| 8:30am - 9:00am |
Registration and Breakfast Rosenthal Pavilion / 10th Fl |
| 9:00am - 9:05am |
Welcome & Introduction: Rosenthal Pavilion / 10th Fl |
| 9:05am - 9:35am |
Opening Keynote Address: Rosenthal Pavilion / 10th Fl
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The Honorable Jerrold Nadler, United States Congress (NY-8th District)
Charles Kamasaki, Executive Vice President, National Council of La Raza |
| 9:35am – 10:45am |
Plenary 1: Who Are New York City’s One Million Asian Americans?
Rosenthal Pavilion / 10th Flr |
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The U.S. Census Bureau's recently released data from the 2010 census shows that Asians continue to be the fastest growing racial group in the country. In New York State, Asians Americans are almost 1.6 million; in New York City, Asian Americans are 13% of the population with over 1 million strong. This panel of experts will discuss the contributions and socio-economic impact of Asian Americans in our City, identify unmet needs of the population, and advocate for public policies that will support our growing community.
- Howard Shih, Asian American Federation
- Jonathan Bowles, Center for an Urban Future
- Ernesto Vigoreaux, Asian Americans for Equality
- Ruby Takanishi, Foundation for Child Development
- Moderator: Wayne Ho, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
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| 10:45am – 11:00am |
AM Break |
| 11:00am - Noon |
Workshop Session I |
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- Community Organizing for Impact
Community organizing is an important tool for leaders to identify collective problems and solutions. In this workshop, long time community leaders will discuss strategies used to seek changes to policies and practices and the role of grassroots mobilization to affect change.
- Anthony Ng, United Neighborhood Houses
- Mo George, Community Voices Heard
- Damaris Reyes, Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES)
- Patrick Barnhart, Queens Power for People
- Moderator: Steve Flax, M & T Bank
- The Impact of Policy on Our Communities
Major policies have been introduced at the federal, state and city levels that impact immigrant working families. Experts will examine some of these policies, and what they mean to the growing immigrant and Asian American communities.
- Gen Fujioka, National CAPACD
- Noilyn Abesamis-Mendoza, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
- Ericka Stallings, The Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
- Kathy Chae, Min Kwon Center for Community Action
- Caroline Samponaro, Transportation Alternatives (Invited)
- Moderator: Bich Ha Pham, , Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
- Research to Transform Neighborhoods
Community-based organizations are the voice of the neighborhoods and populations they serve often employing sophisticated research methods to maximize their impact with limited resources. Four organizations will discuss their recent research that identifies existing community problems and the strategies they have formulated to serve those unmet needs.
- Seema Agnani, Chhaya CDC
- Luna Ranjit, Adhikaar
- Helena Wong, CAAAV
- Richard Lee, Asian Americans for Equality
- Moderator: Douglas Nam Le, Asian Americans for Equality
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| Noon - 1:00pm |
Luncheon & Afternoon Keynote Address |
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Father Vien Nguyen, Mary Queen of Vietnam CDC
Marc H. Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League
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| 1:00pm - 2:15pm |
Plenary 2: Channeling the Asian American Vote: A Conversation across Political Parties |
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One million Asian Americans in our city mean we are in a position to influence electoral politics. As a community, Asian Americans have diverse political views, from conservative to progressive. The last city elections demonstrated that Asian Americans will vote across party lines to support Asian American candidates. Given that Asian Americans are more than 25% of the population in 9 neighborhoods proves that we will be a critical constituency in the next election. This panel will discuss what our city's leading three political parties plan to do to win the APA vote, how they will recruit APA candidates to run for office, and the impact of the upcoming redistricting process on the Asian community.
- Dick Dadey, Citizen’s Union
- Robert Hornak, Queens GOP
- Evan Stavisky, Parkside Group
- Dan Cantor, Working Families Party
- Moderator: Kyung Yoon, Korean American Community Foundation
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| 2:15pm - 2:30pm |
PM Break |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
Workshop Session II |
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- The Role of Education in Community Development
In 2009, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation brought together education advocates and community development corporations to discover how they can collaborate to improve neighborhood schools. Many advocates believe that in order for education reform to be successful, it needs to be connected to neighborhood revitalization efforts. This panel will explore the connection between education and community development.
- Diana Yi, Asian Americans for Equality
- Mitchel Wu, Coalition for Asian American Children & Families
- Emilia Wiles, Make the Road New York
- Tara Gardner, Abyssinian Development Corporation (invited)
- Moderator: : Christina Huezo, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
- New Media and Immigrant Communities
Over the last few years, new media platforms have transformed reporting in our communities: neighborhood-based blogs have transformed news coverage; ethnic news organizations are collaborating in ways never seen before; and activists use social media to organize around important issues facing their community.
- Ed Litvak, The Lodown NYC
- Lena Sze, Open City
- Jeff Yang, Our Chinatown
- Anthony Advincula, New American Media
- Moderator: Norman Eng, National Employment Law Project (invited)
- Workforce Development for a Changing Economy
The economic downturn has increased the unemployment and underemployment numbers throughout the country. New jobs created during the recession demand new skills for an evolving economy. Experts will discuss the role of community organizations in providing workforce training and education to help the unemployed develop skills to re-enter the labor market. Additionally, the panel will highlight local innovations that tap community assets to solve workforce-related problems.
- Lesley Hirsch, CUNY NYC Labor Market Information Service
- Franklin Mora, Queens Economic Development Corporation
- Adjoa Gzifa, LaGuardia Community College Workforce Education Center
- Debra Means-West, Upwardly Global
- Moderator: TBD
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| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Break/Networking |
4:00pm - 6:00pm |
Reception and Awards Ceremony Rosenthal Pavilion / 10th Fl
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Pioneer Spirit Awards
- Wayne Barrett
- Oona Chatterjee
- Thai Pham
- Kima Reed
- Jimmy Yan
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