Conference Program

Breakfast & Registration (8:30AM – 9:00AM)
Elebash Lobby

 

Greetings & Overview of Asian American Women (9:00AM – 9:45AM)
Elebash Recital Hall

Emcee: Frank Shih, Assistant Dean of Students, CUNY School of Law

Joyce Moy, Interim Executive Director, Asian American / Asian Research Institute, CUNY

James Muyskens, President, Queens College, CUNY

William Kelly, President, CUNY Graduate Center

Ellen Young, Member, New York State Assembly

Jay Hershenson, Senior Vice Chancellor, University Relations, CUNY

Betty Lee Sung, Chair, Asian American / Asian Research Institute, CUNY
Topic: “Overview of Asian American Women, U.S. Census Data”

 

Concurrent Session 1 (9:55AM – 11:15AM)
Concourse Level

Health and Wellness – Room C201

Moderator: Kiyoka Koizumi, Health & Nutrition, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Panelists
Deborah Hong, MPA, Health Education Program Coordinator, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center

Rosa Zhou, MD, MSc, Clinical Directors Network, Inc.

Yumiko Fukuda, LMSW, Director of Programs, Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS

Rebecca Arliss, Ed.D., Associate Professor & Co-Director, Community Health Program, Kingsborough Community College, CUNY

Literature – Room C202
“Refresh: Emerging Asian American Storytellers”

Moderator: Zohra Saed, Asian American Studies, Hunter College, CUNY

Panelists
Manijeh Nasrabadi, Writer

Vaimoana Niumeitolu, Artist, Activist, Educator & Community Organizer

Chanika Svetvilas, Artist

Lisa Ko, Writer, Independent Lens & Founding Staff Member, Hyphen Magazine

Business, Leadership, and Professional Development – Room C203

Moderator: Bonnie Wong, President, Asian American Women in Business

Panelists
Julie Azuma, President, Different Roads to Learning

Geetha Jayaraman, Grab em Snacks

Jacqueline Nguyen, Massage Envy New York

Concurrent Session 2 (11:25AM – 12:45PM)
Concourse Level

Science and Engineering – Room C201

Moderator: Harini Patel, Chemistry, Medgar Evers College, CUNY

Panelists
Jin Kim Montclare, Assistant Professor, Polytech University

Hiroko Karan, Executive Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Medgar Evers College

Shiuquin Zhou, Professor, Polymer Science, College of Staten Island, CUNY
Topic: Good Luck, Hard Work, and Family Support

Balancing Career and Family – Room C202

Moderator: Janet Liou-Mark, Associate Professor, Mathematics & Honors College Coordinator, NYC College of Technology, CUNY

Panelists
Margaret Chin, Assistant Professor, Hunter College, CUNY

Sandie Han, Associate Professor, Mathematics, NYC College of Technology, CUNY

Urmi Ghosh-Dastidar, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, NYC College of Technology, CUNY

Public Administration and Government – Room C203

Moderator: Linda T. Chin, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice & Legal Studies, St. John’s University

Panelists
Ginny Gong, President, Organization of Chinese Americans

Dorothy Chin-Brandt, Supreme Court Justice, Queens County, NY

Jyoti Venketraman, Women of Color Policy Network, Wagner, NYU
Topic: Asian American Women in Public Adminstration

 

Lunch & Keynote (12:45PM – 2:05PM)
Concourse Lobby

Emcee: Hiroko Karan, Vice-Chair, Asian American / Asian Research Institute, CUNY

Presenter: Linda T. Chin, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice & Legal Studies, St. John’s University

Asian American Leadership Award: Vishakha N. Desai, President, Asia Society

Presenter: Diana Li, Financial Analyst and Assistant Vice President, Citi Corporate Operations and Technology Group

Keynote: Helen Zia, Journalist and Author

Concurrent Session 3 (2:10PM – 3:30PM)
Concourse Level

Community Advocacy – Room C201

Moderator: Suki Terada Ports, Founder & Executive Director, Family Health Project

Panelists
Jacqueline Huey, Senior Director, NYC Health and Hospital Corp.

Noilyn Absamis-Mendoza, Manager, Health Policy, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families

Rhodora Ursua, MPH, Director, Project AsPIRE, Center for the Study of Asian American Health

Wendy Takahisa, Managing Director, Global Compliance Programs, Citigroup

New Demographics – Room C202

Moderator: Madhulika Khandelwal, Director, Asian American Center, Queens College, CUNY

Panelists
Virginia Tong, School of Education, Hunter College, CUNY
Topic: Sociocultural Aspects of Acculturation: Silent Voices of Chinese Immigrant Youth

Kimberly McKee, Third Wave Foundation
Topic: What Does It Mean To Be ‘Asian’: Navigating the Adoptee Experience

Justin Leroy, Graduate Student. Humanities and Social Thought, New York University

Media, Visual, and Performing Arts – Room C203

Moderator: Sunita Mukhi, Director, Asian American Programs, Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University

Panelists
Jaishri Abichandani, Founder, South Asian Women’s Creative Collective

Paz Tanjuaquio, Co-director, Topaz Arts

Vickie An, Writer/Reporter, TIME Magazine for Kids

 

Wine and Cheese Reception (3:40PM – 5:00PM)
Science Center – Room 4102

Presenter: Jennifer Hayashida, Coordinator, Asian American Studies Program, Hunter College, CUNY

Poetry Reading: Meena Alexander, Distinguished Professor, Hunter College, CUNY & CUNY Graduate Center