Summit Agenda
All events will take place atHunterCollege of the CityUniversity of New York.
Saturday April 28, 2012
8:15amBreakfast and Registration
Lobby, HunterWestBuilding (Ground Floor)
9:00amWelcome and Opening Remarks
HunterWestBuilding, Room 615 (6th Floor)
Khin Mai Aung, AALDEF (New York, NY)
Jennifer Hayashida, Asian American Studies Program, HunterCollege, City
University of New York.
Mark Ro Beyersdorf, AALDEF (New York, NY)
9:15amOpening Plenary:
Defining the Issues: A Discussion of AAPI Education andYouth Rights IssuesAcross the Nation
HunterWestBuilding, Room 615 (6th Floor)
Panelists:
Nyasha Griffith, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
(New York, NY)
Khin Mai Aung, AALDEF (New York, NY)
Roksana Mun, Desis Rising Up and Moving (New York, NY)
Monica Thammarath, National Education Association (Washington, D.C.)
Moderator: Mark Ro Beyersdorf, AALDEF (New York, NY)
10:30am10-minute break
10:40amBreakout Session I
Discussion A: Anti-Asian Bullying and Harassment
ThomasHunterBuilding, Room 408 (4th Floor)
Moderators:
Amardeep Singh, The Sikh Coalition (New York, NY)
Trang Dang, Asian Student Association of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)
Otter Lee, New York CityHigh School Student (New York, NY)
Discussion B: Juvenile Justice and Gang and Racial Profiling
ThomasHunterBuilding, Room 412 (4th Floor)
Moderators:
Vivian Truong, Providence Youth Student Movement (Providence, RI)
Armael Malinis, Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership (Oakland, CA)
Nilesh Viswashrao, Desis Rising Up and Moving (New York, NY)
11:50pmLunch
Lunch will be served in breakout session rooms
12:30pm Roundtable Discussion:
Intersecting Identities: Serving and Organizing AAPI Young Women and LGBTQ Youth
HunterWestBuilding, Room 615 (6th Floor)
Panelists:
Cassandra Tran, Young Women’s Leadership Program, Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
Brandon Ung, Violence Prevention Program, Monsoon (DesMoines, IA)
Pitu Sim, Southeast Asian Queers United for Empowerment and Leadership,Providence Youth Student Movement (Providence, RI)
Larry Tantay, Young Men who have Sex with Men Project, Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (New York, NY)
Moderator:Mark Ro Beyersdorf, AALDEF
2:00pm10-minute break
2:10pm Breakout Session II
Discussion A: Education & Immigration
ThomasHunterBuilding, Room 408 (4th Floor)
Moderators:
Roksana Mun, Desis Rising Up and Moving (New York, NY)
Joyce Yin, National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
(Washington, D.C./Los Angeles, CA)
Tony Choi, NYC DREAM Student Activist, AALDEF (New York, NY)
Discussion B: AAPI Communities and Federal Education Policy
HunterWestBuilding, Room 615 (6th Floor)
Moderators:
Quyen Dinh, Southeast Asia Resource and ActionCenter (Washington, D.C.)
Mark Ro Beyersdorf, AALDEF (New York, NY)
Sarun Chan, Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)
3:20pm10-minute break
3:30pmAfternoon Plenary:
Perspectives on the Ground: Organizing Strategies and Advocacy Campaigns
HunterWestBuilding, Room 615 (6th Floor)
Panelists:
Melissa Chan-Leiba, Center for Pan Asian Community Services (Atlanta, GA)
Jenny Lam, Chinese for Affirmative Action (San Francisco, CA)
Armael Malinis, Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership (Oakland, CA)
Moderator: Thomas Mariadason, AALDEF (New York, NY)
4:45pmNetworking Dinner
Sunday, April 29, 2012
8:45amBreakfast
9:15 AMWorkshops for Change Launch Presentation
9:30amMorning Plenary: Youth-led Advocacy
HunterWestBuilding, Room 615 (6th Floor)
Panelists:
Linda Tran, Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
Cassandra Tran, Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
Wei Chen, Asian Student Association of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)
Maylou Moua, Providence Youth Student Movement (Providence, RI)
Moderator: Khin Mai Aung, AALDEF (New York, NY)
10:50am10-minute break
11:00amBreakout Session III
Discussion A: Language Access and English Language Learner Services
HunterNorthBuilding, Room C100 (C-level)
Moderators:
Surjeet Ahluwalia, Asian American Lead (Washington, D.C.)
Elsa Cruz Pearson, Advocates for Children (New York, NY)
Steve Chung, United Chinese Association of Brooklyn (New York, NY)
Discussion B: AAPI Youth and Mental Health
HunterWestBuilding, Room 615 (6th Floor)
Moderators:
Melissa Chan-Leiba, Center for Pan Asian Community Services (Atlanta, GA)
Linda Sou, Lowell Teen Coalition (Lowell, MA)
Raksa Tan, Lowell Teen Coalition (Lowell, MA)
Lata D’ Mello, Monsoon (Des Moines, IA)
12:20pm10-minute break
12:30pmClosingPresentation: The Impact of Education Reform Trends on AAPI English Language Learners Across the Nation
HunterWestBuilding, Room 615 (6th Floor)
Panelists:
Thomas Mariadason, AALDEF (New York, NY)
Jacob Cohen, Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
1:30pmLunch/Closing VisioningBreakout Sessions
Youth Breakout Session:HunterNorthBuilding, Room C100 (C-level)
Adult Breakout Session: HunterNorthBuilding, Room C101 (C-level)
Lunch will be served in Breakout Session Rooms
3:00pm15-minute break
3:15pmClosing VisioningReport Backs
HunterWestBuilding, Room 615 (6th Floor)
4:30pmEnd
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