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
