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APAICS to Host First Annual Leadership Symposium and 17th Annual Gala Awards Dinner

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Washington, DC - The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) is pleased to announce the First Annual Leadership Symposium entitled AAPIs on the Rise: Activating our Power to be held on May 3, 2011, at The Sphinx Club at Franklin Square at 1315 K Street NW, DC. This event is free and open to the public. APAICS has hosted conferences in the past, and this symposium honors that history by establishing the symposium as an annual event to be held in conjunction with our annual awards gala each year.

“The Asian American and Pacific Islander community is more empowered each year with increasing representation across all sectors, whether in government, non-profit, media or business,” said Gloria Chan, APAICS President and CEO. “As we continue to nurture new leadership in the community through our programs, APAICS looks forward to hosting influential leaders from across the country, including our alumni, to recognize the strength of our community and have a dialogue on future empowerment.” 

Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), including CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-32), Chairman Emeritus Rep. Mike Honda (CA-15), and CAPAC Whip and APAICS Leadership Academy Alumna Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01) will be providing remarks at the event, as well as Daphne Kwok, former APAICS executive director and chair of the White House Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). The May 3 symposium will feature panels on AAPIs on commissions, in elected office, in federal appointments, media, and business. In honor of a core purpose at APAICS, there will be a keynote panel on strengthening the AAPI political pipeline. Alumni of APAICS programs and former executive directors will be moderating and speaking on our panels throughout day. A full symposium agenda is below.  Additional speakers will be confirmed.

To register, visit http://bit.ly/APAICSSymposium

Our 17th Annual Gala Awards Dinner will be held on May 4, 2011, at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center. CBS Talent Daniel Dae Kim of Hawaii Five-0 will be the celebrity host of the event. CAPAC Chair US Rep. Judy Chu will make special remarks at the gala. CAPAC Chairman Emeritus Rep. Mike Honda will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, Deepa Iyer of South Asian Americans Leading Together will be honored with the Community Leadership Award, and Comcast will be honored with the Corporate Achievement Award. Ten-year old Youtube Artist Maria Aragon will be singing Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way,” and Jazz Violinist Meg Okura will also be performing.

For tickets to the gala, please visit: http://bit.ly/APAICSGalaTickets. 

 

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 AAPIs on the Rise: Activating our Power

  APAICS First Annual Leadership Symposium
May 3, 2011, 10:30am - 4pm; 10am Registration
The Sphinx Club at Franklin Square

Register Here:
http://bit.ly/APAICSSymposium

 

10:30am Opening Remarks by US Rep. Judy Chu (CA-32)
Chair, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)

10:45 - 11:30am Panel on Federal, State and Local AAPI Commissions

• Moderator: APAICS Alumna Kendee Yamaguchi, executive director of the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
• Daphne Kwok, Chair White House Commission on AAPIs (former APAICS executive director)
• Yiwei Dave Wang, Asian American Outreach Administrator, Maryland Governor’s Office
• Dr. Nina Ahmad, Chair, Mayor’s Commission on Asian American Affairs, Philadelphia, PA

Lunch Break

12pm - 12:45pm Luncheon Keynote Panel: Strengthening the AAPI Political Pipeline

• Moderator: APAICS Alumnus and Board Member Jay Chen, President, Hacienda-La Puente Unified School District Board of Education
• APAICS Alumnus: CT State Rep. William Tong (attendance subject to legislative calendar)
• Delegate Mark Keam, Virginia House of Delegates
• City Council Member Ravinder Bhalla, Hoboken, NJ
• Other speakers to be confirmed

12:50 - 1:35pm Panel on Federal Agencies

• Moderator: Former APAICS executive director Francey Youngberg, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Relations, Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Tammy Duckworth, Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs
• David S. Kim, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, Department of Transportation
• Other speakers to be confirmed

Refreshment

1:50 - 2:35pm Panel on AAPI Presence in the Media

• Moderator: Catalina Camia, past national president of Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), Staff Writer, USA Today
• Julie Choi, SVP Programming and Development, Mnet
• Giancarlo Pacheco, President, Plan C Group Inc.
• Tejinder Singh, AAJA-DC Board Member, White House Correspondent, All Headline News Media Corp.

2:40 - 3:25pm Panel on AAPI Business Ownership & Development

• Moderator: Jamie Borromeo, The E & J Commission LLC
• Chiling Tong, Advisory Council Member, Minority Business Development Agency
• Other panelists to be confirmed

3:30 - 4pm Closing Remarks

• APAICS Alumna and CAPAC Whip US Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01) and CAPAC Chairman Emeritus US Rep. Mike Honda (CA-15)

About APAICS:

The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) is a national non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting Asian Pacific American participation and representation at all levels of the political process, from community service to elected office. Founded in 1994 by former Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, APAICS serves as a resource to Congress and the general public on issues related to the political advancement of Asian Pacific Americans.

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