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We are proud to support theKCCD White House Brieng& 9th National Lighting the

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WELCOME &INVITATION

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are delighted to welcome youto our 9th National Lighting theCommunity Summit under thetheme of “Shining Our Light: Owning

Our Future” and to this third historic gathering of AsianAmerican & Pacic Islanders (AAPI) Christian churchesand leaders at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C.

We are excited to continue our 1000 Initative, a national,nonpartisan network of AAPI Christian churches andleaders who can be engaged in the public sphere.

Our theme reects the strengths of our communitiesas well as the vision of this Summit and movement.We as AAPI Christian leaders have been active throughevangelism, global missions, and direct service. Yetour voice and presence have been missing at the localand national front due to marginalization and our owndisengagement. As a result, our communities have beenundeserved and overlooked in services and resources.

We are called to be salt and light to the world and be boldwitnesses in every sphere of life. This calling is greater thanany particular political stance or social agenda. We are tobless and pray for our nation’s leaders.

Christian leaders from the African American and Latinocommunities have preceded us in engaging in the civicprocess and as a result are regularly invited to the decisionmaking table. They have translated their inuence andaccess to impact public policies and to bring investmentsand needed resources for their communities and forthose who are voiceless.

We invite you to join our 1000 Initiative for “such a timeas this” in creating a strong united AAPI Christian voice inthe public sphere!

It is our hope that through this Summit, you will beable to meet and dialogue with our nation’s leadersas WITNESSES, be equipped in the civic arena andADVOCATE, and also elevate the strengths and needsof our communities to foster PARTNERSHIPS with ourgovernment and corporate leadership.

Let’s shine our light and be a blessing to our nation andour community!

Hyepin ImKCCD President and CEO

Woogie KimKCCD Board Co-Chair

Rev. John Jong Dai Park KCCD Board Co-Chair

It is our hope that through thisSummit, you will be able tomeet and dialogue with ournation’s leaders as WITNESSES,be equipped in the civic arenaand ADVOCATE, and alsoelevate the strengths andneeds of our communities tofoster PARTNERSHIPS with ourgovernment and corporateleadership.”

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LETTERS OF COMMENDATION

SenatorMark WarnerU.S. Senate, Virginia


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CongressmanEd RoyceU.S. House of Representatives,California, 39th District

CongressmanMike HondaU.S. House of Representatives,California, 17th District


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Congresswoman Tammy DuckworthU.S. House of Representatives,Illinois, 8th District

CongresswomanDoris MatsuiU.S. House of Representatives,California, 6th District


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CongresswomanGrace MengU.S. House of Representatives,New York, 6th District

CongressmanGerald E. ConnollyU.S. House of Representatives,Virginia, 11th District


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CongressmanRaul GrijalvaU.S. House of Representatives,Arizona, 3rd District

CongressmanCharles B. RangelU.S. House of Representatives,

New York, 13th District


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State SenatorJanet NguyenCalifornia, 34th District

AssemblymemberDavid HadleyCalifornia, 66th District


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Grace Han Wolf

COUNCILMEMBERT (703) 435-6805 F (703) [email protected]

TOWN COUNCIL

Lisa C. Merkel, MayorJennifer Baker, Vice MayorDavid A. KirbySteven Lee MitchellSheila A. OlemJasbinder SinghGrace Han Wolf

May 26, 2016

Dear Hyepin and Korean Churches for Community Development,

Congratulations and a warm welcome to you and all of the participants in the 9 th AnnualNational Lighting the Community Summit.

On behalf of the Town of Herndon and my colleagues on the Herndon Town Council, Iextend a warm welcome to those attending the Summit and hope you enjoy your time inthe greater Washington DC area.

The work that you are doing to help engage the AAPI community and their electedofficials is of the utmost important and value – thank you for working to bring hope,knowledge and elevating the needs of the AAPI community to our government, at all

levels. Thank you for taking the time to learn about what resources are available on thegovernment level and sharing that with your local community.

The conversations, panels, plenarys, Hill visits and networking are all importantelements to learn how to engage our political leaders to better serve all Americans. Voices such as yours truly light up the community. Please stay in touch and thank youfor your leadership.

Warm regards,

Grace Han Wolf

Grace Han WolfCouncilmember

CouncilmemberGrace Han Wolf Hernon Town Council, Virginia

DelegateMark KeamVirginia House of Delegates

35th District


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CongressmanAdam SmithU.S. House of Representatives,Washington, 9th District

Mayor Pro TemporeAli Sajjad TajCity of Artesia, California


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DAY 1 PROGRAMSCHEDULEJUNE 6th Description

2:00pm Check-in

5:00pm-6:00pm Registration & Networking

5:30pm Opening Reception Dinner

Welcome Remarks: Our Vision - Witness, Advocacy & PartnershipHyepin Im, President/CEO, KCCDRev. Jongdai Park, Summit Honorary Co-Chair, Board Co-Chair, KCCD Senior Pastor, Joong-Ang KoreanChurch

InvocationWoogie Kim, KCCD Board Co-Chair, Director of Development and International Relations, Biola Univ.

Special RemarksDiana Yu, Chief of Staff, U.S. White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacic IslandersErika Moritsugu, Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Department ofHousing and Urban Development

MessageRev. Jamie Kim, Founder & Senior Pastor, Core Community Church

6:00pm Navigating Religious Freedom and Politics of HateSteve Miska, MBA, Colonel (Retired) U.S. Army, First Amendment VoicePaul Murray, Vice President, Global Peace Foundation, USA

7:30pm State of AAPI Community & KCCD IntroductionsHyepin Im, President/CEO, KCCDSam George, Executive Director, Parivar International

8:15pm Vision Networking Session #1ModeratorWoogie Kim, KCCD Board Co-Chair, Director of Development and International Relations, Biola Univ.

9:30pm Closing WorshipHerman Martir, President, Asian Action Network and Asian Prayer Network

Table HostsJannah Scott, Deputy Director, Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Department of HomelandSecurityMark Brinkmoeller, Director, Offi ce of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at U.S. Agency for International Develop-ment (USAID)

Moderators, Discussion Facilitators and Prayer Leaders• Sam George• Raafat Girgis• Russell Jueng• David Kyuman Kim

• Woogie Kim• Sam Koh• Matthew Lee• Herman Martir

• Jinha Park • Hadiarso Adi• Justine Heoreon An• Christine Haahs

Location: Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University


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DAY 2 PROGRAMSCHEDULE

JUNE 7th Description

8:00am-9:30am NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER PRAYER BREAKFEmceeRichard Lui, Journalist and News Anchor, MSNBC / NBC News

WelcomeHyepin Im, President/CEO, KCCD

Invocation & Worship/PraiseHerman Martir, President, Asian Action Network and Asian Prayer Network

Prayer for Race Relations & UnityMaya Rockmeyer, President/CEO/Founder, Center for/ Global Policy Solutions Tony Suarez, Executive Vice President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)

Prayer for RefugeesRussell Jeung, Professor, San Francisco State University

Prayer for Humanitarian Crisis & Disaster Relief Mark Brinkmoeller,Director, Offi ce of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at U.S. Agency for Interna-tional Development (USAID)Lauren Erickson-Mamane, Senior Advisor, Faith Initiative, US Peace Corps

Prayer for North KoreaChristina Li, East Asia & Pacic Advisor for the Secretary ’s Offi ce for Religion & Global Affairs, U.S. Depar t-ment of State

Prayer for Mental Health/SuicideRichard Kim, KA UMM National President, General Commission on United Methodist Men, UnitedMethodist Church

Prayer for President & Government Leaders/Presidential Election Year Teresa Gerton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Veterans’ Employment and Training and Director of FaithBased and Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Department of LaborMark Keam, Delegate, U.S. House of Delegates, Virginia, 35th District

9:30am SpeakerDavid Kim, Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration

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10:00am-11:15am Workshop: Funding & Resource Workshops

Concurrent Workshops(Choose one)

Workshop 1: How to Do Business with US Government• Matthew Lee, CEO & President, Fastech Inc. KoBE Government Contracting Alliance

Workshop 2: How to Help Trauma Impacted Communities

• Brian R. Sims, M.D. Senior Director of Medical and Behavioral Health, National Association of StateMental Health Program Directors & Consultant, National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC)

• Stephen Broyles, MPH, MSW, Training and Technical Assistance Manager, SAMHSA Grassroots Commu-nity and Faith-Based Technical Assistance Project, Adjunct assistant professor at the Howard University

Workshop 3: Job Resources & International Opportunities/Peace Corps• Mark Brinkmoeller, Director, U.S. Agency for International Development• Teresa Gerton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Veterans’ Employment and Training and Director of FaithBased and Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Department of Labor

11:15am Break

11:30am-12:30pm Immigration Reform and the AAPI Community• Juliet Choi, Chief of Sta , U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services• Adam Estle, Field Director, Evangelical Immigration Table, National Immigration Forum• Tony Suarez, Executive Vice President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)

• Reva Gupta, Senior Policy Advisor, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Paci c Islanders• Jenny Yang, World Impact

12:30pm LunchPrayer

Hadiarso Adi, Founding Pastor, ICC

1:00pm-2:30pm Our Voices Matter: Strengthening Our Base during Presidential Election Year• Chris Kang, Nat ional Director, The National Council of Asian Paci c Americans (NCAPA)• Mee Moua, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC• Floyd Mori, President & CEO, Asian Paci c American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)• Christine Chen, Founding Executive Director, APIA Vote• Richard Lui, Journalist and News Anchor, MSNBC / NBC News

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3:00pm-4:30pm Workshop: Funding & Resource Workshops

Concurrent Workshops(Choose one)

Workshop 4: Housing/Homelessness• Paula A. Lincoln, Director, Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development (HUD)• Rita Flegel, Director of HUD’s O ce of HIV/AIDS Housing• Lisa Co man, Special Needs Assistance Program Specialist, HUD• Sean Bennett, Director, Marketing and Outreach, Homeownership Preservation O ce, U.S. Depart-ment of the Treasury

• Moses Kim, HCA Housing Supervisor, KCCD• Ti ani Moore, Senior A ordable Housing Specialist, O ce of A ordable Housing Programs, O ce ofCommunity Development & Planning under Housing Workshop

Workshop 5: How to Help Trauma Impacted Communities

• Brian R. Sims, M.D.Senior Director of Medical and Behavioral Health, National Association of State Men-tal Health Program Directors & Consultant, National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC)

• Stephen Broyles, MPH, MSW,Training and Technical Assistance Manager, SAMHSA Grassroots Commu-nity and Faith-Based Technical Assistance Project, Adjunct assistant professor at the Howard University

• Jannah Scott, Deputy Director, Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Departmentof Homeland Security

Workshop 6: Presidential Appointments/Career Path and Mentorship Opportunities for YoungAdults/Job Training Resources

• Grace Choi, Policy Advisor in the Secretary’s O ce of Global Women’s Issues at the U.S. Department ofState

• Floyd Mori, President & CEO, Asian Paci c American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)

• Darlene Hutto, Director of Grants and Fellowships, Forum for Theological Exploration

• Piyachat Terrell, Pathways Programs O cer National Recruitment and Outreach Specialist, U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency

• Teresa Gerton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Veterans’ Employment and Training and Director of FaithBased and Neighborhood Partnerships

4:30pm-5:30pm Navigating Our VoicesDavid Kyuman Kim, Chair, Department of Religious Studies Program in American Studies, ConnecticutCollege

Rest of Evening Informal Dinner Groups / D.C. Sightseeing/Optional Activities

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8:00am-12:00pm White House Tour and Congressional Visits

12:30pm-4:00pm U.S. Capitol and Congressional Speakers Rayburn 2172 Foreign Affairs Committee Room, US Capitol

12:30pm-1:00pm Lunch

1:00pm-2:30pm Closing Vision Networking SessionGalen Carey, Vice President, Government Relations for the National Association of Evangelicals

David Kyuman Kim, Chair, Department of Religious Studies Program in American Studies, ConnecticutCollege

2:30pm-3:00pm Congressional BriengsCharles Rangel, Congressman, U.S. House of RepresentativesEd Royce, Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives

3:30pm Closing & Group Photo Opp at US Capitol

5:00pm-9:30pm IMPACT AWARDS GALA DINNER Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University

Welcome

Opening GreetingHyepin Im, President/CEO, KCCD

Sponsor AcknowledgmentsWoogie Kim, KCCD Board Co-Chair, Director of Development and International Relations, Biola Univ.

InvocationRaafat Girgis, Interim Pastor, Immanuel Presbyterian Church

6:00pm-6:30pm Speaker & Book SigningJim Wallis, Editor-in-Chief, Sojourners


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DINNER AND AWARDS PROGRAM

Special RemarksMark Takano, Congressman, U.S. House of RepresentativesIntroduction: Jinha Park, KCCD Board Member

Special PerformanceMigrant Heritage FIL-AM Dance Eensemble

RECOGNITION OF FAITH AND COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD HONOREES

Honoree PresentationGrace Meng, Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives

Traci G. Lee , Digital Editorial Manager, NBC Asian America Dr. Russell Jeung, Professor, San Francisco State University/Author & Dr. Joan Jeung, Pediatrician, AsianHealth Services Rev. Won Sang Lee, Reverend/ SEED International, President, The Korean Central Presbyterian Church,Centreville, Virginia

Honoree Group Photo

Acknowledgements and Special Thanks

Closing RemarksRev. John Jongdai Park, Summit Honorary Co-Chair.KCCD Board Co-Chair/Senior Pastor, Joong-Ang KoreanChurch

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SUMMIT GOALS& OVERVIEW

Raise the visibility, prole, and resources of theAAPI Christian community at a national level.

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THE SUMMITprovidesopportunities for churches and non-protorganizations to learn how to leverageresources, access funding opportunities,and build successful partnerships tobetter implement their programs for the

community and expand their impactand witness. The summit will also providenetworking opportunities with variousimportant stakeholders includingpotential funders, elected offi cials, andgovernment agencies. At the sametime, the summit provides a platform tohighlight great models and resources inthe community as well as advocate forissues that impact the Asian Americanand Pacic Islander community.

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ISSUES IMPACTING AAPIWHY IT MATTERS

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RACE RELATIONS AND UNITY

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Why this matters - Asian Americans are facing serious moral choices in regard to howwe should respond to recent rulings by the Supreme Court on affi rmative action. There areseismic shifts taking place in the landscape of higher education induced by these rulings.Both sides of the debates over affi rmative action are seeking to enlist Asian Americansto shore up their arguments for and against affi rmative action policies. As it has becomeclear that race based policies are on the decline, there are some resources to read tohelp us develop critical responses to changing affi rmative action practices that reect ourcommitment to social justice and diversity.

Black Lives Matter - In tackling one of the most pressing racial issues in the UnitedStates today, the treatment of African Americans in the justice system, Black lives mat-ter to API Christians. They matter because we are all God’s children. As family, we fel-

lowship in each other’s sufferings. In fact, APIs have a stake in this matter because we,too, face institutional disparities that subordinate us. For example, API youth arrestedare 2.5 times more likely than whites to be tried and convicted as adults, so that theirpunishment is much more onerous.

The mass incarceration of Black and Brown people and their treatment by the hands ofthe justice system may be seen the new caste system of the United States. The deathsof Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in New York at the hands of police offi -cers has led to serious questioning of whether Black lives matter in the eyes of our so-ciety. Where, then, should APIs stand on this issue which has created such a chasm in

America? Prominent scholar activists contributing to KCCD’s Prophetic Voices have allconcluded that APIs need to stand on God’s side, who is for the oppressed. “On God’sside, we aim to act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly. When we make all livesmatter, our lives will also matter.”


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IMMIGRATION REFORM

Why this matters - Even though Asian American and Pacic Islanders make up 6 percent of the totalU.S. population, we account for over 40 percent of the 4.2 million individuals caught in the currentfamily immigration visa backlog. And we account for 84 percent of the employer-based visa backlog!

AAPI DREAMers also account for 40 percent of those in the University of California system. Today, more

immigrants come from Asia or the Pacic Islands than any other region in the world. Those from Asiancountries also account for 10 percent, or about 1.3 million, of all undocumented immigrants.

TOP ISSUES & PROBLEMS TO ADDRESS

JUVENILE DELINQUENCYWhy this matters - Asian youth have the second highest rate of being tried in adult court for vio-

lent crimes. In addition, Asian youth tried in adult court are imprisoned more often than Hispanic andWhite and are only slightly behind Black youth.


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HOUSINGWhy this matters - Since the housing crisis, Asian Americans were a group that experienced steep decline ofhomeownership rates, resulting in higher rates of foreclosure along with drop of wealth and housing burden. WithinCalifornia, Asians suffered the sharpest drop in homeownership in 2008, a 1.24 percentage points drop comparedto Blacks (0.88 percentage points), Hispanics (0.80 percentage points), and Whites (0.40 percentage points.) From2000 to 2010, Asians had the highest proportion of homeowners who paid more than 50% of their monthly incometo their housing costs.

MENTAL HEALTH & YOUTH AT RISK

Why this matters - Nearly 150 college-aged Asian American students will die by suicide this year: Asian Ameri-cans aged 20-24 have the highest suicide rate of all Asian Americans at 12.4 per 100,000, and have the highestrate of suicidal thoughts among all college-aged students. This rate also appears to be nearly 1.5x higher thanthe national suicide rate — 7 out of 100,000 — among college-aged students. In 1996-2006 at Cornell University,there were 13 Asian American suicides of the 21 total student deaths by suicide in that time frame. Asian Amer-ican students made up about 25% of the student body in that time, yet Asian American students were 55% ofstudents who committed suicide on-campus. 1 in 3 college students report experiencing some combination ofdepression-like symptoms over the course of their time on-campus, and 15% will experience suicidal thoughts;for this reason in part, suicide is the second leading cause of death for college-aged students. Yet, Asian Americanstudents are dying by suicide at apparently higher rates than non-Asian counterparts. In part, this is due to highcultural stigma against mental health disorders within the Asian American community. In the general population,

Asian Americans are 50% less likely to report symptoms of depression to others, and only 2% (compared to 13%of non-Asians) will raise the topic with their doctors. So, it is not unreasonable to imagine that Asian American

students on college campuses are less likely than their non-Asian peers to seek treatment when they experiencedepression symptoms.

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OTHER TOP ISSUES & PROBLEMS TO ADDRESSHomelessness, Youth Development/Mentoring,Gang Violence, Domestic Violence, Suicide, Accessto Healthcare, Economic Development, AffordableHousing, Financial Literacy, Small Businesses,Religious Freedom for Groups on Campus, DisasterReadiness/Environment, Free Food ServiceProgram, International Aid, North Korea, Education

HUMAN TRAFFICKINGWhy this matters - Human traffi cking, the buying/selling of people, is risingas a dangerous threat. Prots for traffi cking are the second largest illegalenterprise in the world, after drugs. People are bought and sold for use aslaborers, domestic workers, sex workers, and held against their will in manyUS cities, and around the world. The AAPI community cares about traffi ckingbecause it is disproportionately affecting our communities. Sex traffi cking andforced labor are thriving in Asian and South Asian countries. The orientalizationof API women helps grow the demand for Asian women in brothels. In the US,victims of traffi cking are coming from many Asian countries and the need forservices in Asian languages is high. And for our community, there is a unique tiebetween domestic violence and traffi cking that needs to be addressed.


RACIAL GAPS IN WEALTHWhy this matters - The widening wealth gap in the United States is a worrisome sign that millions of families

nationwide do not have enough in assets to offer better opportunities for future generations. Wealth allows familiesto make investments in homes, in education, and in business creation. On the basis of data collected using theNational Asset Scorecard for Communities of Color (NASCC) survey, we report that, when analyzed by race,wealth accumulation is vastly unequal. There are major disparities in wealth accumulation across various racialand ethnic groups in the United Staes. Racial and ethnic differences in net worth show the extreme nancialvulnerability faced by nonwhite households.


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KCCD HONORARY COMMITTEE

Congresswomen

Tammy DuckworthU.S. House of Representatives,Illinois 8th, District

Congressmen

Gerald ConnollyU.S. House of Representatives,Virginia 11th, District

Congresswomen

Donna EdwardsU.S.House of Representatives,Maryland, 4th District

Congressman

Raul GrijalvaU.S. House of Representative,Arizona, 3rd District

Assemblymember

David HadleyCalifornia State Assembly,66th District

Delegate

Mark KeamU.S. House of Delegates,Virginia, 35th District

Congresswoman

Barbara LeeU.S.House of Representatives,California, 13th District

Councilmember

Grace Han Wolf Herndon Town Council,Commonwealth of Virginia

Congressmen

Mike HondaU.S.House of Representatives,California,17th District

Congressmen

Charles RangelU.S. House of Representatives,New York, 13th District

Congresswoman

Doris MatsuiU.S. House of RepresentativCalifornia, 6th District

Congresswoman

Grace MengU.S. House of Representatives,New York, 6th District

State Senator

Janet NguyenCalifornia State Senate,34th District

Congresswomen

Lucille RoybalU.S.House of Representatives,California, 40th District

Congressman

Ed RoyceU.S. House of RepresentatiCalifornia, 39th District


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Congressmen

Adam SmithU.S. House of Representatives,California, 28th District

KCCD HONORARY COMMITTEE

Congressmen

Mark TakanoU.S. House of Representatives,California, 40th District

Mayor Pro Tem

Ali Sajjad TajCity of Artesia, California

Congressman

Chris Van HollenU.S. House of Representatives,Maryland, 8th District

Senator

Mark WarnerU.S. Senate, Virginia

State Senator

Ted LieuCalifornia State Senate,33rd District

Congresswomen

Judy ChuU.S. House of Representatives,California, 27th District


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IMPACT AWARDHONOREES

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Dr. Russell Jeung is a Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco StateUniversity. Author of Faithful Generations: Race and New Asian American Churches (2005)and Sustaining Faith Traditions: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion Among the Latino and AsianAmerican New Second Generation (2010)¸ he has written extensively on race, religion, andcommunity change. One such project is Prophetic Voices: Asian Pacic Islander ChristianPerspectives for Church and Society, produced by KCCD. For the past 25 years, Russell has

lived in a low-income neighborhood of East Oakland, California. With fellow Christians, heorganized 200 Latino and Cambodian neighbors to win a landmark housing lawsuit. He alsohelped to establish a community preschool and a multiethnic, multiclass church plant. Mostrecently, he and his wife, Dr. Joan Jeung, have worked with the refugee communities fromBurma and Bhutan for greater access to health and employment services. He recounts theseexperiences in his spiritual memoir, At Home In Exile: Meeting Jesus Among My Ancestorsand Refugee Neighbors (2016). Dr. Joan Jeung is a Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellowin Minority Health Policy at Harvard Medical School and a pediatrician at Asian HealthServices (AHS), a community health center serving medically underserved communitiesin Oakland, California. At AHS, she has created programs expanding health care accessand health education for underserved immigrant and refugee groups. She was also thefounding director for the Empowering Mothers Initiative, which provides parent educationand peer support groups families. Dr. Jeung serves on the Project Advisory Committee forthe National Center on Medical Home Implementation. Russell & Joan Jeung continue tolive in East Oakland with their foster daughters from Burma, Bethsy and Bonny, and their sonMatthew. Both have served on the board of New Hope Covenant Church.

Dr. Russell & Joan JeungDr. Russell Jeung, Professor & Author,San Francisco State University

Dr. Joan Jeung, Pediatrician,Asian Health Sevices

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Reverend Won Sang Lee served the Korean Central Presbyterian Church in Centreville,Virginia as Senior Pastor from 1977 to 2003. During this time, he oversaw the church’s growthfrom 14 families with 30 people to 2208 families with more than 3000 in average attendanceduring Sunday services. He also served in various community service capacities includingthe National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board Access For All (CommitteeMember 2000-2003), Falls Church-Fairfax United Way Board of Council (Member 2000-2003), Association of the Korean Churches in the Greater Washington DC (President), andthe House of Representatives of United States (Guest Chaplain, 107th Congress meeting onOctober 10, 2002). He was the Founding Chairman of the Central Senior Center (1994-2003).Reverend Lee also served in various mission organizations such as the Korean World MissionCouncil for Christ (Co-Chairman 2001-2004), Milal Mission of America for handicappedpeople (President 2005-2008), Korean American Food For the Hungry (Founding Chairmanof the Board 2001-2012), PRASSION International (Prayer is Mission) (Founder/President2014-present), and SEED International (Founder/President 2000-present). ReverendLee received his Th. M. from Dallas Theological Seminary (1972), M. A. from University ofPennsylvania (1981), Ph. D. from University of Wales, United Kingdom (2010), and anhonorary Doctor of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia (2015).Reverend Lee has been married for 50 years to his wife Mrs. Young Ja Lee, a pharmacist whoworks at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland for more

than 30 years. They have two children, a son and a daughter.

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Traci G. Lee is the Digital Editorial Manager for NBC Asian America at NBCNews.com,where she oversees the country’s largest English-language Asian-American news source.Under her direction, NBC Asian America has grown into a multimedia platform with a focuson news and features on AAPI communities in the U.S., developed a robust social mediapresence, and recruited more than 40 contributors around the world. In spring 2016, she

oversaw the launch of “NBC Asian America Presents…,” a video channel containing episodicdocumentary series focused on AAPI issues, themes, and voices.

Previously, Lee was a digital and multimedia producer and journalist for MSNBC andMSNBC.com, with a focus on bridging the gap between television and the digital space. Herexperience includes television production, developing social media strategies for anchorsand reporters, and reporting and editing content for NBCNews.com and MSNBC.com, fromcovering the White House’s rst-ever summit on Asian American and Pacic Islanders todocumenting the ght for marriage equality within the Mormon Church to proling rapartists MC Jin and Awkwana.

Along with frequently covering the Asian-American community, Lee has been a vocaladvocate for increasing diversity and representation in the media and behind the scenes,and is committed to education, recruitment, and mentorship in an effort to increasediversity within newsrooms. She has organized events at NBC News to promote diversityfeaturing guests from actress Mindy Kaling to “Angry Asian Man” blogger Phil Yu.

Lee is an active member of the Asian American Journalists Association, and co-curatesa weekly newsletter featuring AAPI news/content from around the web. She is currentlybased in New York City and holds degrees in literary journalism and global cultures from theUniversity of California, Irvine.

Traci G. Lee,Digital Editorial ManagerNBC Asian America

NBC Asian America is the country’s rst and largest English-language national news resourcededicated to covering the United States’ Asian American and Pacic Islander communities.Started in June 2014, NBC Asian America works with more than 40 freelancers around the worldto cover news and features ranging from politics to pop culture. In 2016, along with publishing

daily articles online, NBC Asian America launched a video channel that features documentariesexclusively focused on issues and voices found in AAPI communities.

Beyond serving as a news website for the AAPI community, NBC Asian America is amultimedia platform that is for the community, about the community, and, most importantly,by the community. For more, visit http://nbcasianamerica.com or on social media platforms @NBCAsianAmerica.

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U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng is serving her second term in the United States House ofRepresentatives. Grace represents the Sixth Congressional District of New York encompassingthe New York City borough of Queens, including west, central and northeast Queens. Grace is therst Asian-American Member of Congress from New York State, and the only Congressmemberof Asian descent in the entire Northeast. She is also the rst female Member of Congress fromQueens since former Vice Presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro. Grace is a member of theHouse Foreign Affairs Committee and its Subcommittees on the Middle East and North Africa,and Asia and the Pacic. The Foreign Affairs Committee oversees United States foreign policytowards all nations around the world, and has jurisdiction over foreign aid, the State Departmentand key international organizations such as the United Nations.

Grace also serves on the House Small Business Committee where she is the Ranking Memberof the Agriculture, Energy and Trade Subcommittee. The Small Business Committee, which wasestablished to protect and assist small-business owners, has oversight of nancial aid, regulatorymatters and the Small Business Administration (SBA), issues critical to Queens and New York Citysince small businesses are the economic engine of the region. Grace is also an Assistant Whip inthe House and a founder and Co-Chair of the Kids’ Safety Caucus, the rst bipartisan coalitionin the House that promotes child-safety issues. She helped create and serves as Co-Chair ofthe Quiet Skies Caucus which works to mitigate excessive aircraft noise that adversely affectscommunities.

During her rst term in the House, Grace scored several legislative victories, a signicantaccomplishment for a new Member of Congress. In fact, she was one of just 12 Democrats – out

of all 207 – who passed three or more bills, placing her in the top six percent. Her bill to makethe desecration of cemeteries a violation of religious freedom was signed into law by PresidentObama, as was her legislation to study the viability of making Queens historic sites part of theNational Parks Service. Also signed into law were her measures that aim to enhance the safety ofschool buses, improve the performance of child car seats and protect the privacy of motorists indriverless vehicles. Her rst major legislative effort, to allow federal disaster funds to be used forrebuilding houses of worship damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, passed the House justsix weeks after she was sworn in as a Member of Congress. She also secured House passage ofseveral other important measures she authored including a bill to reduce the massive backlogof veterans’ disability claims; legislation, in the wake of the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya,that seeks to better protect American diplomats serving overseas; a measure that aims to createcollege nancial-aid applications in languages spoken by Queens residents; legislation to holdaccountable those countries that facilitate Hezbollah and legislation to crack down on con artists

and devious telemarketers who use phone scams to rip off millions of Americans, particularlyseniors and those from immigrant communities.

In addition, Grace helped obtain increased funding for Israel’s missile defense systems;acquired additional small-business resources for Queens; and persuaded the State Departmentto acknowledge and remedy the widespread denial of tourist visas to young Israelis. Further, shehelped convince the Small Business Administration (SBA) to improve entrepreneurs’ access tocapital and her efforts led to New York City’s new school holiday for Lunar New Year. She was alsoinstrumental in securing noise monitors and establishing a community roundtable to addressincreased airplane noise over Queens. Born in Elmhurst, Queens, and raised in the Baysidesection of the borough, Grace graduated from Stuyvesant High School and the University ofMichigan. She then earned a law degree from Yeshiva University’s Benjamin Cardozo School ofLaw. Prior to serving in Congress, Grace was a member of the New York State Assembly. Beforeentering public service, she worked as a public-interest lawyer. Grace resides in Queens with herhusband, Wayne, two sons – Tyler and Brandon – and her dog, Bounce.

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HONORARYCO CHAIRS

Rev. John Jongdai Park KCCD Board Co-Chair/Senior PastorJoong-Ang Korean Church

Rev. Young Hoon LeeSenior PastorYoido Full Gospel Church

Tim HaahsPresident/CEO Timothy Haas & Associates


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Laura MarikoCheifetzVice President ,Presbyterian Pub-lishing Corporation

JC MoonSenior Pastor ,Horizon CommunityChurch

April MorenoCDC/CSTE HealthSystems IntegrationFellow , County ofSan Diego Healthand Human Ser-vices


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INVITATION TO JOIN THE1000 INITIATIVE

For too long, Asian American and Pacic Islander (AAPI) communities have been portrayed as a silent minority in the

public sphere. It is time for our community to speak up. There is strength in numbers. By joining together, we can make our

voices count in the halls of Congress, the White House, and upper echelons of corporate America, and create greater access

to our nation’s leaders.

KCCD invites you to join our 1000 Initiative, a national, nonpartisan network of committed AAPI Christian leaders to speak

with a unied voice in the public sphere: to bear witness, to advocate, and to seek partnerships that specically address

our community’s unique challenges. You will receive information and invitations to events, discussions and offerings and

be connected with other great leaders.

INVITATION TO JOIN THE5 2 VISION NETWORK

Many churches have a vision to impact the world and bring transformation to their communities but they often give

up before they start as they are often limited in their capacity to navigate the broader community and leverage outsideresources and partnerships. The church community is in need of leadership development training, access and information,

as well as technical assistance for service delivery and use of resources.

To address this need, KCCD is launching our 5-2 Vision Network Program to implement at our partnering churches. In

John 6: 9-14, a young man had ve barley loaves and two small sh to feed a crowd of 5,000 men. Jesus took the loaves

and gave thanks, distributing it amongst the disciples and teaching them how to create abundance out of scarcity. Unlike

the little boy, the disciples became overwhelmed by the number of people who needed feeding when they saw what they

did not have versus the little boy who identied and focused on what he had. The 5-2 Vision Network works to take the

“ve barley loaves and two sh” of each church and train how to leverage these resources to build capacity and serve the

community and congregation. The 5-2 Vision Network will provide churches with connections to resources and decision makers as well as provide

access to trainings on fundraising, grant writing, community service, advocacy and public relations.

To sign up for either the 1000 Initiative or the 5-2 Vision Network Visit www.kccd.org


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Galen Carey, vice president of government relations for the National Association of Evangelicals, is responsible for representingthe NAE to Congress, the White House and the courts. He works to advance the approach and principles of the NAE document,“For the Health of the Nation.” Galen is the son of long-time missionaries to the Philippines, where he grew up on the island ofCebu. Before joining the NAE staff, Carey was a longtime employee of World Relief, the relief and development arm of the NAE,serving in Croatia, Mozambique, Kenya, Indonesia and Burundi. He received an M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, anda Doctor of Ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary. Galen is the co-author with Leith Anderson of the recently released“Faith in the Voting Booth: Practical Wisdom for Voting Well,” published in March, 2016 by Harper Collins Zondervan. You canfollow Galen on Twitter @GalenCarey.

Galen Carey, Vice PresidentGovernment Relations, National Association of Evangelicals

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Séan Bennett leads Marketing and Outreach efforts for the Homeownership Preservation Offi ce at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Bennett joined Treasury in January 2013 to promote the Making Home Affordable® Program (MHA), a key partof the Obama Administration’s efforts to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. In his role, Bennett leverages more than 25 years ofcommunications leadership on digital strategy initiatives, advises on strategic communications matters, and engages local and

national organizations to increase public awareness. Previously, Bennett was a senior manager with the National Community Re-investment Coalition (NCRC), providing project management and strategic communications leadership for NCRC’s advocacy andnancial empowerment activities. Bennett’s early career experience also includes spending 16 years in the Corporate Communi-cations and Development unit of NeighborWorks® America, a federally appropriated nonprot created by Congress to providenancial support, technical assistance, and training for community-based revitalization efforts. For over two decades, Bennett’swork has been grounded in communications and community development.

Séan Bennett, Director, Marketing and OutreachHomeownership Preservation Offi ce, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Mark Brinkmoeller leads developing high-level strategic partnerships within the faith, NGO and related industry communities

to increase the effectiveness and reach of ones advocacy efforts. He manages relationships with faith-motivated artists and onpartnerships for ones Living Proof Project. On the national scene, Mark served on the International & Domestic policy committeesof the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the CRS advisory board. He served on the board ROUNDTABLE, the nationalassociation of diocesan social action directors for six years, including three years as chair. He was a founding board member of theInterfaith Committee for Worker Justice (now Interfaith Worker Justice). Brinkmoeller lives outside of Washington, DC with his wifeSara and daughter, Imogen Clare.

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Sam is of Asian Indian descent and have lived in Singapore, Hong Kong and Liverpool (UK). He has lived in the US for nearlytwenty-ve years and have served as youth pastor, community leader and scholar. Sam holds degrees in engineering andbusiness, and worked in the corporate world for nearly ten years before going to Fuller and Princeton seminaries. Over the lastfteen years, he has served South Asian American churches and communities in different capacities. In 2014, he completed a PhDon diaspora missiology from the UK and is an expert on family, migration and South Asian issues. Sam is a frequent speaker inAsian American churches and conferences, and is the author of several books, including Understanding the Coconut Generationand Malayali Diaspora. He lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with his wife and two boys.

Sam George, Executive DirectorParivar International

Adam Estle brings a great diversity of experience in the world of immigration to his role as the National Field Director withthe National Immigration Forum. A former high school Spanish teacher, Adam previously directed a federally funded program

providing housing and care for unaccompanied immigrant children. Before that, he worked as the lead faith organizer forthe Forum’s Bibles, Badges, and Business initiative throughout the Mountain West. Adam has also practiced immigration lawunder accreditation by the Board of Immigration Appeals at LifeBridge Community Alliance and Neighborhood Ministries, bothin Phoenix, AZ, where he lives with his wife Kendra and their four children. Adam has an MA in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary and a BA in Spanish Education from Olivet Nazarene University.

Adam Estle, National Field DirectorNational Immigration Forum

Ms. Gerton brings 28 years of service as both an active duty Army offi cer and a civilian member of the Senior Executive Service.She has a broad range of experience in all aspects of Defense resource and logistics management at various organizational levels,driving process effi ciencies and optimizing information systems.

Most recently, Ms. Gerton worked for The Cohen Group, a Washington, DC consulting company. Prior to joining Cohen, sheserved for eight years as a member of the Senior Executive Service in the Department of Defense. Most recently, she was theExecutive Deputy to the Commanding General of Army Materiel Command. There, she was responsible for the daily operations ofover 70,000 civilian and 1,500 military employees around the world. Prior to that, she served as AMC’s nancial controller for threeyears. She also served in the Offi ce of the Secretary of Defense, Program Analysis and Evaluation where she was responsible forexecuting all aspects of the development of the OSD Future Years Defense Plan and submitting the plan to Congress.

Ms. Gerton graduated from the United States Military Academy and earned an MBA from Duke University. She earned theDistinguished Presidential Rank award in 2011 and the Meritorious Presidential Rank award in 2008. She also received theDecoration for Exceptional Civilian Service in 2011.

Teresa Gerton, Deputy Assistant SecretaryVeterans’ Employment and Training, Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Department of Labor

Juliet K. Choi became USCIS Chief of Staff on July 9, 2014. From 2012 to 2014, Choi was the chief of staff and senior advisor forthe Offi ce for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. From 2006 to 2011, Choi worked with the AmericanRed Cross, National Headquarters, serving as a member of the Disaster Services executive leadership team in the capacity ofsenior director for disaster partnerships.

From 2004 to 2006, Choi served at the Asian American Justice Center as the inaugural NAPABA Partners Community Law Fellowand staff attorney. She also spent seven years with the corporate division of Gannett Broadcasting (1992-1999) and subsequentlyas policy director with the National Mental Health Association (1999-2000). A certied mediator, she served as a judicial law clerkto the Honorable Dennis M. Sweeney (retired) of the Circuit Court for Howard County, Maryland (2003-2004).

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Rev. Sam Koh is the Lead Pastor of Hillside Church in East Los Angeles. His unique ministry focuses on developing a multi-ethniccongregation by reaching out and inviting his neighboring community of El Sereno to join, worship and fellowship with the pre-existingKorean Immigrant congregation. He is the Founder of NexGen Pastor’s fellowship, an organization that seeks to help Korean-Americanpastors thrive and reach their capacity, and is also a board member of ISAAC (Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity). Heis a strong advocate for social justice and is devoted to taking care of the homeless and the marginalized in the East Los Angeles area. Inaddition to spiritually, relationally and physically supporting the homeless near his church, Sam’s last innovative project provided porta-ble showers for the homeless in the East Los Angeles vicinity.

Sam Koh, Founder/Lead PastorNextGen Pastor’s Fellowship/Hillside Church

Christopher Kang is National Director of the National Council of Asian Pacic Americans, a coalition of 35 national Asian PacicAmerican organizations. Prior to that, he served almost seven years in the White House as Deputy Counsel and Deputy Assistant toPresident Barack Obama; Senior Counsel to the President; and Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. In the WhiteHouse Counsel’s Offi ce, he was in charge of the selection, vetting and conrmation of President Obama’s judicial nominees andalso advised the President on commutations and executive clemency. In the Offi ce of Legislative Affairs, Chris led the legislativeoutreach and strategy for the conrmations of Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, the Senate’s successfuleffort to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and the reduction of the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses.He also has worked for U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), including four years running the oor operations in the Offi ce of theAssistant Democratic Leader. Chris is a second-generation Korean American. His father, Young Woo Kang, was the rst blindKorean person to earn a Ph.D. and was an international disability rights pioneer; his mother, Kyoung Sook Kang, continues to aidpeople with visual impairments.

Chris Kang, National Director The National Council of Asian Pacic Americans (NCAPA)

David Kyuman Kim is Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies at Connecticut College, where is served as theInaugural Director of the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity. Kim is author of Melancholic Freedom: Agencyand the Spirit of Politics, and has written widely on race, religion, and public life. He has served as Senior Advisor to the SocialScience Research Council’s Program on Religion and the Public Sphere, as well as Editor-at-Large of The Immanent Frame, theSSRC’s blog on secularism, religion, and the public sphere. In 2009, he was the Inaugural Visiting Professor of the Humanities atBrown University. Kim is host of the dialogue series Love-Driven Politics on MeaningofLife.tv and co-convener of the Love-DrivenPolitics Collective, a cohort of scholars, artists, and activists seeking to cultivate a political culture animated by compassion, mercy,forgiveness, and generosity. His current book project is The Public Life of Love.

David Kyuman Kim, ProfessorDepartment of Religious Studies and American Studies, Connecticut College

Ms. Hyepin Im is the President and Founder of Korean Churches for Community Development (KCCD), a national nonprot involvedin empowering churches to leverage their resource by building capacity, leadership, and partnerships in economic developmentand serving as a bridge between the Korean/Asian American community and the greater community at large. Since its inception in2001,KCCD has had over 200 partners ranging from the White House to Fortune 500 companies in implementing many successful ini-tiatives including educating over 7000 homebuyers and assisting homeowners receive over $1.4 million in downpayment, saving over$83 millions in assets from foreclosure, partnering with both FDIC and Freddie Mac in developing Korean curriculum in nancial literacyand homeownership, implementing a historic $5 million U.S. Department of Labor workforce development program, and hosting jointconferences with the White House and the U.S. Department of HUD to mobilize the 4000 Korean American churches for economicdevelopment. Ms. Im is a frequent speaker who has been on CNN, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and NPR, and at numerousconferences including the White House, U.S. Department of Labor, Christian Community Development Association, and Federal HomeLoan Bank of San Francisco. Her previous work includes venture capitalist for Renaissance Capital Partners, Sponsorship Manager forCalifornia Science Center, and Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young. She has a B.S. from U.C. Berkeley, M.B.A. from USC, and M.Div. at Wesley Theological Seminary with Summa Cum Laude. She is a U.S. Presidential Appointee on the Board of the Corporation for National andCommunity Service.

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Steve Miska retired after 25 years of service in the military. His last assignment was three years as the Army Chair at the MarineCorps University. He has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Previously, he served in the White House as aDirector for Iraq on the National Security Council, focusing on security aspects of the Iraq portfolio. He has published articles onprotecting local allies during conict. In 2007 Steve led a team that established an underground railroad for dozens of interpretersfrom Baghdad to Amman to the United States. He currently serves as a consultant for the Global Peace Foundation havingperformed research about radicalization and is actively involved in the First Amendment Voice campaign to reinvigorate citizenawareness and appreciation for the principles espoused in the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.

Steve Miska, MBA, Colonel (Retired)U.S Army

U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng is serving her rst term in the United States House of Representatives. Grace represents

the Sixth Congressional District of New York encompassing the New York City borough of Queens, including west, central andnortheast Queens. Grace is the rst Asian-American Member of Congress from New York, and the only Representative of Asiandescent on the entire east coast. She is also the rst female Member of Congress from Queens since former Vice Presidentialnominee Geraldine Ferraro.

During her rst term in the House, Grace scored several legislative victories, an unusual accomplishment for a new Member ofCongress. Her rst major legislative effort, to allow federal disaster funds to be used for rebuilding houses of worship damaged ordestroyed by Hurricane Sandy, passed the House just six weeks after she was sworn in to Congress. She also secured passage ofher bill to reduce the massive backlog of veterans’ disability claims, as well as legislation that better protects American diplomatsserving overseas, in the wake of the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.

In addition, the House approved her measure to make the desecration of cemeteries a violation of religious freedom. Bornin Corona, Queens, and raised in the Bayside section of the borough, Grace graduated from Stuyvesant High School and theUniversity of Michigan. She then earned a law degree from Yeshiva University’s Benjamin Cardozo School of Law. Prior to enteringpublic service, she worked as a public-interest lawyer. Grace resides in Queens with her husband, Wayne, two sons – Tyler and

Brandon – and her dog, Bounce.

Grace Meng, CongresswomanU.S. House of Representatives, New York, 6th District

Matthew Lee founded FASTech Inc. in 1990. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Offi cer of the company. Mr.Lee has guided the growth of FASTech from its inception to its current position as a well regarded business serving the Baltimore-Washington corridor. He has overseen the Company’s growth in many technical and administrative areas and has enabledFASTech, Inc. to build a strong reputation by providing quality Information Technology (IT) products and services to Federal, Stateand Local Agencies, and commercial clients. Under Mr. Lee’s leadership, FASTech now offers a wide range of services includingcustom application and database design, network engineering and desktop support, web technologies, digital audiovisualtechnologies, project management, facilities management, and cyber security.

For the past four years, Mr. Lee has been the President of KoBE Government Contracting Alliance; a non-prot organizationwith a diversity partner’s network, which shares combined resources with more than two hundred minority owned and operatedbusinesses spread throughout the U.S. KoBE, is committed to advancing economic empowerment, sharing knowledge, andassisting other diversity small businesses. Recently, Mr. Lee serviced on Larry Hogan’s (Governor, State of Maryland) Governor’stransition team and was appointed for a four-year term on TEDCO Board of Directors Secretary. TEDCO, was created by theMaryland State Legislature in 1998 to facilitate the transfer and commercialization of technology from Maryland’s researchuniversities and federal labs into the marketplace and to assist in the creation and growth of technology-based businesses in allregions of the State. Finally, Mr. Lee is President of the Maryland International Development Center (MDIDC) for the bilateral tradeand investment globally.

Matthew Lee, CEO/PresidentFASTech Inc. / KoBE Government Contracting Alliance

Traci G. Lee is the Digital Editorial Manager for NBC Asian America, where she oversees the country’s largest English-languageAsian American and Pacic Islander (AAPI) news source, and executive producer of “NBC Asian America Presents…,” a videochannel containing documentary series focused on AAPI issues, themes, and voices. She is currently based in New York City andholds degrees in literary journalism and global cultures from the University of California, Irvine.

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Charles B. Rangel, war hero, history-making congressman, master lawmaker. A founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus,he made history as the rst African American member of Congress to lead the powerful Ways and Means Committee. Now serving his23rd term in the House of Representatives, he was the primary sponsor of President Obama’s historic healthcare reform law and is aleading advocate for equal rights and opportunity.

Following Saint Matthew’s teaching, he has been a stalwart champion for the “least among us,” dedicated to improving the lives ofworking families. He was rst elected to Congress in 1970, after serving in the New York State Assembly and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.Rep Rangel is a veteran of the Korean War, where he earned a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He and his wife, Alma, reside in Harlemwhere he was born. They have two adult children and three grandchildren.

Charles B. Rangel, CongressmanU.S. House of Representatives, New York, 13th District

Dr. Paul Murray is an award winning author and internationally sought after speaker and minister. Dr. Murray serves as the VicePresident of the Global Peace Foundation and Senior Pastor of the Lighthouse Church. An ordained minister serving in ministry formore than twenty years, Dr. Murray holds his ministerial credentials with One Way Churches International (OWCI). A former PeaceCorps Volunteer to the country of Tunisia, Dr. Murray has built upon his years of community service and volunteerism to exemplifythe qualities of Servant Leadership. He serves on several national and regional non-prot boards, and has received numerousawards for his community and ministry works. Dr. Murray holds a Doctoral Degree in Pastoral Leadership from Howard University’sSchool of Divinity, a Master of Divinity and a Master of Art in Pastoral Counseling from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and aBachelor of Science in Health Care Services from the University of Phoenix.

Dr. Paul Murray, Vice PresidentGlobal Peace Foundation

Mee Moua is the president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC. Founded in 1991, AdvancingJustice | AAJC is one of the nation’s premier civil rights advocacy organizations and works to advance the human and civil rights ofAsian Americans, and build and promote a fair and equitable society for all. Most recently, Ms. Moua was a three-term MinnesotaState Senator, where she chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee, and had oversight responsibility for all state agencies in matterrelated to criminal, civil and administrative law and procedures. Ms. Moua started her legal career in private practice in Minnesota.

Born in Laos, Ms. Moua immigrated to the U.S. in 1978. She attended Brown University as an undergraduate, earned a master’sdegree in public affairs from the University of Texas-Austin, and a law degree from the University of Minnesota.

Mee Moua, President and Executive DirectorAsian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC

S. Floyd Mori was born in Murray, Utah, of parents who were immigrants from Japan. Mori has held various local and nationalpositions for the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), including four years as National President and four years as VicePresident. He joined the JACL staff in 2005 and was Director of Public Policy in Washington, D.C, followed by the assignment tobecome the National Executive Director/CEO of the JACL. He retired from that position on June 1, 2012, and received the title ofExecutive Director Emeritus. He has been on the Executive Council of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. He is currentlythe President/CEO of the Asian Pacic American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS).

He is a member and supporter of many civil rights and community organizations. He has received various awards, includingOutstanding Citizen Achievement Award from OCA National, Community Leadership Award from APAICS, and the Order of theRising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette Award from the Government of Japan.

He has held many church and civic volunteer positions including in youth sports, the Boy Scouts, and inner-city service work.He is a sports fan and an avid golfer. He has spoken numerous times over the years to various groups about the Japanese Americanand Asian American experience. He has a book published entitled, The Japanese American Story As Told Through a Collection ofSpeeches and Articles . He has written several ebooks including Bullying Is Not Just a Kids’ Problem: It’s a Matter of Civil Rights andIn the Aftermath of the Tsunami: Photos From the Japan Tsunami , among others.

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Rev. Tony Suárez serves as Executive Vice President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, serving 40,118congregations in the United States and Puerto Rico and 500,000 congregations globally. Newsmax has named him as one of the50 “Most inuential Latino Republicans” in the United States. Rev. Suarez has been featured on CNN, TBN, Telemundo, Univision,Mundo Fox, NBC Latino, WGN, CBN, Charisma, The Christian Post and other print media. Rev. Suarez can be seen weekly viahis program on TBN Salsa, “Faith Alive” and as host of “Praise the Lord” Salsa. Rev. Suarez was honored to be Congressman LuisGutierrez’s guest to the Presidential State of the Union address in January of 2014. He is also an author of the book “Use Me Lord”.(2012). In 2007 he and his wife founded The Pentecostals of Norfolk church in Virginia where they served as Senior Pastors until2013. During their pastorate Rev. Suarez founded The Norfolk Learning Center, in collaboration with Regent University’s Youth andUrban Renewal Center. Rev. Suarez, his wife Jessica, and their three children reside in Virginia.

Tony Suárez, Executive Vice PresidentNational Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference

U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R) is serving his eleventh term in Congress representing California’s 39th District, based inOrange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties. He and his wife, Marie, are longtime residents of Fullerton, CA. Almost 30%of the residents of Royce’s district are of AAPI descent, and Congressman Royce is one of the premier advocates in our nation’scapitals for the interests of Asian Americans and Pacic Islanders. Royce’s priorities in Congress are: addressing our national debt,protecting our homeland, eliminating pork-barrel spending, ghting crime and supporting victims of crime, strengtheningeducation for all students, spurring job creation and strengthening Social Security and Medicare.

For the 113th Congress, Royce was selected to be Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Royce has served onthe Committee since entering Congress in 1993. Immediately prior to becoming Chairman of the Committee, Royce served asChairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade and a member of the Subcommittee on Asia and thePacic. Congressman Royce has consistently championed partnerships between the United States and nations of the Pacic, andhas been a strong advocate for the victims of human rights abuses in Asia. In 2004, he was an original co-sponsor of the NorthKorean Human Rights act, which was signed into law to promote human rights in North Korea and protect North Korean refugees.Royce has also been long-been involved in calling attention to the abysmal human rights conditions in Vietnam. He has workedon several important pieces of legislation to promote religious freedom and democracy in that nation, including the Freedom ofInformation in Vietnam Act, the Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act and the Vietnam Human Rights Act.

Ed Royce, CongressmanU.S. House of Representatives, California, 39th District

Jannah Scott has served in many capacities with government, faith and the nonprot community for the past 35 years. InMarch of 2009, Jannah joined President Obama’s administration as Deputy Director, Center for Faith-Based and NeighborhoodPartnerships in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In that role, Jannah guides the engagement of faith-based andcommunity groups on issues of emergency preparedness, community resilience, and other issues within Homeland Security. Hermost recent endeavors include: modeling “whole community” engagement in crisis management; and development of policies,standards and protocols for government work with private sector groups.. Jannah also helps groups connect with PresidentObama’s White House Offi ce for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships and the 14 other centers in federal Departments.Jannah received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and an honorary doctorate fromthe Gateway International Bible College in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dr. Jannah Scott, Deputy DirectorCenter for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

For more than twenty years, Mark Takano has worked to improve the lives of Riverside County residents, both as an electedoffi cial and as a teacher at Rialto High School. During his rst term, Mark returned more than $2 million in benets to constituentsand veterans, advocated for immigration reform, toured more than 100 businesses, increased VA medical residency slots, andworked to keep federal funding for the Perris Valley Line during the 2013 government shutdown. In his second term, Mark willcontinue supporting legislation that will grow our local economy, lower the cost of housing, support veterans, improve oureducation system, protect Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, and invest in local infrastructure projects.

In 1990, Mark was elected to the Riverside Community College District’s Board of Trustees. At RCC, Mark worked withRepublicans and Democrats to improve higher education for young people and job training opportunities for adults seeking tolearn a new skill or start a new career. He was elected Board President in 1991 and helped the Board and the District gain stabilityand direction amid serious scal challenges.

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Lisa Coffman is a Program Specialist in the Offi ce of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) at the U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development (HUD). SNAPS is the offi ce that manages HUD’s homeless programs. Her primary role as Pro-gram Specialist is serving as Desk Offi cer for the State of Illinois. In addition to her Desk Offi cer role, she is SNAPS’ subject matterexpert on domestic violence, human traffi cking and HIV/AIDS. Her work as subject matter expert includes responsibility for en-suring the needs of those populations are addressed within HUD’s homeless programs and the coordination and intersection ofthose populations within mainstream homeless service systems. Before coming to HUD in 2010, Lisa was responsible for the Cityof Evansville (Indiana’s) CBDG, HOME and ESG funding, served as the Director of Programs for the Indiana State Chapter of the Na-tional Multiple Sclerosis Society and was a senior staff member at the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority.She has over 20 years experience in affordable housing, community development and HIV/AIDS programs and services. She is aformer member of the Board of Directors of Dress for Success (Indianapolis), the Damien Center, which is the largest AIDS serviceorganization in Indiana and the Evansville (Indiana) African American Museum.

Lisa Coffman, Program SpecialistOffi ce of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop-ment (HUD)

Jim Wallis is president and founder of Sojourners in Washington, DC. a non-prot faith-based organization, network, andmovement whose mission statement calls for “putting faith into action for social justice.” He is editor-in-chief of Sojournersmagazine and web site which has a combined print and electronic media readership of more than a quarter million peoplewith several million unique visitors to the website, sojo.net, each year. Wallis is a bestselling author, public theologian, nationalpreacher, social activist, and international commentator on ethics and public life. Wallis has written ten books, including The (Un)Common Good and the New York Times bestsellers God’s Politics and The Great Awakening. He is a frequent speaker in the UnitedStates and abroad, has written for major newspapers, does regular columns for Huffi ngton Post and TIME.com, and appearsfrequently on ABC, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and NPR; on shows from Jon Stewart’s Daily Show to the O’Reilly Factor and Sundayshows like This Week and Meet the Press. Wallis also teaches at Georgetown University and has taught at Harvard University. Heserved on President Obama’s rst White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and as the chairof the Global Agenda Council on Values of the World Economic Forum.

Piyachat Terrell has over 25 years of experience in the federal government with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration andthe Environmental Protection Agency. She is in charge of the student program at the US EPA. Piyachat is committed to building effectivepartnerships with AAPI serving institutions to support students. Piyachat works closely with the AAPIs to address environmental challengesin their communities.

During the Katrina aftermath, while serving as the Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on AAPIs, Piyachat was instrumental in

mediating meetings between the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the Vietnamese community in New Orleans Eastregarding the controversial Chef Menteur Landfill. As a result of the meetings, the State of Louisiana agreed to close down the Landfill,bringing the victory to the Vietnamese community. During the BP Oil Spill, Piyachat helped organized the first public meeting for the fisherfolks and the EPA Deputy Administrator ensuring full community participation.

Piyachat is also an art advocate who believes in the power of social and environmental change through art. At the 2010 SmithsonianFolklife Festival, Piyachat presented photographs taken by children of the fisher folks on the Talkstory stage. Piyachat shared personal storiesof fisher folk youths ensuring that their voices were heard. Piyachat’s current work focuses on women and children issues, a selection of herwork is devoted to raising visibility of targeted and victimized hill tribe children in Thailand. As an environmental artist, Piyachat works withrecycled materials.

Piyachat Terrell, Pathways Programs Offi cerAAPI Special Emphasis Program Manager, National Recruitment and Outreach SpecialistU.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Jim Wallis, Founder/PresidentSojourners

Dr. W. Jamie Kim is a Founder and Senior Pastor of Core Community Church in Rockville, Maryland, just outside of WashingtonD.C. He was born in South Korea and came to the United States in 1971 at the age of 16 and earned his BA in Economics fromUniversity of Maryland and pursued MBA at American University in Washington D.C. prior to his decision to become a pastor.

He received his Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Master of Theology from Princeton TheologicalSeminary, Princeton, NJ, and Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Seminary in Deereld, IL. He has also served as Founderand Senior Pastor of New Covenant Fellowship Church which he and his wife started with 17 people and watched it grow to3,000 in 23 years while he served there. In the last 35 years he has traveled extensively both in the States and abroad serving as aninternational speaker in over 35 countries.

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Erika Moritsugu joined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as its Assistant Secretary forCongressional and Intergovernmental Affairs in August 2014 after being conrmed by the U.S. Senate on July 30, 2014.Moritsugu most recently served as Deputy Assistant Director for Legislative Affairs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau(CFPB). She previously served as Deputy Legislative Director for U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii; held several different rolesat the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, including Acting Staff Director, Policy Director and Counsel, and Economic PolicyAdvisor; and practiced international trade, legislative, and immigration law. She has been an active volunteer in the communitywith organizations focused on community engagement, mentoring, civil rights, veterans, organ donation, domestic violencecounseling, and disaster relief. She attended Brandeis University, the College of William and Mary, and George Washington LawSchool. Erika was born in California and raised in Hawai’i. She now lives on Capitol Hill with her husband, Brian Kernek, and twochildren, Vianne Leilani and Chester Richard.

Erika L. Moritsugu, Assistant SecretaryU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Paula A. Lincoln is the Director, Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD). In this role Ms. Lincoln provides leadership, direction and supervision of Center staff; responsible for leadingthe Center to develop and execute targeted, strategically-focused projects for faith-and community based organizations seekingto partner with HUD to address the housing and community development needs of low-income communities.

Prior to this position, Ms. Lincoln served in a number of high-prole positions at HUD since 2001 requiring her legal, manage-

ment and organizational expertise, including Associate General Counsel for Human Resources Law, Deputy Assistant GeneralCounsel for Ethics, Assistant General Counsel for Ethics and Chief Performance Management Offi cer. She previously worked asan attorney for 16 years at the U.S. Department of Labor, and served in the White House Counsel’s Offi ce advising senior offi cialson ethics-related matters. Ms. Lincoln successfully completed HUD’s Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidates Program, a high-ly-selective training program that grooms distinguished federal employees for positions of higher responsibility within Senior Ex-ecutive Service, and has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2007. She is a graduate of The American Universityand Howard University School of Law.

Paula A. Lincoln, DirectorCenter for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)

David S. Kim was appointed Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration on Feb. 8, 2016, by President BarackObama and U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

In his new role, Kim serves as second-in-command for the 2,800-person agency and plays a leadership role in the agency’sdaily operations. He also oversees the agency’s implementation of the recently-enacted “Fixing America’s Surface TransportationAct” (FAST Act) and co-chairs the U.S.-Canada Transportation Border Working Group and U.S.-Mexico Joint Working Committee.Additionally, Kim serves as DOT’s representative on the Interagency Working Group of the White House Initiative on AsianAmericans and Pacic Islanders.

For ve years, Kim served as the FHWA’s Associate Administrator for Policy and Governmental Affairs in which he was a principaladvisor to the Administrator and managed a team of 75 career employees involved in transportation policy development,legislative analysis, highway data collection and analysis, and international programs. Prior to joining DOT, David spent ve years

with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) as Deputy Executive Offi cer, Federal Advocacy andGovernment Relations. In this capacity, he led the agency’s Government Relations Department and managed federal relations onbehalf of one of the largest transit providers in the country.

For a decade, Kim served on the staff of numerous elected offi cials in Los Angeles, Sacramento and the nation’s capital.He spent ve years with Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) in various capacities, including overseeing the day-to-day operations ofhis Sacramento offi ce while Becerra served as a California State Assemblyman. Kim began his public service career as a eldrepresentative and administrative assistant to State Senator David Roberti.

A native of Davis, Calif., David earned a B.A. in Political Science from Occidental College and a Master of Public Administrationfrom the University of Southern California.

David resides in Fairfax County, Va., with his wife Julie and two children, Tessa and Jaisohn.

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Stephen Broyles has 25 years of experience working with community and faith-based organizations that provide health andhuman services to minority populations. He is a national expert in nonprot capacity building and is currently serving as the Training and Technical Assistance Manager for the SAMHSA Grassroots Community and Faith-Based Technical Assistance project.In this capacity, he is responsible for coalition development and the design, coordination, and delivery of capacity buildingactivities to all Collaborative sites nationwide.

Mr. Broyles has generated over $32.9 million in grant and unrestricted funding for nonprots through various nonprot andprivate sector partnerships. Mr. Broyles also developed and coordinated programs for the Detroit Urban League, InternationalCenter for Injury Prevention, Salvation Army, and Ford Motor Company. He directed numerous initiatives addressing healthdisparities in minority populations, and has served as a national trainer for CSAT focusing on issues of HIV/AIDS, infectious disease,and the co-occurrences of substance abuse and mental health. He coordinated the technical assistance for over 30 SAMHSAfaith and community-based collaborations nationwide to reduce substance use and improve mental health services and hasassisted the White House Offi ce of Faith and Neighborhood Partnerships increase the enrollment of faith-based participants inthe Affordable Care Act. He partnered with the DC Offi ce of Partnerships and Grant Services (OPGS) to create and secure fundingfor the Strengthening Community Fund project, which created economic development opportunities for the unemployed/underemployed in the District through faith and community organizations.

Stephen Broyles, Training and Technical Assistance ManagerSAMHSA Grassroots Community and Faith-Based Technical Assistance project

Christine Chen, the founding executive director from 2006-2008 returned to APIAVote in January 2011 to serve as its currentExecutive Director. During her tenure she had strengthened and expanded APIAVote’s partners into 22 states. APIAVote’s researchand polling of Asian American voters and their regional trainings and eld programs have strengthened the local grassrootsprograms in reaching and mobilizing Asian American and Pacic Islander voters. Through all these efforts, APIAVote has playeda key role in elevating the Asian American and Pacic Islander electorate to an unprecedented national level in recent years.In addition Chen serves as President of Strategic Alliances USA, a consulting rm specializing in coalition building, institutionaldevelopment, and partnerships among the corporate sector, government agencies, and the nonprot and public sector.

Chen is well-known by activists across the county. Her track record in building coalitions and working at the grassrootsand national levels established her as one of the strongest voices in the APIA community. Throughout the years with Chen’smultitasking abilities, Chen also was a member of the executive committee of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. She alsoserved on numerous boards such as the National Council of Asian Pacic Americans, Demos Board of Trustees, Conference onAsian Pacic American Leadership (CAPAL), Youth Vote, Gates Millennium Scholarship Advisory Council, advisory board for theProgressive Majority Racial Justice Campaign, and the Board of Advisors for the Midwest Asian American Students Union, EastCoast Asian American Students Union and the Asian Pacic American Medical Students Association.

Christine Chen, Executive DirectorAPIA Vote

Grace Choi is a Policy Advisor in the Secretary’s Offi ce of Global Women’s Issues at the U.S. Department of State. Previously, sheserved as Staff Assistant in the White House Liaison’s Offi ce at the Department of State. She is also a NetKAL Fellow and served onthe Conference on Asian Pacic American Leadership’s (CAPAL) Board of Directors and is Vice Chair for Programs.

Prior to her political appointment at the Department of State, Grace worked for the Council of Korean Americans (CKA), whereshe helped to create a greater platform for Korean American voices at the national level, the Congressional Asian Pacic AmericanCaucus (CAPAC) in Congresswoman Judy Chu’s offi ce, the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC), President Obama’s 2012

Presidential Campaign in Virginia, the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, and the Department of Homeland Security’sRefugee Affairs Division.

Grace is a Robertson Foundation for Government Fellow and graduated from the Fletcher School at Tufts University with aMaster of Arts in Law and Diplomacy and from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies. Grace is a proudsoutherner who hails from metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia.

Grace Choi, Policy AdvisorSecretary’s Offi ce of Global Women’s Issues at the U.S. Department of State

Rita Flegel is the Director of HUD’s Offi ce of HIV/AIDS Housing. Prior to joining the Offi ce of HIV/AIDS Housing last year, Ritaworked for more than 20 years in the nonprot sector developing and operating housing and supportive programs for specialneeds populations including PLWHA and people experiencing chronic homelessness.

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Reva Gupta is a Foreign Service Offi cer on detail from the U.S. Department of State. Reva is a Senior Policy Advisor for theWhite House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacic Islanders, focusing on immigration policy.At the State Department, Revahas served overseas in New Delhi, India and Mexico City, Mexico and domestically in the Bureau of Population, Refugee, andMigration and the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. Prior to joining the State Department, Reva worked for over adecade on comprehensive immigration reform. Beginning at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights in Chicago,where she also served on the board of the Asian American Institute (now Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago), she thenwent to Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky’s offi ce in DC. Reva worked in both the women’s rights movements and the labormovements to highlight the needs of immigrant women and immigrant workers in the push for comprehensive immigrationreform. She organized immigrant communities in the southern and southwe

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