Asian Leaders Alliance Newsletter #11: Happy Lunar New Year! A Year of Unity and Standing up!
by Jimmy Hua on Feb 1, 2022
We are already into the new Lunar New Year. It is the year of the tiger! As we celebrate the new year, we look at the past year. Seeing so many things happening all around us. Like a tiger, we need to continue to be strong and look towards the future. Changing the world around us.
The start of this year has shown us all how unity and standing up together can make a statement. 3 Events have happened in the last 2 weeks that have made our community proud.
Asian Leaders Alliance’s ERG & Friends 2nd Annual Summit occurred over 2 separate days. We heard from Executive Sponsors on how to lead our leaders during the past year. And hear the many stories and learnings they had. On the second day, we heard from ERG leaders from different companies on how they created a place of belonging for their fellow employees and creating a place for all. You can watch and re-watch them here:
We have announced our partnership with Everyspace. Together we have released Everyspace for our Asian Leaders Alliance community. We here at ALA have always believed that it was important for our communities to be connected. We wanted a space for us all to learn, talk, share, and collaborate with each other. 2 years ago, we got a Slack workspace so that we all could connect in real-time. And create a family for us all to be a part of. A family of individuals, leaders, ERG leaders and members, nonprofits leaders, and employees. A place for our whole collective community to be there for one another. And we have grown and enjoyed our time together. But we also noticed that we needed more.
With Everyspace, we now have a platform for us all to share events and share resources and knowledge with each other. We also have a way for nonprofits to be represented and for us to actively connect and support them and each other. Our vision is to have Everyspace + Slack be where all of our API communities can connect and be connected to the larger API community and groups. It will allow us all to be able to self-service and be more active and connected.
Join Everyspace: http://community.asianleadersalliance.com
Join ALA’s Slack: https://bit.ly/join-ala-slack
What is better than having a rally? Having 6 rallies coordinated across the USA. This last Sunday, January 30, 2022; in 6 cities (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, New York, and Philadephia), dozens of organizations hosted the Asian Justice rally. That day was the anniversary of the death of 84-year old Thai grandfather Vicha Ratanapakdee; commemorating him and the many victims of Asian hate. We rallied so that his death was in vain, but rather serves as our inspiration to continue the fight for Asian justice. This feat was something that our community has not done/seen for decades. Relive those moments by watching the live streams. And watch the national stream hosted by the Asian Leaders Alliance. You can find all of the live streams at www.asianjusticerally.org and the national stream here.
Our friends at Asians Are Strong put up a banner a few weeks ago. In less than 3 days, their banner got vandalized. You can read more here: https://asamnews.com/2022/01/05/asians-are-strong-banner-vandalized-in-san-francisco/
They stood up against it and decided to come back bigger and better! And on Feb 1st, 2022; they put up a billboard. Standing up and making a statement! We are proud of the work and passion they have. And celebrate their wins! Because theirs and any organization or group that does things for the greater API community with genuine passion and intent will continue to uplift our community!
Let’s continue this momentum! Work together across our ERGs, our companies, our communities, our nonprofits to continue to make a collective impact!
We want to hear from you! And have a chance to win something yummy!
To help us foster collaboration across Asian Pacific Islander Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and civic organizations to spur positive, long-term, and inclusive community impact we are looking to you for feedback.
Please take this 5-minute survey from the Social Responsibility squad for a chance to win a case of Lunar Hard Seltzer.
TOP STORIES
Celebrate Lunar New Year with The New York Knocks!
by Nora Boussatta on Jan 26, 2022
Come out and celebrate Lunar New Year at The Garden on February 14th when The New York Knicks take on the Oklahoma City Thunders!
In-game highlights and performances will enhance the night!
Lower-bowl tickets starting at $100, includes custom Knicks Lunar New Year shirt and $15 F&B credit.
Upper-bowl tickets starting at $85, includes custom Knicks Lunar New Year shirt and $15 F&B credit.
For more information, feel free to email nora.boussatta@msgsports.com
Gateway: The Metaverse, NFTs, and You
by Ramon Tran Tang on Jan 26, 2022
On Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 5:30–7 PM, Keith Koo and Henry Kim will present “The Metaverse, NFTs, and You” as part of the Gateway Professional Development Webinar Series.
Cryptocurrency?
NFTs?
The Metaverse?
What does it all mean?
And how does it affect you?
Join this informational webinar led by Keith Koo, Founder and Managing Partner of Guardian Insight Group (GIG), and Henry Finn, CEO of Metacomica and founder of ComicCauses.org. They will help clear up the confusion and answer these questions so that you can understand and participate in this new industry and economy. Keith is one of the mega networkers in Silicon Valley and is connected to the leaders and trailblazers in this expanding field. Keith will be joined by Henry who is also experienced in the NFT space.
By the end of this webinar you would be able to:
- Learn the language of the industry
- Learn how everything is connected
- Identify industry opportunities and pitfalls
- Decide if you want to participate in this new area.
Our Speaker:
Keith Koo — Managing Partner, Guardian Insight Group / Host “Silicon Valley Insider” Radio Show and Podcast
Keith is a Founder and Managing Partner of Guardian Insight Group (GIG), a Technology Risk advisory firm dedicated to guiding enterprise companies and startups in identifying, assessing, controlling, and mitigating risks associated with doing business with technology companies and vendors such as: third party, financial, blockchain, pricing/cost, cyber, information security, business resiliency, disaster recovery, regulatory and compliance.
Before founding GIG, Keith was the Managing Director/Head of Third-Party Risk Management for the Mitsubishi Financial Group (MUFG) and was responsible for ensuring that the Bank had the proper framework, policies and controls to meet regulatory standards for effective oversight of third parties/vendors.
Keith is also the creator and Host of the “Silicon Valley Insider” Radio Show and Podcast on 1220AM KDOW San Francisco: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/id1282637717?mt=2 and other platforms: https://omnystudio.com/p/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/clips . Keith has interviewed C-Level executives from Fortune 100, government officials as well as “unicorns” all in the context of innovation, disruption and the risks associated with doing business to achieve optimal business outcomes.
Henry Kim
Henry Finn is the CEO of Metacomica and founder of ComicCauses.org. He has over 10 years experience working as in Film Director and TV Commercial Producer working on marketing campaigns with the world’s biggest brands such as Sony Venom 2, Samsung, Kia, Google, and many more. He is a master in trans-media storytelling and is a comic book geek from birth and is a writer for Multiversity Comics.
Event information
When:
Wednesday, February 9, 2021
5:30 to 6:30 pm (PDT) Webinar + Q&A session
6:30 to 7:00 pm (PDT) Virtual Networking session
Where:
Zoom and Facebook live
Moderator: NAAAP San Francisco Bay Area & Silicon Valley Insider
Registration: https://ala.fyi/5sq
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