AAPI Unity Webinar Series—AAPI Solidarity: Call for Full Civic Engagement
AAPI Unity Webinar Series 3 – AAUC presents AAPI Solidarity: Call for Full Civic Engagement
What does it mean？How can we Deliver?
Date July 11, 2020 Time 11:00am – 12:00pm PT/ 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET
Moderator: Jenny M Kim, National President of Korean American Coalition
Panelists:
Christine Chen, Executive Director of Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) based in Washington, D.C.
Tavae Samuelu, Executive Director of Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC) based in LA, CA
Oscar Zaky , President of Indonesian-American Association (IAA/IKI) based in VA
Brendan G. Flores, National Chair/President of National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA)
Rajeev Singh, Hindu American Foundation of National Leadership Council
The lively discussion touched upon a number of issues including:
- how do we communicate to the public that the AAPI voting block is made up of different communities and cultures?
- how do we educate our own communities about civic engagement?
- how do we work together and unite across our communities to ensure we have equal rights and our voice are heard?
- what are the issues of importance to younger generations?
- how do we get more people interested in running for office?
