Are you a queer adopted AAPI?! Come meet, network, and share space with other adopted folks in this closed caucus.
Facilitator
Molly Kiran Girton, Founder, FLY Project and MASALA Member,, Boston, MA
SCE White Oak B
Open Caucus.
SCE Cardinal
Men and Trans-Masculine Caucus
This caucus is intended for anyone who identifies as male. The space will be open for suggested topics of shared interest with the objectives of building community and solidarity within the affinity group while strategizing about how to be a supportive ally. The structure of the caucus will include activities as well as small-group and large-group discussion.
Lance Dwyer, Member, Gay Asian Pacific-Islander Association, San Francisco, CA
Larry Tantay, Member, Gay Asian Pacific-Islander Men of NY, New City, NJ
SCE Illinois C
Women and Trans-Feminine Caucus
This closed caucus is for women and trans-feminine identified attendees to have an open discussion and network.
Facilitators
Mioi Hanaoka, Steering Committee Member, API Equality-Northern California and APIQWTC, San Francisco, CA
Jenni Wong, Robina Public Interest Fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation, WA
SCE Fort Dearborn
Into the Light: The Realities of Sexual Abuse, Violence, and Trauma of QAPI Bodies - continued
“Into the Light” presents some of the history and current realities of sexual trauma in the Q/AAPI community, including definitions and statistical data. Attendees will have the chance to explore their own history of sexual trauma and its impact in their personal lives, community, and the larger LGBTQ movement. This workshop offers space for sharing, finding community and healing. We will discuss and identify community needs and missing resources, build awareness, and discuss what healing could look like for individuals and communities. *Additional resources, support, and debrief space will follow the workshop for anyone who is interested.
Chong Moua, Shades of Yellow, St. Paul, MN
Teng Yang, Leadership Circle, Shades of Yellow, St. Paul, MN
Joann Vue, Leadership Circle, Shades of Yellow, St. Paul, MN
NOTE: This is a 2-hour workshop covering two time slots. All participants are asked to stay for the entire time.
Tower 613
Excursion: Team Building Excursion for Parents and Allies
Join us for fun excursion/tour of Chicago to get to know each other and create a special memory together! For many parents and allies, this conference is your first time meeting each other in-person and your first visit to Chicago. We’ll be visiting interesting and educational sites and participating in outdoor, group activities to connect with each other in a relaxed setting.
Presenters
Clara Yoon, API Project Founder, PFLAG, New York, NY
NOTE: This is a 2-3 hour off-site sightseeing excursion. Transportation will be provided for 12.
SCE East Terrace
Excursion: CAHM Killing Fields Museum and Memorial Tour
Join us for a museum tour and discussion of the Cambodian refugee experience. Since the establishment of the Museum and Memorial in 2004, we have installed four major exhibitions, collected more than 50 life histories of local survivors, established the museum tours and dialogues program, and strengthened our arts and culture programs that provide Khmer dance, music, and language instruction to students of all ages. In 2011 we opened the fourth exhibition, Remembering the Killing Fields, that tells the stories of survivors during the Cambodian Genocide between 1975 and 1979.
Presenters
Tola Ros, Volunteer Management Coordinator, National Cambodian American Heritage Museum & Killing Fields Memorial, Chicago, IL
NOTE: This is a 2-3 hour off-site sightseeing excursion. Transportation will be provided for 12.
SCE East Terrace
5:45 p.m. – Dinner on your own
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – NQAPIA National Coalition Meeting of LGBTQ AAPI Organizations
This meeting is for NQAPIA member groups, staff, and Board members to vision and plan next steps for LGBTQ AAPI campaigns around immigrant rights, racial justice, and more. Two (2) representatives from each of the nation’s LGBTQ AAPI organizations are invited to discuss NQAPIA campaign priorities, activities throughout the year, and collaborative projects. Dinner will be provided. Advance registration required.
Facilitators:
Sasha W., Organizing Director, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, Madison, WI
TBD, NQAPIA Board Member
Inner Circle
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Arts and Cultural Community Performance
UIC Latino Cultural Center
803 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL
Join us for an evening of laughter, music, cultural dance, spoken word, and song to celebrate our cultures and recharge.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9
9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. – Session 9: Workshops and Caucuses
Our Community is Our Campaign In this workshop presented by Freedom Inc., participants will gain insight on how to build and maintain cross-racial and intergenerational organizing. Presenters will share lessons learned, best practices on how to create culturally-specific spaces, and strategies for making sure that those who are most impacted have positions of leadership. We will be discussing the importance of queer and trans Asians for Black lives and why this is a queer issue. Presenters Zon Moua, Southeast Asian Girls & LGBTQ Program Director, Freedom Inc., Madison, WI
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