South Bay First Thursdays
First Thursdays is a monthly dinner series for people in the non-profit, for-profit, and government sectors interested in Asian American & Pacific Islander (AA&PI) community issues and service opportunities. Our mission is to foster a sense of community and understanding through educational events, focusing on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
 
South Bay First Thursdays
 
  Archive :: 2005  
 
 
January, Kick-Off Mixer
 
February, Man Jose: Dating challenges in the South Bay
Gillian Khoo (moderator)
founder/president, Windom International LLC
Trinity A. Ordona, Ph.D.
professor, City College of San Francisco
Jim Nagareda
former president, West Valley JACL Next Generation
Audrey Ednalino
publisher, Hyphen Magazine
 
March, Asian American Film: "And Action! Film as Medium for Social Change"
Duane Kubo
founding member, Visual Communications
Christina Lim
Emmy Award Winnera nd Producer of 'Return to the Valley'
Donal Young
director of Broadcast Programming and Production, NAATA
Tony Santa Ana
creator and director, Dream Cypher
Dr. Karen Chow (moderator)
professor, De Anza College
 
April, Homemakers & Breadwinners: Changing Expectations of Asian American Women and Men
Dr. Kell Fujimoto
licensed psychologist, San Jose State University
Reverend Roger Morimoto
pastor, Aldersgate United Methodist Church (Palo Alto)
Dr. Wei-Chien Lee
post-doc resident, Counseling Services, San Jose State University
adjunct faculty, Psychology Department, San Jose State University
Hyon Chu Yi (moderator)
director, MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center, San Jose State University
 
May, Asian Americans and Mental Illness
Yeon Lee
Gardner Family Care Corporation
Dr. Jorge Wong
behavioral health division, AACI
Dr. Ellen Jia-ling Lin
Counseling Services, San Jose State University
Herbert Ho (moderator)
SBFT Organizer
 
June, Asian Americans and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ) Pride
Lorna Sumaraga
LGBTQ Community Advocate
Ronnell Corre
LGBTQ Youth Advocate
John Lam
LGBTQ Student Advocate
Mark Molina
Asian Americans for Community Involvement
Dr. Amor Santiago
professor, De Anza College
 
July, First Thursdays, San Jose JACL, & JBA present: San Jose's First Annual J-Town Progressive Dinner Party: Food-Movement-Community
 
August, Our Heritage: APA Historical Sites in the Bay Area
Dr. Christina Fa
Locke, CA- Chinese American Historical Town
Erika Gee
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Dr. Rod Lum
Chinese Historical Cultural Project
Dr. James Lai (moderator)
assistant professor, Santa Clara University
 
September, Intergenerational Issues: Filial Piety Today
Dr. Linda Trinh Pham
Speciality in Language, Literacy, and Culture
Dr. Wei-Chien Lee
post-doc resident, Counseling and Psychological Services, Stanford University
Wendy Lee
Retired Clinical Social Worker
Instructor of "Strengthening Intergenerational/Intercultural Ties In Immigrant Families (SITIF)
Tamon Norimoto (moderator)
South Bay First Thursdays, Organizer
 
October, Lending a Helping Hand in the South Bay
Stephen Chou
Program Administrator for Big Sibling Program
Debra Jones
Sacred Heart Community Services Agency
Robert "Papa Elf" Cullenbine
CFO & Development Director, Family Giving Tree
Billy Lu (moderator)
South Bay First Thursdays, Organizer
 
November, Asian Pacific American Arts: Emerging Artists motivating movement and inspiring the community…
 
December, SBFT Retreat
 
 
 
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