If I was not going to be on a plane for the next several hours, I would definitely tune into this – the White House is live streaming what looks to be a cool conversation with college and high school AAPI students about access to higher education, community service and civil rights. Happening today from 9am-12:30pm and 3:30-5pm EST, it’s aimed at encouraging AAPI youth to think about how they can address various issues that affect them. you can also tweet your questions to #AAPIWH. Check out the full schedule after the jump! [h/t John]
Thursday Morning: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Greetings and Setting the Agenda
Eddie Lee – Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement
Welcome Remarks
Jon Carson – Director, White House Office of Public Engagement
Obama Administration Accomplishments in the AAPI Community
Kiran Ahuja – Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI)
Importance of AAPIs in Public Service
Raj Shah – Administrator, US Agency for International Development
Panel of AAPI Federal Leaders
- Moderator: Chris Lu – Cabinet Secretary and WHIAAPI Co-chair
- Panelists:
Je Yon Jung – Senior Counsel, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Parag Mehta – Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Department of Labor
Mira Patel –Secretary’s Office of Policy Planning, Department of State
Panel on AAPI issues in higher education
- Moderator: Konrad Ng – Director, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
- Panelists:
Tuyet Duong – Advisor, WHIAAPI
Ramey Ko – Commissioner, President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs
Don Yu – Special Advisor to the Secretary, Department of Education
Thursday Afternoon: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sharing the Wisdom
Large group reconvenes after breakout sessions and students share the action agendas created in their breakout sessions
Closing Remarks
Ronnie Cho – Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement
