2023 WLP #5: AANHPI Media Representation & Public Service

This session will feature AANHPI professionals working in the media and advocacy space. Topics of discussion include how to bridge media/communications with advocacy and public service, the importance and impact of AANHPI representation in media and the creative fields, as well as means to use media as tools of empowerment.
Speakers include:
🔹 Sojin Kim, Curator, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (Moderator)
🔹 Naomi Tacuyan Underwood, Executive Director, Asian American Journalists Association
🔹 Moana McAdams, Founder, Moana Nui Podcast; Creator/Writer, Burning Spear LLC
🔹 Devina Khanna, Economic Policy Advisor, U.S. House of Representatives; Political Contributor, Brown Girl Magazine
🔹 Shawna Chen, Reporter, Axos; Editor-in-Chief, The Yappie