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Conference attendees start off their day at the registration desk.
Christopher Kui, Executive Director of AAFE, welcomes conference attendees: "All of us are here today because of our commitment to enriching New York's Asian American and immigrant communities. At AAFE, we see this conference and the coming year as an opportunity to further strengthen our organizational mission through effective partnerships and meet current and future challenges."
Lisa Hasegawa, Executive Director of the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD), and Christopher Kui, Executive Director of AAFE.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer: "We need to preserve affordable housing in New York City so it can maintain and continue to attract diverse and talented workers who come from most parts of the country and the world."
Chris Kui, Executive Director of AAFE, and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.
Speakers from Plenary I: The State of Asian New Yorkers: Who Are We?: (left to right) Professor Terry Hum, associate professor in the Department of Urban Studies at Queens College, City University of New York; Claire Shulman, President & CEO of Flushing/Willets Point/Corona LDC  and former Queens borough president; Melany Dela Cruz Viesca, assistant director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center; and Lydia Tom, deputy director of the New York Office for Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
Claire Shulman, President & CEO of Flushing/Willets Point/Corona LDC and Former Queens Borough President, discusses the contributions of immigrants to Queens' economy.
Tarry Hum, Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Studies at Queens Colelge, City University of New York; and Claire Shulman, Former Borough President of Queens, during Plenary I: The State of Asian New Yorkers: Who Are We?
Julie Sun, Manager of Corporate Relations and Housing Outreach Division at Freddie Mac, presents findings from Freddie Mac's survey of Asian American homeowners: "In the next twenty years, Asians and Pacific Islanders are expected to account for 13% of the growth, or about 3.5 million new households, and approximately 2.3 million will become homeowners."
Workshop participants.
Michael Lee, Assistant Director of Renaissance Economic Development Corporation, speaks during Session IC: The State of Small Businesses: Engines of Neighborhood Development: "Build on our strengths, remove impediments for growth.... "
Michael Fields, First Vice President and CRA Officer of Valley National Bank, moderates Session 1C: The State of Small Businesses: Engines of Neighborhood Development.
Panelists from Session IB: The State of Affordable Housing in New York City: Moderator Javier Valdes, Director of Special Projects and Housing Advocacy at the New York Immigration Coalition; David Hansel, Policy Director for the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development; Greg Watson, Director of DHCR's New York Regional Office, Seema Agnani, founding Executive Director of Chhaya CDC, and Thomas Yu, Director of Downtown Manhattan Community Development Corporation.
Panelists from Session IB: "Leading advocates, policymakers and practitioners examined the efforts by private and public sectors to create and preserve affordable housing in New York City and state."
Chris Kui, Executive Director of AAFE, receives a check from Citi Foundation.
Siu Kwan Chan, Managing Director of AAFE Community Development Fund, accepts an award from Kimberly Reed, Director of the U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.
AAFE staff and Kimberly Reed, Director of the U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.
Wendy Takahisa, AAFE Board President; Kimberly Reed, Director of the U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions (DCFI) Fund; Stephen Davey, of Valley National Bank and Treasurer of AAFE, Francis Baffour, Community Affairs Liaison of the Office of Thrift and Supervision; and Chris Kui, Executive Director of AAFE, enjoy lunch.
Workshop moderator Michael Fields of Valley National Bank, KY Chow of KY Printing, and Plenary speaker Jason Muss of Muss Development enjoy lunch with friends.
Fred Hung, President of United International Bank; Greg Watson, New York State, Department of Housing & Community Renewal; Rei Perez, Community Relations Director, Citi; Ping Dang, Manager, Citibank Financial Center in Chinatown, Chris Kui, AAFE; and Francis Baffour, Office of Thrift & Supervision. Sitting (left to right): Wendy Takahisa, Managing Director of Citi's Global Compliance Programs and President of AAFE's Board of Directors; Kimberly Reed (title), and Stephen Davey, Senior Vice President of Valley National Bank and Treasurer of AAFE's Board of Directors.
Representatives from government and community organizations.
AAFE staff members enjoy a well-deserved break.
Conference attendees from various community organizations enjoy lunch.
Cathay Bank staff enjoy lunch with Denise Kirk-Murray, Comptroller of the Currency's, and Valerie Williams, Community Affairs Officer of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Citibank staff at the conference luncheon.
Top row (left to right): Jacqueline Huey, AAFE Board Member and Senior Director of Revenue Management, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; Deborah Chan, Attorney at Law and Chairperson of Chinatown Partnership LDC; Bottom row: (left to right) Peter Kolodny, Attorney at Law; Margaret Chin, Deputy Executive Director, AAFE; Hiroko Hatanaka, Vice President, Management Supervisor for the IW Group, Inc.; James Chin, President, JamesChin and Associates, LLC; Donald Young, Faculty Advisor at LaGuardia Community College, The City University of New York; June Jee, Director of External Affairs, Verizon.
Community leaders and activists enjoy lunch.
Attendees from Freddie Mac, Northfork Bank, Chhaya, Enterprise Community Partners, Astoria Savings Bank, Queens Borough President's office, and community leaders at the conference luncheon.