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October 10, 2018
We will be hosting a speaker panel and live Q&A session with different members of the Asian American community to share their experiences with Asian stereotypes, insights on current events facing the next generation of Asian Americans, and, most importantly, tips on how to define one’s own path to success and cultivate one’s individuality. It is our ultimate goal to have participants and panelists alike obtain a better understanding of the Asian-American experience and what we can do, as both individuals and a broad community, to move beyond such limiting stereotypes. All tickets are free and light refreshments will be served!
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5:30PM to 6:00PM
Registration
6:00PM to 6:10PM
Introduction of Speakers
6:10PM to 6:40PM
Panel Discussion
6:40PM to 7:00PM
Q&A Session
7:00PM to 7:05PM
Acknowledgements
7:05PM to 7:30PM
Refreshments
Schedule
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Panelists
ALLISEN TO
Allisen To is a senior at Scripps College majoring in neuroscience and minoring in psychology. Allisen was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada but her parents are both immigrants from Vietnam. Allisen is currently applying to medical schools and intends to pursue a career in pediatrics. This is her second year as a resident advisor at Scripps College and she enjoys being a resource for others. After taking a class focused on the Asian American women’s experience, Allisen became more interested in supporting the Asian American community. As an RA, she has created programming centered around the Asian American experience at college.
JED LEANO
Jed Leano is an immigration attorney, Commissioner, and candidate for Claremont City Council. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Community and Human Services Commission, is lead attorney for the Claremont UMC naturalization clinic, and Chair of the Homelessness and Housing Collaborative of Claremont. He has been practicing immigration law since 2006 and has had his own law practice since 2008. He graduated from Rutgers School of Law in 2005 and the University of Kentucky in 2001.
He resides in Claremont with his wife Liz and son Welles.
JEN HYDE
Jen Hyde is the author of Hua Shi Hua,华诗画 [Drawings & Poems from China], Ahsahta 2017. She is currently at work on Murmur, a 2016 finalist for the Creative Capital Grant in Literature.
Jen holds a BFA in writing from Pratt Institute and MFA in poetry from NYU. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Asian American Writer's Workshop, The Millay Colony, and Yaddo.
She lives in Brooklyn where she is a Heart Valve Ambassador for The American Heart Association, the Assistant Poetry Editor of the Bellevue Literary Review, and a collaborative chapbook publisher for No Dear/Small Anchor. She teaches in the expository writing program at NYU.
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Venue
The event is located at Taylor Reception Hall in Cahuilla Park. Parking is available right next to the building.
FULL ADDRESS:
1775 N Indian Hill Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711