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Mentoring and Elevating the Next Generation of Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans

in News, Theatre, and Cinema

September 17, 2021

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These sorts of program are so essential and such an important discussion is so important…we need to tell so many stories that are not being told…there is not a lot of people that look like us on air…to activate the richness that is America.

MSNBC and NBC News anchor, author and filmmaker Richard Lui

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#MakingItHappenAtSacState Sponsors

Partners

Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Faculty/Staff Association Associated Students, Inc. Full Circle Project Project HMONG Student Organization and Leadership Theatre and Dance Department Asian American Journalists Association, Sacramento Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs

Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Asian Resource, Inc. Council of Asian Pacific Islander Together for Advocacy and Leadership Crossings TV Hmong Youth and Parent United OCA-Asian Pacific Advocates, Sacramento Philippine National Day Association Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce TOFA (To’utupu’o e ‘Otu Felenite Association) Inc.

K-12 school districts, local education agencies, 2- and 4-year colleges and universities including organizations that registered. American River College Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund Cal Poly Pomona Cal State Student Association California State University, Bakersfield California State University, Channel Islands California State University, Chico California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Fresno California State University, Humboldt California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Long Beach California State University, Monterey Bay California State University, Northridge California State University, Sacramento California State University, San Bernardino California State University, San Marcos California State University, Stanislaus State City College of San Francisco Consumes River College Diablo Valley College East West Players: The Nation's Premier Asian American Theatre Folsom Cordova Unified School District Folsom Lake College Foothill-De Anza Community College District

Geico Harvard University Humboldt County Office of Education Long Beach Unified School District. Los Rios Community College District Mission College Office of Judy Chu, United States House of Representative Peralta Community College District Sacramento City Unified School District San Diego State University San Francisco State University San Mateo County Community College District San Joaquin Delta College San Jose City College San Jose State University Santa Rosa Junior College Sierra College Sonoma State University The California State University University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of New Haven WestEd Yuba Community College District

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Credits Planning Committee, Production Team and Support Staff

Sacramento State

Chao Vang, Anne Cheng, Kevin Nguyen, Jeannie Wong and Gervin Tuazon

California State University Wenda Fong, James Markoski, Justin Curtin, Tom Dellner and Mark Woodland

Thank you Chancellor Joseph I. Castro, President Robert Nelsen, Dr. Ed Mills and Dr. Marcellene

Watson-Derbigny, ASI President Samantha Elizalde, ASI VP for Academic Affairs Sadia Ashraf, Frances Palu, Dina Ibrahim and Haley Seppa

Event's Schedule

Time Topic 9:30 am Opening

Pacific Islander/Samoan Lotu by Frances Palu CSU Welcome by Chancellor Joseph I. Castro University Welcome by President Robert S. Nelsen Student Welcome by ASI President Samantha Elizalde National Youth Poet Laureate, Alexandra Huynh Program Remarks by Associate Vice President Marcellene Watson-Derbigny

10:00am Opening Remarks by CSU Trustee, TV Producer, and Creative Executive, Wenda Fong 10:15-10:40 am Keynote Remarks by Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt: TV Writers, Co-Executive

Producers of the Netflix series, Sweet Tooth 10:45-11:45 am Journalist and News anchor for MSNBC and NBC News, Richard Lui 11:50-12:50 pm Playwright, Librettist, TV and Screenwriter, David Henry Hwang 12:55-1:00 pm Closing

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Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt TV Writers, Co-Executive Producers of the Netflix series, Sweet Tooth

Playwright, Librettist, TV and Screenwriter David Henry Hwang

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Feedback Attendees

Sac State student14%

Sac State faculty/staff/administrator

27%

Faculty/staff/administrator from another two- or four-

year university22%

Community member3%

Sac State alum4%

K-12 teacher/staff/administrator8%

What is your level of satisfaction for this event?

K-12 student/parent/guardian

8%

Student from another two-or four- year university

14%

Excellent, 91%

Fair, 9%

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Please indicate your satisfaction with the following aspects of the event:

94% 94% 97%

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Satisfied Fair

Are you likely to participate in one of our events in the future?

Likely, 97%

Neutral, 3%

How did you feel about the duration of the event?

Too long, 27%

Just about right, 73%

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For students: Did the event inspire you to pursue a major or career in news, theatre, media?

Yes, 82%

Maybe, 15%

No, 3%

For APIDA students: Did the event inspire your Asian Pacific Islander Desi American identity and cultural heritage?

Yes, 96%

Maybe, 3% No, 1%

For Faculty, Staff, Community: Did the event inspire you to support Asian Pacific Islander Desi American students?

Maybe, 4%

Yes, 96%

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Comments Did this year’s event meet your expectations? Why or why not?

• This event more than met my expectations! I had every confidence in the planners and especially the production and support teams. Thank you for your excellent work!

• It did! The speakers were very informational. • It is the first time I’ve seen an event at this caliber and I really like it, it was

awesome! • These kind of high-level events puts Asian American and Sac State on the map!

It is badly needed as an alum and now professional. Keep it up to continue the conversation.

Which elements of the event did you like the most?

• The quality and passion of the speakers, their sincere message to students and their honesty and transparency when it came to their own experiences.

• I enjoyed the variety of the speakers. It was nice to hear from people in different occupations of the same field.

• All the speakers were phenomenal. • Testimonies and shares how they start and what they are doing now • Excellent hosting; excellent videos; really liked the interview with Richard.

What topics would you like to see more at our next event?

• Asians in Sports; Asians in Political Leadership. • APIDA Trans Experience!; topics that are taboo. • APIDA in Social Service Work; Mental Health. • Include high profile Asian parents on how to help their children continue to a path

beyond college. • Asians in the White House; APIDA in the military (all four branches)

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To support APIDA students or to partner/sponsor, please contact: saseep.contact@csus.edu

On demand recording is available at: https://www.csus.edu/student-affairs/retention-academic-success/spotlights/apidas-news-theatre-cinema.html or https://youtu.be/DQc08Gl9dkE