Alice Yi has been mobilizing Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in Austin for 30 years. In 2013, she co-founded the Austin chapter of the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA). She founded and led the Austin Asian Community Civic Coalition in 2019 to engage AAPI communities with the Census GOTC and GOTV 2020 projects from Austin to San Antonio. She is one of the co-founder of ATJ, she is also the Asian American Community Liaison to Congressman Lloyd Doggett. 

Alice came to the U.S. from China over 43 years ago and has a BS degree from University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. She's worked for the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and led family businesses in the restaurant and real estate sectors.