Conference on the Well-Being of Asian American Senior Citizens – Program

 8:00 AM – Registration & Breakfast

8:45 AM – Greetings

Presider: Terrence F. Martell; Director, Weissman Center for International Business – Baruch College, CUNY
Betty Lee Sung: Professor Emerita & Chair, Asian American / Asian Research Institute, CUNY
Selma Botman: Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, City University of New York
Dennis Kodner: Rose Dobrof Executive Director, Brookdale Center on Aging; Professor, Urban Public Health, Hunter College, CUNY

9:00AM – Overview to the Needs of Asian American Elderly

Presider: David Cheng; Professor & Director, Counseling & Psychological Services, Baruch College, CUNY
Presenter: Hon. Edwin Mendez- Santiago; Commissioner, NYC Department for the Aging
Panelists:
Carol Peng: Deputy Director of Research, Asian American Federation of New York
      Topic: “Asian Elder Care and Engagement Initiatives in New York City”
Isabel Ching: Director, Hamilton Madison House

10:00 AM – Break

10:15 AM – Training & Research of Services to the Asian American Elderly

Presider: Zhao Chen; Assistant Professor, Mathematics, New York City of Technology, CUNY
Presenter: Marianne C. Fahs; Director of Research, Brookdale Center on Aging; Professor, Urban Public Health, Hunter College, CUNY
Panelists:
David Chen; Executive Director, Chinese American- Planning Council

11:15 AM – Break

11:30 AM – Pedestrian Safety Initiatives for the Asian American Elderly

Presider: Cynthia Chen; Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, University Transportation Research Center, The City College of New York, CUNY
Presenter: Paul White; Executive Director, Transportation Alternatives
Topic: “Asian American Elderly Pedestrians at Risk”
Panelists:
Claire McKnight; Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University Transportation Research Center, The City College of New York, CUNY
Jerry Cheng; Principal Transportation Planner, New York City Department of City Planning & President, Organization of Chinese Americans – NY Chapter
Gerard Soffian;  Assistant Commissioner, New York City Department of Transportation

12:30 PM – Lunch

1:00 PM – Special Dance Performance

Project Open Door Senior Center
Po-Ling Ng; Executive Director, Project Open Door Senior Center

1:15 PM – Keynote Speech

Presider: Jay Hershenson; Vice Chancellor, University Relations, City University of New York
Keynote Speaker: Betty B. Wu; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Office of Grants, Office of Budget, Technology & Finance, United States Department of Health and Human Services

1:45 PM – Breakout Session A

Session 1A – Issues on Social Work with Senior Citizens

Presider: Rochelle Holland; Assistant Professor, Counseling Center, Borough Manhattan Community College, CUNY
Panelists:
Tracy Luo; Director, Asian Outreach & Public Education, Mental Health Association of New York City
Topic: “Golden Years – Don’t be Blue”
Betty Cheng; Chief Operating Officer, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
Topic: “Medical Social Work with Senior Citizens in a Community Health Center”
Heidi Chan; Visiting Nurse Service, New York Hospice Care
Topic: “Hospice-Celebrating Life to the Fullest”

Session 2A – Safe Routes for Seniors Elder Districts

Presider: Hiroko Karan; Executive Director, Research & Special Initiatives Department, Medgar Evers College, CUNY
Panelists:
Karla Quintero; Outreach Director, Safe Routes for Seniors, Transportation Alternatives
Margaret Chin; Deputy Executive Director, Asian Americans For Equality
Michael Lau; Deputy Inspector, Commanding Officer, 5th Precinct, NYPD

Session 3A – Government Grants & Program Evaluation

Betty B. Wu; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Office of Grants, Office of Budget, Technology & Finance, United States Department of Health and Human Services

3:00 PM – Break

3:15 PM – Breakout Session B

Session 1B – Health Related Issues with Senior Citizens

Presider: Parmatma Saran; Professor, Sociology, Baruch College, CUNY
Panelists:
Ashwin Pandya; President, National Indo-American Association for Senior Citizens Inc.
Mala Desai; Chairperson, Pragati

Session 2B – Senior Citizens & Research Projects

Presider: Ming-Chin Yeh; Assistant Professor, Urban Public Health, Hunter College, CUNY
Panelists:
Yilo Cheng; Mental Health Project Manager, Asian American Federation of New York
Topic: “After September 11th: Building Bridges and Leveraging Assets for Community Recovery”
Nina Parikh; Senior Research Associate, Brookdale Center on Aging, Hunter College, CUNY
Topic: “Healthy Urban Aging Among Older Chinese Immigrants: Can we meet the challenge?”

Session 3B – Intergenerational Relationships with Senior Citizens

Presider: Rajeshwar Prasad; Executive Director, National Indo-American Association for Senior Citizens Inc.
Panelists:
Maria Piña-Fonti; Professor, Nursing Program / NAS, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
Topic: “Trans-cultural Nursing Concepts and Community Health”
Meng Zhong; Undergraduate, Nursing, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
Xiao Yon Li; Undergraduate, Nursing, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
Young Mook Lim; Undergraduate, Nursing, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
Joann Kyung; Undergraduate, Nursing, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY

4:30 PM – Reception