Friday, June 24, 2011

08:00 AM – 09:00 AM   Registration – George Mason University-Arlington Campus

09:00 AM – 09:30 AM   NCVA and VAYLC: What Are They?
DR. BICH NGOC NGUYEN
President, NCVA
What to expect in the next three days
VAYLC STAFF

09:30 AM – 10:15 AM   A Question of Identity: Who Are We?
DR. BICH NGOC NGUYEN
President, NCVA
Community Issues
JACKIE BONG-WRIGHT
Founder, Vietnamese American Voter Association

10:15 AM – 11:00 AM   Travel to Washington, DC

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM   Lunch

12:00 PM – 01:00 PM   U.S. Department of State Briefing

01:00 PM – 02:30 PM   The Legislative Process and Working With Elected Officials
TONIA NGUYEN BUI
Assistant to Vice Chair Xavier Becerra-D, House Democratic Caucus
QUINN DANG
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)
RICKY LE
Deputy Chief of Staff & Counsel, Zoe Lofgren (D-CA); Professional Staffer, Committee on House Administration
MINH TA
Legislative Director, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)
NU WEXLER
Communications Director, House Budget Committee

02:30 PM – 03:00 PM   Travel back to George Mason University-Arlington Campus

03:15 PM – 04:15 PM   The U.S. Census 2010: Preliminary Results
TERRY AO
Director of Census and Voting Programs, Asian American Justice Center (AAJC)
GENIE NGUYEN
President and Founding Chair, Voice of Vietnamese Americans (VVA)

04:15 PM – 05:15 PM   Introduction to the Grantseeking Process for Nonprofit Organizations
PATRICIA PASQUAL
Director, Foundation Center-Washington Office

06:30 PM – 12:00 AM   VAYLC 2011 & MAUVSA Gala Dinner – Harvest Moon Restaurant

Saturday June 25, 2011

08:00 AM – 08:15 AM   Breakfast – George Mason University-Arlington Campus

08:15 AM – 08:30 AM   Preview the day’s schedule

08:30 AM – 09:30 AM   Avoiding Death by PowerPoint
JAMES MITCHELL
President, StrategiConneX International, LLC

09:30 AM – 10:30 AM   Asian Americans and the Media
KEITH MCALLISTER
Web Content Specialist, National Council of La Raza
YLAN MUI
Staff Writer, Washington Post

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM  Break

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM   Asian Americans in Public Office
THE HONORABLE MARK KEAM
35th District, Virginia House of Delegates
ILRYONG MOON
Member-at-Large, Fairfax County School Board

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM   Public Policy and Advocacy
CHRISTINE CHEN
Board Member, Organization of Chinese Americans of Northern Virginia (OCA-NOVA)
JESSICA CHIA
NAPABA Law Foundation Partners and In-House Counsel Community Law Fellow, AAJC

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM   Lunch

02:15 PM – 03:15 PM   Cool Careers: Beyond the 9 to 5
OANH HENRY
President & CEO, Allegra Print & Imaging of Fairfax
BRIGITTE LE
Owner, Galerie Brigitte
VINH NGUYEN
Broker/Owner, Westgate Realty Group

03:15 PM – 03:30 PM   Break

03:30 PM – 04:30 PM   Legal Careers
ZENOBIA LAI
Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC)
TONY PHAM
General Counsel, Richmond City Sheriff’s Office

04:30 PM – 04:45 PM   Break

04:45 PM – 05:45 PM   A Slice of Life: Lessons in Financial Education
ANH NGUYEN
Agent, State Farm Insurance

Sunday, June 26, 2011

08:00 AM – 09:00 AM   Breakfast – George Mason University-Arlington Campus

09:00 AM – 10:00 AM   Write Your Future
VICTOR NGUYEN-LONG
Global Brand Innovation Manager, Nike

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM   Community Service
STEVE JERRY
Constituent Services Representative, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA)
KHANH-MI NGUYEN
President, Asian American Success
MADS STOCKWELL
Membership Manager, US-ASEAN Business Council

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM   The Link Between HIV/AIDS and Domestic Violence
AMINA FARHADI
Reproductive Justice Fellow, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum

12:00 PM – 01:00 PM   Conference Wrap-Up, Evaluations

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM   Lunch