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A Joy Bruce President, Asian American Federation of Florida B Lisa Hasegawa Executive Director, National Coalition of Asian Pacific American Community Development C Al Pina Chair, Florida Minority Community Reinvestment Coalition
Ms. Kerry Kennedy receives Standing Ovations From Audience After Her Words of Hope and Creating A Voice For Florida Underserved
D Christina Lagdameo Deputy Director, White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders E Dulce Galindo Vice President & Citibusiness Relationship Manager, Citibank F Megaan Schraeder Legislative Aide to Rep. Kevin Rader
Asian American Federation of Florida By Dr. Joy Bruce C.K. Lau
Holds Summit in Miami
On June 7 and 8, 2010, the Asian American Federation of Florida (AAFF) held its Statewide Summit at Miami’s Doubletree Hotel and Exhibition Center in conjunction with 9th Annual Summit of the Florida Minority Community Reinvestment Coalition (FMCRC) and first Let’s Do Business Florida (LDBF) Summit. Close to 100 Asian American community leaders across the State of Florida met to follow up on their strategic plans aimed at empowering their community, and to discuss government and corporate initiatives aimed at addressing Asian community needs in Florida including health care reform, community development programs, financial strategies, and more. Winnie Tang, Census Partnership Specialist and Leilani Fontanilla, member of the Governorappointed Sunshine Census Committee gave a brief report on the results of initiatives undertaken by AAFF to promote the 2010 Census. Megaan Schraeder, Legislative Aide to Rep. Kevin Rader (Florida House of Representatives District 78), explained the procedures and timeline for proposing, supporting a legislative bill that would successfully repeal the Alien Land Law.
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Christina Lagdameo, Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, talked about government initiatives affecting the Asian American community in Florida, especially in light of the oil spill that had also reached the Gulf coast regions of Florida. Lisa Hasegawa, Executive Director of the National Coalition of Asian Pacific American Community Development spoke about the nationwide initiatives directed towards addressing the current foreclosure crisis and economic downturn, as it relates to Asian American community. Al Pina, FMCRC Chairman, talked about the Community Revitalization Model and Small Business and Community Economic Development projects that will affect the Florida Asian community. Dulce Galindo, Vice President and Citibusiness Relationship Manager at CitiBank, outlined the potential avenues for collaboration between Citibank and the AAFF relative to our community development programs in Florida, while Dr. Antonio H. Wong, Medical Director of Doctors Plus, introduced a strategic plan that would benefit the Asian community, relative to the recently approved Health Care Reform initiatives.
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