Programs

Co-written by: Saniya Han & Kyle Wang The Museum of Chinese in America hosted a forum on “Asian American Allyship for Black Lives Matter” on June 19, or Juneteenth, a day which commemorates the emancipation of the formerly enslaved in the U.S. and also marks the anniversary of the murder of Vincent Chin. For the panelists, — former U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, President-Designee of Queens College Frank Wu, and their moderator, MOCA director Nancy Yao Maasbach — the focus of the conversation echoed the…

Co-Written by: Sabrina Brogniart, Lauren Eng, and Hayle Wesolowski Event Speakers: -Sandy Hoa Dang, Social Entrepreneur, Education Expert, Leadership Trainer, and Management Consultant -Sue Ann Hong, President/CEO, Asian Pacific American Women (CAPAW) -Sheri Daniels, Executive Director, Papa Ola Lōkahi -Ben de Guzman, Director, Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA) -Samantha Chiu [moderator], Senior Operations Research Analyst and Data Scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) hosted an online panel discussion, “AANHPI Womxn in Public Service: Overcoming Challenges…

Asian Americans Salute Frontline Heroes (AASFH) hosted a panel titled “From Vincent Chin to George Floyd” to discuss how these two murders created and sustained movements opposing racial injustice and discrimination. The panel was moderated by Gordon Quan, an attorney and member of AASFH. The panelists included: Helen Zia, journalist and activist for Asian American rights; Cherry Steinwender, Co-executive director and Co-founder of Center for the Healing of Racism; Mark Toubin, Southwest Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL); Annie Tan, an activist and cousin of…

By: Lauren Eng, Susan Li, Ana LuoCai, Sabrina Brogniart The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) hosted a panel discussion, “COVID-19 Present and Aftermath for Asian America,” to share experiences and provide insight during the pandemic. CAPAL is an organization that promotes civic engagement and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) youth empowerment through workshops and events such as the Washington Leadership Program. This first of five sessions of the 2020 program focused on community responses to racism and the societal policies…