Asians ERG and Employee Career and Leadership Development at Microsoft

The Asians ERG works within the Microsoft corporate environment on a number of initiatives and programs, including the following:

  • Diversity initiatives – The Asians ERG partners with Microsoft executive leadership teams to define and implement corporate diversity initiatives companywide, such as the company's Asian Heritage Month celebration and Global Diversity and Inclusion strategies. Also, the Asians ERG assists with product development for diverse markets.

  • Asian Leadership and Development Conference (ALDC) – Biennially, the Asians ERG organizes and hosts the ALDC conference with the aim of learning about leadership and ways to impact our day-to-day work by applying the requisite skills. The conference spans two days and features speeches from prominent leaders as well as breakout sessions that focus on development, networking, and learning from the executives at Microsoft.