Asians in Activism

Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with us on Monday, May 18th 6:00-7:30pm! Join our virtual panel discussion on the day our nation honors Vincent Chin’s birthday and AAPI’s National Anti-Bully/Anti-Hate Day.

Hear from some Asian servant leaders share their stories about their activism, our nation’s past and present experiences of bigotry and xenophobia; and how they build community in the Greater Austin area and beyond.

Community champions include:

Hugh Li, Ph.D., high-tech entrepreneur, President-Elect at Austin Chinese American Network (ACAN)

Lucas Pastorfield-Li, recipient of Masters in Global Policy Studies on migration from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT in May and creative artist

Linda Phan, Director of Public Policy at Texas Council on Family Violence

Pooja Sethi, Attorney and Asian American Quality of Life Commissioner, candidate for City Council District 10

Mingfei Yi (Alice), Chairwoman of Austin Area Census Count Committee, founded the Austin chapter of APAPA, a consultant for APIA Vote, and on the executive board of national 80-20PAC.

Emlyn Lee (moderator), Founder and Chief Community Collaborator of BRAVE Communities

You must register for this free Zoom webinar at https://bit.ly/MakeATXBRAVEaapiactivism. If you have any questions you would like to ask before the program, please email us at bravecommunities@gmail.com and there will be opportunities to ask questions during the webinar.