Schedule

June 25th, 2011

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VIETNAMESE AMERICAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP

CONFERENCE 2011

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)

 

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