| Thursday, September 8, 2016
Grand Hyatt, 1000 H St NW, Washington D.C. 20001 Foyer, Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence SW, Washington D.C. 20024 |
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| 12:00p | Grand Hyatt
Registration begins |
| 5:30p | Foyer, Rayburn House Office Building
Congressional Gala Reception at Capitol Hill with Members of Congress Co-Hosted by APAPA & UCA |
| 5:30p: Registration and Reception
6:30p: Program 7:00p: Networking |
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| 9:00p | Grand Hyatt
Movie Festival: “The Curse of Quon Gwon – When the Far East Mingles with the West” Meet and Greet: Connect, Share and Bond |
| Friday, September 9, 2016
Grand Hyatt, 1000 H St NW, Washington D.C. 20001 |
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| 8:30a | Opening and Introduction |
| 8:40a | Welcome Remarks by Convention Co-Presidents
Haipei Shue, Ji Su |
| 8:50a | Remarks by Members of Congress and Other VIPs |
| 9:30a | Chinese American Civic Engagement – Urgency and Impact
Speaker: Frank H. Wu |
| 10:00a | Political Empowerment – Why We Need to Redefine Asian American Success
Speaker: Karthick Ramakrishnan |
| 10:30a | Coffee Break |
| 10:45a | Cultural Crossroads – How Can Chinese Culture and Values Enrich Our American Experience
Speakers: Chung-ying Cheng, Michael Puett, Wenshan Jia |
| 11:45a | On Site Audience Polling |
| 12:15p | Luncheon: Pitching from Two Proxies of Presidential Candidates
Keynote Speech by Chinese Ambassador |
| 1:30p | Nurturing a Multi Ethnic Democracy – Discussions among Leaders of Jewish, Black and Latino As Well As Asian American Communities
Panelists: Clarissa Martínez-De-Castro,Alan Ronkin, Hilary O. Shelton Moderator: Frank H. Wu Guest Introducer: John Holton |
| 2:30p | Defending Civil Rights – A Conversion with Sherry Chen, Xiaoxing Xi, and Peter R. Zeidenberg
Panelists: Xiaoxing Xi, Sherry Chen, Peter R. Zeidenberg, Esq. Moderator: Albert Wang |
| 3:30p | Coffee Break |
| 3:45p | U.S.- China Relations, and How It Affects Chinese Americans
Panelists: Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy, Cheng Li Moderator: John H. Jia |
| 4:45p | Chinese Investments in the US – Experiences and Challenges (Session conducted in Mandarin Chinese)
Panelists: Yasheng Huang, Krystain Ji, Jun Li, Zhijun Yang Moderator: Kaiyuan Wang |
| 7:00p | Gala Dinner and Award Presentation |
| 9:00p | Movie Festival: “Finding Samuel Lowe (from Harlem to China)”
Karaoke and Social Dance |
| Saturday, September 10, 2016
Grand Hyatt, 1000 H St NW, Washington D.C. 20001 |
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| 8:30a
– 11:30a |
Breakout Session A
Affirmative Action – How It Affects Chinese Americans Panelists: OiYan Poon, Albert Wang, Janelle Wong, Wenbin Yuan, YuKong Zhao Moderator: Cecilia Xie Birge |
| 8:30a
– 11:30a |
Breakout Session B
Bridging the Cultural Gap – an Honest Conversation with Teenagers & Dr. Kim Speaker: Josephine Kim Moderator: Bonnie Liao (Fishbowl Forum) |
| 8:30a
– 11:30a |
Breakout Session C
Challenging the Stereotypes – How Chinese Americans Define Our Identity and Broaden Opportunities for Our Children Speakers: Wallace D. Loh, Hai-Lung Dai, Leana Wen Panelists: Cathy Peng, Jiayang Fan, Winston Chang, Winston Chang, Jiayang Fan, Melody Hu, Olivia Lin, Irvin Liang, Carissa Wu Moderator: Paul Li, Ying Laura Gao |
| 12:00p | Luncheon:
UCA Youth Service Project Showcase Networking with Outstanding Chinese American Role Models |
| 1:30p | Organizing Chinese American Communities: Lessons and Prospects
Panelists: Ed Gor, CJ Chan, Hamilton Chang, Christina Chen Moderator: Haipei Shue Guest Introducer: Jay Lin |
| 2:30p | Political and Community Leaders Sharing Their Successful Stories
Speakers: Denise Gitsham, Conrad Lee, Teresa Mah, Chow Liang, Johnson Lin, Cindy Wang, Michelle Wu |
| 3:30p | Coffee Break (Please Visit Youth Service Project Booths!) |
| 3:45p | Future of UCA: A Panel and Open Mic Discussion
Panelists: Qingyuan Han, Hermann Liu, Haipei Shue Moderator: Ji Su |
| 4:30p | Signing Ceremony of “Washington Manifesto” |
| 5:00p | Group Photo |
| 7:00p | Meet and Greet: Connect, Share, and Bond |