Queer South Asian National Network (QSANN)
This session is a one day working pre-conference to allow for the Queer South Asian National Network (QSANN) to network, organize, and plan for the upcoming year.
Presenters
Sasha W., Queer South Asian National Network and Organizing Director, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, Madison, WI
Mala Nagarajan, Queer South Asian National Network, Washington, DC
Radha Modi, Queer South Asian National Network, New York, NY
Anurag Lahiri, Queer South Asian National Network, Chicago, IL
V Chaudhry, Queer South Asian National Network, Chicago, IL
Monica Elise Davis, Queer South Asian National Network, San Francisco, CA
SCE Cardinal
Southeast Asian Freedom Network (SEAFN) This session is a one day working pre-conference meeting to allow for members of the Southeast Asian Freedom Network (SEAFN) to network, organize, and plan for the upcoming year. Presenters
Sarath Suong, Executive Director, Providence Youth Student Movement, Providence, RI
SCE Fort Dearborn
This session will be a convening of parents who can describe what work is being done by them and others in their cities. It will be a day where parents can discuss beneficial tools and resources to help parents of LGBTQ individuals become more accepting of their children. The ideas that parents feel will be of greatest need will be submitted to NQAPIA, as potential collaborations between parents and NQAPIA.
Presenters
Marsha Aizumi, National Board of Directors, PFLAG, Pasadena, CA
Laurin Mayeno, Founder, Out Proud Families, Berkeley, CA
Clara Yoon, API Project Founder, PFLAG, New York, NY
Generously sponsored by Toyota Financial Services
SCE Illinois C
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Pre-Conference Strategy Meetings
This special convening aims to gather API LGBTQ folks (and allies) to connect and share our stories related to our backgrounds, experiences, and choices pertaining to our connections to the Christian faith. This is a place to experience support, redemption, and empowerment. We will spend time hearing our stories and reframing our experiences to nourish our current journey and to mobilize possibilities for change in our families, churches, and faith communities. The focus of this time will be experiences in the Christian (evangelical, Protestant, Pentecostal, Catholic, parachurch, etc.) context.
Presenters
Jess Delegencia, Asian & Pacific Islander Roundtable Coordinator, Network for Religion and Justice & Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies, Berkeley, CA
Susannah Hong, Talking Circles Coordinator & Trainer, Network on Religion and Justice for API LGBTQ People, San Francisco, CA
Rev. Jeanelle Nicolas Ablola, Pastor, Pine United Methodist Church, San Francisco, CA
SCE White Oak A & B
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - Welcome Reception
Opening Oli by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, a Kanaka maoli teacher and cultural practitioner
Emcee Kit Yan
Greetings by Bex Ahuja, NQAPIA Board Chair; Joy Messinger, i2i; and Jay Nair, Trikone Chicago
Special Video Presentation: NQAPIA conference 2009
Welcoming Remarks by Geneva Musgrave, Lambda Legal
Comedy by Fawzia Mirza, actor, comedian, playwright, from NBC’s Chicago Fire
Closing and Weekend Review of logistics by Ryan Viloria, NQAPIA Conference Coordinator
Reception generously sponsored by Lambda Legal
SCE East Terrace
Afterwards, continue the partying at the Kit Kat Club, 3700 North Halsted St, Chicago. Discounted food and drinks for all conference attendees. See ad.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
8:30 a.m. – Breakfast served
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Opening Breakfast Plenary - SCE Illinois A & B
Introductory Remarks by
Glenn D. Magpantay, Executive Director, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Racial Justice Panel
This panel seeks to explore the positionality of AAPIs as people of color, uncover the truth and myth of being a model minority, address anti-Black racism amongst AAPIs communities, and discuss how we can all support #BlackLivesMatter.
Presenters
Soya Jung, Model Minority Mutiny, Seattle, WA
Sasha W., Organizing Director, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, Madison, WI
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Honolulu, HI
Joo-Hyun, Director, Communities United for Police Reform, New York, NY
Moderated by Mathilda de Dios, The Free Write Jail Arts & Literacy Program, Chicago, IL
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Session 1: Workshops
How Can We Support #BlackLivesMatter
This session aims to engage LGBTQ Asian and Pacific Islander activists and organizers in a process to unpack and lay out a framework to begin to undo the anti-Black racism that often pervades our communities. We will examine the historical and current allegiances between our communities and Black communities while investigating our own biases. These exercises will serve as the basis for moving towards actionable solidarity.
Presenters
Dennis Chin, Membership Chair, Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York, New York, NY
Sasha W., Organizing Director, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, Founding Member, Queer South Asian National Network, Madison, WI
V Chaudhry, Member, Queer South Asian National Network, Chicago, IL
Andrew Phan, 3PL+, Brooklyn, NY
SCE Illinois A
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