The AAPI Community Influence on Brands, Film, and Culture
The Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Community (AAPI) community—viewed just a few years ago as a quiet "Model Minority"—today has become a formidable voice in Hollywood, on Madison Avenue and inside the C-Suite. No longer is it uncommon for members of the community—representing nearly 40 nations—to become star news anchors, successful college deans, and world-renowned leaders of the PR industry.
Dr. Bey-Ling Sha and an all star cast of industry leaders examined the growing influence of the AAPI on all aspects of American society and its impact on the perceptions of the rest of the US.
Thursday, May 4, 2023, 6pm ET | WATCH THE VIDEO
Host/Moderator
Bey-Ling Sha, Dean, College of Communications at California State University, Fullerton
Keynote Interview
Jeff Yang, journalist, the Tao Jones column, The Wall Street Journal; author, Rise, and The Golden Screen
Special Guest
Jon Iwata, founder and the Practice Leader, Stakeholder Innovation and Management program, Yale School of Management
Special Guest
A special interview with Lynne Choy Uyeda and Bey-Ling Sha will be shared with program attendees in the days following the program.
Lynne Choy Uyeda, Founder, Lynne Choy Uyeda & Associates; Co-founder, Asian Business Association
Insights
Carmella Glover, President, Diversity Action Alliance
Co-organizer
Patrice Tanaka, co-founder of three PR & Marketing agencies, and Founder & Chief Joy Officer, Joyful Planet LLC
Panel One: The Media Shift
Caylee So, Film Director, The Harvest
Mananya Komorowski, Executive Vice President, North America Lead, Influence Strategy, Integrated Media, Weber Shandwick
John Onoda, Principal, iQ 360, Inc.
Min Cho, Account Director, EGAMI Group
Shonali Burke, Chief Marketing Officer, Arena Stage
Panel Two: Shaping the Future
Debbie Ebalobo, Director, Global External and Financial Communications, The Coca-Cola Company
Lori Teranishi, Founder and CEO, iQ 360, Inc.
Moon Kim, EVP, M Booth; VP Communications, Korean American Grocers Association of New York
Nirmala Singh, Vice President, Zeno Group
Thanks to Our Sponsors
The AAPI Community Influence on Brands, Film and Culture is sponsored in part by: the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Department of Advertising and Public Relations at University of Georgia; IW Group; Google; Pat Ford; Hunter:; the Diversity Action Alliance (DAA); Joyful Planet; and CommPRO.
