Schedule
June 25th, 2011
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VIETNAMESE AMERICAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP |
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CONFERENCE 2011 |
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| Friday June 24, 2011 | |
| 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM | Assembly at Lobby of George Mason University-Arlington Campus, Founders Hall Room 113 |
| Registration, getting your name tag and conference binder | |
| 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM | “NCVA and VAYLC: What Are They?” |
| NGUYEN NGOC BICH, Executive President, NCVA | |
| “What to Expect in the Next Three Days” | |
| YEN DINH, BAO-NGOC NGUYEN, LONG NGUYEN, VAN-ANH NGUYEN. Coordinators, VAYLC 2011 | |
| 09:30 AM– 10:15 AM | “A Question of Identity: Who Are We?” |
| NGUYEN NGOC BICH | |
| “Community Issues Powerpoint” | |
| JACKIE BONG-WRIGHT, Founder, Vietnamese-American Voters Association | |
| 10:15AM – 11:00 AM | Travel to DC |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM | U.S. Department of State Briefing, Vietnam Desk |
| 01:15 PM – 2:30 PM | The Legislative Process and Working with Elected Officials |
| (Longworth House Office Building, Room 1310) | |
| • RICKY LE, Senior Legislative Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives | |
| • The Honorable CHRIS SMITH of New Jersey (Tentative) | |
| • The Honorable ED ROYCE of California (Tentative) | |
| • The Honorable FRANK WOLF of Virginia (Tentative) | |
| • The Honorable LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (Tentative) | |
| • The Honorable ZOE LOFGREN of California (Tentative) | |
| 02:30 PM – 03:00 PM | Travel back to George Mason University-Arlington Campus |
| 03:15 PM – 04:15 PM | “The U.S. Census 2010: Preliminary Results” |
| TERRY AO, Director of Census and Voting Programs, Asian American Justice Center | |
| GENIE NGUYEN, President, Voice of Vietnamese Americans (VVA) | |
| 04:15 PM – 05:15 PM | “Introduction to the Grantseeking Process for Nonprofit Organizations” |
| PATRICIA PASQUAL, Director, Foundation Center-Washington Office | |
| 05:30 PM – 06:30 PM | Travel to Harvest Moon Restaurant |
| 06:30 PM – 12:00 AM | VAYLC 2011 & MAUVSA Gala Dinner |
| Harvest Moon Restaurant, 7260 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22042 | |
| Saturday June 25, 2011 | |
| 08:00 AM– 08:15 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| (George Mason University-Arlington Campus, Founders Hall Room 113) | |
| 08:15 AM – 08:30 AM | Preview the day’s schedule |
| 08:30 AM – 09:30 AM | “Avoiding Death by PowerPoint” |
| JIM MITCHELL, President, StrategiConneX International, LLC | |
| 09:30 AM – 10:30 AM | “Asian Americans and the Media” |
| KEITH MCALLISTER, Web Content Specialist, National Council of La Raza | |
| YLAN MUI, Staff Writer, Washington Post | |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM | “Political Empowerment: Asian Americans in Public Office” |
| ILRYONG MOON, Fairfax County School Board | |
| MARK KEAM, 35th District, Virginia House of Delegates | |
| 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM | “Public Policy and Advocacy” |
| JESSICA CHIA, NAPABA Law Foundation Partners and In-House Counsel Community Law Fellow, Asian American Justice Center | |
| CHRISTINE CHEN, Board Member, Organization of Chinese Americans of Northern Virginia (OCA-NOVA) | |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch (on-site) |
| 02:15 PM – 03:15 PM | “Cool Careers: Beyond the 9 to 5” |
| OANH HENRY, President & CEO, Allegra Print & Imaging of Fairfax | |
| BRIGITTE LE, Owner, Galerie Brigitte | |
| VINH NGUYEN, Broker/Owner, Westgate Realty Group | |
| 03:15 PM – 03:30 PM | Break |
| 03:30 PM – 04:30 PM | “Legal Careers” |
| TONY PHAM, General Counsel, Richmond City Sheriff’s Office | |
| ZENOBIA LAI, Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC) | |
| 04:30 PM – 04:45 PM | Break |
| 04:45 PM – 05:45 PM | “A Slice of Life: Lessons in Financial Education” |
| LAN-ANH NGUYEN, State Farm Agent | |
| Sunday, June 26, 2011 | |
| 08:00 AM– 08:15 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| (George Mason University-Arlington Campus, Room Founders Hall Room 113) | |
| 09:00 AM – 10:00 AM | “Write Your Future” |
| VICTOR NGUYEN-LONG, Global Brand Innovation Manager, Nike | |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | “Community Service: Perfecting the Act of Giving Back” |
| KHANH-MI NGUYEN, President, Asian American Success | |
| MADS STOCKWELL, Membership Manager, US-ASEAN Business Council | |
| 11:00 AM– 12:00 PM | “The Link Between HIV/AIDS and Domestic Violence” |
| AMINA FARHADI, Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum | |
| 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM | Conference Wrap-Up, Evaluations, and Planning for Next Year |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00PM | Lunch (on-site) |