2022 WLP #6 | Grassroots Activism & AANHPI Identity

This session will focus on local movements and initiatives from the AANHPI community to create change and directly impact communities across the U.S. Topics of discussion include identity-building, community outreach, and empowering oneself to take the first steps to make an impact. Attendees will learn about the tools in which to initiate calls to action, tap into networks, and leverage one’s personal passions and experiences as a means to uplift those around them.
Speakers include:
🔹 Joon Kim, 2013 CAPAL Senior Advisor; Associate Vice President of External Affairs at Comcast (Moderator)
🔹 Nadia Belkin, Founding Executive Director of the Asian American Power Network
🔹 James Chan, API Civic Engagement Director at SEIU
🔹 Peter Lee Hamilton, Founder & Chair of the Young Asian Pacific American Leaders (YAPAL)
🔹 Eric Jeng, Deputy Director of One APIA Nevada
🔹 Mohan Seshadri, Executive Director of APIA PA
🔹 Jamie Stoughton, Program Manager at the Mosaic Economic Project