| January :: brainstorming |
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| February, Who are we and where are we going? |
| Leianne Lamb |
| cultural tourism manager, San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| Evan Low |
| Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute |
| Duane Kubo |
| Dean, De Anza College |
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| March, 22nd Annual Asian American International Film Festival |
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| April, Music Journalism 101 - The Asiatic Remix |
| Jeff Chang |
| founding editor, ColorLines Magazine |
| Yoshi Kato |
| freelance writer |
| Marian Liu |
| music critic, Mercury News |
| Olivee Wang |
| author, "Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guide" |
| Todd Inoue (moderator) |
| music editor, San Jose Metro |
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| May, Pressure and Privilege: API Youth |
| Rick Oculto |
| Youth Services Coordinator, Billy de Frank Center |
| Rod Wong |
| Teacher, Bellermine College Preparatory |
| Moderator, Asian Society at Bellermine College Preparatory |
| Cynthia Chang |
| Trustee, Los Gatos-Saratoga High School District |
| Member, Asian Pacific Islander School Board Members Association |
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| June :: brainstorming |
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| July, Glass Ceilings in the Silicon Valley |
| Caroline Ling |
| director of Compensation and Benefits, Hitachi Corp. |
| Dr. Gillian P.S. Khoo |
| founder/president Windom International LLC |
| Barbara F. Adachi |
| principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP |
| regional leader, Human Capital practice |
| Erika Gee (moderator) |
| education director, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation |
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| August, API Health Issues in the South Bay |
| Dr. Fidelia Butt |
| co-founder, Asian American Cancer Network |
| Dr. Teresa Dao |
| board member, Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project (invited) |
| Jennifer Tseng |
| clinical services coordinator, Community Health Partnership Silicon Valley (invited) |
| Jim Woods |
| director, American Diabetes Association |
| Hideo Ikeda (moderator) |
| outreach coordinator, Friday Night Live |
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| September, API Political Issues in the South Bay |
| William Wong |
| chief of staff for Judy Chu, Assembly Member, 49th District, California Legislature |
| Richard Konda |
| Executive Director, Asian Law Alliance |
| Pearl Cheng |
| president, Cupertino Union School District School Board |
| Anita Poon (moderator) |
| student affairs officier, Asian Americans Studies at UC Davis |
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| October, Domestic Violence Awareness for Asian Americans |
| Forlayne Carlos |
| shelter coordinator, AACI's Asian Women's Shelter |
| Indira Chakravorty |
| program director, Maitri |
| Iris Dinh |
| Next Door Solutions |
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| November, San Jose Japantown: Past, Present, and Future |
| Roy Hirabayashi |
| managing director, San Jose Taiko |
| Kenzo Kimura |
| presiden, San Jose Japanese Citizens League |
| Ben Miyaji |
| chair, San Jose Art Commission |
| community activist and CATS advisor |
| Jeff Ota |
| director, Juji Towers (non-profit, low-income senior citizen apartment complex) |
| Kathy Sakamoto |
| executive director, Japantown Business Association |
| Todd Inoue (moderator) |
| music editor, San Jose Metro and Hyphen Magazine |
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| December, SBFT Retreat |
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