Plenaries | August 4-5, 2017
Friday, August 4th
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Bataglieri
AAPI Womxn: Centering Gender and Gender-Identity in Civil Rights
The Women’s March on Washington was the largest collective protest in U.S. history. It was a clear reminder that civil rights must include women’s rights. The protests were also a show of intersectional womxnhood, including not only gender but gender-identity. In this plenary, panelists discuss how the AAPI community and movement can ensure the explicit inclusion of gender and gender-identity in our political discourse and advocacy.
Lavinia Taumoepeau-Latu, National Tongan American Society
Mee Moua, Former President and Executive Director AAAJ-AAJC
Jenma Rapues, Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
Saturday, August 5th
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Magnolia
Protecting Civil Rights in the Technological Revolution
Technology is moving faster than the laws that regulate them. New innovations bring new opportunities but also possible breaches of consumer and civil rights. How can we ensure that the technological revolution includes our communities' interests without sacrificing our rights? This panel aims to highlight and answer some of those questions.
Mike Green, ScaleUp Partners
Cayden Mak, 18 Million Rising
Arun K. Ramanathan, Pivot Learning
Eddie Trong, The Silicon Valley Organization
Nicol Turner-Lee, Brookings Institute