Upcoming Webinar: “Strengthening Solidary Against Asian Hate: A Webinar by Asian Consulates General in California”
2021/7/30
On Monday, August 9, the Consulate General of Japan, in partnership with several Consulates General of Asian countries in San Francisco and Asia Society Northern California, will co-host the virtual program “Strengthening Solidarity Against Asian Hate: A Webinar by Asian Consulates General in California.”
California State officials and diplomatic representatives from the Consulates General will address the concerning rise of violence targeting persons of Asian descent. The program will feature a panel discussion with guest speakers California State Senator Dave Min, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, and Assemblymember Phil Ting, moderated by Asia Society Northern California Executive Director Margaret Conley. The co-hosting Consuls General will give remarks and comments.
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. PT
Admission: Free (Registration required)
This program will be held live on Zoom Meeting.
California State officials and diplomatic representatives from the Consulates General will address the concerning rise of violence targeting persons of Asian descent. The program will feature a panel discussion with guest speakers California State Senator Dave Min, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, and Assemblymember Phil Ting, moderated by Asia Society Northern California Executive Director Margaret Conley. The co-hosting Consuls General will give remarks and comments.
Program Details
Date: Monday, August 9, 2021Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. PT
Admission: Free (Registration required)
This program will be held live on Zoom Meeting.
Speakers
Confirmed keynote speakers for this program include:- California State Senator Dave Min, 37th Senate District, California Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Legislative Caucus member
- California Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, 66th Assembly District, California Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Legislative Caucus member
- California Assemblymember Phil Ting, 19th Assembly District, California Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Legislative Caucus member
- Comments and Remarks from Consuls General in San Francisco representing (in alphabetical order):
- India
- Japan
- The People’s Republic of China
- The Republic of Indonesia
- The Republic of Korea
- The Republic of the Philippines
- The Republic of Singapore
- The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Margaret Conley, Executive Director of Asia Society Northern California, will moderate the discussion
Senator Dave Min
Dave Min represents California State Senate District 37, which is located in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Foothill Ranch, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Orange, Tustin, and Villa Park.
Dave was a University of California Irvine law professor and a former economic policy staffer in the United States Senate and for the Center for American Progress. He began his legal career at the Securities and Exchange Commission to protect the retirement security of seniors, turning down high paying jobs to serve the public interest. Dave and his wife Jane live in Irvine, where they are raising their three young children.
Dave was a University of California Irvine law professor and a former economic policy staffer in the United States Senate and for the Center for American Progress. He began his legal career at the Securities and Exchange Commission to protect the retirement security of seniors, turning down high paying jobs to serve the public interest. Dave and his wife Jane live in Irvine, where they are raising their three young children.
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) represents the South Bay of Los Angeles County and California’s 66th Assembly District, which is home to the largest number of Japanese and Japanese American residents and businesses in the mainland United States. He is a former prosecutor and Deputy Attorney General with the California Department of Justice and a former Torrance School Board member.
Assemblymember Muratsuchi has been working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Japan External Trade Organization, and others to introduce legislation to strengthen economic and cultural ties between the State of California and Japan. He is the Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies and the Assembly Select Committee on Aerospace. Al and his wife Hiroko are raising their family in the South Bay, where he has lived for 25 years.
Assemblymember Muratsuchi has been working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Japan External Trade Organization, and others to introduce legislation to strengthen economic and cultural ties between the State of California and Japan. He is the Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies and the Assembly Select Committee on Aerospace. Al and his wife Hiroko are raising their family in the South Bay, where he has lived for 25 years.
Assemblymember Phil Ting
Phil Ting was elected to the State Assembly in 2012, representing the 19th Assembly District, which spans the Westside of San Francisco, as well as the communities of Broadmoor, Colma, Daly City, and South San Francisco.
As California navigates new challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ting is focused on economic recovery, while also continuing with progressive policies that protect and expand opportunity for all, equal rights, and environmental preservation. Because of his experience in the financial sector and as the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder, Ting has become a leading voice on California’s finances. He now serves as Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee after having served as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation.
As California navigates new challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ting is focused on economic recovery, while also continuing with progressive policies that protect and expand opportunity for all, equal rights, and environmental preservation. Because of his experience in the financial sector and as the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder, Ting has become a leading voice on California’s finances. He now serves as Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee after having served as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation.