Asian Leaders Alliance Newsletter #13 - 5th Annual Future CEO: Youth Summer Exploration Program
5th Annual
Future CEO: Youth Summer Exploration Program
by Samantha Lee on April 2, 2022
ALA has been partnering with ERG to deliver summer youth programs for high school students from several key nonprofits (CYC, YMCA SF-Chinatown, SEADC) since 2018. The goal of the summer career exploration program is to connect youth with Asian professionals. Through workshops and discussions, we hope to help youth explore their own personal, educational, and career development. This year we are looking for companies to help host workshops virtually or preferably in person on-site.
We need your help!
- Host companies ( for virtual or in-person workshops. The workshop will be run by the nonprofits, you just need to provide volunteers to go through the workshop with the youth. And if it is hosted in person, have space and snacks for the youths at your company. )
- Nonprofit Leader ( coordinate with Host companies and nonprofits, working with nonprofits in any needs that would need to ensure the success of the program from an operational perspective )
- ERG Leader ( coordinate with Host companies and nonprofits, help recruit ERGs to get involved and get them prepared and understand what is expected)
- Marketing Leader (Help create marketing materials to attract youth/companies, plan and execute a kickoff and closing event, and other marketing/PR as needed )
Please contact me if you are interested: onesamanthalee@gmail.com
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
Help Needed! A Bone Marrow Match!
by Jimmy Hua on April 6, 2022
Imagine yourself, going along with your life as healthy as you can be. And your life is turned upside down with a routine physical exam. You got diagnosed with B-Cell MLL-Rearranged Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with an unfavorable t(4;11) chromosome mutation. In less than a month, your health dramatically changed.
That is what Caryn is currently experiencing. She is in search of a bone marrow match and currently, there is no match.
We are asking everyone to help with the following!
- ERG Leaders — to help organize a donor drive and share her story at your company.
- Everyone — Request a free kit, swab, and register!
- Everyone — Share her story
The right match could increase her survival rate from 10% to 70%.
Follow her story: https://www.instagram.com/swabforcaryn/
Learn more: https://linktr.ee/swabforcaryn
Gateway Series: Your Body, Your Health
By: Ramon Tran Tang
On Wednesday, April 20, 2021, 5:30–6:30 PM, Ramon Tran Tang, PharmD, BCPS will present “Your Health, Your Body” as part of the Gateway Professional Development Webinar. Terri Chen will join us after the webinar for a fun hip-hop dance workout. Dancing is encouraged, but not required.
How are you feeling? Have you thought about your health and wellness through this pandemic? Has work and your side hustle been burning you out?
Join this webinar led by a practicing clinical pharmacist, Ramon Tran Tang, PharmD, BCPS, who will help answer some of your top questions on maintaining your health and well-being and what to look out for when visiting the doctor’s office.
By the end of this webinar you would be able to:
- Defining health and wellness
- Identify and alleviate symptoms of burnt out
- Understand what to expect when visiting the doctor’s office
- Understand basic vital signs and what common lab values are taken
- Identify proactive preventative health measures
Our Next Speaker:
Ramon Tran Tang, PharmD, BCPS
Ramon Tran Tang has been practicing pharmacy for 7 years. His current role as a clinical pharmacist mainly involves helping high risk patients to optimize their quality of life. In the past 5 years, Ramon was heavily involved in opioid stewardship, transition of care, disease management, medication reconciliation, and drug utilization review. His major accomplishments include reducing high dose opioid by 50% and a successful implementation of our transition of care program in collaboration with Case Management. Ramon has previously worked in retail, long term care and medication therapy management.
Outside of work, Ramon volunteers for Asian Leaders Alliance as an ERG community squad leader. He also leads a monthly Gateway professional development series in collaboration with NAAAP and ABL to help empower and equip ANHPI community with resources.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramon-tran-tang/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overdarainbow123/?hl=en
Dance choreographer:
Terri Chen
Terri works as a customer success manager at Palo Alto Networks. Terri strives being a Customer Success Guardian, she has worked on customer journey from beginning to (no)end in Business Operations & Strategies in various tech companies. She has 8+ years of customer-centered experience — SaaS, Internet, Hardware, Hospitality. Now she’s focused on helping customers achieve business outcomes and maintain maximized security posture in Cloud Security.
Terri Chen started dancing in college at the Ballroom Dance club and fell in love with International Latin ever since. She also likes exploring other genres of dances–Zumba, hip hop, etc.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrichen/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedca886/?hl=en
Event information
When:
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
-5:30 to 6:30 pm (PT) Webinar + Q&A session
-6:30 to 6:45 pm (PT) Hip hop dance workout
-6:45 to 7:00 pm (PT) Networking
Where: Zoom
Moderator: Asian Leaders Alliance
Register: https://ala.fyi/3rs
Sneak Peek: Authentic Indian Cooking with your Instant Pot with Vasanti Bhadkamkar-Balan
by Jimmy Hua on April 6, 2022
Looking for someone yummy to eat? Join us and cook with us while Vasanti shows us how to make Anda Curry, a classic Indian curry made by poaching eggs in a medium spicy, flavorful curry. This recipe comes straight from her book “AUTHENTIC INDIAN COOKING WITH YOUR INSTANT POT: Classic and Innovative Recipes for the Home Cook”. What is even better, this is right before lunch. So you can make this for lunch and feed those around you!
Join us for this session of Sneak Peek to get a preview and have a potential speaker for your next event!
Sneak Peek is a series by the Asian Leaders Alliance. The goal of this is to give you a “Sneak Peek” of a presentation that a nonprofit/organization would like to give to your employees. And if you see what you like, you connect with them and have them do the same and gear it to your audience. Guidelines have been established with the organization that is part of the series in the understanding of what is the expectations to and from ERGs.
Break The Silence: Justice for Asian Women Rally
art by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
by Brian Pang on Mar 15, 2022
Nationwide Events Mark One-Year Anniversary of
Atlanta Spa Shootings
Asian American organizations in 11 cities to encourage communities to “Break The Silence” — AAPI Community Organizes Rallies Across America on One Year Anniversary of Atlanta Spa Shootings
Organizers call for more support for survivors of hate crimes and awareness about on-going violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women
According to research, one in five AAPIs Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders experienced a hate incident in the past year
Seventy-four percent (74%) of AAPI women in the U.S. report experiencing racism, discrimination over the past year
Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are coming together in Atlanta, New York City, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, New York City, Sacramento, San Francisco, the Twin Cities, and Washington, D.C. for a national moment to acknowledge the one year anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings and uplifting the experience of Asian AAPI women.
During the pandemic and since the Atlanta Asian shootings on March 16, 2021, incidents and reporting of violence and hate crimes against Asian Americans have tragically continued to escalate. The Atlanta Asian shootings, and so many other recent incidents of Asian hate captured on video and rotating in the media, have shocked the nation. Rally organizers and others across the nation are speaking out and taking action together to vocally respond and demand action and change.
“We hope this never happens to another family,” said Randy Park, the son of Hyun Jung Kim who was killed last year at the Gold Spa. “It’s crushing to never see our mother again. Hate needs to stop. Let society not forget March 16. We certainly won’t.”
The goal of the event is to uplift the experiences of Asian women by acknowledging the complexities of their struggles, demanding change, and celebrating women’s strength. Conscious of the anniversary of the Atlanta shootings, and the one too many tragedies in over the last year, this event is meant to emphasize that the violence enacted on Asian women’s bodies does not solely define their identities and existence.
Ascend Forum to Stop Asian Hate
by Brian Pang on Mar 14, 2022
Last week, Ascend hosted the Global #AscendTogether Forum to #StopAsianHate: Hate Knows No Boundaries & Combating it Takes Steadfast Leadership. Our time together was filled with tears, emotions, reflections, and connections. Hundreds of participants from nearly 200 companies and organizations took part in this highly engaging Forum.
We thank and deeply appreciate our speakers and participants who candidly shared powerful personal stories and shared practical insights on how we can collectively combat hate. We also had an enlightening discussion on the importance of inter-Asian allyship and how to practice it, especially in the workplace. We paid tribute to the victims of anti-Asian hate crimes including six women who were murdered last year in Atlanta, GA on 3/16/2021. Two days from today, we will join our community and allies in marking the 1-year anniversary of the murders.
There is still so much to do together to raise awareness, challenge the model minority myth, stereotypes, and combat anti-Asian sentiments and hate. We need your help to amplify our efforts as we collectively drive workplace and societal impact by developing and elevating all Asian and Pacific Islander (API) business leaders and empowering them to become catalysts for change.
We hope you will continue to support Ascend, in particular, our Foundation initiatives including the 5-Point Action Agenda and the Impact Fund.
We look forward to seeing you at our future programs.
Let’s #AscendTogether!
AAPI Community Night | Hosted by ABL and our Community Partners
By Ramon Tran Tang on 4/5/2022
Bay Area In Person Event | Celebrating our AAPI Heritage, Community and Back to Connecting with one another!
Please join The Asian Business League along with our community partners ALA, NAAPSF, and Asian Health Services in the continuation of celebrating the Year of the Water Dragon and Pre-Festivities before AAPI Heritage Month!
This is our 1st in Person Event since 2020 and we want to reconnect with all of you.
So join us on that Friday evening and learn about what we are doing from our us and our community partners, and how you can get involved. Food will be provided by Toy Soldier!
The event is free, but we are asking all of you who are attending to donate at least $10.00 so that it can go towards future events and programs.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aapi-community-night-hosted-by-abl-and-our-community-partners-tickets-313216477917
Stanford Leadership Program
by Brian Pang on Mar 15, 2022
Develop global leadership skills to advance your career as we focus on effective training for high-achieving Asian American executives.
Curriculum. Confidence. Connections. Community. In six intense days, you’ll learn global business leadership skills from Stanford GSB faculty. You’ll meet successful Asian American leaders and hear personal stories from the C-suite.
You’ll have a unique opportunity to build a strong community based on shared experiences, and develop a personal action plan to transform classroom learning into personal and professional success.
Stanford’s Asian American Executive Program is the first of its kind to address the gap in effective training for high-achieving Asian American executives.
Learn how to lead cross-functional teams to compete for tomorrow’s global assignments. Develop personal strategies for building power and influence. Recognize Asian and Western cultural biases and competencies. And find out how to get more of what you want.
Learn more here:
Right to Be (FKA HollaBack)
by Brian Pang on Mar 14, 2022
HOLLABACK! HAS CHANGED ITS NAME TO RIGHT TO BE.
We believe a world that respects our right to be isn’t some far-off destination. It’s something we’re building every day. This is your call to power, to build a world free of harassment. How do you want to get started?
WHAT WE DO
WE TURN THE CARE WE HAVE FOR EACH OTHER INTO SIMPLE, CREATIVE, AND EFFECTIVE ACTION.
Every day, we train hundreds of people to respond to, intervene in, and heal from harassment. We hold space for people experiencing harassment to share their stories for affirmation and support. And we prepare new leaders to create workplaces, schools, and communities around the world that are filled with humanity.
OUR GOAL BECAME BUILDING A WORLD, DAY BY DAY AND ACTION BY ACTION, WHERE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE…
…On the Street…Online…At Work…LGBTQIA+…Black…Asian…Latinx…Neurodiverse…Disabled…Muslim…Jewish…Healing…Evolving…And more.
Right To Be’s work ranges widely, but our goal is simple: we want to build a world where everyone has the Right To Be who they are, wherever they are. A world that’s free of harassment and filled with humanity.
Hiring Alert! Gold House & Ascend Leadership
by Brian Pang on Mar 15, 2022
Ascend Leadership is hiring two paid, full-time roles:
Program and Project Manager and Director, Marketing and Communications
Gold House is hiring for multiple paid positions and Fellows (including an ERG Fellow):
Apply to join the collective movement and let’s make an even greater impact together!
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