APAICS | Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies

Day of Dialogue in New Orleans

Day of Dialogue in New Orleans Schedule

12:00 pm
Day of Dialogue Community registration and networking

12:40 - 12:45 pm          
Welcome to New Orleans Day of Dialogue Event
Gloria Chan, President and CEO, APAICS 

12:45 - 1:00 pm
Keynote welcome from former U.S. Representative Joseph “Anh” Cao

1:00 - 2:15 pm            
Roundtable Discussion “What will launch the AAPI community to the next political level in the Gulf Coast and how may Coalition Building be utilized to Strengthen Minority Communities?”  

Moderator:
Rebeca Zuniga-Hamlin, Outreach Assistant, Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice

Panelists:
Lakshmi Sridaran, Director of Programs, Neighborhood
Partnership Network

Rafael Delgadillo, Community Organizer, Puentes
Jennifer Linh Vu, Recovery Coordinator, Waltzer & Wiygul and President, JACL API Gulf Coast Chapter
Tracie L. Washington, President & CEO The Louisiana Justice Institute

2:15 – 3:30 pm           
Panel 2: Philanthropy and AAPI’s: Changing trends in giving in a new economy and new Gulf Coast

Moderator:
Diem Nguyen, Executive Director, MQVN Community Development Corp.

Panelists:
Heddy Nam, Program Associate, U.S. Programs Democracy and Power Fund, Open Society Foundations
 

Bhavna Pandit, Managing Partner, Pandit Strategic Consulting, LLC
Colette Pichon Battle, Director / Attorney of Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy, Moving Forward Gulf Coast, Inc. 
 

3:30 – 4:45 pm           
Panel 3: Legislative process and how to effectively engage with legislative offices on all levels  


Moderator:
Floyd Mori, National Executive Director, Japanese American Citizens League
 


Panelists:
Gene Kim, Executive Director, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Trang K Tieu, City Council staff
Seung Hong, Director of the Department of Human Services at City of New Orleans
 

Liem Nguyen, City Council staff
 

4:45 – 5:30 pm           
Getting into government service and inter-generational leadership Q & A

Guest speaker:
Cynthia Lee-Sheng, Jefferson Parish Council Member

5:30 pm
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