Date: Sunday, August 20, 2017
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Place: Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel
135-20 39th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354
Candidates competing to represent District 20 in the New York City Council will participate in a public forum. District 20 includes Downtown Flushing, Murray Hill and Queensboro Hill. Incumbent, Peter Koo, faces a challenge from Alison Tan, a member of Queens Community Board 7. The Democratic primary will take place on Tuesday, September 12, 2017.
Simultaneous translation will be available in Cantonese and Mandarin, as well as Korean and Spanish.
Forum Moderators
-Madhulika Khandelwal, Director, Asian American Center, Queens College/CUNY
-Alison Roh Park, Communications Strategist
Organizer: APA VOICE
Co-Sponsors
Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY
Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY)
Asian Americans for Equality
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
Chhaya Community Development Corporation
Chinese-American Planning Council
Chinese Progressive Association New York
Faith in New York
Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York (KALAGNY)
MinKwon Center for Community Action 민권센터
The New York Immigration Coalition
OCA-New York Chapter
Pilipino American Unity for Progress (UniPro)
South Asian Council for Social Services
YWCA of Queens
United Chinese Association of Brooklyn
