Asian Leaders Alliance Newsletter #8 AANHPIHM!
Celebrate and Awareness Together!
Asian Leaders Alliance!
by Jimmy Hua on May 12, 2021
It is halfway through the month of May. May is a special month for our community. It is Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AANHPI). This last year and the last few centuries have been difficult for our communities. It is extremely important that our communities stand in solidarity with each other while uplifting and giving each other the voices to speak up. We are something that a single word or phrase can define easily.
Our ERGs may represent one, multiple, or all of the communities in the Asian, Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander; we all want similar things. We want “Equal Respect” and “Equitable access to opportunities” for all. We also want to give spaces and allow the voices of the communities to be able to be represented and respected. There are about 100 countries and over 300 ethnicities in the AANHPI. And we need to remember that we don’t just represent one, but we represent many. And we need to be “Intentionally Inclusive” and acknowledge the different communities we serve and represent.
The White House released a “Presidential Actions” on “A Proclamation on Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2021”.
Many of you have been hosting events and sharing them with others. Our community works because of all of the efforts that everyone has done, and the giving back to the community. Many events have been open to all of you, your peers, and your own ERG members of your company. If you have an event to share with everyone or you want to see what events you can attend and share with your own community, there two ways to find out.
- View and add your event to the community calendar https://www.asianleadersalliance.com/community-calendar.html
- View and post your event to the ALA Slack #event-announcement
To join slack: bit.ly/join-ala-slack
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PayPal Rise Health & Wellness Event: Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and Mental Health
Join us on May 20th, 11-Noon Pacific
In honor of API Heritage Month, Hepatitis Awareness Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, PayPal Rise (Pan Asian Employee Resource Group) is hosting a virtual health and wellness panel to address 3 topics : COVID-19, Hepatitis B and mental health in the Asian community. We will focus on providing context, proactive action, and resources for the community.
From Anger to Action: A Roundtable with Asian CEOs
Join us on May 20th, 5:30–6:30PM PST
Join this webinar to hear from three CEOs, Asians who graduated from Stanford, on their observations and personal experiences with bias and discrimination. Learn how they translate their anger with anti-Asianism into productive actions that will drive short and long-term impactful changes at home, at work, and in the community. The speakers will share their recommendations for what actions Asians and allies can take.
Washington Post Live: Race in America
Join us on May 14th, 11:00AM-noon PST
Washington Post Live’s Race in America hosts TAAF President Sonal Shah and TAAF Board Member and Co-Founder of Yahoo! Jerry Yang for a conversation on tackling the rise in anti-Asian hate through data, research, and education.
See Us Unite For Change
Join us on May 21st, 5:00–6:00PM PST
Special to air Friday May 21st at 8pm ET/PT across MTV Entertainment’s suite of brands including MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount Network and Smithsonian Channel as well as BET and Nickelodeon and stream exclusively on Facebook Watch.
Addressing Equity in the Capital Gap — Tips and Resources from Small Business Majority & PayPal
Join us on May 26th, 4–515PM PST
In honor of Small Business Month, three PayPal Employee Resource Groups (Rise, Amplify, Aliados) are teaming up with Small Business Majority to help address issues BIPOC business owners face in gaining access to capital. They will be sharing stories from business owners on how to navigate obstacles and share resources. This event is free and open to the public.
A Celebration of Actions: ERG Leaders United Panel
Join us on May 17th, 9–10AM PST
Please join us for a panel session with ERG (Employee Resource Group) and DIE&B leaders outside of PayPal, who will share their stories of trials and successes. Let’s learn from them and celebrate the actions they’ve taken to impact social change in the workplace and in their communities.
Panelists include ERG leader Jeremy Tan from Ernst & Young, ERG leader Miguel Guerrero from the Golden State Warriors, the Vice President of the Asian Leadership Alliance Jason Chan, and Farzana Nayani, a diversity, equity & inclusion specialist.
Moderated by: Jimmy Hua (Co-Founder Asian Leadership Alliance
invisaWear Discount for ALA members!
by Kim Chu on May 10th, 2021
Like everyone else, I became gravely concerned with my parents’ safety amidst the rise of violence on our community, especially our elders. In my search for safety products, I came across invisaWear. It’s a POC and woman-owned company that specializes in safety jewelry that works internationally in 200+ countries. With the press of a button, the device will allow you to alert 911/emergency services and/or text your contacts with your GPS location. invisaWear has been so kind and gave us a discount code for ALA members. If any of you are interested in buying this for you, your friends, family, etc., the discount code is ASIANLEADERSALLIANCE and it’s for 20% off. Their charms (the actual safety device) is about $120 and they also have accessories to pair it with.
Gateway Series-Empower Yourself Now: Reclaim Your Identity
by Ramon Tran Tang on May 2, 2021
Are you pretending to be someone you are not? We have grown to adapt to the environment we live in, so much so that we end up forgetting where we came from. In honor of AAPI heritage month, Gateway Series will host a special discussion featuring Farzana Nayani who will have a heart-to-heart discussion in defining who we are culturally and ethnically. Join us on May 19th to reclaim your lost identity among the many other intersectional identities we may have
Please click here for more information about this program.
Give In May | Revitalizing Our Community
During the month of May, we hope to bring our community together by being part of the Give In May campaign and partnering with amazing local Southeast Asian entrepreneurs to raise funds for nonprofits like ours in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Funds raised will support at-risk youth, low-income families, and immigrants, creating independence by building knowledge and confidence.
We are excited to partner with a handful of Southeast Asian entrepreneurs to empower their businesses and support their missions to share our culture. By donating, you will have the opportunity to be eligible for fun prizes and experiences like a virtual cooking class and tons of Southeast Asian munchies!
We’re looking to fundraise $20,000 in order to address the safety of our staff and clients at the Center and to reinforce the essential programs that we provide. You can also help by spreading the word to your loved ones and sharing on social media using the hashtag #GiveInMay. With your support, we believe together we can bring vitality to the Southeast Asian community.
CAAMFest
by Jimmy Hua on May 12, 2021
We are so excited to Co-Present “We live here shorts” at #CAAMFest2021, celebrating Asian American Stories May 13–23 2021, presented by @caamedia. For tickets and info here: caamfest.com
CAAM, the Center for Asian American Media, presents CAAMFest, celebrating 39 years of Asian American stories, May 13th through 23rd in San Francisco and online. CAAMFest offers a diverse showcase of live streaming, on-demand, and drive-in programs featuring emerging and veteran filmmakers from around the world. For showtimes and tickets, go to CAAMFEST.com.
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Asian Pacific Fund Solidarity Fund
by Asian Pacific Fund on April 8, 2021
Thanks to the outpouring of support from donors across the nation and the world, we have raised more than a million dollars in response to the surge in anti-Asian violence and hate. To be as responsive as possible, we are making our first round of grants to 22 Bay Area nonprofits who have pivoted to meet this moment of immense need. To read more about our grantees, click here.
Summer Youth Development Program — Apply to become a host company!
by Samantha Lee on March 14, 2021
Since 2018, ALA has been connecting youth with career professionals through interactive workshops. The 2021 Summer Youth Development program will be virtual again and through workshops and discussions, we hope to help youth explore their own personal, educational, and career development. We are now looking for companies to help run 60–90 minutes workshops! Please refer to this google doc for additional information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TDjb_dPnuLS5XXPzG0ShIZLZuIvW4gB3/view?usp=sharing
We have limited spots available, so please contact us asap if you would like to learn more:
leadership@asianleadersalliance.com
Also, let us know if you are unable to participate as a host company but would like to join as a volunteer (e.g. to help facilitate breakout room, or help as a coordinator, etc)
Being a member?
We have also released a new signup form. We want to get to know you and your organization better! We are putting together a directory of members and organizations to help us connect better but also to also help support all of us. We will be improving things soon. Sign up through our members’ page and keep on coming back as we add more information about what it means to be a member.
If you or your organization haven’t signed up using a form, please sign up again! That will ensure that we have your information.
Community Calendar
Looking for events? Or want to share your events with the ALA Community? You can do that by going to our website and submitting the event. It will show up on our website and sent to our members.
https://www.asianleadersalliance.com/community-calendar.html
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