Expanding Opportunity: Advancing Student Success
Breakout Session
This panel explores innovative K-12 and higher education strategies to close opportunity gaps for AA & NH/PI students. Discussion centers on mentorship, targeted financial tools, and scholarship programs that empower the next generation with the resources necessary for academic achievement and career readiness.
Featured Speakers:
(Moderator) Thu Nguyen,Executive Director, OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates
Balvir Singh, Assemblymember, State of New Jersey
Jacob Aki,Senior Public Affairs Manager, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines
Wendy Kalaekea Akioka, Kumu Kaiapuni, Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Pūʻōhala
Sophia Khan, High School Physics Teacher, APAICS Health Policy Fellow
Vivian Young, Global Head of Asian & Pacific Islander Affairs, JP Morgan Chase