Washington Leadership Program

This session will revolve around AANHPI professionals working in the national security and international relations realm, and more broadly how international affairs impacts our community. Topics of discussion include bridging AANHPI identity while working in international affairs, impact of international programs, and the model minority myth.   Moderator  Denise Lew | Board Member, CAPAL 🎓 Mentor … Continue reading 2023 Washington Leadership Program Session III: AANHPIs in National Security & International Affairs

This session will focus on issues impacting the Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander community-particularly around environmental developments, impact of tourism, and the intersection between identity and the environment. Moderator  Meeyoung Tawerilmal | Advocate, ASP Meeyoung is an active Educator, Accredited Staging Professional and Entrepreneur expanding creativity in art and spaces from Federated States of Micronesia. … Continue reading 2023 Washington Leadership Program Session IV: Pacific Islander Indigeneity & the Environment

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. Moderator  Sojin Kim | Curator, … Continue reading 2023 Washington Leadership Program Session V: AANHPI Media Representation & Public Service

This session will focus on the various career pathways within public service, as well as bridging AANHPI identity with a career in the public sector. Topics of discussion include sharing what a public service career looks like, ways to engage the AANHPI individuals with their work (community outreach, fundraising, etc), and the future of the … Continue reading 2023 Washington Leadership Program Session VI: The Future of AANHPIs in Public Service-What’s Next?