APAPAGREATER DC CHAPTER (GDC)

GRAND OPENING

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 | 5:30PM-8:00PM

U.S. Capitol - House Visitor Center, Room HVC-201

Cong.Ted Lieu Sandy Chau Hsing Kung Ken Fong

This event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors

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Community Education Foundation (APAPA-CEF)

Empowering and Engaging Asian and Pacific Islander Americans

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National Honorary Board Congresswoman Judy Chu Congresswoman Grace Meng Congressman Mike Honda Congressman Ted Lieu Senator Jim Nielsen Mayor Ed Lee Mayor Kevin Johnson

National Governing Board C.C. Yin, Founder, Chair/CEO Albert Wang, Vice Chair Hsing Kung, Treasurer Sandy Chau, Finance Kenneth Fong, Secretary Nelson Huang, Member

Corporate Leadership Board Chevron,Michael Rubio Comcast,Johnnie Giles/Sue Vaccaro PG&E,Travis Kiyota/Alisa Okelo- Odongo McDonald’s/Yin Foundation, C.C. Yin/Regina Yin Wells Fargo,Brenda Wright/Kevin Barri AT&T,Kathy McKim/Marc Blakeman Kenson Ventures,Ken Fong Wal-Mart,Kevin Loscotoff, Verizon,Syrus Devers

Corporate Advisory Board Andrew Ly, Sugar Bowl Bakery Bruce Newton, Bank of the West David Ligh, ExxonMobil Gaddi Vasquez, So. Calif. Edison Herman Rowland, Jelly Belly Jay Adair, Copart Kenneth Yeung, Prince of Peace Kim Delevett, Southwest Airlines Mary Liu, Golden Arch Enterprises Merrill Jacobs, PhRMA Victoria Horton, CBBD Vince Wetzel, State Farm Yvette Radford/Jennifer Scanlon, Kaiser Permanente Zhenping Wang, Faith Cosmetics

National Advisory Board Chiling Tong, Dale Minami Maeley Tom, Johnnie Giles Michael Yamaki, Regina Yin

National Leadership Council C.C. Yin, Chair Albert Wang, BAR Chair Joel Wong, BAR President Nelson Huang, SCR Chair Mayue Carlson, Executive Director

Appointments Committee Dale Minami, Linda Ng Maeley Tom

Legal Counsel: Esq. Irving Teranishi, Stephen Murphy, Ruthe Ashley

Community Advisory Board Betty Williams, Cheng Liao Chia Chia Chien, March Fong Eu Pat Fong Kushida, Tritia Toyota

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June 2, 2015

Dear Friends,

It is with great pleasure that I congratulate the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association – Greater DC Chapter (APAPA-GDC) for its grand opening at the U.S. Capitol House Visitor Center.

As Founder & Chair of APAPA, I want to thank our APAPA-GDC officers and board of directors for their leadership in the Asian and Pacific Islander American community. It is their dedication and support that makes it possible for this non-profit, non-partisan & community grassroots-based organization to continue its mission of empowering Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Americans through education and active participation in civic and public affairs.

We want to express our sincere appreciation for their tireless effort, and to our sponsors, for their generous donations that made this event possible.

We also want to congratulate and thank you for being here today. It is your accomplishments that have given us the opportunity and reason to celebrate. Please take a moment to meet and greet your fellow leaders, and enjoy the evening’s festivities.

APAPA will continue to work with you, public officials, community leaders, and our long time sponsors to lead the community. As partners, we will be at the forefront of advocating for equality and advancement of API Americans. United, we stand. Together, we can make a difference and a better America for everyone.

Sincerely,

C.C. Yin APAPA-CEF Founder & Chair

WELCOME MESSAGE

June 2, 2015

Dear APAPA Supporters,

I send greetings to all attending the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association

(APAPA) Greater D.C. Grand Opening tonight. I am truly honored to greet you all as one of APAPA's

Founders and as Chairman Emeritus of APAPA's Greater D.C. Chapter. APAPA has made great

strides in the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community by promoting active

participation and leadership in civic and public affairs at the local and state level. Through their

civic engagement, youth leadership development, and community service programs, APAPA’s

humble start in mobilizing and empowering our community and young leaders in California’s local

and state elections led to significant increases in AAPI participation in elections and in legislative

and constitutional offices. With over 15 chapters nationwide, the new Greater D.C. Chapter will

further promote and reflect our community’s voice in the policy making process at the national

level. Now, APAPA unites our communities, raises our profile in Washington D.C., and links the West

and East Coasts. All this progress is due to our APAPA Founder and Chairman C.C. Yin. As a

successful entrepreneur and businessman, his contributions to our communities and passion for our

next generation are priceless. Thank you for attending tonight’s event. We are proud to see

supporters from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including Members of Congress and

community leaders. We hope to continue and foster our relationships with you and APAPA, and we

wish the APAPA Greater D. C. chapter the best of luck as they continue to empower and engage

the AAPI community in the Greater D.C. region and across the country.

All the best,

Chiling Tong

Chairman Emeritus, APAPA Greater D.C. Chapter

Founder & CEO, International Leadership Foundation

APAPA-GDC (Greater DC Chapter)

WELCOME MESSAGE

June 2, 2015

On behalf of the Greater DC Chapter of Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association

(APAPA), we welcome you to the Grand Opening of the Greater DC Chapter.

APAPA is a national organization founded on three tenets: civic engagement; leadership

development; and community service. Mr. C. C. Yin provided the spark for this organization and his

vision is enabling it to grow across the country.

We have been drawn to APAPA because we feel strongly that we must reach out to the younger

members of our community; guide them, mentor them, and provide a path for them to become

civically involved.

We look forward to working with other community organizations to develop partnerships in order to

leverage our resources to accomplish our respective goals. By working together, our partnerships

can provide bridges for opportunities.

Sincerely,

APAPA-GDC (Greater DC Chapter)

Ed Chow

Chair

APAPA Greater DC Chapter

Stan Tsai

Chapter President

APAPA Greater DC Chapter

WELCOME MESSAGE

Rep. Judy Chu

CA District 27

Rep. Grace Meng

NY District 6

Rep. Chris Van Hollen

MD District 8

Rep. Mike Honda

CA District 17

Rep. Ted Lieu

CA District 33

Rep. Mark Takano

CA District 41

Rep. Doris Matsui

CA District 6

Rep. Eric Swalwell

CA District 15

Rep. Jerry McNerney

CA District 9

Rep. Donna Edwards

MD District 4

Rep. Doug LaMalfa

CA District 1 Rep. John Garamendi

CA District 3

Rep. Jeff Denham

CA District 10

GUEST SPEAKERS

PROGRAM

Master of Ceremonies Delegate Mark Keam

Mistress of Ceremonies Rana Shaikh

Color Guard Generals MacArthur/Lim Post 5471

Pledge of Allegiance Allen Goshi

National Anthem Hongfa Chu

Welcome Remarks Secretary Edward Chow, Jr.Chairman, APAPA Greater DC Chapter

Opening Remarks CC Yin

Chairman and Founder, APAPA

Keynote Speaker Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27)

Chairwoman Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)

Special Remarks Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17)

Chairman Emeritus, CAPAC

Congressman Jeff Denham (CA-10)

Congresswoman Donna Edwards (MD-04)

Congressman John Garamendi (CA-03)

Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01)

Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-33)

Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06)

Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-09)

Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06)

Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-15)

Congressman Mark Takano (CA-41)

Congressman Chris Van Hollen (MD-08)

Group Photo

Tenor Hongfa Chu

Tenor Hongfa Chu has sung throughout the metropolitan area as a soloist in churches and as a recitalist. He has performed with the Washington Opera, the Washington Concert Opera and the Peabody Opera Studio. Richmond Times hailed him as “a tenor with a very handsome voice after he performed at the Richmond University.” His solo recital at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington was well received. He has been the director of operations for Opera International since the founding of the organization. He is a graduate of Tianjin Foreign Language Institute and a recipient of a special merit scholarship at the Peabody Institute of Music, and awarded a Li Foundation Fellowship to promote international music cooperation between the United States and China.

APAPA-Greater DC Chapter First Year Goals

The Greater Washington, DC Chapter (GDC) seeks to leverage APAPA’s national capabilities to benefit the local area Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) community. The APAPA-GDC Board of Directors has set four goals for grassroots efforts during its first year:

1. Establish a diverse and representative local APIA membership base —acting in partnership with existing APIA organizations.

2. Educate APIA youth about the democratic process at different levels ofgovernment.

3. Address issues that affect this area’s APIA community.4. Engage business leaders to increase their understanding of the area’s

APIA community.

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SINGER OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Mark L. Keam is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates,

representing a portion of Fairfax County. In November 2009, Mark

became the first Asian-born immigrant elected to state-level office

in Virginia. He is currently serving his third two-year term.

A legislator with a strong reputation for bipartisanship and

effectiveness, Mark focuses on creating jobs, improving schools,

addressing traffic gridlock, reducing burdens on businesses,

strengthening safety nets, and making government more

transparent, efficient, and accountable. Several bills that Mark

drafted have become law in Virginia, including a new tax credit to

encourage “green jobs,” accessing civilian healthcare jobs for

military veterans, providing property tax relief for elderly and

disabled homeowners, requiring food allergy training for restaurants,

easing the transition process for military veterans returning home,

expanding life-long learning opportunities for senior citizens, penalizing sales tax fraud, promoting

the high-tech digital forensics industry, and improving prisoner reentry process to save taxpayer

costs.

Mark has also been the lead Democratic cosponsor of several Republican bills that have become

law, including crowd funding for start-ups, fighting abusive patent trolling, tax credits for high-tech

research and development, promoting data centers for cloud computing, teleworking options to

ease congestion, and making Virginia an attractive location for the film industries.

In the House, Mark serves on the highly sought-after Commerce and Labor Committee as well as on

the Education, Finance, and Agriculture-Chesapeake-Natural Resources Committees. He is a

member of special joint subcommittees that study tax preferences and recurrent flooding issues.

Mark co-chairs the bipartisan and bicameral Tourism Caucus and the Prayer Caucus.

When the General Assembly is not in session, Mark is a part-time senior advisor in a technology

company which he joined after serving in both the executive and legislative branches of federal

government. For six years, Mark was Chief Counsel to Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Dick

Durbin on the Judiciary Committee. Mark was also Assistant Chief Counsel with the Small Business

Administration, and an attorney with the Federal Communications Commission.

Mark’s long history of community service extends to a variety of local, state, and national

organizations. He currently serves on the boards of the Virginia Literacy Foundation and the

University of Virginia Thomas C. Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. He is a former president of

Courthouse Oaks Homeowners Association and the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the

Greater Washington Area.

Delegate Mark L. Keam

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Judy Chu was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in July

2009. She represents the 27th Congressional District, which includes

Pasadena and the west San Gabriel Valley of southern California.

Rep. Chu currently serves on the House Judiciary Committee, where

she is a member of the Subcommittees on Intellectual Property and

the Internet as well as Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and

Investigations.

She also serves on the House Small Business Committee, which has

oversight of the Small Business Administration. Rep. Chu is the

Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax

and Capital Access. She is also a member of the Subcommittees on

Contracting and Workforce as well as the Subcommittee on Health

and Technology.

In 2011, Rep. Chu was elected Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, which

advocates for the needs and concerns of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community across

the nation.

Rep. Chu founded and co-chairs the Congressional Creative Rights Caucus, which advocates for

the copyright protections of those in the creative industries, such as music, film and visual arts. She

also serves in leadership of the House Democratic Caucus as a Member of the Steering and Policy

Committee.

In 2014, after years of work and outreach, Rep. Chu introduced legislation to create a National

Recreation Area to preserve and sustainably expand access to the San Gabriel Mountains. President

Obama followed Rep. Chu's call for permanent protection and declared much of the area the

nation's newest national monument.

Rep. Chu was first elected to the Board of Education for Garvey School District in 1985. From there,

she was elected to the Monterey Park City Council, where she served as Mayor three times. She then

was elected to the State Assembly and then California’s elected tax board, known as the State

Board of Equalization. In 2009, she became the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress

in history.

Representative Judy Chu

Edward Chow, Chairman and Co-chair, External Affairs Committee

Maryland

Edward Chow, Jr. has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, and

has dedicated his life to helping veterans. He served as Secretary of the Maryland

Department of Veterans Affairs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the US

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), City Administrator for the City of Kent, WA, and

Director of Emergency Services for Washington State. He has an illustrious background

related to his military experience, beginning with service in the US Army Reserve. Upon

graduating from Seattle University, where he earned his Bachelor of Commercial Science,

he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant and served in the US Army, in Germany and

also in Vietnam, awarded the Bronze Star, and completed his military service with the rank

of Captain. He has served at the national and local levels of various veterans’

organizations, such as National Vice-President, Vietnam Veterans of America and

President of the Maryland State Council for the Vietnam Veterans of America, and is a life

member of the Japanese American Veterans Association. From 2007 to 2009, he served

as the Director of Programs for the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional

Studies, a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization that serves as an

informational resource to Congress about the Asian Pacific American community. In 2000,

he received the Legion of Honor from the Chapel of Four Chaplains, and, in 1992, he

received the President’s Executive Award from the Washington State Council of Vietnam

Veterans of America. He earned his MPA from the University of Puget Sound, Certificate of

Planning for Nuclear Emergencies from Harvard University, and Certificate from the

Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs from the University of Texas Public Executive

Institute.

Allen Goshi, Co-chair, Advocacy Committee

Virginia

Lieutenant Colonel Allen (Al) Goshi, U.S. Army, Retired, currently serves as an attorney

for the U.S. Department of Labor. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in

Hawaii. Inspired by his family’s and the Asian and Pacific Islander community’s

heritage of service during and after World War II, he attended the US Military

Academy at West Point, New York. He served in Armored Cavalry units in West

Germany and the United States, and attended Georgetown University Law Center

under the Army’s funded legal education program. During his 26 year career as a

Judge Advocate officer, he became one of the Army’s legal experts on special

operations, counterterrorism, foreign assistance, and rule of law development. He

advised senior military and civilian government officials in the United States and on a

dozen combat and operational deployments. He also served as a Special Weapons

and Tactics (SWAT), close quarters firearms, and freefall parachuting instructor. In his

final combat tour, he spent 2 years in Afghanistan and South Asia assisting military and

civilian officials with foreign government rule of law efforts. His awards include the

Outstanding Armed Services Attorney Award from the Judge Advocates Association,

the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medals, Combat Action Badge, as well as awards

from foreign governments and the US Department of State.

GREATER DC CHAPTER BOARD MEMBERS

Song Hutchins

Maryland

Song Hutchins is President and CEO of Asian-American Homeownership Counseling,

Inc. (AAHC), established in March 2010 to help promote responsible and sustainable

homeownership, particularly among recent immigrants who have significant difficulty

navigating the American financial and housing system. In December 2007, she

founded the DC Metro Chapter of the Asian Real Estate Association of America

(AREAA), for which she now serves as President and inaugural Chairperson of the

Board of Directors. AREAA DC Metro is dedicated to providing its members with

essential information to help grow their businesses and learn how to best serve the

Asian American community in today’s volatile housing market. She is a Certified

Reverse Mortgage Professional (CRMP) and Vice President at Capital Point Funding

Group, Inc. where she is an expert on reverse mortgages for seniors serving the

Maryland, Virginia, and DC region. She is Chairwoman of the Washington Korean

Realty Association (WKRA) in the Greater DC area. WKRA’s mission is to help guide

Korean realtors to better serve the Korean homeownership community with

up-to-date market information, rules and regulations (compliances), and provide

direct educational programs to consumers. She is also Co-chair of the Asian American

Advisory Group to the County Executive, Montgomery County, Maryland.

Soohyun (Julie) Koo, Vice Chair

Washington, DC

Soohyun Koo is the managing principal of Luceque Global Group, connecting

opportunities globally and solving problems for corporations and organizations

between the United States, Korea, and China. She was appointed by two successive

Mayors to lead the office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs in DC During her

8-year tenure, she advised the Mayor and the District government agencies on issues

related to the Asian American and Pacific Islander population of 40,000 in

Washington, DC. She also directed community engagement and outreach to an

average of 35,500 people annually. In this role, she designed and orchestrated a

comprehensive communication and outreach campaign that increased the

agency’s community network by 500 percent. She also served in the same agency as

an outreach coordinator, then deputy director for a total of 6 years. During this time,

she spearheaded the sister city agreements between DC and Seoul, Korea. She also

worked closely with the DC-Beijing, China sister city committee to facilitate a cultural

and economic partnership. In her native country of South Korea, she was a senior

specialist for Korea-China’s Economic Relations and Corporation division at the

headquarters of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul, where she

advised on trade and investment policy between China and South Korea. She is the

recipient of the Downtown Business Improvement District’s 2009 Momentum Award for

Downtown Detail, for her role in restoring the iconic Chinatown Gateway Archway.

Her work as a tireless advocate has won her numerous awards, including the US

President’s Volunteer Service Award. She earned her MA in Interpretation and

Translation from the Graduate School of International Studies of Hankook University in

South Korea, and is a certified conflict resolution facilitator. She is a senior advisor of

the US-China Chamber of Commerce, advisory board member of the International

Leadership Foundation, and serves as an advisor for several other non-profit

organizations.

GREATER DC CHAPTER BOARD MEMBERS

Rose Li, Chair, Leadership Development Committee

Maryland

Rose Li is President and CEO of Rose Li and Associates, Inc., specializing in science

management and research administration, including project management, research

policy development, scientific writing and editing, peer review, and scientific meeting

planning. Prior to founding RLA in 2003, Dr. Li held leadership positions at the National

Institutes of Health, including as Special Assistant for Policy Development with the NIH

Office of Communications and Public Liaison, as Chief of the Population and Social

Processes Branch in the Behavioral and Social Research Division of the National

Institute on Aging, as Senior Policy Advisor to the NIH Office of Extramural Research,

and as a program official with the National Institute of Child Health and Human

Development. She is past president of the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni,

and currently serves as co-chair of the Asian American Alumni Association of

Princeton. In 1999, she was named Outstanding Woman in Science, Maryland State

Department of Education and the Maryland Commission for Women, and was

selected as a Fellow of the Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation. She served

on Maryland Governor-Elect Larry Hogan’s Transition Team, and was appointed by

the Governor to the Commission on Aging. She is a member of the Asian Pacific

American Advisory Group to the County Executive, Montgomery County, Maryland.

She appears occasionally as a commentator on Montgomery County’s 21 This Week

public affairs cable TV program. She completed her BA and MBA from the University

of Chicago, her PhD from Princeton University in Public and International Affairs, with a

concentration in population policy, and postdoctoral studies on aging in Asia at the

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Roy Liu

Washington, DC and Virginia Roy Liu is an associate with Hogan Lovells. His practice focuses on navigating global

traders and investors through a variety of complex US regulatory and litigation issues.

His areas of practice include US export controls and economic sanctions, reviews and

investigations by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, anti-

corruption compliance (including compliance with the FCPA), and U.S. customs

regulations. He also has experience in antidumping investigations and WTO and trade

policy issues. He earned his BA in philosophy and mathematics from Williams College,

and his JD from Stanford University.

Divya Mehra, Secretary Virginia

Divya Mehra is a first generation American, born to Punjabi-Indian parents. She

currently works as a documentation and proposal manager for an IT company,

focusing on a biometric identity product. She has a BA in International Affairs from

George Washington University, and an MS in Public Policy, Peace Operations from

George Mason University. Her passion is in international affairs and non-profit work. Her

experience stems from starting her own non-profit with similar interests as APAPA –

particularly, civic collaboration and community service, and hopes to bring some of

her non-profit experience to the group.

GREATER DC CHAPTER BOARD MEMBERS

Farah Moiduddin

Maryland

Farah Moiduddin is a program manager for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Her program reaches and assists all facets of the FDA work to enforce laws and

regulations, such as the Food Safety Act of 2009. With her familiarity in FDA policy and

her experience in information technology, she is able to marry the two to assist the

FDA in streamlining its processes and automating reviews to make more efficient and

timely decisions on enforcement actions. She earned her Bachelor's degree at

University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). During her tenure at UMCP, she worked

full-time at Booz Allen Hamilton, which shaped her career at the FDA.

Hung Nguyen, Chair, Advocacy Committee

Virginia Hung Nguyen is the Managing Director of HN Consulting, a business process-driven,

information management and cyber security consulting firm. He is an advocate for

small businesses and has generated over $200M in contract awards. He promotes

social entrepreneurism, innovation, and philanthropy within the business community

and community-based organizations. Since 2004, he has served on the Fairfax County

Consumer Protection Commission, currently serving as Vice Chair. He is former Chair of

the Governor’s Virginia Asian Advisory Board, Commissioner and Treasurer on the

Virginia Governor’s Commission on Community and National Service, Board Member

of the America's Service Commissions, Member of the Virginia 2007 Community Citizen

Planning Committee, and the President of the National Congress of Vietnamese

Americans. He serves as an advisor to CAPAL and is a member of the Military and

Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem. He is a recipient of the 2007 Who’s Who in

Asian American Communities Award and the 2008 Fairfax County Barbara Varon

Volunteer Award. In 2006, responding to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, he submitted

a report "Vietnamese Americans in Hurricane-Impacted Gulf Areas: An Assessment of

Housing Needs" to the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Additionally, he

worked with Freddie Mac to translate CreditSmart® into Chinese, Korean, and

Vietnamese as part of CreditSmart® Asian. In 2010, he staffed the Office of the

Secretary of Defense’s Fort Hood Independent Review Task Force. In November 2013,

he became the first Vietnamese American candidate for Virginia House of Delegates

and received over 45% of the votes in the general election.

Gail Schnell, Chair, External Affairs Committee

Maryland

Gail Schnell is the President & CEO of Schnell-Tech Solutions LLC, an IT consulting and

contracting company, and is a US Army Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veteran.

After returning home from her deployment in Afghanistan, she started her company,

which is woman-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and SDVOSB Certified. She

was born in Hawaii, grew up on US military bases in Japan, and has a Philippine ethnic

background. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a focus on

Technology and is certified with Security+ and CISSP. In 2012, she was the recipient of

the Rising Star Honoree Award at the Women Veterans Rock Rally. She was selected

for a Fellowship with The Mission Continues as part of Bravo Class of 2012. She was

chosen as a 2013 “Leaders & Legends” Honoree at The Women Veterans Summer

Retreat. She is an alumna of Project Opportunity, V-Wise, WVEC, and EBV, and

GREATER DC CHAPTER BOARD MEMBERS

volunteers with Team Rubicon, IAVA, The Mission Continues, and Team Red, White,

and Blue. She and her company mentored middle school girls in Cybersecurity. She

serves as the Director of Veteran's Initiatives for ISSA-NOVA, and is the Veteran

Education Department Team Lead for Hire Our Heroes. She was appointed by the

Governor of Maryland to the Maryland Military Monuments Commission. She was

selected in 2015 as a Women Warrior Honoree by NBC, and was honored with the

President of the United States Call to Service Award while she was the Project Leader

for the 9-ll Day of Service in Washington, DC.

Rana Shaikh, Treasurer

Maryland

Rana Shaikh is vice president in the Small Business Banking division at BB&T, with over

16 years’ experience in the finance industry with expertise in business development,

commercial financing, cash flow analysis, treasury management services, and

portfolio management. She has served as a Commissioner to the State of Maryland’s

Governor's Commission on South Asian American Affairs, working closely with the

South Asian diaspora community to engage individuals and organizations in

partnerships with State government in promoting their social, cultural, and business

interests, including through initiatives such as Muslim Legislative Night, formulating a

book highlighting Muslim patient health, cultural, and religious needs that will be

distributed by the State of Maryland to hospitals and medical care facilities, and

hosting government officials for Ramadan events. She was the 2013 Co-Chair for the

State of Maryland Asian American Business Conference, the largest Asian American

Business Conference in the State of Maryland. The conference focuses on connecting

Asian business owners to resources within the state government and provide

information regarding, financing, taxation, import/export and government

contracting. She is active in interfaith initiatives throughout the metropolitan region,

most recently organizing an interfaith artists showcase. She is frequently called on to

provide business expertise within the community, and focuses her work on building

strong business relationships and financial solutions as a means to promote and uplift

the South Asian community.

Corinna Yi-Yuan Shen

Maryland

Corinna Shen was born and raised in Taiwan. She is a prominent Asian American

entrepreneur and community leader in the Washington Metro Area, with 40 years of

experience in business ownership, marketing, public relations, and community

organizing. After attending Ming Chuan University in Taipei, she settled in Seattle,

Washington in 1975 where she managed a family-owned seafood business as well as

a Seattle-based import export company. Currently, she is the owner of Gourmet Inc.

T/A Seven Seas, a Chinese restaurant located in Rockville, Maryland. As a business

owner and expert on Asian cuisine, she has hosted various culinary workshops as well

as television news, radio shows, and other trade shows. She is also a partner with MIE

Group, an international public relations consulting company. She served as Director of

Public Relations for the International Leadership Foundation (ILF) for 12 years. She is co

-founder and Board member of the Washington Chinese Gourmet Association, and a

member of the Asian American Advisory Group to the County Executive, Montgomery

County, Maryland. She has received recognition for her business leadership and

community service by the White House, US Department of Commerce Minority Busi-

ness Development Agency (MBDA), Maryland State, Montgomery County (MD), City

of Rockville, and Taiwan.

GREATER DC CHAPTER BOARD MEMBERS

Haipei Shue

Maryland

Haipei Shue, a native from mainland China, came to the United States as a graduate

student at University of Wisconsin-Madison, majoring in sociology. He came to

Washington DC in the early 1990's as a student activist, human rights advocate,

business lobbyist and an avid environmentalist. In the last ten years, he participated

more in Chinese and Asian American community affairs and has been a strong

advocate for its political participation. He is also a frequent commentator with

media outlets and honorary president of National Council of Chinese Americans.

Xin Tao, Co-chair, External Affairs Committee

Washington, DC and Maryland

Xin Tao is an attorney with Hogan Lovells, an international law firm, advising clients on

food and drug law with a particular focus on food ingredients, food packaging

materials, and dietary supplements. He has helped numerous food and dietary

supplement companies evaluate the need for marketing approval from the US Food

and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). With

both a working knowledge of the applicable regulatory requirements and a strong

understanding of food science, he is able to work with clients closely to navigate the

evolving FDA/USDA regulatory environments, communicate with agency officials, and

develop innovative regulatory strategies. He earned his BS in biotechnology from

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, his MS in biochemistry from Texas A&M University, and

his JD from Georgetown University where he was Senior Editor of the Georgetown

International Environmental Law Review.

Bouy Te, Co-chair, Leadership Development Committee

Virginia

Bouy Te, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, immigrated to

Minnesota in 1981 where he began his career in education and politics in education.

He started as a classroom teacher with the Minneapolis Public School District and as

the District’s Federal Title VII Parent Program Developer for 6 years. He was selected by

the National Coalition of Advocates for Students in Boston, MA to direct the first

national project that focuses on building partnerships between Asian American/

immigrant families and US public school systems. In 1999, he became one of the two

highest-ranking Asian American political appointees at the US Department of

Education. In 2001, he was named the National Education Association’s Director of

School System Capacity, the highest-ranking Asian American executive staff member

in the NEA’s 150-year history. He has served as President of the National Association for

the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese

Americans, Chair of the Board of Directors for the Southeast Asia Resource Action

Center, and a Founding Board member for the National Cambodian American

Organization. He recently joined Angkor Association Inc. as the Vice President for

policy and compliance. He earned his MPA with concentrations in Laws and

Government from Hamline University, MN, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics

from the University of Minnesota. He also completed all required coursework for the

doctoral degree program in education policy at the University of Maryland.

GREATER DC CHAPTER BOARD MEMBERS

Chiling Tong, Chair Emeritus and APAPA Founder

Washington, DC and Maryland

Chiling Tong is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the International Leadership

Foundation, and co-Founder of APAPA. She also serves as a member of the Board of

Directors and the Policy Committee Chair of the Asian/Pacific Islander American

Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship, and co-Chair of the Coalition of Asian

American Business Organizations. She oversaw the White House Initiative on Asian

Americans and Pacific Islanders, and served as a member of the US Commerce

Secretary's Advisory Council of Minority Business Enterprise and was an Ash Center

Research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. She was the Chief of Staff and

Associate Director at the Minority Business Development Agency, US Department of

Commerce. She served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Pacific at

the International Trade Administration, in the US Department of Commerce.

Previously, she served as the Director of California's Office of Trade and Investment in

Taipei, Taiwan. She has also worked for the California State Senate Office of Public

Affairs as the Chief Asian American Affairs Advisor and was appointed by President

George W. Bush as a Commissioner of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian

Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Stan Tsai, President and Chair, Community Service Committee

Maryland

Born and raised in Taiwan, Stan Tsai came to the United States to attend college and

earned a Master Degree in Computer Science. He worked as a computer software

engineer in the healthcare field for more than 20 years. As a long time grass roots

community service organization leader and volunteer, he serves in many Chinese

community organizations in the Washington DC area, including as Chairman of the

Board and President of the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center, Inc.;

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Asian American Homeownership

Counseling, Inc.; Co-chair of the Asian American Advisory Group to the County

Executive, Montgomery County, Maryland; Member of the Board of Directors for the

Organization of Chinese Americans and Co-president and Board Member of the OCA

DC Chapter; Vice President and Board Member on the Republic of China Veteran

Association of Metropolitan Washington; Member of the Board of Directors for the

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association; and Co-Chair of Coalition of Asian

Pacific American Democrats-Maryland.

Clifton Yin

Washington, DC

Clifton Yin is a communications specialist at a government consulting firm, Energetics

Incorporated, where he supports the US Department of Energy's Advanced

Manufacturing Office. He previously worked at the California State Assembly, first as a

Jesse M. Unruh Fellow and then as a legislative assistant, for Assemblyman Robert Huff.

He has also worked at Capital Development Strategies, a Sacramento-based political

fundraising firm, and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a

Washington, DC-based think tank. He serves as a council member of the Millennial

Action Project, and also volunteers as a career mentor for college students as part of

a Taiwanese American Professionals program. Clifton graduated from Claremont

McKenna College with a bachelor's degree in government and history and received

a Master of Public Policy degree with a focus on environmental and regulatory policy

from Georgetown University.

GREATER DC CHAPTER BOARD MEMBERS

HISTORY & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In 2001, CC Yin, Chiling Tong, Joe Szabat, and

other diverse community leaders recognized

a need for a public forum to educate Asian

Pacific Islander Americans in the civic

responsibility of citizenship by encouraging

active participation in the democratic

process, community betterment projects, and

public service. Thus, a non-partisan and

non-profit organization was established—the

Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs

Association (APAPA), along with its

Community Education Foundation (CEF).

In 2003, APAPA-CEF started a unique program

to educate California communities on local

and statewide policies and issues that affect

Asians and Pacific Islander Americans. The API

Voters Education and Candidates Forum, as it

is known, became the premier statewide

platform to share information. On September

27, 2014, APAPA-CEF held its 13th annual

forum at California State University,

Sacramento. APAPA used the opportunity to

invite public officials and community leaders

to sit on panels to discuss the most

contentious statewide propositions and

initiatives. As a result, APAPA is regularly

covered by both mainstream media and

major API American ethnic newspapers and

magazines. We want to thank the community

leaders and coalition partners who have

made the forum a success throughout the

years.

2014 Capitol Internship and Scholarship Recipients

2012 Voters Education and Candidates Forum

HISTORY & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In order to advance APAPA’s mission, the

Capitol Internship Program was also created.

This program encourages young adults to get

civically engaged in public affairs by

spending 8 weeks interning in offices of

different levels of government. On April 5,

2014, APAPA-CEF hosted its 10th Annual

Capitol Internship Award and Scholarship

Fundraising Program at the Sheraton Grand

Hotel in Sacramento. The event was well

attended by public officials, business sponsors,

and community organizations. Participating

public officials had an opportunity to give

recognition to our donors, community service

award recipients, and present certificates to

our students. Thus far, the program has

awarded 126 interns and over 113

scholarships.

Every summer, APAPA puts on an annual

Membership Drive Picnic and Barbeque,

which is hosted at the Yin Ranch in Vacaville,

CA. At a typical event, over 400 organization

members, their families, and friends enjoy a

fun day with food and entertainment. APAPA

uses this opportunity to bring the organization

and the community-at-large closer together.

APAPA continues to grow rapidly. The

organization went statewide in 2007 with the

formation of the Southern California Chapter

(SCC), the Bay Area Chapter (BAC), and

Central Valley Chapter (CVC). In April 2010,

APAPA established the Collegiate Council

Chapter (CCC). Today, APAPA has four

chapters in the Bay Area Region, five in

Southern California Region, and two in the

Greater Sacramento Region. In 2012, the

organization became national by opening

chapters in New York, Central Florida, and

Austin, Texas in April 2014. This year, a new

chapter opens in Washington D.C.

APAPA wishes to thank the many corporate

sponsors and individual donors, including:

Wells Fargo, Comcast, Walmart, AT&T,

Chevron, PG&E, Verizon, Jelly Belly, Golden

Arch Enterprises Inc., Bank of the West,

Southwest Airlines, Sugar Bowl Bakery, Yin

Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, California

Beer & Beverage Distributors, Culture-to-

Culture Foundation, State Farm, and many

others. Their partnerships with APAPA help to

ensure the organization’s ability to fulfill its

mission, vision, and goals for many years to

come. 2014 Membership Drive

New York City Chapter visits APAPA HQ

APAPA-Greater DC Chapter Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association Empowerment of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans

Washington,D.C.AreaLeadershipProgram&SummerInternship

Application Deadline: June 12, 2015 PURPOSE The Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association Greater Washington DC Chapter (APAPA-GDC) is awarding a number of internships for Asian and Pacific Islander (API) American college students residing in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The 6-week internship program aims to promote better understanding of federal, state, and local government, and to develop future leaders in the API community. The 2015 session runs July 6 to August 17. FEATURES

Minimum of 50 hours in the assigned office of a governmental official and/or agency One week all expenses paid (including round-trip airfare) study tour to California Required mandatory workshop every Friday 50 community service hours required post-internship under APAPA supervision $500 scholarship upon successful completion of all requirements Opportunities for continued involvement with APAPA

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY

Resident of Washington, DC metropolitan area At least 18 years old on or before July 6, 2015 U.S. citizen or permanent resident Current enrollment at an accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university Minimum grant point average (GPA) of 3.0 Two letters of recommendation Demonstrated commitment to the API community

SELECTION CRITERIA The APAPA-GDC Scholarship Selection Committee will make awards based on the recipient’s demonstrated commitment to the API community, abilities, academic achievements, career goals, civic activities, and leadership skills. All applicants will be notified by mail of the status of their application by June 19, 2015, regardless of outcome. For More Details, contact: Annie Tsai, APAPA-GDC Internship Chair at atsai99@yahoo.com

APAPA REGION & CHAPTERS

San Francisco Chapter (APAPA-SFC) 22 Battery Street, Suite 401 San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: 408-691-0423

Tri Valley Chapter (APAPA-TVC)

3561 Sleeping Meadow Way

San Ramon, CA 94582

Phone: 860-263-9540

San Diego Chapter (APAPA-SDC)

13223 Black Mountain Road, #1-251

San Diego, CA 92129

Phone: 858-215-2108

San Gabriel Valley Chapter (APAPA-SGC)

SoCal Youth Chapter (APAPA-SYC)

East Bay Chapter (APAPA-EBC)

5674 Stoneridge Dr. #210

Pleasanton, CA 94588

925-463-3311

Los Angeles Chapter (APAPA-LAC)

668 South 6th Avenue

City of Industry, CA 91746

Phone: 909-850-4316

Bay Area Region (APAPA-BAR)

1963 Sabre Street

Hayward, CA 94545

Phone: 510-538-2791

APAPA National Headquarters

Central Valley Chapter 4000 Truxel Road, Suite 3

Sacramento, CA 95834

Phone: 916-928-9988

Orange County Chapter (APAPA-OCC)

Austin Texas

Chapter (APAPA-ATC)

6200 Brodie Lane

Austin, TX 78745

Central Florida Chapter (APAPA-CFC)

9521 S. Orange Blossom Trail,

Suite 101

Orlando, Florida 32837

Washington D.C. (APAPA-GDC) 13300 Rippling Brook Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906

Peninsula Chapter (APAPA-PNC)

2391 Princeton Drive,

San Bruno, CA 94066

Phone: 650-796-8789 Solano Chapter (APAPA-SOC)

185 Bucher Road

Vacaville, CA 95678

C A L I F O R N I A

N E W Y O R K

W A S H I N G T O N DC

F L O R I D A

T E X A S

New York Chapter (APAPA-NYC)

33 Bowery, Room C-202

New York, NY 10002

APAPA OFFICERS & BOARD MEMBERS

Corporate Leadership Board

Michael Rubio, Chevron

Johnnie Giles, Comcast

Sue Vaccaro, Comcast

Travis Kiyota, PG&E

Alisa Okelo-Odongo, PG&E

C.C. & Regina Yin, McDonald’s/Yin Foundation

Brenda Wright, Wells Fargo

Kevin Barri, Wells Fargo

Kathy McKim, AT&T

Marc Blakeman, AT&T

Ken Fong, Kenson Ventures

Kevin Loscotoff, Wal-Mart

Syrus Devers, Verizon

Corporate Advisory Board

Andrew Ly, Sugar Bowl Bakery

Bruce Newton, Bank of the West

David Ligh, ExxonMobil

Gaddi Vasquez, So California Edison

Herman Rowland, Jelly Belly

Jay Adair, Copart

Kenneth Yeung, Prince of Peace

Kim Delevett, Southwest Airlines

Mary Liu, Golden Arch Enterprises, Inc.

Merrill Jacobs, PhRMA

Victoria Horton, CBBD

Vince Wetzel, State Farm

Yvette Radford, Kaiser Permanente

Jennifer Scanlon, Kaiser Permanente

Zhenping Wang, Faith Cosmetics

Appointments Committee

Maeley Tom

Dale Minami

Linda Ng

Nationwide Executive Board

C.C.Yin, Founder & Chair

Mayue Carlson, Executive Director

Henry Chang, GSC President

Albert Wang, BAR Chair

Joel Wong, BAR President

Larry Lee, SFC President

Kevin Ikuma, EBC President

Andy Li, TVC President

Phong La, Special Advisor

Lilly Cheng, SDC Chair

Ron Cho, SDC President

Nelson Huang, SCR/YLC Chair

Andrew Jeng, CFC President

Justin Yu, NYR Chair

Bobby Bao, NYC President

Victoria Li, ATC Chair

Alice Yi, ATC President

Legal Counsel

Steve Murphy, Esq.

Irving Teranishi, Esq.

Ruthe Ashley, Esq.

National Honorary Board

Congresswoman Judy Chu

Congresswoman Grace Meng

Congressman Mike Honda

Congressman Ted Lieu

Senator Jim Neilsen

Mayor Ed Lee

Major Kevin Johnson

Honorary Chair

Andrew K.C. Wong

Hsing Kung

Ken Fong

Michael Yamaki

Norman Mineta

Regina Yin

Sandy Chau

Community Advisory Board Betty Williams

Cheng Liao

Chia Chia Chien

March Fong Eu

Pat Fong Kushida

Tritia Toyota

APAPA OFFICERS & BOARD MEMBERS

Central Valley Region (CVR)

Henry Chang, GSC President

Vicki Beaton, VP Community Relations

Tom Bhe, VP Public Relations

Catherine ‘Ofa’ Mann, VP Media

Mary Liu, Special Projects Chair

Liz Masaniai Lynn, GSC Treasurer

Edgar Calderon, Board Member

Charlotte Danielsson-Chang,

Board Member

Lance Fang, Board Member

Jessica Ho, Board Member

Ken Le, Board Member

Danny Lee, Board Member

Eugene Louie, Board Member

Honey Lum, Board Member

Felicia Bhe, Board Member

Nia Kotobalavu, Board Member

Patrick Le, Board Member

Pratibha Shalini, Board Member

Yen Truong, Board Member

Jing Yuan, Board Member

Irv Teranishi, Legal Counsel

Steve Murphy, Legal Counsel

Solano County Chapter (SOC)

Gregoria Torres, President

Gloria Malgapo, Vice President/Secretary

Amit Pal, Chair

Hoshiar Dadhwal, Treasurer

Abraham Bautista, Board Member

Amy Fabi, Board Member

Brian Travis, Board Member

Caroline Villarreal, Board Member

Erwin Blancaflor, Board Member

Hermie Sunga, Board Member

Jennie Wang, Board Member

Jenny C. Tiu, Board Member

Jess Malgapo, Board Member

John Gaspar, Board Member

Mel Orpilla, Board Member

Paul Hayer, Board Member

Rhuenette Alums, Board Member

Bay Area Region (BAR)

Dr. Albert Wang, Chair

Henry Yin, Honorary Board Member

Joel Wong, President

Phong La, Special Advisor

Hal Gin, Secretary

Vickie Tran, Executive Director

East Bay Chapter (EBC)

Kevin Ikuma, President

Anna May, Vice President

Aiwa Zelinsky, Secretary

April Chan, Treasurer

Francis Cheng, Board Member

Marita Cheng, Board Member

Hal Gin Ed.D., Board Member

Greg Jones, Board Member

Pelayo A. Llamas, Board Member

Annie Saadi, Board Member

David Sheen, Board Member

Kevin Tan, Board Member

Lily Wong, Board Member

Henry Yin, Board Member San Francisco Chapter (SFC)

Larry Lee, President

Jay Cheng, Vice President

Steven Lei, Treasurer

Alice Wang, Secretary

Ray Buenaventura, Advisor

Matt Mui, Advisor

Ashley Huang, Board Member

Patricia Cheng, Board Member

Christopher Do, Board Member

Sue Kung, Board Member

Danny Lau, Board Member

Steven Lee, Advisor

Dr. Billy Vaughn, Board Member

Crystle Wong, Board of Directors

Tri Valley Chapter (TVC)

Andy Li, President

Min Tsao, Vice President

Nancy Chen, VP & Treasurer

Margaret Liang, Secretary

Sharon Carney, Board Member

Ching-Lin Chen, Board Member

Holly Chen, Board Member

Marsha Cheung Golangco, Board Member

Anne Saadi, Board Member

Hui Shen, Board Member

Tiffany Yang, Board Member

APAPA OFFICERS & BOARD MEMBERS

Southern California Region (SCR)

Nelson Huang, Chair/President

Elizabeth Huang, Vice President-Outreach

Mary Ng, Vice President-Administration

Kevin Tamaki, Advisor

Los Angeles Chapter (LAC)

Elizabeth Huang, President

Mary Ng, Vice President

John Wang, Board Member

William Grubbs, Board Member

Frank Chen, Board Member

Phillip Lee, Board Member

James Lee, Board Member

Rosanna Huang, Board Member

Tony Luciano, Board Member

Johnny Chua, Board Member

Henry Huang, Board Member

Mark Sim, Board Member

San Diego Chapter (SDC)

Dr. Lilly Cheng, Chair

Ron Cho, President

Tom Hom, Honorary Chair

Loretta Lum, Secretary

Khoa Nguyen, Board Member

Sam Ho, Board Member

Edward Park, Board Member

Dr. William Tseng, Board Member

Youth Leadership Council (YLC)

Nicole Huang, Chair

Brian Chen, Board Member

Nam Phan, Board Member

Nicholas Huang, Board Member

Alexander Ng, Board Member

Ryan Lo, Board Member

Norbert Tsi, Board Member

San Gabriel Valley Chapter (SGC)

Tac Phung, President

Andy Mu, Honorary Chair

Roger Minami, Vice President

Victor Ruiz, Board Member

SoCal Youth Chapter (SYC)

Norbert Tsi, President

Nicholas Huang, Advisor

Alexander Lau, Vice President

Skylar Yin, Vice President

Orange County Chapter (OCC)

Than Nguyen, Chair

Derrick Nguyen, President

Linette Choi, Vice President

Philip Lee, Board Member

Steve Wang, Board Member

APAPA OFFICERS & BOARD MEMBERS

Austin Texas Chapter (ATC)

Victoria Li, Chair

Alice Yi, Vice President

Todd Wong, Board Member

Elisa Chan, Board Member

Dr. Betty Hwang, Board Member

Yue Jiao Liu, Board Member

Barbra Zhang, Board Member

Richard Jung, Board Member

Chris Chen, Board Member

New York Chapter (NYC)

Justin Yu, Chairman

Ching K. Chen, Vice Chair

Pao Ming Wang, Vice Chair

Bobby Bao, President

Michelle Wang, Vice President

Joan Huang, Secretary

Katie Zhu, Treasurer

Martin Wang, Public Relations

Tim Young, Special Advisor

Tricia Young, Special Advisor

Michael Kuo, Advisor

Howard Shiang, Advisor

Gene Wang, Advisor

Kin Lung Yang, Advisor

Julie Wu, Board Member

Suyu (Sue) Lin, Board Member

Yang Ming Feng, Board Member

Bill Yao, Board Member

Suan Kwang, Board Member

Central Florida Chapter (CFC)

Andrew Jeng, President

Meiing Fang, Treasurer

Wenli Cummings, Secretary

Dr. Richard Cornell, Advisor

Hunter Chiang, Advisor

Julia Chang, VP/Education Coordinator

Eleanor Wong, VP/Community outreach

Dr. Muthusamy Swami, VP/Community outreach

Dr. Hefang Lin, VP/Community outreach

Kaiqiang Deng, Youth Group Coordinator

Robert Q. Lee, Board Member

Greater DC Chapter (GDC)

Edward Chow, Chairman and External Affairs

Committee Co-Chair

Soohyun (Julie) Koo, Vice Chair

Stan Tsai, President and Community Service

Committee Chair

Maggie Xu, Vice President and Community

Service Committee Co-Chair

Rose Li, Leadership Development Committee

Chair

Allen Goshi, Advocacy Committee Co-Chair

Hung Nguyen, Advocacy Committee Chair

Gail Schnell, External Affairs Committee Chair

Xin Tao, External Affairs Committee Co-Chair

Bouy Te, Leadership Development Committee

Co-Chair

Rana Shaikh, Treasurer

Divya Mehra, Secretary

Song Hutchins, Board Member

Roy Liu, Board Member

Farah Moiduddin, Board Member

Corinna Shen, Board Member

Haipei Shue, Board Member

Chiling Tong, Board member

Clifton Yin, Board Member

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