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Beginning August 5, 2020

Legislative Leadership Series

Overview

The Legislative Leadership Series brings together non-profit and corporate leaders, subject matter experts, as well as local and federally elected officials for a series of weekly bipartisan policy discussions that affect the AAPI community and the nation at-large.

Honorary Co-Chairs

Join APAICS and Honorary Co-Chairs Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Stephanie Murphy as we launch our Legislative Leadership Series.

Schedule At A Glance:

Wed 8/5: Building Allyship Across Communities of Color
Wed 8/12: Health Access
Wed 8/19: AAPI Elected Officials
Wed 8/26: Broadband Access and the Digital Divide
Thurs 9/3: Diversity in Sports
Wed 9/9: Veterans in the Workforce
Thurs 9/10: Voting Rights and Challenges in the 2020 Election
Tues 9/15: AAPIs in the C-Suite
Thurs 9/17: Immigration: An AAPI Issue
Tues 9/22: Civil Rights Issues Facing the AAPI Community
Thurs 9/24: AAPI Women and the Fight for Gender Equity
Tues 9/29: Housing Issues, Homeownership & Access to Capital for AAPIs
Thurs 10/1: Exploring the Diversity of the AAPI Community

Watch Past Legislative Leadership Series Panels

Building Allyship Across Communities of Color

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 2:30 pm EDT

Hear from organizational leaders from WKKF Racial Equity Anchor institutions on how our communities can stand together in solidarity with each other.

Health Access

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 2:00 pm EDT

This panel will bring together community organizations and corporations to discuss the concept of health access for the AAPI community.

AAPI Elected Officials

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 2:00 pm EDT

This panel will present the voices of AAPI elected officials at the local & state levels from across the country.

Broadband Access and the Digital Divide

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 2:00 pm EDT

This panel will talk about broadband access and the need to close the digital divide, especially in the AAPI community.

Diversity in Sports

Thursday, September 3, 2020 2:00 pm EDT

This panel will examine the variety of roles within the broader sports universe, including managers, agents, and sports newscasters.

Veterans in the Workforce

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 2:00 pm EDT

This panel discussion will focus on the importance of re-engaging veterans as productive members of our broader workforce, including AAPI veterans.

Voting Rights and Challenges in the 2020 Election

Thursday, September 10, 2020 2:00 pm EDT

This panel will discuss barriers to voting for the AAPI community, including strict voter ID requirements, voter purges and closing of polling places in minority communities.

AAPIs in the C-Suite

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 2:00 pm EDT

This panel will bring together C-Suite representatives from various corporations to discuss how they reached their current positions, challenges they face as AAPIs in these roles and barriers to success and how they overcame them.

Immigration: An AAPI Issue

Thursday, September 17, 2020 2:00 pm EDT

This panel will bring together community voices to discuss current immigration policy and its impact on the AAPI community.

Civil Rights Issues Facing the AAPI Community

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 2:00 pm EDT

This panel will explore some of the most important civil rights issues facing the AAPI community, from racial profiling and hate crimes to education.

AAPI Women and the Fight for Gender Equity

Thursday, September 24, 2020 2:00 pm EDT

This session will discuss issues of gender equity, including access to opportunity in the workplace, equal pay, and others, and specifically focus on the challenges faced by AAPI women in these spaces.

Housing Issues, Homeownership & Access to Capital for AAPIs

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 2:00 pm EDT

This panel will focus on the American Dream of homeownership, specifically around policy challenges and barriers to access to capital for AAPI communities across the nation.

Building Allyship Across Communities of Color

Thursday, October 1, 2020 2:00 pm EDT

The AAPI community is far from a monolith, and includes such a vast array of ethnicities, nationalities, religions, cultural groups, and languages.

Legislative Leadership Series Sponsors

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsors of the Legislative Leadership Series receive prominent branding recognition as a leader in the advancement of the AAPI community across state and federal government. High level sponsors have the opportunity to showcase their thought leadership on key subject matters—from health to civil rights and many other topics. The Legislative Leadership Series allow organizations to demonstrate their commitment to the APAICS mission while being a philanthropic leader.

Please contact Helen Ruggiero
helen@apaics.org
202-296-9200

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