Civic Leadership Forum Silicon Valley “We Are All Americans” gathered over 200 people

June 11th, 2022,  Civic Leadership Forum Silicon Valley gathered over 200 people. With the topic “We Are All Americans”, we invited Lily Mei, Sheng Thao 盛桃, Nancy Tung, Raymond A. Buenaventura, Yang Shao, Joel Wong as speakers,

As our country is getting more divided, we are losing sight of what makes our country great. We are a country of immigrants, collectively creating the American Dream with the best and the brightest people from around the world. As we are getting more xenophobic and intolerant of newcomers, we are losing our competitive edge. When Asian Hate crime and gun violence continue to rise, we are calling on our community members to come together to demand systemic changes, build bridges through understanding, and appreciate our differences.

This Forum was organized by Silicon Valley Community Media, Ding Ding TV, and American TeoChow Foundation. Moderated by Diana Ding, the founder of Silicon Valley Community Media, Ding Ding TV.

The forum started with  Joel Wong, President, of National Asia American PAC reading his poem “All of us belong right here! ” reflecting the theme of the Forum is: We’re All Americans!

Nancy Tung, A trial prosecutor and former Deputy California Attorney General
When Asian Hate crimes and gun violence continue to rise, We know that all communities of color suffer when the root causes of violence remain unaddressed. What the legislators can do for the systemic change?

Yang Shao, Fremont City Councilmember
Asian Americans have been characterized as the Model Minority. What are the pros and cons of being the Model Minority?

Lily Mei, Mayor of Fremont, California State Senate Candindate
What Asian cultural traits can you contribute to the US to make our country even greater?

Sheng Thao,  Oakland Councilmember, Oakland Mayor Candindiate
Have you faced discrimination yourself? How did you handle this? (If not) What are your suggestions?

Raymond A. Buenaventura, Daly City Vice Mayor
How can the minorities (Asian, Blacks, Hispanics, Jews, LGBTQ) work together to empower ourselves?

We’ll share the video later