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X-WR-CALNAME:Healing and Reuniting in the Era of COVID-19: Facing Anti-Asia
 n Hate Crimes and Xenophobia in the U.S.
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DESCRIPTION:This event is DePaul Global Asian Studies’ annual colloquium 
 to celebrate the Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month. We aim to enga
 ge DePaul community as well as partners and allies from all backgrounds in
  discussions and reflections on how to heal and continue to progress from 
 continuous hate crimes and xenophobia targeting Asian and Asian American c
 ommunities. 4 prominent Asian American community leaders in the midwestern
  region will share their thoughts about the recent development of anti-Asi
 an hate crimes and offer short- and long-term advice to Asian Americans an
 d allies. Audience will be invited to share their experience and provide i
 nsights.\n\n \n\nEvent Agenda: \n\n1:00-1:10PM Introduction & Opening Rema
 rks \n\n1:10-2:00PM Discusison with Panelists\n\n2:00-2:25PM Q&A \n\n2:25-
 2:30PM Closing Remarks  \n\nModerator:\n\nDr. Ryan Yokota:\n\nRyan Yokota 
 is an adjuct faculty teaching Asian American history and critical ethnic s
 tudies courses at DePaul. His current research focus is on comparative tra
 nsnational ethnic studies in both East Asia and in the U.S.\, with a focus
  on Uchinānchu (Okinawans) under Japanese and American colonialism\, Asia
 n Latin Americans and Asians in Latin America\, and Japanese American/Asia
 n American history\n\nPanelists: \n\nGrace Chan:\n\nGrace Chan McKibben is
  Executive Director at the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Communi
 ty\, which seeks to empower the Chinese American communities in Greater Ch
 icago through planning\, advocacy\, and organizing. In 2020\, the Coalitio
 n led successful campaigns on Census outreach and education\, and voter re
 gistration and engagement. The Coalition is currently leading coordination
  of COVID response and assistance in the Chinatown and surrounding areas\,
  to increase community voice as well as ensure that needs that have arisen
  due to rising COVID positivity rates\, prolonged business closure and une
 mployment\, and Anti-Asian discrimination are met.\n\nJi Hye Kim:\n\nJi Hy
 e Kim received Juris Doctorate degree from the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SC
 HOOL OF LAW in 2008 and has worked with low-income individuals and familie
 s\, as well as immigrants and refugees\, in various capacities. Prior to l
 aw school\, Ji Hye worked at the SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON POVERT
 Y LAW\, where she managed a community economic development program and fac
 ilitated train-the-trainer workshops on a financial literacy curriculum fo
 r social service agencies. Ji Hye joined KAN-WIN in 2010. She served as th
 e Associate Director for 7 years prior to becoming the Executive Director 
 in 2020.\n\nGrace Pai:\n\nGrace Pai is the Director of Organizing at Asian
  Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago\, where she manages and leads strat
 egy for issue-based campaigns and power-building work. She has spent the l
 ast eight years organizing in Chicago toward racial\, economic\, and immig
 rant justice and has trained hundreds of organizers and community leaders 
 across the country.\n\nPardeep Singh Kaleka:\n\nExecutive Director of Inte
 rfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee\, Published Author of “The Gifts 
 of Our Wounds\,” award-winning columnist with Milwaukee Independent and 
 Clinician specializing in utilizing a trauma-informed approach to treat su
 rvivors and perpetrators of assault\, abuse and acts of violence.
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SUMMARY:Healing and Reuniting in the Era of COVID-19: Facing Anti-Asian Hat
 e Crimes and Xenophobia in the U.S.
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 era_of_covid-19_facing_anti-asian_hate_crimes_and_xenophobia_in_the_us
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