AGENDA

Monday, November 11, 2019

Location: Chung Pak Local Development Corp.

96 Baxter Street, 13th Floor New York, NY 10013

2:00 – 6:00 PM

Member Meeting (Closed Session)

6:30 PM

New York City Experience at the Freedom Tower

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Location: Grand Street Settlement – Essex Crossing Community Center

175 Delancey Street, 4th Floor, New York City, NY 10002

8:30 – 9:15 AM

Registration and Breakfast

9:15 – 10:00 AM

Opening Session

• Welcome - Veronica Tsang, Board Chair, Chinese-American Planning Council (NYC)
• Conference Overview - Wayne Ho, President & CEO, Chinese-American Planning Council (NYC) 
• Keynote Address - New York State Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou

10:00 – 11:15 AM

Panel 1 – Civic Engagement 

Panelists from around the U.S. and around the world will discuss how youth, millennials, and seniors are becoming actively engaged, looking back on what has been accomplished and looking forward to what still needs to be done. 

• David Chen, Former Executive Director, Chinese-American Planning Council (NYC) 
• Jenny Wang, QSM, Founder & Executive Director, CNSST Foundation, formerly known as Chinese New Settlers Services Trust (New Zealand) 
• Bernie Wong, Former Executive Director, Chinese American Service League (Chicago) 
• Stephen Yau, Chief Executive, International Social Service Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 
• Moderator:  Wayne Ho, President & CEO, Chinese-American Planning Council (NYC)

11:15 – 11:30 AM

Break

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM

Panel 2 – Policy Implications

Panelists from around the U.S. will discuss Census 2020 and its impacts on elections, voting, and redistricting among the Chinese American community in their cities. Panelists from around the world will explore the policy implications of democratic movements in their countries.

• Grace Chan, Executive Director, Coalition for Better Chinese American Community (Chicago) 
• Vanessa Leung, Co-Executive Director, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (NYC) 
• Jerry Vattamala, Director, Democracy Program, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (NYC) 
• Moderator - Alice Wong, Chief of Staff, Chinese-American Planning Council (NYC)

12:45 – 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 – 3:15 PM

Panel 3 – Service Implications

Panelists will explore how Chinese social services organizations and communities are responding to progressive and conservative policymaking. 

• Charles Lai, Executive Director, Chung Pak Local Development Corp. 
• Nicole Chan, Clinical Outpatient Supervisor, Chinatown Service Center (Los Angeles) and KMRB AM 1430 Los Angeles Talkshow Host
• Lilian Ma, Executive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation (Toronto) 
• Thomas Yu, Co-Executive Director, Asian Americans for Equality
• Moderator - Simon Chiew, Chief Strategy Officer, Chinese-American Planning Council (NYC)

3:15 – 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 – 4:00 PM

Closing Session

4:00 – 5:00 PM

Tour of Essex Crossing Community Center

• Robert Cordero, Executive Director, Grand Street Settlement (NYC)

6:00 PM

Essex Market Dinner Reception

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Location: CPC Queens Community Center

133-14 41st Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355

8:00 – 9:00 AM

Travel to Flushing, Queens

9:00 – 9:45 AM

Breakfast

9:45 – 11:00 AM

Tour of CPC Queens Community Center and Flushing

• Mitchel Wu, Director, Queens Community Services, Chinese-American Planning Council (NYC) 
• Peter Cheng, Director, Nan Shan Senior Center, Chinese-American Planning Council (NYC) 

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Roundtable with Elected Officials

• New York State Assembly Member Ronald Kim 

12:30 – 2:00 PM

Lunch and Closing

2:00 – 3:00 PM

Return to Chinatown, Manhattan