Dr. Kathleen Yang-Clayton is the Deputy Director at Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Chicago and brings extensive academic and applied policy experience to her work with Advancing Justice – Chicago. Her cross-movement work on voting rights resulted in the passage of landmark legislation in Illinois that expanded access to underserved communities through Same Day Registration and other fundamental election system reforms. She also speaks to corporate HR mid-to-senior level mainstream staff and leaders on Asian American diversity – what some of the current issues that face AAPIs in the workplace and within society and how to better understand how those issues influence the perception of AAPIs.
Dr. Yang-Clayton received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. She also holds a M.S. in Natural Resource and Agricultural Economics from the University of Arizona and has worked as an agricultural economist for the World Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kathleen’s current focus is on multi-ethnic coalition development and youth program development to strengthen the civic engagement infrastructure of Asian American communities in the Midwest.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 6:00pm
Arts and Letters Hall, 404
2315 N Kenmore Ave
International/Cultural Activities, Adult Students, Inclusion
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Latin American Studies, Student Affairs, (All) Student Affairs, Critical Ethnic Studies
Free
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