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2018 CLUSA Leadership Retreat – Trailer

Leaders from civic engagement organizations around the United States gathered at Ding Ding TV in Santa Clara to share their stories and network with each other. The event was organized by Civic Leadership USA. Organizations represented include APAPA, CLUSA, APALI, UCA and more. CLUSA founder and chair Sandy Chau emphasized the importance of having a sense of urgency in everything we do. “The world is changing. Every day, we have to learn how to survive in this new world.” By adopting and maintaining a sense of urgency, not only are the chances of success higher, but time and resources are saved. CC Yin, the founder of APAPA, sees this event as a historical moment because his generation has paved the way for the current generation to have the opportunities to do the same for the next generation. Everyone’s continued efforts will allow the path to success continue for future generations to come.

  

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Civic Leadership Retreat 2018 “FLY TOGETHER”

Over 65 Asian American Leaders from all over the US gathered at the Ding Ding TV facilities in Santa Clara for a day and a half of a very intensive retreat.

   

    

 

 

The attendees included leaders and representatives from CLUSA, APAPA, 80-20 United, AAUC, UCA, FAPAC, NCAPA, CAYCLI, Ding Ding TV and many other AAPI organizations.

 

 

 

 

       

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The participants arrived on Sunday December 2, 2018 at around noon for registration and a welcome lunch.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sessions officially began at 1:00 PM, led by Facilitators Ana-Marie Jones and Porcia Chen Silverberg.

    

 

 

The CLUSA Founder and Chairman Sandy Chau declared that the “Theme” of this retreat is “FLY TOGETHER”. He explained that “People have always observed that migrating birds fly in a V formation and now scientists understand why”. An article in Science (1-15-2014) explained that these big-winged birds carefully position their wingtips and sync their flapping to catch the updraft from the bird in front—thus saving energy during flight. It makes the flying more efficient as they follow their leaders to their common destination. Furthermore, when one leader gets tired, other leaders take turns to lead the group effort in a coordinated manner.  Sandy urged all present at the retreat to learn from the migrating birds. “If you want to fly fast for a short distance, fly alone; but if you want to reach your common destiny, you must learn to fly together”.

   

 

Each leader was given 3-5 minutes to introduce themselves and their organizations, explaining why and how they may fit into the theme of flying together. As there were many leaders, this process took all afternoon and well into the next morning.

 

     

   

After a pretty strenuous first day, the team gathered at the conference hotel Mariani’s Inn & Restaurant for some socializing, net-working and a feast of good wine, Surf and Turf (Alaska King Crab legs and Filet Magnon) and desert. The banquet was enjoyed by all and the group energy filled up to the rafters.

 

 

 

      

The participants re-gathered at the Ding Ding facilities on Monday morning and took on the tasks of “morning reflection and thoughts” and discussion of “best practice and common grounds”.

   

      

      

The rest of the afternoon was spent on planning for the next steps. On a massive calendar spanning 2019 and leading up to the 2020 Presidential Elections, each leader wrote down the next steps and plans for their own organizations. The facilitators will compile the information and send it to all the attendees. Thus, everyone will have the opportunity to work and coordinate with each other.

   

 

After a scrumptious dinner of Salmon and Beef Bourguignon, the farewell party began in earnest.

      

 

 

Prize drawing and the inevitable Karaoke session took over the festivities. The retreat came to a crescendo with maestro Sandy Chau leading a resounding chorus of “Do You Hear the People Sing” from “Les Misérables”.

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The retreat was a huge success and we want to thank the Facilitators Ana-Marie Jones and Porcia ChenSilverberg, Diana Ding and the entire staff of Ding Ding TV and Anthony Ng, the CLUSA Executive Director for bringing the event together!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Article: From Jowel Wang

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2018 FEDERAL AND STATE APIA OFFICE WINNERS

We came a long way in a short time but still have a long way to go. Let’s be persistent until we are consistent.

Below is a list of Federal, Statewide, and State office winners:

ARIZONA

Kimberly Yee
Amish Shah

CALIFORNIA
Judy Chu

Doris Matsui
Ami Bera
Ro Khanna
Ted Lieu
Mark Takano
Betty Yee
Fiona Ma
David Chiu
Robert Bonta
Phillip Ting
Kansen Chu
Ash Kalra
Evan Low
Vince Fong
Ed Chau
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Phillip Chen
Al Muratsuchi
Steven S. Choi
Tyler Diep
Richard Pan
Janet Nguyen

CONNECTICUT
William Tong
Tony Hwang

FLORIDA
Stephanie Murphy
Anna Eskamani

GEORGIA
Bee Nguyen
Sam Park
Sheikh Rahman

GUAM
Lou Leon Guerrero

Michael San Nicolas

HAWAII
Mazie Hirono
David Ige

Tulsi Gabbard
Mark M. Nakashima
Richard H.K. Onishi
Joy San Buenaventura
Troy Hashimoto
Kyle T. Yamashita
Lynn DeCoite
Nadine Nakamura
James Kunane Tokioka
Dee Morikawa
Mark J. Hashem
Bertrand Kobayashi
Calvin K.Y. Say
Scott Y. Nishimoto
Tom Brower
Dale Kobayashi
Della Au Belatti
Sylvia Luke
Scott K. Saiki
Takashi Ohno
John M. Mizuno
Daniel Holt
Romy Cachola
Aaron Johanson
Linda Ichiyama
Sam Satoru Kong
Gregg Takayama
Roy M. Takumi
Val Okimoto
Ryan I. Yamane
Henry J.C. Aquino
Ty J.K. Cullen
Rida Cabanilla
Sharon Har
Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli
Cedric Asuega Gates
Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto
Sean Quinlan
Lisa Kitagawa
Scot Matayoshi
Noe Galea’i
Kaiali’i Kahele
Dru Kanuha
Lorraine R. Inouye
Jamie Kalani English
Sharon Moriwaki
Breene Harimoto
Clarence K. Nishihara
Michelle N. Kidani
Maile S.L. Shimabukuro
Jarrett Keohokalole

IDAHO

Susan “Sue” Chew

ILLINOIS

Raja Krishnamoorthi
Theresa Mah
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Ram Villivalam

KENTUCKY
Nima Kulkarni

MARYLAND
Jay Jalisi
Lily Qi
Kumar Barve
David Moon
Kris Valderrama
Mark Chang
Clarence Lam
Susan Lee

MASSACHUSETTS
Tackey Chan
Donald Wong
Tram Nguyen
Rady Mom
Sonia Chang-Diaz
Dean Tran

MICHIGAN
Padma Kuppa
Stephanie Chang

MINNESOTA
Tou Xiong
Fue Lee
Kaohly Her
Jay Xiong
Samantha Vang

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Latha Mangipudi
Julie Radhakrishnan
Aboul Khan

NEW JERSEY
Andy Kim

NEW YORK
Grace Meng
Yuh-Line Niou
Kevin Thomas
John Liu
Ron Kim

NORTH CAROLINA
Nasif Majeed
Jay Chaudhuri
Mujtaba Mohammed

OHIO
Niraj Antani

OKLAHOMA
Cyndi Munson

PENNSYLVANIA
Patty Kim

TEXAS
Angie Chen Button
Gene Wu
Hubert Vo

UTAH
Karen Kwan
Jani Iwamoto

VIRGINIA
Bobby Scott

WASHINGTON
Pramila Jayapal
Cindy Ryu
Mia Gregerson
Sharon Tomiko Santos
My-Linh Thai
Vandana Slatter
Monica Jurado Stonier
Joe Nguyen
Steve Hobbs
Manka Dhingra

WISCONSIN
Josh Kaul

WYOMING
Mike Yin

A special congratulations to the Hmong Community for electing 11 candidates to office in Minnesota, California, and across the nation!

Samantha Vang, MN House District 40B

Jay Xiong, MN House District 67B

Kaohly Her, MN House District 64A

Tou Xiong, MN House District 53A

Fue Lee, MN House District 59A

Steve Ly, Elk Grove, CA Mayor

Adam Yang, MN Second Judicial District Court House 11

P. Paul Yang, MN Second Judicial District Court House 20

Thai Vang, NC District Court 20A

Sheng Thao, Oakland, CA City Council

Kou Thao, Tracy, MN City Council

Congrats to the Vietnamese community who has built strong representation in Southern California, Washington, and across the nation:

CALIFORNIA:

Xavier Nguyen, Westminster School District board

Khanh Nguyen, incumbent re-elected to Westminster School District board

Janet Nguyen, a California state senator 34th District was re-elected

Tyler Diep, vice mayor of Westminster elected to the 72nd Assembly district

Michael Vo, Fountain Valley mayor who was re-elected to the City Council

Phat Bui, an incumbent re-elected to the Garden Grove City Council

Thu-Ha Nguyen, incumbent re-elected to the Garden Grove City Council

Lan Quoc Nguyen, Garden Grove school board member

Dina Nguyen, a former Garden Grove council member re-elected to the Orange County Water District

Andrew Nguyen, a former Westminster School District board member elected to the Midway City Sanitary District board

WASHINGTON:

Joe Nguyen, elected to State Senate, WA34

My-Linh Thai, elected as state representative in the 41st legislative district

Please feel free to add those we missed in your district for a more comprehensive APIA directory.______________________________________

 

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Civic Leadership Forum: Dialogue With the Government in Houston on 2018.09.22

Some of the links (E: English; C: Chinese-US; H: Chinese-Houston) about the forum as below:

E1: “Houstonians respond to Asian-Americans being increasingly targeted in economic espionage cases”, https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houstonians-respond-to-Asian-Americans-being-13250388.php.

E2: “Asian Americans need to be extra careful with economic espionage charges”, http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201809/24/WS5ba802b0a310c4cc775e7bed.html.

C1: “休斯頓舉辦「經濟間諜調查對亞裔的影響」教育論壇”, http://www.usocctn.com/archives/14863

C2: “执行趋严，如何保护自己？休斯敦举行“间谍案调查对亚裔社会影响” 谈”, http://www.uschinapress.com/2018/0923/1143596.shtml.

C3: “嚴查亞裔經濟間諜 自保有訣竅”, https://www.worldjournal.com/5888793/article-嚴查亞裔經濟間諜-自保有訣竅.

C4: “FBI調查「千人計劃」律師籲華人自律保仕”, http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/18/9/27/n10746477.htm.

H1: “9月22日在 Crowne Plaza 舉行間諜調查對亞裔社區的影響教育論壇”, http://today-america.com/2018/09/22/9月22日在-crowne-plaza-舉行間諜調查對亞裔社區的影響教育論/

 

 

 

 

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Asian USA 2018 Leadership Summit in Washington DC

There is an African proverb that goes “If you want to go fast, fly alone. If you want to go far, fly together.” CLUSA founder and chairman, Mr. Sandy Chau, referenced this quote during his opening speech at this year’s Asian USA 2018: Asian American & Pacific Islander Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. With 6% of American being Asians, he emphasized the importance of being able to unite the Asian communities around the US in order to create a bigger impact. If one Asian community is one bird, then many birds flying far would be the equivalent of multiple Asian communities uniting for a common purpose. ” Asians have a lot of contributions to this country but haven’t gotten recognition. Many Asian people work so hard but haven’t gotten equal opportunities. That’s why we should work together and make some changes.”
Following Mr. Chau with her own opening speech was the CEO, Sue Van, from Wallace H. Coulter Foundation. She also emphasized the importance of representation, especially in office. Over the last few elections, there has been an increasing in the number of AAPI in public office, specifically the House of Representatives and the Senate. By increasing the level of civic engagement within communities, more AAPI will be inclined to run for office and not only add to the current number of AAPI in office, but will maintain that representation when the current members step down from offices.
When people hear the term DNA, they tend to think of the genetic term. To Karthick Ramakrishnan, professor of public policy and political science at UC Riverside as well as the founder of AAPIData, DNA refers to Data (and technology), Narrative, and Action (ex. advocacy and civic engagement). To be successful in anything, one needs to apply all three into their plan to be successful.
 On September 6th, 2018, Silicon Valley Innovation Channel Ding Ding TV covered the Asian USA 2018: Asian American & Pacific Islander Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. This event was hosted by Civic Leadership USA (CLUSA) in partnership with Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote).
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Preparing for the 2020 Presidential Primaries  & General Election

Congressmen Ted Lieu, Judy Chu, and Grace Meng each gave a speech regarding their thoughts on the upcoming election at the 2018 Asian American Leadership Summit on September 6th. Ted Lieu believes that voting in the upcoming elections is important because it would bring back the core value systems that were previously held. Congresswoman Judy Chu added that voting gives the government a better idea of the public’s opinion. Thus, in order to create changes on a government level, everyone’s vote matters.
Prior to the Congressmen presenting their thoughts, panelists for the discussion involving increasing voter registration represented organizations from around the United States. Methods currently in use include first time voters being able to physically go to a registration office, which is one of the benefits for college students who don’t live at home, as well as utilizing that same demographic to bring in more people to vote.
                                     
Congresswoman Grace Meng                                                                        Congressman Ted Lieu
                                       
Congresswoman Judy Chu                                                                               CLUSA founder and chairman Sandy Chau
                                       
APIAVote Executive Director Christine Chen                                                    Ding Ding TV, Congresswoman Judy Chu, and Executive                                                                                                                             Board members of CLUSA
 On September 6th, 2018, Silicon Valley Innovation Channel Ding Ding TV covered the Asian USA 2018: Asian American & Pacific Islander Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. This event was hosted by Civic Leadership USA (CLUSA) in partnership with Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote).
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