City: Santa Clara
The Civic Leadership USA (CLUSA) and Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA) are proud to join the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade in celebrating the year of the PIG as well as the 150th year of the first US transcontinental railroad completion. In the end, we wish you a happy and prosperous PIG year.
Dr. Albert Wang, Chair of APAPA (Bay Area Region), shared a few words at the first Civic Leadership Forum of 2019, hosted at Ding Ding TV. He encouraged the newly elected members of their respective boards/councils to not forget their roots, as well as to not let party members convince them that the party is more important than their roots.
Click on the image above to watch the full panel discussion on our website, as well as to share your thoughts.
Several members of city councils gathered to talk about how to run a successful campaign at the first Civic Leadership Forum of the year, hosted at Ding Ding TV. The panelists (listed below) shared their reasons for running, challenges they faced while running, and their plans as elected officials.
Speakers:
- Anthony Ng, Executive Director, Civic Leadership USA
- Shawn Kumagai, Dublin City Council
- Aisha Wahab, Hayward City Council
- Sabina Zafar, San Ramon City Council
Several members of school boards around Silicon Valley gathered to talk about how to run a successful campaign at the first Civic Leadership Forum of the year, hosted at Ding Ding TV. The panelists (listed below) shared their reasons for running, challenges they faced while running, and their plans as elected officials.
Speakers:
- Gilbert Wang, Foothill-De Anza Community College Board
- Andy Li, Contra Costa Community College District Governing Board
- Rosa Kim, Fremont Union High School District Board
- Jerry Liu, Cupertino Union School District Board
- Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, Fremont Union High School District Board
