Thursday, June 26, 2003
05:00 PM – 06:45 PM Registration & Reception – George Mason University, Arlington Campus
06:45 PM – 07:00 PM Welcoming Remarks
07:00 PM – 07:30 PM Public Sector Careers
MINA NGUYEN
Director, Office of Public Liaison, Department of Labor
07:45 PM – 08:15 PM Capitol Hill Briefing
08:15 PM – 08:45 PM Icebreakers
08:45 PM – 10:00 PM Movie/Documentary/Discussion
Friday, June 27, 2003
07:30 AM – 08:00 AM Breakfast/Registration – George Mason University, Arlington Campus
08:00 AM – 08:30 AM Opening Ceremony
PROF. HUNG MANH NGUYEN
Director, Indochina Program, George Mason University
08:30 AM – 09:15 AM White House Initiative on AAPI Briefing
JOHN QUOC DUONG
Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
09:20 AM – 10:10 AM Communicating Effectively with Business, Community & Elected Leaders
MINA NGUYEN
Community Liaison, Bush-Cheney 2004 Campaign
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Travel to Washington, DC
11:30 AM – 01:00 PM Lunch Reception / Legislative and Appropriations Process
DARRYL CHEW
former National Security and Defense Appropriations Legislative Assistant, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
THE HONORABLE TOM DAVIS
Virginia – 11th District, U.S. House of Representatives
KIM KOTLAR
Legislative Director, Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX)
ROBERT PRIMUS
Chief of Staff, Representative Mike Capuano (D-MA)
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM Meetings with Congressional Representatives, Senators and staff
02:30 PM – 04:00 PM Capitol Hill Tours
06:30 PM – 12:00 AM Gala Dinner at Fortune Restaurant
MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES – SHERRY LY
Reporter, WTTG/FOX 5 News
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – THE HONORABLE TU M. PHAM
U.S. Magistrate Judge, Western District of Tennessee
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – KIM OANH NGUYEN
Accomplished Musician of Dan Tranh – 16 String Guitar/Zither
Saturday, June 28, 2003
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM Breakfast – George Mason University, Arlington Campus
09:45 AM – 10:10 AM Asian Pacific Americans (APA) in the Political Process: Get Involved!
CHRISTINE CHEN
Executive Director, Organization of Chinese Americans
UYEN DINH
Counsel, House Armed Services Committee
THE HONORABLE JOEL SZABAT
Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation
10:10 AM – 10:35 AM Cool Careers: Beyond the 9-5 Jobs
1ST LIEUTENANT JOHN DINH
Weapons Systems Officer, Naval Aviator, U.S. Marine Corps
CARLTON NGUYEN
Agent, State Farm Insurance
1ST LIEUTENANT RYAN PHAM
Pilot, U.S. Air Force
THE HONORABLE TU M. PHAM
U.S. Magistrate Judge, Western District of Tennessee
CAPTAIN DUE H. TRAN
Defense Counsel, United States Marine Corps
MINH N. VU
Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
10:35 AM – 11:00 AM Nostalgia: A Cultural Workshop
LAN LE
Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Cultural Arts Foundation
11:15 AM – 11:40 AM Violence Against APAs: Protecting Yourself
SHAMIRA ABDULLA
Community Outreach Director, Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project
JEAN BRUGGEMAN
Legal Services Coordinator, Boat People S.O.S.
CHRISTOPHER DANG
Police Officer, U.S. Capitol Police
11:40 AM – 12:05 PM APA/Vietnamese-Americans in the Media: Behind the Scenes & in Front of the Camera
KIM-THU BUI
Senior Producer, CNN
PHUONG LY
Writer, The Washington Post
12:05 PM – 12:30 PM Leadership Workshop
MEIGHAN BELSLEY
Special Assistant, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
12:45 PM – 01:30 PM Lunch / The Vietnamese Communities: Reflections on the Past and Hopes for the Future
LARRY BERMAN
Professor & Director, University of California Washington Center and Author
02:00 PM – 02:25 PM Community Service & Public Sector Careers: Giving from the Heart
DR. NGOC QUANG CHU
President, Vietcare
HUNG QUOC NGUYEN
President, National Congress of Vietnamese Americans
TRANG TRAN
National Community Relations, Citibank
KAYING YANG
Executive Director, Southeast Asian Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
02:25 PM – 02:50 PM Women’s Role in Society: Dispelling the Myth & Breaking the Glass Ceiling
MEIGHAN BELSLEY
Special Assistant, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
UYEN DINH
Counsel, House Armed Services Committee
JE YON JUNG
Board Member, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
THE HONORABLE CHILING TONG
Associate Director, Office of Legislation, Education and Intergovernmental Affairs,
Minority Business Development Agency, Dept. of Commerce
02:50 PM – 03:15 PM Leadership Workshop
MINH-UYEN DINH
Youth Coordinator, Vietnamese American Community of Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM Open Session
Where does the Vietnamese American community go from here?
What is the Vietnamese American identity in the 21st Century?
04:45 PM – 05:15 PM Wrap-up