Unsung Heroes 2023 - Asian American & Pacific Islanders Commission

Brissa Hunter

Pacific Islander Coordinator

Brissa Hunter (she/her), a passionate advocate for Pacific Islanders, leverages her unique background as an Indigenous Chamorro, Palauan, Yapese, and American woman and academic pursuits to serve as the Pacific Islander Coordinator for the AAPI Commission. Brissa is currently pursuing a Business Marketing degree at Simmons University. She comes from the sun-kissed shores of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands and brings a deep understanding of Pacific Islander experiences and challenges to the Commission. Driven by a desire to bridge cultural divides and advocate for her community and environmental causes, Brissa is excited to assist in building inclusive procedures and policies to make a significant impact on the AAPI Commission and the Pacific Islander community. In her free time, she enjoys swimming and snorkeling in Saipan’s pristine waters, watching films, and exploring Boston.

Evan Owens

Western Massachusetts Coordinator

Evan Owens (he/him) grew up on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi and currently studies Linguistics, Portuguese, and Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He works as a research assistant in the Language, Intersensory Processing, and Speech (LIPS) Lab and the Sound Interfaces Lab, where he researches speech perception and language acquisition of multilingual youth. He also serves as the President of the Humanities and Fine Arts Student Leadership Group as well as an Event Coordinator for the Japanese Students Association. Evan is passionate about language policy and planning, especially when it comes to accessibility and education. After graduating, he hopes to go back to Hawai’i to pursue a Ph.D. in Language Documentation and Revitalization.

Gary Yu

Commissioner

Gary Yu is a senior media personality and political activist. In 2016, he founded Boston International Media Consulting Inc. Four years later, he established Boston Asian Radio and TV, a station dedicated to the lives and interests of Asians. Gary Yu is a senior media personality. He also served as a producer and host of ATV, BNN TV, and Quincy Access Television (QATV), and a reporter for World Journal, World Journal Weekly, and other publications.

In addition, he contributed to the election campaigns of Boston Mayor Michele Wu and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey. He is currently the President of New England Chinese American Alliance, Co-President of the
Massachusetts Chapter of United Chinese Americans, and President of the Boston Chapter of the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association. He also is Transition Team Member of State Auditor Diana
Dizoglio and Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden. In February 2023, He brought the community together to promote for unanimous approval Resolution in support of designating Lunar New Year as an official holiday in the City of Boston by the Boston City Council. In May 2023, He brought the community together to promote for the Governor of Massachusetts to sign the Proclamation designating May as AAPI Heritage Month in Massachusetts.

Ekta Srinivasa

Commissioner

Ms. Ekta Srinivasa was born in Nepal and immigrated to the U.S. when she was ten. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and her Master of Science in Nursing from Curry College. She obtained her Nursing Ph.D. in Health Policy and Population Health at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Ms. Srinivasa is the Founder of Improving Healthcare Culture, Inc. This nonprofit organization is established to provide resources to healthcare workers and healthcare organizations seeking strategies to mitigate the effects of workplace violence. Ms. Srinivasa is thrilled to be selected to serve in the Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission. She hopes to contribute to the Commission’s goals meaningfully.

Shubhecchha Dhaurali

Program & Research Director

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Shubhecchha Dhaurali (she/her) received her BA in Community Health at Tufts University, graduating with summa cum laude honors, was the recipient of one of Tufts’ Presidential Awards for Civic Life, and inducted to the Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society. Shubhecchha loves data analysis, generating new project ideas, leading sustainable and innovative research, and bringing communities together to eradicate health disparities. She values kind, nurturing, and human-centered approaches to leadership and building mentoring relationships.

Shubhecchha is an aspiring physician scientist with a dedication to improving health outcomes through scholarship, research, ethical leadership, and advocacy.

Outside of work, Shubhecchha loves writing narrative stories, reading fantasy and thriller novels, watching Mike Flanagan’s works, learning to cook Nepalese cuisine, and spending time with family members, especially my two puppies.

Anne Lizette Sta. Maria

Executive Communications Specialist

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Anne Lizette Sta. Maria (she/her) uses communications to serve communities and causes.

In college, Lizette gravitated towards experiences in higher education and nonprofits. She became heavily involved in her campus community, creating digital communications content for several UMass Amherst entities, including UMass Admissions, the School of Public Policy, and UMass Smart About Money — a peer-to-peer financial literacy program.

A summer 2021 internship took her to Washington D.C., where she worked as a Media and Storytelling Intern for refugee assistance agency Church World Service. Later that year, Lizette co-founded the UMass Amherst Filipino Student Association. She graduated summa cum laude in May 2022 with a double major in Communication and Journalism, and a concentration in Public Relations.

Lizette’s gap year took her to New Haven, San Francisco, and the Philippines, where she proposed a student engagement plan for Yale University’s Annual Fund, promoted high impact community events in the SOMA Pilipinas neighborhood, and reconnected with her ancestral homeland, respectively.

Her most recent commitment was with the The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, where, through writing alumni profiles, she had the honor of bringing to light the stories of alumni doing incredible social justice work.

In her free time, Lizette enjoys the health benefits of daily walks, herbal teas, and a regular gratitude practice. She is proud to come from a first-generation immigrant background. And she is excited to join this team to work towards the full social, economic, and political integration of all AAPI residents of Massachusetts.

Tasneem Ghadiali

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Ngan Huynh

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Karen Chen

Commissioner

Moana Bentin

Commissioner

Moana Bentin is Senior Associate Director of Identity-Based alumni communities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A proud Samoan tamaitai, she is an advocate for underserved and underrepresented communities. Her Cambridge home serves as a base for Pacific Island students studying in Greater Boston.

A descendant of the Seuamuli family in Fagamalo Savaii and Sa Aiono from Fasitoouta, Moana’s journey started from the village of Magiagi, through the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, and eventually settled in Cambridge, MA.

Moana is currently serving as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC) and Moderator of the Executive Council of First Church in Cambridge. She is the mother of two Samoan-Irish-Americans and human to two cats; Tama and Toa.

Tuyet Tran

Treasurer

Tuyet Tran, LICSW, a refugee from Vietnam, holds a master’s degree in social work from Boston College and an undergraduate degree in psychology from Emmanuel College. She brings 30 years of progressive leadership in the design and delivery of public health and social services, including serving as Director of Integrated Care at Community Healthlink for 18 years during which she was recognized by the Worcester Business Journal as a 40 Under 40 “rising star” in the Worcester community. For the past 5 years, Ms. Tran led the Community Partner Program at the Behavioral Health Partners of Metrowest (BHPMW) where she helped to design a multiregional integrated care coordination program as part of the MA Executive Office of Health and Human Service’s DSRIP Demonstration Project.

Ms. Tran has lived in Worcester since June of 2000. At that time, she and a small group of community members came together to advocate for social and health care access for members of the Southeast Asian community. Ms. Tran served as SEACMA Board Chair and Acting Director for the first few years of its founding and continued to support the organization as a board member and supporter for many years after. She was instrumental in steering SEACMA from its inception into a viable community organization and has recently returned as Executive Director to once again lead the organization into the next chapter.

Sea Kay Leung

Assistant Youth Coordinator

Diana Li

Txoj cai thiab Cov Tswj Fwm

Diana Li yog ib tug me nyuam kawm ntawv thib peb xyoo ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Massachusetts ntawm Amherst, uas nws yog pursuing ib tug kawm ntawv nyob rau hauv Lus Askiv thiab Linguistics. Nws tau ua hauj lwm nrog lub UMass Esxias-American Student Association txij thaum nws thawj xyoo rau campus, thiab tam sim no pab raws li secretary. Nws passions muaj xws li esxias-American advocacy, txoj cai/naiskhu, diaspora ntawv nyeem, thiab muaj tswv yim sau ntawv.

Hana

Tus Neeg Ua Hauj Lwm Hauv Lub Regional

Hannah Ku (nws/nws) yog lub regional Coordinator Intern rau lub AAPI Commission. Nws kawm tiav los ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Pittsburgh hauv 2021 nrog ib BA nyob hauv keeb kwm, ib tug menyuam yaus nyob suav,
thiab ib daim ntawv pov thawj nyob rau sab hnub tuaj Esxias kev tshawb fawb. Tam sim no, nws yog ib tug tswv kawm esxias American keeb kwm, pej xeem keeb kwm, thiab tseem ceeb heev adoption kev tshawb fawb.

Hannah yog ib transnational suav tau tsa ceg los ntawm ib tsev neeg Korean neeg tsiv teb. Nws yog incredibly passionate txog AAPI activist kev siv zog nyob rau hauv ob txoj kev kawm ntawv thiab pej xeem tej qhov chaw. Hannah yog tsis tshua muaj neeg pog ua hauj lwm nrog lub AAPI Commission thiab tig rau pem hauv ntej kom aiding thiab advocating alongside lub zej zog AAPI hauv Massachusetts.

Elliot Chung

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Kuv yog ib tug thawj-tiam Nyab Laj-Cantonese American uas hlob nyob rau hauv Quincy, MA. Kuv yog devoted tau ib tug hluas lub suab nyob rau hauv ntau lub koom haum uas tsis yog-profit organizations thoob plaws hauv lub Boston Cheeb tsam xws li los ntawm kuv ua hauj lwm nrog Nyuab rau tib neeg, CityMission Boston, thiab Boston Cheeb tsam txhom tsoob Ntsoog Center. Kuv tau ua phem rau kis tau nqis thiab amplifying Esxias-American suab lus nws nyob Massachusetts los ntawm kev ua hauj lwm nrog cov AAPI Commission hluas sawv daws.

Talvin Dhingra

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Talvin Dhingra yog ib tug neeg nyob Amherst Regional High School. Raws li ib tug Indian American, Talvin yog passionate heev txog haiv neeg kev tshawb fawb thiab haiv neeg kev ncaj ncees. Nws yog ib tus stop AAPI Ntxub intern, ib tug nyob hauv cov haiv neeg tsawg kawm ntawv achievement Network ntawm ARHS, ib tug nyob hauv cov neeg xim United qws ntawm ARHS, thiab ib tug nyob hauv cov AAPI qws ntawm ARHS. Talvin yog ua phem rau mandating haiv neeg kev tshawb fawb nyob Massachusetts, thiab ua hauj lwm kom Western Mass ntau txais thiab accommodating ntawm cov neeg Esxias thiab Neeg Esxias. Nws yog tus pog koom cov hluas sawv daws nthuav rau nws ua hauj lwm thiab kawm thiab loj hlob ua ib tug me nyuam kawm ntawv activist nrog cov phooj ywg uas muab cov hom phiaj tib yam.

Soomin Lee

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Soomin Lee (nws/nws) yog ib tug senior ntawm tebchaws no, suav tsev kawm ntawv nyob rau Boston. Nws yog npaj rau loj neuroscience thiab/los yog psychology nyob rau hauv kev kawm ntawv qib siab, nrog rau ib tug tau me me nyob rau hauv pej xeem kev noj qab haus huv los yog txoj cai. Nws yog passionate txog bridging haiv neeg inequities nyob rau hauv kev kho mob, thiab raws li hais txog cov struggles thiab yaam puab paub txog cov neeg Esxias-Americans los ntawm nws cov dab neeg thiab poems. Ua ib tug thawj-tiam Korean-American, nws yog tshwj xeeb tshaj yog pog mus kawm nws nyuas thiab yog leejtwg los ntawm no hlub rau sau ntawv.

Soomin yog tus pog kom tau ib feem ntawm cov hluas sawv daws thiab tseem advocating rau cov zej zog AAPI hauv Massachusetts. Thaum nws tsis yog tibneeg hu tauj coob nrog tsev kawm ntawv los yog extracurriculars, koj yuav nrhiav tau nws sim ntes rau nws yeej tsis-xaus rau-be-nyeem daim ntawv, ua hauj lwm, los yog siv nyiaj ntau heev ntawm overpriced kas fes khw.

Amy Zhou

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Amy Zhou (nws/nws/hers) yog tam sim no ib lub tsev kawm ntawv qib high school nyob Cambridge Rindge thiab Latin Tsev kawm ntawv thiab qhia raws li ib tug queer, ob-tiam suav American. Nws yog ib tug lifelong Cambridge tuaj thiab twb tau koom hauv zos activism ob peb xyoos tam sim no. Amy yog tam sim no ib commissioner rau lub Massachusetts Commission rau LGBTQ + cov hluas thiab ib tug nyob hauv lub Massachusetts GSA me nyuam kawm ntawv coj sawv daws. Thaum nws tsis ua advocacy ua hauj lwm, Amy feem ntau nyeem ntawv, sau ntawv, los yog ua si qhov kawg frisbee.

Amy muaj ib tug sib sib zog nqus passion rau kev kawm, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog keeb kwm—muaj ib txwm muaj ib yam dab tsi ntxiv mus uncover thiab txuas nrog rau hnub tam sim no thiab yav tom ntej. Nws yog nplooj siab siv keeb kwm thiab kev kawm ntawv raws li cov cuab yeej rau empathy, solidarity, empowerment, kuj, thiab liberation.

Sofia Hom

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Maggie (nws/lawv) yog tam sim no ib senior ntawm Milton High School uas vam mus loj nyob rau hauv thoj Science. Maggie yog passionate txog boosting civic khu thiab DEI teg num hauv nws lub zej zog thiab yuav mus ua ib tug nyob hauv cov hluas sawv daws. Thaum nws lub sij hawm dawb, nws nyiam koom hauv kev sis caav tournaments, dai nrog tsiaj, thiab ua si yees duab ua si.

Will Hesp

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Yuav Hesp (nws/nws) yog ib tug neeg nyob rau hauv tsev kawm ntawv qib high school uas mus rau Noble thiab Greenough tsev kawm ntawv. Nws yog biracial descent li nws niam yug hauv Nyiajpoom teb, thiab nws txiv yug hauv hais. Nws draws inspiration ntawm ob leeg nws haiv neeg backgroundsx uas yog dab tsi tau coj nws yuav xav txhawb txhua lub zej zog uas nws yog ib feem ntawm. Nws muaj nyiam ntau hom humanities, ntxiv passions rau journalism, kev ua si, thiab txhawb lub zej zog AAPI. Nws yog tus pog koom lub AAPI hluas sawv daws nrog hom phiaj xws li promoting Esxias marginalized pawg.

Sofia Hom

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Kuv lub npe yog Sofia Hom thiab kuv thrive rau kev kawm uas ua rau kuv hlub tswv yim thiab kawm tswv yim tshiab. Kuv nyiam tau koom tes nrog tsev kawm ntawv, tej pab pawg, thiab kev ua si, thiab yuav nco ntsoov muab kuv pab rau leej twg.

Marilyn Park

Commissioner

Dr. Marilyn Park yog ib tug queer Korean-American uas yog passionate txog los tiv thaiv racism ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv daim teb ntawm kev puas siab puas ntsws. Lawv yuav muab rau neeg noj lub teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas ua ib Lieutenant Commander hauv lub Public Health Service. Tam sim no, lawv yuav chaw nres tsheb hauv lub Boston Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) ua hauj lwm raws li ib tug psychologist kho veterans nrog addictions. Ua ntej lub VA, Dr. Park yog ib qhov kev pab cuam supervisor nyob rau hauv tsoom fwv teb chaws Bureau of tsev rau txim (BOP) muaj 18 xyoo, muab rau neeg lam tau lam ua thiab marginalized pejxeem incarcerated cov neeg laus. Dr. Park strives yuav hloov tus neeg saib xyuas nyob rau hauv lawv cov kheej ntawm cawv. Thaum nyob hauv lub BOP, lawv tsim thiab DVR los tiv thaiv racist kev kawm rau clinicians thiab trainees kom paub inequities, Txheeb xyuas tej yam ntawm racism, thiab txhawb los tiv thaiv racist xyaum kho ib marginalized thiab lam tau lam ua.

Dr. Park tau hais khov kho rau hauv lub nroog ntawm Natick tus Equity Task Force. Lawv ua hauj lwm specifically koom tes nrog kev ntsuam xyuas ntau municipal DEI hais txog pawg neeg, uas coj mus rau lub creation ntawm ib Chief Diversity Officer txoj hauj lwm rau lub nroog ntawm Natick. Dr. Park muab kev txaus siab rau elevating lub suab ntawm lub zej zog AAPI hauv Natick, uas yog cov haiv neeg tsawg haiv neeg tsawg haiv neeg tsawg nyob hauv lub zos, tsis tau muaj qhov tsawg kawg yog koom tes hauv tsoom fwv hauv lub zos. Dr. Park strives kom AAPI folks xav empowered txuam yuaj rua tsoom fwv thiab coj hauv zej zog tej qhov chaw, thiab advocates tirelessly rau AAPI zej zog muaj rooj zaum ib ncig kev txiav txim siab-txiav txim siab.

Bethany Li

Commissioner

Bethany Li tau siv ib tus kws lij choj zog mus tua kev ncaj ncees rau kev ncaj ncees hauv esxias American zej zog thiab ua ntej haiv neeg yuam kev. Siv ib lub innovative thiab multi-faceted kev nyob rau hauv kev koom tes nrog lub zej zog organizers, Bethany muaj litigated tus neeg mob thiab coj advocacy ua hauj lwm rau ntau yam teeb meem txog txoj cai, xws li tsev thiab displacement, cov neeg ua hauj lwm txoj cai, teb chaws, kev kawm ntawv yuam kev, kev kawm ntawv, thiab ntxub txhaum. Bethany uas muaj tuaj Southeast Esxias zej zog ntaus tiv thaiv lub teb chaws, xws li cov thawj Cambodian American rov qab mus rau sab hnub tuaj ntug dej hiav txwv sab hnub tuaj tom qab lub teb chaws. Nyob rau hauv kev koom tes nrog lub zej zog organizers, nws puag ua cov documentary "Khaws Saray tsev" txog southeast Esxias tsev neeg ntaus deportations. Nws txais kev pab raws li nqi counsel rau ib txuj kev ncau ntau haiv neeg coalition ntawm lub koom haum thiab tsev neeg intervening nyob rau hauv ib foob txhawb boston Public Schools cov ua haujlwm nyob rau hauv txoj cai piv txwv. Bethany muaj yeej lab tus nyiaj rov qab rau cov neeg ua hauj lwm uas tsis muaj nyiaj tsawg raws tus Northeast corridor. Nws tau coj ntau teg num kom tsawg-nyiaj thiab txwv-English english americans cov kev pab cuam. Nws kuj luam tawm ib daim ntawv qhia txog cov gentrification ntawm Chinatowns rau sab hnub tuaj ntug dej hiav txwv sab hnub tuaj thiab guided lub launch txog SAU, tus thawj undocumented Esxias American cov hluas pab pawg neeg rau sab hnub tuaj ntug dej hiav txwv sab hnub tuaj. Bethany pib nws cov hauj lwm raws li txoj cai ntawm AALDEF ua ib equal Justice works koj txog haujlwm thiab cov neeg ua hauj lwm kws lij choj. Nws mam li qhia thiab saib xyuas cov neeg mob nyob yale txoj cai tsev kawm ntawv cov qub tub rog raws li tus Robert M. npog koj txog haujlwm. Bethany kuj yog tus thawj coj ntawm cov neeg Esxias Outreach unit nyob ntau dua Boston raws li txoj cai. Bethany qhia raws li ib tug xibfwb adjunct xibfwb hauv Hunter College rau esxias American civil rights thiab txoj cai. Bethany kawm tiav los ntawm Georgetown University txoj cai Center thiab Amherst College. Nws pab raws li massachusetts cov supreme Court standing pawg neeg nyob zoo thiab tus Massachusetts tswv xeev task force rau ntxub txhaum.

Saatvik Ahluwalia

Vice Chair

Saatvik Ahluwalia yog ib qho puav pheej-winning cov lag luam uas yog ib tug senior kev sib tw tus thawj tswj ntawm Zebra Technologies thiab cov naiskhu director ntawm Esxias Texans rau kev ncaj ncees. Nws yog ib tug pej xeem Voices koj txog haujlwm ntawm qhov oped peb tes num thiab ib tug tshiab coj council koj txog haujlwm. Nws ua hauj lwm tau them rau lub ntiaj teb Boston, Austin American-Statesman, Austin NPR, Ms. Magazine, thiab ntau dua. Nws muaj yeej ib Platinum MarCom puav pheej, tau txais pej xeem-hais lus txeeb los ntawm Toastmasters International, competed nyob rau ntau Bollywood seev cev championships, thiab yog profiled nyob rau hauv phau ntawv "Cov neeg tsiv teb!: Indians nyob America: Ib Psychological exploration of Achievement" los ntawm journalist Scott Haas.

Christopher Huang

Commissioner

Christopher Huang yog ib tus kws yees duab thiab videographer uas kim heev nyob rau hauv tsim tej yam visual narratives. Nws ua haujlwm nrog nyuab, pej xeem nuj nqis, nom tswv, tuam txhab uas muag, C-theem executives, entrepreneurs, educators, politicians, performers, koom haum, thiab cov me nyuam kawm ntawv, ntawm lwm tus, capturing lawv cov dab neeg.

Christopher hlob paub txog li cas frustrating thiab teeb meem nws yog muaj neeg Esxias thiab Esxias American dab neeg hais inaccurately, nyob hauv ib dehumanizing manner, los ntawm ib tug tawm thiab lom ze kev lag luam uas yog dawb dominated. Experiencing no tsim nws empathy rau lwm marginalized thiab dehumanized neeg, thiab kubsiab nws qhia cov dab neeg responsibly thiab yog nrog ib qhov muag meticulous kom paub meej. Cov yaam puab paub muaj kubsiab nws mus ntxiv tsim khaub lig-kev cai choj ntawm cov zej zog.

Ib txhia nws cov hauj lwm highlights muaj xws li ntiav mus yees duab ib txhia cov neeg Esxias American pej xeem tawm nuj nqis uas pab inspire nws mus caum ib txoj kev muaj tswv yim. Nws yog tshwj xeeb tshaj yog zoo siab rau inspiring hluas POC storytellers coj tswj lawv tus kheej narrative.

Christopher kuj muab keynotes thiab ua workshops rau tsim ntau empathetic thiab zoo coj nrog lub cev lus, ob leeg ntawm lub interpersonal thiab li cas theem ntawm lub koom haum, txhawb ib nyuas uas stresses nqis, xws li, thiab belonging. Txawm tias cov neeg uas ua cov kauj ruam yooj yim ntawm tham txog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm DEIB thiab qhia dluab nrog "ntau haiv neeg" nyob rau hauv lawv lub koom haum branding, uas yog tsis li hom li nws yuav tsum tau, muaj feem ntau yog ib glaring disconnect nyob rau hauv lawv hais thiab sau piv rau dab tsi lawv convey hauv lub cev lus.

Nws ua hauj lwm yuav pom ntawm christopherhuang.com

Jennifer Rubin

Commissioner

Jennifer Rubin tau xyaum ua zog thiab ua hauj lwm txoj cai txij thaum nws kawm tiav los ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv UCLA tsev kawm ntawv ntawm txoj cai. MS. Rubin tau txais ob leeg nws B.A. thiab nws J.D. ntawm UCLA. Nws yog ib tug nyob hauv lub xeev Bars ntawm Massachusetts, California, thiab Washington, D.C. Nws tseem yog ib tug nyob hauv lub bars ntawm lub teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas tsev hais plaub ntawm appeals rau lub D.C Circuit Court, thawj Circuit Court, Circuit Court Circuit Court, Circuit Court Circuit Court, circuit Court, thiab Cuaj Circuit Court.

MS. Rubin yog tus nqi sau "Kev Ntxub Ntxaug Txog Kev Ntxub Ntxaug" nyob rau hauv "Tus Neeg Ua Hauj Lwm thiab Npe Tus Neeg Ua Zog Txoj Cai: Ib tug manual rau attorneys sawv cev rau cov neeg ua zog" (2008 thiab xyoo 2009). MS. Rubin tau qhia seminars, koom hauv vaj huam sib luag, thiab coj sib tham txog cov neeg ua zog relations thiab daim ntawv cog lus sib khom lus. Nws kuj txais kev pab raws li ib tug hais extern rau tsoom fwv teb chaws cheeb tsam tsev kawm ntawv txiav txim plaub ntug Robert M. Takasugi ntawm lub teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas cheeb tsam tsev hais plaub rau lub Central Koog Tsev Kawm Ntawv ntawm California. Hauv 2014, Ms. Rubin yog lub npe tis ib Massachusetts Super tus kws lij choj microscopic lone hauv Boston Magazine thiab muaj tau teev nyob rau sab saum toj poj niam kws lij choj hauv Massachusetts nyob Boston Magazine rau 2015 thiab 2016.

Ua ntej practicing hauv Massachusetts, Jennifer xyaum ntawm ib ruaj hauv Washington, D.C., uas nws uas muaj tuaj lub teb chaws thiab lub zos labor koomhaum nyob rau hauv daim ntawv cog lus sib khom lus, litigation, rooj sib hais, thiab arbitrations.

Nyob rau hauv nws lub sij hawm dawb, Ms. Rubin nyiam sau ntawv los ntawm tes thiab mus ntsib nws lub chaw ua hauj lwm hauv zos (nws tsis muaj ib Facebook, Twitter, los yog Instagram nyiaj thiab tsis kam muab nws daim ntawv planner).

Amy Goh

Commissioner

Amy Goh (nws/nws) yog raws li ib tug nurse-Midwife thiab PhD tus neeg sib tw. Nws tseem Adjunct Faculty ntawm Thomas Jefferson University Midwifery program. Raws li ib tug me nyuam ntawm cov neeg tsiv teb los ntawm kaus lim qab teb, nws xyoo caum ntev hauj lwm raws li ib midwife nyob rau Boston muaj teem rau kev muab midwifery zov rau cov zej zog thiab cov zej zog ntawm xim. Feem ntau tsis ntev los no nws tau txais ib qhov nyiaj pab kom undertake tsom xam cov neeg Esxias American yug los ntawm lub koom haum American Association of Birth Centers txiv Perinatal Data Registry. Yav dhau los rau nws cov hauj lwm midwifery, Amy ua haujlwm kom zoo thiab to taub cov complexities ntawm kev kho mob thiab txoj cai nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb no cov zej zog. Tom qab nws stint ua ib kev sib haum xeeb Corps volunteer hauv dhaus Cape Verde, nws ua tiav nws MPhil thesis nyob International kev loj hlob nyob rau lub socio-thoj nam ntawm maternal mortality hauv Brazil. Amy yog ib khub american College of Nurse-Midwives thiab yog rau lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib cov Directors ntawm lub koom haum American Association of Birth Centers. Nws yog ib tus Health Equity khub los ntawm Cambridge Health Alliance center rau kev kawm ntawv yuam kev thiab Advocacy thiab ib duke-Johnson thiab Johnson Nurse coj koj txog haujlwm.

Benjamin Wang

Governance thiab Policy Coordinator

Benjamin Wang (He/Him) is the Governance & Policy Coordinator of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Asian American & Pacific Islanders Commission. Benjamin identifies as a second-generation Chinese American and grew up in Northern Virginia. He graduated from New York University in May 2022, where he studied Political Science and minored in Creative Writing. He specialized in contemporary Chinese Political Philosophy and wrote his Senior Thesis, titled Internal and External Factors in the Evolution of “Socialism with Chinese Characteristics”. Throughout undergrad he was also interested in and took a number of classes related to digital media and technology art. Benjamin is currently in law school at New England Law | Boston.

Nyob New York University, Benjamin gained advocacy kev los ntawm nws pab dawb ua hauj lwm nrog unhoused pejxeem thiab tutoring rau cov me nyuam los ntawm underprivileged cov zej zog. Tam sim no nyob New hais txoj cai | Boston, nws pab raws li lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib cov tsev kawm ntawv esxias Pacific txoj cai lij choj tshooj. Yav tag los nws tau ua haujlwm rau ob lub zos thiab lub xeev campaigns hauv Virginia, thiab raws li ib cov kev sib tw hauv Georgia. Nws yog passionate txog zej zog advocacy, pej xeem paj, thiab grassroots organizing. Sab nraum advocacy thiab txoj cai lij choj, Benjamin yog xav ob leeg hais thiab academic trivia. Nws competed hauv college Quiz tais thiab yuav nquag nrhiav tau nyob rau hauv lub zos bar trivia ua si.

Ashley Shan

Tus Hluas Coordinator

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Ashley Shan (nws/nws) yog tus hluas Coordinator ntawm tus AAPI Commission. Nws yog ib tug me nyuam kawm ntawv ua ntej xyoo nyob Williams College, prospectively coj loj nyob american kev tshawb fawb thiab Comparative Literature, nrog ib concentration hauv Esxias American kev tshawb fawb. Ashley yog ua phem rau kev txhawb marginalized cov suab lus nws, specifically rau cov hluas, yav tas los muab rau neeg noj raws li lub rooj zaum ntawm lub Dallas Hluas Commission thiab ua hauj lwm los ua kom muaj ib tug diverse, sawv cev rau cov tsev kawm ntawv. Nws yog tshwj xeeb tshaj yog intrigued los ntawm cov kev tshuam ntawm lub zej zog organizing, artwork, thiab trauma thiab diaspora kev tshawb fawb.

Ashley yog tus pog koom lub Commission cov neeg ua hauj lwm pab neeg no mus ntxiv advocating rau AAPI tuaj nyob Massachusetts, focusing rau elevating ntau haiv neeg lus ntawm lub tebchaws no, suav tus AAPI hluas.

Ashley Shan

Tus Hluas Coordinator

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Ashley Shan yog (nws/nws) yog tus hluas Coordinator ntawm tus AAPI Commission. Nws yog ib tug me nyuam kawm ntawv ua ntej xyoo nyob Williams College, prospectively coj loj nyob american kev tshawb fawb thiab Comparative Literature, nrog ib concentration hauv Esxias American kev tshawb fawb. Ashley yog ua phem rau kev txhawb marginalized cov suab lus nws, specifically rau cov hluas, yav tas los muab rau neeg noj raws li lub rooj zaum ntawm lub Dallas Hluas Commission thiab ua hauj lwm los ua kom muaj ib tug diverse, sawv cev rau cov tsev kawm ntawv. Nws yog tshwj xeeb tshaj yog intrigued los ntawm cov kev tshuam ntawm lub zej zog organizing, artwork, thiab trauma thiab diaspora kev tshawb fawb.

Ashley yog tus pog koom lub Commission cov neeg ua hauj lwm pab neeg no mus ntxiv advocating rau AAPI tuaj nyob Massachusetts, focusing rau elevating ntau haiv neeg lus ntawm lub tebchaws no, suav tus AAPI hluas.

Siale Vaitohi Teaupa

Public Health and Pacific Islander Coordinator

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Siale Vaitohi Teaupa (nws/nws) kawm tiav los ntawm Brigham Young University hauv 2018 nrog ib B.S. hauv Physiology & Kev loj hlob Biology. Siale yog ib tug me nyuam kawm ntawv kho mob ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Utah tsev kawm ntawv ntawm cov tshuaj, tab sis tam sim no noj ib 1 xyoo tawm mus nrhiav tau ib master hauv Public Health kawm ntawv ntawm lub Harvard T.H. Chan tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Public Health. Raws li nws qhov kev pab cuam MPH emphasis yog nyob rau hauv txoj cai Health Policy, Siale yuav tau ua hauj lwm nrog cov commission kom paub tam sim no nyob rau hauv lub zej zog AAPI, specifically targeting kev noj qab haus huv hais txog tej teeb meem. Thaum ua tiav cov kev pab cuam MPH, Siale yuav rov qab mus kawm ntawv hauv Utah thiab thov kom internal Tshuaj residency.

Raws li ib tug poj niam Tongan thiab Latina poj niam, Siale yog passionate txog kev ua hauj lwm hauv cov zej zog. Nws nyob hauv lub Philippines yim lub hlis ua ib full-time volunteer rau lub tsev teev ntuj uas Yexus Christ ntawm Tom Kawg-hnub saints. Siale tom qab coj ib qho chaw twg 1-hli humanitarian dawm hauv Guatemala. Nyob hauv tsev, Siale yog yam nyob rau hauv lub zej zos Polynesian muab rau neeg noj ntau lub koom haum xws li cov Utah Pacific Islander Health Coalition thiab Utah Polynesian Professionals uas nws muaj taws ob peb outreach programs, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum lub Covid-19 Pandemic. Siale no kuj yog ib tus creators thiab tam sim no President ntawm Pasifikas nyob rau hauv cov tshuaj, ib lub koom haum uas mentors Pacific Islander cov me nyuam kawm ntawv xav pursuing tshuaj. Nws yog passionate txog kev noj qab haus huv thiab ua rau cov me nyuam kawm ntawv ntawm xim nyob rau hauv cov kev kawm.

Jennifer Best

Policy & Communications Director

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Jennifer Best (she/her) graduated from Tufts University in May 2022, where she studied Political Science, International Relations, and History. She specialized in migration, 20th century history, activism, and national security. She spent her senior year writing her Senior Honors Thesis in Political Science, titled Youth Activism: Who Becomes Involved in Youth Activism and Why? A look into the demographics and opinions of youth activists in comparison to older activists. She used statistical analysis to determine the effects that race, gender, education, and income had on participation in activism among 60,000 respondents, in addition to fielding a survey of former Ed Markey for U.S. Senate Campaign Fellows. Throughout her studies, she prioritized investigating and highlighting the real world effects of policies, regimes, and events on normal people, rather than just political elites.

Jennifer muaj kev nyob rau hauv cov nyiaj qhia ob leeg los ntawm campaigns thiab nyob rau hauv tsoom fwv. Nws ua hauj lwm raws li ib txoj cai thiab naiskhu Intern rau MA xeev sawv cev Erika Uyterhoeven, uas nws sau tau testimonies, tsim thiab tseg sib txuas lus campaigns, researched txoj cai, ua haujlwm rau cov nyiaj siv, thiab ntau npaum li cas. Nws muaj kuj ua haujlwm rau ntau Massachusetts kuas campaigns, xws li cov Hicks rau koog tsev kawm ntawv rau Boston City Council kev sib tw, uas nws yog ib tug hais txog nyiaj txiag thiab txheej xwm koj txog haujlwm, ntxiv rau sau ntawv txoj cai platforms rau tus neeg sib tw. Nws kuj ua haujlwm raws li ib daim teb thiab sib txuas lus koj txog haujlwm rau lub Ed Markey rau Teb Chaws Asmeskas Senate kev sib tw, uas nws siv ntau teev sau ntawv hais lus thiab taus rau lub Senator, hosted in-person thiab virtual txheej xwm, thiab kawm 175,000 tuaj pab dawb. Jennifer yuav coj nws paub txog kev sib txuas lus thiab muab cov nyiaj qhia los ntawm ob intra-tsoom fwv thiab extra-governmental pathways rau nws ua hauj lwm ntawm lub AAPI Commission.

Thaum Jennifer tsis ua hauj lwm, koj yuav nrhiav tau nws koom tes nrog lub tsev ua yeeb yam, ua noj ib daim ntawv qhia tshiab, los yog curled nrog ib phau ntawv zoo. Nws yog tus pog kom tau pub ntxiv tshaj tej lub pab (team) passionate thiab mus ntxiv advocating rau AAPI zej zog nyob Massachusetts.

Esther Hwi-Hluas Kim

Program & Research Director

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Esther Hwi-Young Kim (nws/nws) yog qhov kev pab cuam & research Director ntawm lub tebchaws no, suav massachusetts Esxias American & Pacific Islanders Commission. Esther identifies ua ib ob-tiam Korean American queer poj niam uas hlob nyob rau sab qab zog Massachusetts rau lub teb chaws ntawm tus Wompanoag neeg. Nws cov hauj lwm lus yuav hnav ntau kaus mom li counselor, K-12 educator, thiab cov-profit program coordinator, thiab nws zoo siab tau ib tug kws lij choj rau cov hluas thiab zej zog empowerment, nrog rau ib tug kub siab rau nqi tsim tej chaw belonging thiab lifting tuaj ib tug neeg thiab collective keeb kwm ntawm nriaj thiab kuj.

Nyob Tufts University, Esther teem nws undergraduate kev tshawb fawb rau tus me nyuam txoj kev loj hlob thiab haiv neeg kev tshawb fawb coursework, thiab nws sau tau nws tsev neeg keeb kwm ua ib entrypoint pib researching li cas rog ntawm migration, colonialism, systemic oppression, thiab trauma shaped tus relational dynamics ntawm nws thawj-tiam Korean neeg tsiv teb thiab nws tus kheej. Lub sij hawm no, Esther ntawd kuj nkag tau rau grassroots zej zog organizing ntawm lub seeding hloov national Fellowship Program rau cov neeg Esxias American Organizing thiab Civic Khu. Raws li ib tug Seeding hloov koj txog haujlwm, Esther interned ntawm suav progressive Association – Boston thiab nqi coordinated suav cov hluas teg num lub caij ntuj sov coj.

Tom qab kawm tiav los ntawm kev kawm ntawv qib siab thiab ua hauj lwm thoob ntiaj teb nyob K-12 kev kawm ntawv thiab kev pab cuam cwj pwm ua ib feem ntawm cov Fulbright Korea Commission, Esther proceeded kom tiav daim ntawv pov thawj ntawm txoj kev tshawb no (C.A.S.) nyob rau hauv Counseling program ntawm Harvard Graduate School of Education, uas nws tsim nws counseling txawj ntse thiab tau xaiv los ntawm nws cov phooj ywg thiab faculty tau txais cov 2018 Intellectual Contribution puav pheej. Rau peb lub xyoos dhau los, nws tau ua haujlwm raws li ib feem ntawm cov Lexington High School counseling cov neeg ua hauj lwm thiab kuj txaus siab rau cov me nyuam kawm ntawv-faculty collaborations hais txog DEI teg num, haiv neeg kev tshawb fawb, thiab teb rau lub zej zog xav tau nyob rau hauv lub teeb ntawm COVID-19. Esther yog tus pog ua hauj lwm ua ke nrog lub Commission thiab nws txaus mus nquam paj nquam nruas thiab txhawb cov zej zog aapI nyob Massachusetts.

Ziyi 'Billy' Zeng

Tus Coordinator Intern

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Ziyi 'Billy' Zeng (nws/nws) yog ib tug undergraduate tam sim no undergraduate ntawm Tufts University xav kawm cov kev tshuam ntawm kev kawm thoj, keeb kwm, thiab RCD (haiv neeg, colonialism, thiab diaspora) kev tshawb fawb. Billy hlob nyob rau hauv cheeb tsam Boston thiab tau koom tes nrog lub zej zog advocacy ua hauj lwm hauv nws hometown ntawm Malden. Nws yog tus pog los nthuav nws cov advocacy paub thiab ua hauj lwm nrog AAPIC Commissioners thiab lub zos ua nom los tsim cov cai zoo uas pab tau lub neej ntawm AAPI zej zog thoob lub tebchaws no.

Tam sim no, nws pab raws li cov hluas Programming Subcommittee rooj zaum rau ntau dua Malden Esxias American Zej zog Coalition (GMAACC)lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib cov Directors. Nyob rau hauv txoj hauj lwm no, nws ua haujlwm nrog lwm GMAACC Board neeg thiab ntau dua Malden zej zog los tsim programming uas pab txhawb txoj kev loj hlob ntawm AAPI cov hluas. Dhau lub caij ntuj sov, Billy txais kev pab raws li cov kev sib tw tus thawj tswj rau Nate Bae Kupel, tam sim no Vice-Chair of AAPIC, thiab nws Malden Ward 8 City Council haiv neeg.

Billy hlub kawm tshiab khw nojmov, analyzing thoj theories, thiab mloog nws nyuab nyuab nyob rau hauv nws lub sij hawm dawb.

Richard T. Chu

Commissioner

Cai Richard T. Chu yug thiab tsa ceg hauv lub Philippines uas nws tau txais nws A.B. ntawm Ateneo tsib Manila University, thiab ua tiav nws M.A. ntawm Stanford University, thiab nws Ph.D. los ntawm tsev kawm ntawv ntawm yav qab teb California. Nws kev tshawb fawb thiab heev heev ntawv kub siab rau keeb kwm suav thiab suav mestizos hauv lub Philippines thiab ntawm cov zej zog suav diasporic zej zog nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb, centering txog tej teeb meem ntawm haiv neeg, haiv neeg, txivneej los pojniam, tim teb chaws, thiab nationalism. Nws muaj kuj puag edited anthology ntawm LGBTQ kev tshawb fawb pertaining rau lub Philippines.

Nws qhia courses rau Teb Chaws Asmeskas tim teb chaws Asmeskas tim teb chaws Asmeskas tim teb chaws Asmeskas tim teb chaws Asmeskas tim teb chaws Asmeskas thiab Philippine colonial keeb kwm, thiab raws li keeb kwm ntawm cov suav diaspora thiab cov neeg Esxias Americans. Nyob rau xyoo 2018, nws tau txais lub zej zog Hero puav pheej los ntawm cov neeg Esxias American Commission ntawm lub tebchaws no, suav massachusetts rau qhov chaw ua hauj lwm nws tau ua nyob collaborating nrog cov zej zog Esxias American zej zog nyob thaj Massachusetts los ntawm keeb kwm keeb kwm uas nws tus cwjpwm thaum noj nws keeb kwm Esxias American keeb kwm. Nyob rau xyoo 2021, UMass Amherst conferred rau nws tus Provost Distinguished Civic khu qhia puav pheej.

Leo L. Hwang, Ph.D

Commissioner

Dr. Leo L. Hwang yog tus pab academic Dean hauv lub college ntawm Natural Sciences ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Hwang yog tshwj xeeb tshaj yog xav siv kev tshawb fawb thiab khoom vaj khoom tsev raws li ib tug qauv rau enhancing li cas peb txuam yuaj rua kev ncaj ncees ua hauj lwm hauv kev kawm ntawv ntau dua. Nws khwv nws Ph.D. ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Massachusetts hauv Geosciences, ib M.F.A. nyob rau hauv ntawv tseeb sau ntawv los ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Massachusetts ntawm Amherst, thiab nws B.A. nyob rau hauv Lus Askiv thiab nplua arts ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm sab qab teb.

Nws ua hauj lwm muaj nyob rau hauv cov haiv neeg yuam kev & kev ncaj ncees lub koom haum Practitioner Handbook, The Handbook of Diverse Economies, tib neeg tau & Ntawv Nyeem, tus SAGE International Encyclopedia mus txawv tebchaws thiab Tourism, route cuaj, Rethinking Marxism, Solidarity Economy kuv: lub tsev alternatives rau cov neeg thiab ntiaj chaw, nqaij rau tea, tus Massachusetts xyuas, Glimmer qhia dab neeg, Rivendell, Ntawv tseeb, Gulf ntug dej hiav txwv thiab lwm phau ntawv journals thiab cov ntaub ntawv. Nws tau qhia ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Massachusetts, Amherst; Mount Holyoke College; Greenfield Community College; thiab Westfield State University; Thiab nws txais kev pab raws li dean of Humanities, Engineering, Math, thiab Science ntawm Greenfield zej zog Kawm ntawv qib siab.

Yasmin Padamsee Forbes

Executive Director

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Yasmin Padamsee Forbes is a dedicated advocate for change and community empowerment. As a first-generation student, immigrant, and a devoted single mother to her daughter, she brings a unique perspective to her work, fueled by her commitment to social justice, human rights, and climate change activism.

In her role as the Executive Director of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission in Massachusetts, Yasmin demonstrates exceptional strategic planning, management, and resource mobilization skills. Working closely with commissioners, she has fostered an
environment of collaboration, ensuring that the collective efforts of the Commission make a meaningful and lasting impact on the lives of those it serves.

She has previously served in senior leadership roles with non-profits and the United Nations in Papua New Guinea, India, Lao PDR, Burma, and the United States. With a wealth of experience in leadership roles, Yasmin deeply understands the importance of cross-cultural collaboration and building robust partnerships for significant change. She holds a Masters in Communications and Film Production from New York University, where she received a scholarship, and a second Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University.

Yasmin’s impactful contributions have garnered significant recognition, notably the 2019 All- Star Award from the Harvard Kennedy School. This honor was awarded to acknowledge her exceptional work in curating, fundraising, and organizing the LGBTQ film festival, “Pride and Progress”. Furthermore, Yasmin was honored with the esteemed 2018 Julius E. Babbitt Memorial Volunteer Award from Harvard, recognizing her outstanding efforts in organizing and fostering partnerships with Harvard alumni across the public and private sectors in Burma. Her remarkable achievements include orchestrating the most significant gathering across Asia, attended by an impressive 99% of Harvard alumni in Yangon during the visit of the Dean of HKS.

Beyond her professional achievements, Yasmin actively engages in community service as a Cambridge Human Rights Commission Commissioner. Committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, she collaborates with communities across Massachusetts, passionately striving to drive positive and sustainable change.

Thwm Saksena

Commissioner

Sepsis Saksena yog ib tug thawj-tiam Indian-American, zoo siab rau tus ntxhais ntawm cov neeg tsiv teb, kev tshuam feminist, thiab pej xeem kev noj qab haus huv. Nws hlob nyob Massachusetts, muaj zog ties rau lub zej zog Indian zej zog thiab nyuas.

Sedan tau txais nws master kawm ntawv nyob rau hauv Public Health ntawm Columbia University Mailman tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Public Health hauv 2018 thiab nws bachelor tus kawm ntawv nyob rau hauv Psychology thiab Public Health ntawm Boston University hauv 2014. Nws hayog ib chav ntawm kev txawj ntse pertaining rau kev kho mob li cas, xaiv yaam kev sib txuas lus, thiab kev tshawb fawb kuas advocacy thiab yog tsaug passionate txog haiv neeg kev ncaj ncees, poj niam empowerment, zej zog kev noj qab haus huv, thiab kev noj qab haus huv. Raws li ib tug pej xeem kev noj qab haus huv practitioner, Huag strives muab nqis thiab kev ncaj ncees ntawm lub forefront ntawm tag nrho cov uas nws ua.

Tam sim no, Nyeg yog ib tug Senior Health Communications Specialist ntawm FHI 360, tus tseev tsim ntiaj teb tsis-nyiaj koom haum nplooj siab los txhim kho lub neej nyob rau hauv txoj kev uas advancing integrated, zos uas tau tsav cov tshuaj. Ua ib feem ntawm cov kev lis kev lag luam kev ua lag luam & Communications pab neeg no, Hmoob muab kev sib txuas lus zoo thiab txhawb rau ntau yam kev tiv thaiv kab mob los ntawm CDC lub Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, thiab Rog. Nws tseem collaborating rau ib tug xov tooj ntawm haiv neeg yuam tej yaam num, nrog rau ob leeg thoob ntiaj teb thiab lwm cov neeg.

Yav tas los, Calculate ua haujlwm ntawm lub Massachusetts Department of Public Health, raws li ib tug kws paub hauj lwm hauv lub Bureau of Community Health and Prevention. Nyob rau hauv nws lub luag hauj lwm, nws tswj tag nrho cov kev sib txuas lus rau ntau lub xeev cov kab mob chronic tswj thiab tiv thaiv cov kev pab cuam, xws li ntshav qab zib, Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke, thiab zej zog cov neeg ua hauj lwm hauv zej zog. Thaum nws lub sij hawm thaum DPH, Sedan yog ib tug thawj coj nyob rau hauv lub Department Haiv neeg yuam nqis zog, muab rau neeg noj raws li ib tug neeg active/facilitator ntawm cov haiv neeg yuam coj pab neeg, Haiv neeg Equity Strategic Planning Team, Racial Equity Policy Work Group, thiab Racial Justice Lunch & Learn.

Dimple Rana

Commissioner

Dimple tus advocacy rau Revere, Massachusetts spans thoob zej zog, sectors, thiab tiam ntawm Revere tuaj. Raws li thawj coj ntawm lub nroog Department of Healthy Community Teg num thiab Nqi Thawj coj ntawm Revere rau qhov, nws tau ua hauj lwm nrog cov neeg, lag luam, thiab stakeholders kom mus saib tau txuj rau kev noj qab nyob zoo, noj qab nyob zoo, civic khu, thiab cov hluas coj. Nws yog ib tug kawm tiav tsis ntev los no ntawm Tufts University, nrog ib master hauv pej xeem txoj cai los ntawm lub Urban thiab tej txoj cai thiab npaj qhov kev pab cuam. Dimple tus siab rau lub tsev vibrant, nrog, thiab yam Revere kuj extends rau nws ua hauj lwm raws li ib tug tau zus ib ntawm cov lag luam me thiab ib tug thawj coj civic.

Dimple yog tus poj niam thawj ntawm xim khiav rau chaw ua hauj lwm hauv Revere. Nws khiav hauv 2017 rau 1 ntawm 5 rooj zaum li Councillor At-large. Nws yuav khiav dua nyob rau xyoo 2019 thiab yog hopeful nyob ua.

Ib tug thawj tiam Indian American, Dimple hlob nyob revere, mus koom cov tsev kawm ntawv pej xeem thiab ua hauj lwm hauv nws tsev neeg me me, ywj siab convenience khw muag khoom noj nyob rau sab qaum teb ntug dej. Ntawm lub khw muag khoom noj, nws kawm tus nqi thiab struggles ntawm ib tsev neeg me me muaj lag luam, los ntawm cov unique foupective ntawm tsev neeg tsiv teb. Nyob rau hauv tsev kawm ntawv qib high school, nws ua haujlwm raws li ib tug phooj ywg coj ntawm ib lub koom haum uas fostered nws hlub rau cov hluas coj thiab organizing. Tom qab kawm tiav los ntawm Hofstra University hauv zej zog health and Education nyob rau xyoo 2002, nws rov qab mus ntau dua Boston thiab los ua ib lub zej zog organizer, ua hauj lwm nrog ntau lub koom haum teem rau HIV/AIDS tiv thaiv, thiab LBGTQ thiab neeg tsiv teb txoj cai.'

Ntawm xyoo 2001 rau xyoo 2010, nws ua hauj lwm ywj siab nrog grassroots thiab advocacy koom haum ua ib lub zej zog organizer thiab coj ntawm qhov no ntawm cambodians, lwm daim card ntsuab tuav, thiab cov neeg tawg rog nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws immigration thiab anti-Deportation zog.

Hauv 2012 nws rov qab mus Revere thiab founded ib tug hluas coj lub koom haum, Revere cov hluas nyob rau hauv tes hauj lwm, qhov twg cov neeg ua hauj lwm kom lawv muaj txuj loj hlob, ua, thiab txhawb ib lub zej zog zoo, thiab inclusive zej zog nyob revere. Nyob rau xyoo 2016, tus Revere Chamber of Commerce hu ua nws cov hluas Mentor ntawm lub xyoo.

Hauv 2013 nws nkaus cov poj niam txhawb Empowerment, Inc. board uas nws tseem pab raws li tus Vice-Chair. WEE yog lub koom haum xwb nyob revere uas ua haujlwm nrog cov neeg tsiv teb thiab cov poj niam tawg rog thiab lawv tsev neeg los ntawm organizing, coj kev loj hlob, thiab kev pab tus me nyuam.

Ntxiv thiab, nyob rau xyoo 2016 nws yog koomhaum los ntawm lub tsev hais lus Robert DeLeo ua ib commissioner rau lub Massachusetts Esxias American thiab Pacific Islanders Commission. Nyob rau xyoo 2018, nws txais kev pab raws li tus Secretary of AAPIC. Tam sim no, Dimple yog muab rau neeg noj nws ob lub sij hawm nrog lub AAPIC.

Dimple hlub thiab tsaug ua phem rau nws tsev neeg, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nws tus ntxhais xeeb ntxwv thiab nephews. Dimple zoo li cov laus thiab cov neeg hluas nyob ib ncig ntawm nws uas tseem thawb, nug cov lus nug, sib tw raws li txoj cai quo, thiab uas yog cov kev hloov peb xav pom nyob rau hauv peb lub ntiaj teb.

Nws mob siab rau organizing thiab grassroots hloov yog expressed los ntawm ib tsocai los Audre Lorde "Yog hais tias kuv tsis tau huab cua mob no thiab hloov nws, kuv yuav muaj tseeb tuag ntawm nws. Uas yog pib ntawm kev tawm tsam."

Megha Prasad

Commissioner

Megha Prasad yog ib tug me nyuam kawm ntawv undergraduate nyob Northeastern University kawm thoj Science thiab ua hauj lwm. Ua ib ob tiam Indian American, Megha hlob tuaj muaj ntau tus struggles lwm tus yog leejtwg tiag thiab adaptation tias haiv neeg tsawg feem ntau fim. Los ntawm nws kev kawm ntawv, nws gained paub txog haiv neeg tseem ceeb heev thiab pej xeem txoj cai, cov kev tshuam uas prompted nws ua koom tes nrog electoral txoj.

Nws twb txais kev pab raws li ib tug intern rau Senator Ed Markey hauv nws Washington, DC chaw ua hauj lwm thiab aided nyob rau hauv nws cov kev sib tw rov xaiv tsa nyob rau xyoo 2020. Raws li Megha gained ntau kev sib tw kev, nws kuj los ua acutely paub txog tej teeb meem AAPI zej zog nyob hauv lub tebchaws no, suav thiab tig rau pem hauv ntej kom nrhiav txoj kev thawb rau tsim nyob rau hauv lub xeev lub tsev. Feem ntau, nws thov kom txo tej barriers voting thiab ua rau lwm cov kev pab pej xeem ntau tau mus kawm lus Askiv-lus askiv. Tsis ntev los no, Megha ua haujlwm alongside koj txog haujlwm Northeastern me nyuam kawm ntawv kom txhawb rau AAPI cov neeg ntawm campus. Qhov no koom tes nrog tsev kawm ntawv cov neeg khiav dej num pib txoj kev loj hlob ntawm ib tug neeg Esxias American kev tshawb fawb thiab raws li kev them nyiaj yug rau cov neeg Esxias American Center rau campus.

Megha yog tus pog pib nws ob xyoos rau cov neeg Esxias American thiab Pacific Islanders Commission thiab muaj lub sijhawm los kub siab rau AAPI teeb meem nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws no.

Nina Liang

Commissioner

Nina Liang yog tus thawj suav-American City Councilor hauv nws hometown ntawm Quincy. Yug hauv Quincy thiab tsa ceg los ntawm cov niam txiv tsiv teb, nws muaj tej tes ua ntej tes txoj kev sib tw cov me nyuam haiv neeg tsawg thiab tsev neeg fim. Xyoo, nws muaj lub sijhawm los ua ib feem ntawm lub zej zog koom haum nplooj siab rau qhov xav tau ntawm cov neeg uas muaj tshiab rau ob hom lus thiab kev lis kev cai ntawm American nyuas. Muaj haujlwm raws li qhov chaw ua hauj lwm tus thawj tswj thiab pab tswj haujlwm nrog nws tsev neeg lub tsev noj mov pab pawg neeg, Nina kuj muaj kev thiab foupective ntawm ib tug tswv lag luam me, tsim hauj lwm thiab sawv daws nyob rau hauv cov zej zog uas lawv khiav lag luam. Nina to taub tias nws yuav siv sij hawm collaborative kev siv zog ntawm cov koom haum hauv zos, cov lag luam thiab pej xeem cov chaw muab kev pab kom zoo nyob rau qhov xav tau ntawm cov diverse tuaj Quincy muaj.

Gary Y. Chu, OD, MPH, FAAO

Chairperson

Dr. Gary Y. Chu yog tus Vice President ntawm kev Affairs ntawm tus tshiab hais college ntawm Optometry. Nws tau txais nws tus kws kho mob ntawm Optometry (OD) kawm ntawv qib siab los ntawm tus new hais college ntawm Optometry hauv xyoo 1995 thiab nws Masters of Public Health (MPH) nyob rau xyoo 2002 ntawm lub Harvard T.H. Chan tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Public Health.

Nws twb tau xyaum thiab optometric kev kawm ntawv rau nees nkaum tsib xyoos thiab muab kev koom tes rau hauv cov toj roob hauv pes hloov toj roob hauv pes, kev kho mob thiab pej xeem kev noj qab haus huv thaum lub sij hawm span lub sij hawm no. Dr. Chu lawm nyob rau hauv lub forefront ntawm qhov muag innovations los ntawm txoj kev loj hlob ntawm collaborative koom tes nrog lub nruab kev noj qab haus huv, Tsoom fwv teb chaws cov chaw muab kev pab kho mob, kev pab hauv zos thiab tsoom fwv hauv lub xeev, tsev kawm ntawv, kev lag luam, ophthalmic kev lag luam thiab optometry chaw ua hauj lwm.

Dr. Chu twb tau koom tes nrog tej teeb meem ntawm ntau haiv neeg lus, nqis, xws li thiab belonging rau kaum xyoo thiab tau txais kev pab rau ntau haiv neeg lus thiab kev cai competency pawg neeg rau lub koom haum tsev kawm ntawv thiab kawm ntawv qib siab uas Optometry (ASCO) ntawm xyoo 2011-2020. Nws yog lub rooj zaum founding ntawm ASCO tus Diversity, Nqis thiab inclusion (DEI) SIG thiab yog tus qhua Editor rau cov Journal ntawm Optometric Education lub ntsiab teeb meem rau ntau haiv neeg lus thiab kev cai competency hauv 2017. Nyob rau xyoo 2021, nws tau hais cov ASCO Dr. Jack Bennett Innovation hauv Optometric education puav pheej.

Mary K. Y. Hli.

Commissioner

Mary K. Y. Lee yog ib tug kws lij choj litigation raws li nyob rau Boston. Ib tug neeg tsiv teb ntawm Indonesian-Suav ancestry, advocating rau tus saib xyuas ntawm cov neeg Esxias Americans yog cov nws passions. Nws txais kev pab rau lub Commission los npaj, tsim, thiab siv tswv yim los txhawb thiab txhawb haiv neeg tsawg muaj av thiab nyiaj txiag kev pab hauv lub tebchaws no, suav; Nqi Chaired Immigration Section of lub koom haum Boston Bar Association; Txais kev pab rau lub MA Trial Courts Language Access Advisory Committee thiab hu ua los ntawm Super kws lijchoj ntawm 2015-2019. Nws yog ib tug lecturer lecturer ntawm esxias zej zog kev loj hlob Corporation of Boston thiab ib pawg thawj coj saib ntawm Central Boston Elder Services..

Nate Bae Kupel

Nate yog nyob rau hauv nws lub sij hawm ob peb xyoos raws li ib tug kws lij choj General appointee, thiab txais kev pab raws li tus Vice Chairperson ntawm lub AAPIC hauv 2022.

Nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm Nate txoj hauj lwm, nws tau ua haujlwm feem ntau nyob rau hauv lub nonprofit sector ntawm lub koom haum uas missions nplooj siab rau qhov chaw nyob haiv neeg thiab economic inequities los ntawm kev kawm ntawv, coj kev loj hlob, kev kho mob thiab kev puas siab puas ntsws thiab ntau dua. Nws tau ua haujlwm thiab txais kev pab ntawm koom haum xws li YoungBuild USA, lub koom haum rau Nonprofit Xyaum, phooj ywg ntawm cov me nyuam, lub koom haum rau cov neeg Esxias American kev tshawb fawb, thiab Crescendo Consulting pab pawg neeg. Tam sim no, Nate pab raws li tus thawj coj ntawm cov hluas Programs ntawm YoungBuild cia li pib, ib lub koom haum uas ua haujlwm nrog tawm hauv tsev kawm ntawv cov hluas kom tas lawv cov tsev kawm ntawv qib high school, tsim hauj lwm nyeem ntawv, thiab raws li coj thiab hauj lwm kev loj hlob.

Mr. Kupel tau tuav ib tug xov tooj ntawm zej zog coj txaus qhia xws li muab rau neeg noj li President of Boston Korean Adoptees, Inc., President ntawm lub malden Esxias American Community Coalition, thiab Board of the International Association rau lub Advancement of Social Work Pawg – Massachusetts. Presently, nws yog ib pawg thawj coj saib ntawm Boston ncej Adoption Resources.

Nyob rau xyoo 2021, Nate khiav rau lub nroog ntawm Malden City Council hauv Ward 8 thiab txawm los luv luv ntawm kev ruaj ntseg ib lub rooj zaum ntawm sawv daws, yog instrumental nyob rau hauv txoj kev loj hlob thiab zaj ntawm lub nroog thawj Racial Equity Commission. Nws yog tam sim no tus cob moos ntawm Malden appointee rau lub nroog ntawm Malden haiv neeg Equity Commission.

Nate tau txais nws BA hauv Sociology thiab Daim ntawv pov thawj rau cov neeg Esxias American kev tshawb fawb los ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Massachusetts, Amherst thiab tuas ib Master of Social Work ntawm Simmons University (hu ua Simmons College), thiab ib daim ntawv pov thawj hauv Nonprofit tswj thiab coj los ntawm lub koom haum rau Nonprofit Xyaum, nyob rau hauv affiliation nrog Tufts University Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic lub neej.
Nate tam sim no nyob rau hauv Malden, Massachusetts nrog nws tus poj niam, QJ thiab lawv miv Cookie Dough.

Betty vaj ntxwv

Commissioner

Betty Lim vaj ntxwv (suav lub npe: Kong Mei-ling) yog sau "hluas nkauj rau ib Leash: The Healing hwj huam ntawm dev, ib sociological memoir" txog li cas nws suav Confucian leash los ua ib lifeline hauv lub tuam txhab ntawm abandoned dev. Nws kuj sau tau "Healing nrog kuv dev," "los ntawm America rau teb chaws Africa, Voices ntawm Filipino poj niam txawv tebchaw" txog li cas dev so tej barriers ntawm haiv neeg, hoob kawm, tub los ntxhais, kev ntseeg, txoj, thiab lwm cov neeg distinctions, ua peb muab peb tib neeg nrog sib.

Nws yog nqi founder ntawm AAPI nkaus pab pawg neeg, ib coalition ntawm diverse, grassroots Esxias American thiab Pacific Islander pawg promoting ib hom American nyuas raws li ncaaj, to taub thiab tib neeg. Nws yog Executive Director ntawm Seniors pab Seniors, ib tug muaj tswv yim thiab innovative qhov kev pab cuam uas senior neeg muab comfort rau senior tsiaj thiab tau txais kev npliag tib lub sijhawm. Raws li ib tug DEI (ntau haiv neeg lus, nqis, xws li) hais lus, Betty ntseeg hais tias E pluribus unum yog qhov tseeb American txoj kev.

Nws yog kev loj hlob Director thiab Board hauv ntau lub zej zog kuas nonprofits. Nws yog moderator ntawm "nrhiav lub roob kub: tshooj lus kawm los ntawm Failures," thawj xyoo Esxias American Pacific lslander Civic rooj sab laj nyob rau tsoom fwv teb chaws cia Plaza. Nws yog tsev noj mov critic rau lub Charlotte Observer, txoj kev ua neej columnist rau lub Catawba Halley tej zej zog thiab ib sociology instructor ntawm lub Lenoir Rhyne College nyob rau hauv oob. Thaum nyob Paris rau 10 xyoo, nws yog Tsoom txoov ntawm lub teb chaws tiag kev kawm ntawv, Scientific, Kev cai UNESCO International ua noj tsev kawm ntawv. Nws muaj ib daim ntawv pov thawj los ntawm La Varenne Fabkis txoj culinary tsev kawm ntawv thiab Acadamie du Vin oenology.

Betty kawm magna cum laude hauv economics thiab tau txais ob Master degrees: Esxias kev tshawb fawb los ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm lub Philippines thiab kev loj hlob Economics ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Manchester, hais. Nws kuj kawm agricultural economics ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Tokyo, Nyiajpoom teb thiab puas tau kawm tiav kev tshawb fawb rau nonprofit tswj ntawm Harvard University thiab Boston University. Nyob Harvard, nws tau muab cov prestigious Derek Bok Public Service puav pheej thiab Citation rau kev tswj nonprofit Organizations. Nws twb tseem class Marshall, graduating saum peb.

Ntawm nws heev heev luam tawm academic ntaub ntawv yog: Japanese colonialism thiab Korean Economic kev loj hlob, 1970 Sino-American Rapprochement, kos duab raws li kev cai.

Saum toj noj tag nrho, Betty yog tsis tshua muaj neeg zoo siab rau nws lifelong ua hauj lwm hauv kev qhia hwm rau tag nrho sentient beings thiab xwm. Ntawm lub hom phiaj no, nws twb tau rescuing thiab adopting tsis muaj tsev nyob thiab disposable 4-legged sentient beings. Nws tsev neeg muaj xws li 6 cawm

Dev, ib tug npua uas dim hauv ib slaughterhouse, thiab 3 cawm nees xws li ib tug Mustang.

Pralhad KC

Commissioner

Mr. Pralhad KC yog tus khub/tus neeg pab tswv yim ntawm Equiserve, Inc. Environmental Engineering consultant thiab kuj tus tswv / CEO ntawm Prem-La, tus hiob thiab thawj Himalayan Thaj av ntawd Art Gallery ntawm New hais. Mr. KC tuas, MBA, (Master hauv lub koom haum saib xyuas lag luam), nyob rau hauv hais txog nyiaj txiag thiab li cas tswj, BSCE, (Bachelor hauv Science hauv Civil Engineering) nyob rau hauv dej thiab Wastewater tswj. CDA, (Carrier Discovery Architecture) hauv Urban npaj.

Mr. KC yog ib qhov project Manager uas muaj kev kim heev nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws thiab thoob ntiaj teb economic kev loj hlob tej yaam num thiab dej thiab Wastewater tej yaam num. Nws tau ua hauj lwm nrog tej neeg ua hauj lwm txuj kev xav teb chaws Asmeskas thiab Southeast Asia. Nws txawj muaj xws li lub tsev peev xwm, xaiv yaam tswv yim npaj, kev kawm tsim, kev tshuaj ntsuam, kev kawm thiab kev pab.

Mr. KC tau coj ob peb International thiab lub teb chaws tej yaam num nrog lub ADB (Esxias development Bank), UNDP (United Development Program) thiab NGOs. Mr. KC kuj muaj teeb meem loj nyob rau hauv tsim kom muaj ib network zoo network nrog kev txiav txim siab-makers txhua theem thiab nyob rau hauv lub tsev muaj peev xwm thoob ntiaj teb cov neeg ua hauj lwm los xav tias tag nrho peb tes num tswj lub luag hauj lwm.

Mr. KC yog ib tug social and Community coj tau coj ntau lub teb chaws thiab International Non-Profit organizations xws li, MIND, Inc, Nepal America Foundation, ANA (Association of Nepales hauv America), NRN NCC of America, IHO, (International Health Organization) thiab GBNC (ntau dua Boston Nepalese Community), etc.

Mr. KC tau txais heev Honors, Recognitions, txeeb thiab kub Medals rau nws kev thiab zej zog kev ua ub no tshwj xeeb tshaj yog ua hauj lwm los txhim kho lub neej ntawm cov zej zog neeg tsiv teb, xws li, New American Appreciation puav pheej, los ntawm tebchaws no, suav massachusetts, nroog ntawm Cambridge "Tseem ceeb ntawm cov", kub puav pheej los ntawm tus vaj ntxwv Nepal thiab ob peb "Citations" thiab "Honored recognition" los ntawm, Governors, mayors Legislatives nom tswv thiab International Dignitaries.

Cinda Danh

Commissioner

Cinda Danh, yug thiab tsa ceg hauv Lynn, MA, ib tug pej xeem kawm tiav thiab ib tug kawm tiav ntawm UMass Boston, pib nws cov lus nyob rau hauv txoj tom qab muaj tsev insecurity nyob rau xyoo 2010. Los ntawm no hardship, nws thiab nws tsev neeg ua hauj lwm nrog cov koom haum uas fought tiv thaiv unjust foreclosures thiab evictions. Qhov teeb meem no tsis muaj hmoo los ua nws hu mus ua tes hauj lwm thiab nws cov lus rau hauv txoj, organizing, thiab advocacy.

Hauv 2013 Cinda yog ib khub nrog cov poj niam Esxias American poj niam thoj teg num, uas nws gained hands-on kev ua hauj lwm raws li ib tug intern ntawm lub xeev Massachusetts lub xeev. Tom qab nws internship lawm, nws tau muab ib txoj hauj lwm Legislative Aide txoj hauj lwm thiab ces ob peb xyoos tom qab los ua tus thawj coj ua hauj lwm rau lwm lub xeev cov neeg sawv cev. Ntawm muaj nws txais kev pab raws li ib tsoom fwv Relations specialist ntawm ib lobbying ruaj.

Nyob rau xyoo 2019 Cinda los ua tus thawj AAPI poj niam khiav rau chaw ua hauj lwm hauv Lynn. Nws yeej nws hotly contested ua ntej thiab poob nws general xaiv tsa. Cinda tus ua phem rau nws lub zej zog thiab tam sim no sits rau lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib rau Txoj kev Lynn Main txoj kev thiab nyoos daim duab tej hauj lwm thiab pab raws li ib tug saib nrog cov poj niam Esxias American poj niam thoj teg num thoj.

Mary Chin

Commissioner

Mary Chin yog ib tug thawj coj hauv zej zog uas kim heev rau tib neeg thiab muaj zog khiav ntaub ntawv ntawm qhov kev pab nyob rau Boston thiab tshaj ntawd. Ib haiv neeg ntawm Lowell, Massachusetts, Mary yog tus ntxhais ntawm cov neeg tsiv teb thiab to taub cov struggles neeg tsiv teb fim firsthand.

Mary yog ib tug neeg ua hauj lwm hauv Kev Soj Ntsuam Cov Neeg Ua Hauj Lwm hauv qhov xyaum thiab tau txais kev pab raws li vice Chair of Massachusetts Board of Registration for Social Work. Nws tau coj kev pab cuam thiab psychiatric programs nyob rau Boston thiab sab qaum teb ntug dej. Mary txais kev pab rau AACA lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib cov Directors li President thiab oversaw lub koom haum txoj kev loj hlob, Xws li siv lub tsev ntawm 87 Tyler Street, tus expansion ntawm kev kawm hauj lwm, kev kawm ntawv thiab kev pab cuam kev pab, thiab raws li qhov ntxiv ntawm tus Mandarin immersion Reggio Emilia daycare, Buds & Blossoms.

Mary tiav nws kawm tiav kev tshawb fawb nyob rau hauv kev ua hauj lwm hauv Simmons College thiab tau txais nws undergraduate kawm ntawv los ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Massachusetts. Mary muaj kuj txais kev pab rau lub Boards ntawm tes hauj lwm rau Boston zej zog kev loj hlob, Urban College, American Cancer Society, niam rau kev ncaj ncees thiab koob pheej ntawm lawv, tuam txhab ib, South Cove Community Health Center, Sab hnub tuaj bank, thiab cov neeg Esxias American thiab Pacific Islanders Commission.

Nyob rau xyoo 2017, ib Citation rau nws qhov kev pab rau Massachusetts yog bestowed raws li nws los ntawm tswv xeev Charlie Baker.

Meenakshi Bharath

Meena hlob nyob New Delhi, khej thiab nyuam qhuav txav los rau teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas ob xyoo lawm dhau los. Hopkinton, Massachusetts, yog tsev thiab nws nyiam kom paub neeg, lawv nyiam thiab passions. Nws yog ib tug muaj zog ntseeg nyob rau hauv peb cov tib neeg. Nws tsom rua qhov kev ntseeg no thiab nws guiding txhooj ntawm dharma thiab karma, nyob hauv lub zej zog ua hauj lwm uas nws ua txhua hnub.

Meena muaj ntau nyiam. Kev kawm ntawv thiab tej yam uas suab kawm ntawv nyob rau hauv lub neej ntawm cov hluas thiab haiv neeg yog sib sib zog nqus txaus siab rau nws. Nws tau txais kev pab hauv zos, lub regional thiab lub xeev theem kev kawm ntawv. Nws yog ib tug muaj zog advocate rau personalized kev kawm ntawv rau tag nrho cov me nyuam kawm ntawv, qhuas strengths, tsev txhawb, thiab varied paths kawm. Nws tau txais kev pab rau ntau pab dawb xws li chair, DESE gifted & Tuav Kev Kawm Advisory Council; Rooj zaum, Hopkinton Public School Committee; Neeg, Education Committee, Christa McAuliffe Charter tsev kawm ntawv; Member, The Education Cooperative (TEC). Los ntawm tag nrho cov cwj pwm no, nws muaj caij nyoog los kawm, collaborate nrog ntau tus neeg zoo, thiab cawv lub siab lub ntsws, minds thiab cov cai rau kev ua tau zoo. Nws yuav siv sij hawm zoo kawg thiab muaj nuj nqis nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev koom tes rau hauv daim ntawv ntawm AAPI Commission tus thawj hluas sawv daws, uas elevates cov suab lus nws thiab txhawb civic khu.

Meena tam sim no ua haujlwm nyob rau hauv txoj kev ua lag luam nyiaj txiag ua ib program Manager. Nws xav thov ua tsaug rau nws tsev neeg, lub neej yaam puab paub thiab txhawb nws cov phooj ywg thiab lub zej zog uas tau ua nws lub neej nplua nuj thiab fulfilling.

Danielle Kim

Commissioner

Danielle Kim is a proud second-generation Korean American, intersectional feminist, and community activist. She is the inaugural Executive Director of the Asian Community Fund at The Boston Foundation — the first and only philanthropic fund in Massachusetts dedicated to activating, convening, and supporting the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.

Danielle previously served as Director of Public Policy at the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, where she organized state and federal advocacy efforts, stewarded relationships with city and state lawmakers, and managed a portfolio of grantmaking. Prior to that, she was the Director of Communications at Scholars Strategy Network, where she shaped messaging, oversaw research and publications, and advanced data-driven policymaking. She also worked as the Director of Policy and Communications for Boston After School & Beyond, a city-wide coalition of after school and summer learning programs serving students in Boston Public Schools.

Nws pib nws cov hauj lwm raws li ib tug Fulbright khub nyob rau kaus lim qab teb, thiab ces txais kev pab raws li ib lub zej zog organizer hauv nws lub xeev ntawm New Jersey--feem ntau notably ua ib lub regional teb thawj coj rau cov kev sib tw 2012 Medal. Nws tseem nyob ua ib tug kws paub hauj lwm hauv lub xeev New Jersey Legislature, uas nws tswj tawm relations rau lub xeev senators.

Danielle earned a Master’s degree in Education Policy and Management from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Government and Psychology from Smith College. Committed to expanding access to power and opportunity, Danielle serves on the Board of Directors for the Asian Community Development Corporation and the Chelsea Cultural Council.

Philjay Solar

Commissioner

Philjay Somera Solar yog tam sim no ib tug neeg khiav dej num privacy officer ntawm pawg General tsev kho mob | Huab hwm coj General Brigham tiv thaiv cov ntaub ntawv kho mob tsis pub twg paub txog lub xeev thiab tsoom fwv teb chaws hipAA kev cai. Ua ntej tshaj, nws yog ib tug neeg taug lw hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas Department of Health and Human Services, chaw ua hauj lwm rau Civil Rights. Philjay no kuj rooj zaum ntawm tus Commission hluas coj Symposium. Nws tau txais nws bachelor degree hauv txim txhaum kev ncaj ncees ntawm Lasell University ('13) thiab nws tus kws kho mob Juris Degree ntawm New hais txoj cai lij choj | Boston ('19). Nyob New hais txoj cai lij choj, Philjay yog President ntawm cov neeg Esxias Pacific American txoj cai kawm association thiab cov Executive Treasurer ntawm tus me nyuam kawm ntawv Bar Association.

Ua ntej yuav mus kawm ntawv txoj cai tsev kawm ntawv, Philjay nplooj siab ob xyoos pej xeem nrog cov AmeriCorps Program, lub zos xyoo. Los ntawm lub zos xyoo, nws txais kev pab lub zej zog Boston ua hauj lwm nrog ib pab neeg striving ze ntawm qhov kev kawm kis nyob rau hauv lub nroog inner tsev kawm ntawv.

Philjay tau txais accolades feem ntau notably, yog ib tug 2018 Forbes 30 hauv 30 Scholars Program neeg tau txais kev pab rau txoj cai thiab tsoom fwv thiab ib tug neeg sawv cev ntawm lub xyoo 2019 Filipino cov hluas coj program (FYLPro) uas nws tau khaws los ntawm cov Philippine Consulate ntawm New York thiab Philippine Ambassador rau lub teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas, Jose Romualdez.

Nws tseem yog tus founder ntawm Fil-Lennials ntawm New hais uas ntseg cov professionals ntawm Filipino-American qhovntsej thiaj tsis mob inspire thiab txuas nrog lwm Filipino-Americans hla New hais. Philjay tam sim no sits li President ntawm lub Philippine Seev cev thiab Culture Organization (PDCO), Ib lub regional Advisor rau lub teb chaws Federation of Filipino Americans Association (NaFFAA) thiab Board Director rau lub Philippine American Mainstream Advocacy rau non-Partisan Associations, Inc. (PAMANA) los ntawm PAMANA, Philjay muaj contributed rau lawv txhua xyoo Philippine Independence celebrations thiab Filipino-American Highs School Coj Workshop.

Nyob rau hauv nws lub sij hawm spare, Philjay tuaj pab dawb nrog ntau cov koom haum uas tsis yog-profit organizations xws li cov Massachusetts hluas Coj Foundation thiab BosFilipino. Nws tseem yog ib yam liaison nrog lub Philippine Consulate ntawm New York uas nws sib txuas lus ntawm lub zej zog Filipino-American zej zog nyob New hais rau lub chaw ua hauj lwm Consulate.

Xamuyee Hyun

Commissioner

Ua ntej muab rau neeg Esxias American thiab Pacific Islanders Commission ua ib Commissioner, Sam tau ua haujlwm rau Massachusetts lub tsev hais lus, Robert DeLeo plaub xyoos. Nws tseem yog tus thawj tswj kev sib txuas lus rau Ntxub yog ib tug kab mob. Ntxiv mus, Sam yog pursuing nws Masters ntawm pej xeem txoj cai nrog ib concentration hauv Neeg txom nyem Alleviation, thiab raws li ib masters hauv lub koom haum saib xyuas nrog ib kub siab rau tej yam kev, ob leeg nyob Brandeis University Heller tsev kawm ntawv rau kev cai thiab tswj.

Xaas yog ib tug active advocate rau lub zej zog Esxias American zej zog. Lub hom phiaj yog coj unification thiab txoj kev vam meej ntawm lub zej zog diverse, thaum lub tsev solidarity nrog lwm cov zej zog thiab. Xaas yog nplooj siab rau kev ncaj ncees thiab haiv neeg yuam kev. Nws lub hom phiaj yog los tsim txuj thiab xyuas kom meej tias haiv neeg yog ib tug cia li thiab equitable ntiaj teb rau tag nrho. Uas hlub, empathy thiab compassion, nyob rau hauv tswv yim nrog uplifting neeg, peb yuav thiab yuav ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv harmony thiaj li yuav tsim lub neej peb yeej ib txwm npau suav txog peb kev muaj tiag.

Bonnie Chen

Kev Sib Txuas Lus & Kev Sib Txuas Lus

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Bonnie yog txoj kev loj hlob thiab communications Coordinator ntawm AAPI Commission. Nws yog ib tug undergraduate tam sim no undergraduate ntawm Brandeis University kawm Sociology thiab Esxias American kev tshawb fawb. Yav tag los, nws tau ua haujlwm nrog ib lub zej zog teg num nplooj siab los txhawb cov kev pab cuam programming thiab cov hluas kev kawm ntawv thiab ib lub koom haum zajlus nurturing Esxias American thiab BIPOC writers. Nws yog passionate txog kev kawm ntawv, grassroots organizing, thiab migration kev tshawb fawb. Bonnie xav nyob rau hauv cov kev tshuam ntawm kev ncaj ncees, thiab arts thiab tsim raws li ib txhais tau tias inspiring thiab advocating rau kev hloov kev hloov. Nyob rau hauv nws lub sij hawm dawb, Bonnie hlub kawm tshiab noj spots thiab muaj ib tug hlub rau mango ntsuab tshuaj yej.

Abdul Haseeb Hamza

Tus Hluas Coordinator

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Abdul Haseeb Hamza yog ib senior ntawm Bard College ntawm Simon pob zeb ob npaug loj nyob chemistry thiab kev tes hauj lwm/kev hloov kev hloov. Haseeb yog passionate txog ntau haiv neeg lus, nqis, thiab inclusion ua hauj lwm. Nws tau ua hauj lwm ntau ua hauj lwm rau sawv daws nqis thiab inclusion thiab lub tuam tsev ntawm campus lub neej ntawm nws kawm ntawv qib siab. Nyob rau hauv nws qhov chaw ua hauj lwm, nws muaj advocated rau cov marginalized los influencing txoj cai kev txiav txim siab, txhawb kev sib txuas lus ntawm lub koom haum saib xyuas thiab cov me nyuam kawm ntawv, programming nyob inequality thiab injustice, thiab los tsim tej chaw rau cov me nyuam kawm ntawv uas marginalized identities.

Thaum nws lub koom haum, nws founded thiab coj lub koom haum Es Xias Sab qab teb kawm association rau campus ua ib qhov chaw rau foster zej zog thiab solidarity thiab raws li txhawb kev khiav ntawm diverse zej zog rau campus. Raws li ib tug neeg passionate txog ob lub ntuj thiab cov kev kawm sciences, Haseeb ntseeg hais tias nyob rau hauv cov hwjchim kev kawm ntawv thiab pej xeem kev pab kho mob los txhawb nqis thiab nrog rau haiv neeg. Nws twb tau koom tes nrog mentorship thiab qhia rau cov hluas nyob rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm thiab tseem nrhiav caum pej xeem kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev kawm txuj rau nws lub neej postgraduate.

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Brissa Hunter

Evan Owens

Gary Yu

Commissioner

Ekta Srinivasa

Commissioner

Shubhecchha Dhaurali

Anne Lizette Sta. Maria

Tasneem Ghadiali

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Ngan Huynh

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Karen Chen

Commissioner

Moana Bentin

Commissioner

Tuyet Tran

Treasurer

Sea Kay Leung

Diana Li

Hana

Elliot Chung

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Talvin Dhingra

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Soomin Lee

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Amy Zhou

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Sofia Hom

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Will Hesp

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Sofia Hom

Cov Hluas Sawv Daws

Marilyn Park

Commissioner

Bethany Li

Commissioner

Saatvik Ahluwalia

Christopher Huang

Jennifer Rubin

Amy Goh

Benjamin Wang

Ashley Shan

Ashley Shan

Siale Vaitohi Teaupa

Jennifer Best

Esther Hwi-Hluas Kim

Ziyi 'Billy' Zeng

Richard T. Chu

Leo L. Hwang, Ph.D

Yasmin Padamsee Forbes

Thwm Saksena

Dimple Rana

Megha Prasad

Nina Liang

Gary Y. Chu, OD, MPH, FAAO

Mary K. Y. Hli.

Nate Bae Kupel

Betty vaj ntxwv

Pralhad KC

Cinda Danh

Mary Chin

Meenakshi Bharath

Danielle Kim

Philjay Solar

Xamuyee Hyun

Bonnie Chen

Abdul Haseeb Hamza

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