Breakout Sessions

Participants will engage in an activity that will help them solidify their multi-faceted identities and express them creatively in the form of slam poetry.

Presented by Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), the conversation will allow participants to explore identities, experiences, and values and really understand how those inform how we show up in spaces, how we lead, and how we are perceived. Participants will think more intentionally about how to better leverage our values as we continue navigating our own leadership journeys.

Asian American Studies is a program created in the late-1960s, early-1970s from protests of the Third Liberation Front during the Civil Rights era to more critically examine the history of Asian Americans, such as immigration, unjust policies, and more. This workshop will feature a panel of historians and current day professors to discuss the importance and impact of student movements past and present.

Violence, criminal activity, and unfair policies disproportionately affect ethnic enclaves throughout the United States due to the negative stereotyping of people of color. This breakout session is a panel addressing how the people of Seattle have responded to these injustices through solidarity and coalition-building in the past.

Bringing in the next generation of leaders is important for the growth and continuity of organizations. This workshop will offer guidance to organization leaders (CEOs, Executive Directors, Founders) on how to make effective succession plans for their organizations.

This workshop will feature a frank panel discussion with both Asian American communications leaders and journalists on examples of strategies that AAPI communities and organizations can use to bring attention to the critical issues confronting AAPIs today, such as anti-Asian hate, funding threats and revoking birthright citizenship.

Hear from a panel of museum experts and their efforts in preserving and sharing our important history.

Hear from a panel of corporate leaders to discuss how companies can continue to support their employees in personal and professional development, and what strategies can be leveraged from the top and also among middle management to create and cultivate a workplace environment that strengthens employees' feeling of belonging and continues to inspire them.

Presented by OCA - New York and based on their successful 19-year-long Hate Crimes Prevention Project, this workshop will describe the challenges and successes in working directly with justice-involved youth to combat hate crimes. These experiences have challenged us to confront our unconscious class biases, integrate parental support as a critical part of our training, and create inclusive and interactive training to motivate, engage, and build trust between the justice involved youth, high school interns, and the coordinator/supervisor. As immigrant and China/Muslim bashing continues, it is imperative community efforts are responsive and impactful to address hate and misinformation.

AANHPIs have a history of resilience from discrimination and immigration where historic and current events have unduly impacted people of color. This workshop will be a panel sharing the experiences and tactics towards confronting these policies.

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Participants of all ages will engage in intergenerational dialogue while also engaging in an arts and craft activity. Participants will have the opportunity to form connections and bond with others of different generations, and learn from one another.

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