Excited to be invited and flown out to Washington D.C. to be one of the three panelist to discuss entrepreneurship and economic justice for the AAPI community. There will be AAPI leaders from all over the U.S. for the 14th annual national CAPACD event. I will be talking about social entrepreneurship, economic development, and working with state policies for minority communities. For our friends in D.C., please join us for the Hill reception on June 10th 6pm - 8pm at the Dirksen Senate Office with Deputy Secretary of Labor Chris Lu. He also served as Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary for United States President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013 and the highest ranked Asian American with the White House. Hill reception registration org2.salsalabs/o/5108/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=71259 Wednesday, June 11 9:00-11:00 Workshops: 7) Entrepreneurship and Economic Justice Facilitated in the style of World Café, this session will help participants explore strategies for engaging and supporting AAPI entrepreneurs in community development and social change work. Featured presenters will frame best practices and challenges of small business development and commercial district revitalization before breaking into small group discussions on topics such as: AAPI entrepreneurship and community identity, organizing small businesses in multi-ethnic and multi-racial business districts, and promoting immigrant entrepreneurship as a vehicle for economic opportunity. Presenters: Ron Fong, API Small Business Program Evan Louie, Kona Ice Las Vegas & Nevada State Commissioner of Minority Affairs Joo-Hee Pomplun, Asian Economic Development Association Moderator: Joyce Pisnanont, National CAPACD
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