No workshop yuav tshawb qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev tshawb fawb haiv neeg thiab muab qhov tseem ceeb nyob ib ncig ntawm activism nyob rau hauv kev kawm ntawv. Cov kev tshwm sim yuav muaj xws li ib lub vaj huam sib luag ntawm cov lus qhia thiab ib Q&A los ntawm cov neeg tuaj saib. Peb lub hom phiaj yog highlight tseem ceeb tsim, muab tswv yim/tactics, thiab nrhiav txoj kev los txhawb sib advocacy/organizing.
Sue J. Kim, Ph.D.
Sue J. Kim yog Associate Dean rau Undergraduate kev tshawb fawb, kawm ntawv qib siab uas nplua nuj Arts, Humanities, & Social Science; Nqi thawj coj ntawm lub chaw rau cov neeg Esxias American kev tshawb fawb; Thiab xibfwb txog lus Askiv ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Massachusetts Lowell. Nws yog sau rau Anger: Haiv neeg, Cognition, Narrative (2013) thiab Critiquing Postmodernism hauv Contemporary Discourses ntawm haiv neeg (2009) thiab nqi editor ntawm Rethinking Empathy los ntawm Literature (2014). Nws tau txais kev pab rau lub koom haum rau cov neeg Esxias American kev tshawb fawb Board of Directors thiab cov Executive Committee ntawm lub zej zog International haiv neeg rau txoj kev tshawb no ntawm Narrative. Nws kuj pab raws li lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib cov Directors rau Lowell TeleMedia Center, cov Lowell Southeast Esxias dej Success, thiab Angkor Dance Troupe.
Maiv du
Mai Du lawm ib lub zej zog advocate thiab activist txij thaum ntxov Kwvyees li xyoo 1990 thaum ntxov. Ua ib tug hluas coj, Mai muab ib feem ntawm nqi founding tus Coalition rau cov neeg Esxias Pacific American hluas (CAPAY), uas nrog AAPI cov hluas nyob Massachusetts muab lub suab thiab visibility rau cov neeg Esxias Pacific American cov hluas yaam puab paub thiab ua hauj lwm ntawm txoj kev hloov zoo. Thoob plaws hauv nws undergraduate thiab kawm tiav kev tshawb fawb ntawm Tufts University, uas nws khwv tau ib Masters hauv kev kawm ntawv focusing rau haiv neeg haiv neeg kev tshawb fawb thiab tsev kawm ntawv thiab zej zog Collaborations, Mai txuas ntxiv mus kuas nyuas siv zug zej zog organizing thiab grassroots advocacy thoob plaws hauv cheeb tsam Boston. Hu ua tus thawj coj ntawm volunteer Resources, cov hluas Programs, thiab International Social Services rau cov American liab hla ntawm Massachusetts Bay, thiab ib Kumon Math thiab nyeem instructor thiab Franchisee, Mai tam sim no koomtxoos thiab qhia ntawm nws tus kheej martial arts lag luam rau lub Wah Lum Kung Fu & tai Chi Academy hauv Malden thiab Quincy.
Mai Du yog tus nqi founder thiab pawg thawj coj saib ntawm lub malden Esxias American Zej zog Coalition (GMAACC) thiab teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas Dragon thiab Lion Dance Federation, Pawg thawj coj saib ntawm lub zej zog South Cove Community Health Center, Esxias Zej zog kev loj hlob Corporation (ACDC), thiab Maria Droste Counseling Services. Nws tseem yog tus thawj coj regional director ntawm lub teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas Kou Shu (Kung Fu) Federation. Feem ntau tsis ntev los no, Mai muaj puag founded coalition rau Anti-Racism thiab Nqis (CARE) nyob rau hauv kev kawm ntawv thiab yog championing lub xeev no dag zog kis MA tsim H.584 & S.365: Act kwv tij los tiv thaiv Racism, Equity, thiab kev ncaj ncees hauv kev kawm ntawv. Weaving rau tag nrho cov khu, Mai enjoys practicing mindfulness thiab appreciating txhua yam xwm.
Billy Zeng
Ziyi "Billy" Zeng (nws/nws) yog ib tug thawj xyoo tam sim no ntawm Tufts University xav kawm cov kev tshuam ntawm biopsychology thiab civic kev tshawb fawb. Ua ib tus nqi founders ntawm MassYouth4CARE, Ib lub xeev cov hluas coalition advocating rau Bills S.365 thiab H.584: Ib tug txheeb ze los tiv thaiv racism, nqis, & kev ncaj ncees nyob rau hauv kev kawm ntawv, nws yog passionate txog centering marginalized cov hluas voices thiab inclusive chav kawm ntawv. Zeng lub zej zog organizing ua hauj lwm hauv nws hometown ntawm Malden, Massachusetts tsom rua kev ua cov hluas muaj nyob lub nroog, thiab xyuas kom meej tias lawv muaj txuj ua politically koom tes nrog. Dhau lub caij nplooj zeeg no, nws puag organized ib tug hluas coj txheeb rooj sab laj rau lub xyoo 2021 Malden municipal xaiv tsa.
Commissioner Meena Bharath (Moderator)
Meena Bharath tam sim no pab raws li tus Vice-Chair rau lub Hopkinton tsev kawm ntawv pawg neeg. Muab rau neeg noj rau lub tsev kawm ntawv pawg neeg muaj pub Meena tshawb kev kawm ntawv los ntawm ib tug unique foupective. Nws tam sim no pab raws li ib tug Board Member ntawm txoj kev kawm Cooperative (TEC), plays ib liaison luag hauj lwm rau lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib cov Rooj Tswjhwm Saib hauv Hopkinton, thiab yog ib tug voting hauv lub Marathon Fund Committee. Nws txawj ntau advocates rau cov kev kawm welfare ntawm tag nrho cov me nyuam kawm ntawv thiab raws li txhawb ntau haiv neeg lus thiab nrog rau teg num.
Nws hlub siv sij hawm mus cuag cov neeg, thiab yuav siv sij hawm muaj nuj nqis rau nws coj kev txawj ntse, ntseeg siab, zog ua hauj lwm, ceev-kawm, collaborative thiab yuav ua tau cwj pwm. Nws xav thov ua tsaug rau nws tsev neeg, diverse background, lub neej yaam puab paub thiab kev them nyiaj yug ntawm nws cov phooj ywg thiab lub zej zog uas tau ua nws lub neej nplua nuj heev thiab fulfilling.