The FAPAC Congressional Seminar has been scheduled for June 13, 2013 in the Gold Room, Rayburn House Building, Washington DC. The Seminar will focus on public service and working with the government and will feature talks from Sam Mok (former CFO, Department of Labor), Audrey Buehring (Deputy Director, White House Initiative on AAPI) and members of the Congress including Honorable Judy Chu, Honorable Tammy Duckworth, Honorable Mike Honda and more.
(Register now for the event)
Agenda (Updated: June 12)
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7:30 am
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Doors Open/Security Check Point Pre-Registration (8:00 AM) and Photo ID required
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8:00 am
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Light Breakfast Provided
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9:00 am
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Mistress of Ceremony: Janet Chen, Membership Chair, FAPAC
Welcome Dr. Kin Wong, President, FAPAC
Keynote Remarks: AAPI’s Time is Here!
Honorable Congresswomen Judy Chu's remarks delivered by Krystal Ka'ai
Honorable Senator Barbara Mukulski's remarks delivered by John Huang
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9:30 am
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Getting Ahead: Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Dr. Carson Eoyang, Former Chancellor of National Intelligence University
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10:00 am
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Making to the Top – Be a Political Appointee –
Mr. Sam Mok, former CFO, Department of Labor
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11:00 am
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Briefing from the White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI)
Audrey Buehring, Deputy Director, WHIAAPI
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11:45 am
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Lunch (provided)
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12:00 pm
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Hot Issues for AAPI in this Session of Congress?
Honorable Congressman Mike Honda, California & Chair Emeritus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)
Honorable Congressman Ami Bera, California
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1:00 pm
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Working with Congressional Staff
Teal Takayama, Office of Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa, Hawaii
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1:30 pm
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How To Be Political Savvy:
Honorable Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
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1:45 pm
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Your voice does matter
Honorable Congressman John Sarbanes, Maryland
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2:00 pm
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Break
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2:15 pm
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"Your voice does matter" Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Georgia Coffey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Veterans Affairs
Sui Lang Panoke, Director of Women Politics Media, LLC
Allen Li, Professional Staff on Space Subcommittee, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Moderator:
Selina Lee, Director, EEO Services, Department of Education
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3:15 pm
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Closing Remarks
Thanh Trang, Program Committee Chair, FAPAC
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Presidential Proclamation -- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2013
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Each May, our Nation comes together to recount the ways Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) helped forge our country. We remember a time 170 years ago, when Japanese immigrants first set foot on American shores and opened a path for millions more. We remember 1869, when Chinese workers laid the final ties of the transcontinental railroad after years of backbreaking labor. And we remember Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have made our country bigger and brighter again and again, from Native Hawaiians to the generations of striving immigrants who shaped our history -- reaching and sweating and scraping to give their children something more. Their story is the American story, and this month, we honor them all.
(Read the official press release)