Susanna Y Park, 28
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Katerina Jeng, 29
FilipinaTaiwanese, Denver
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May 2021 | Special Edition
Korean, Denver
Kai (he/him) is honored to be a member of the Denver Asian American Pacific Islander Commission. Kai is the founder and president of the Asian Pacific Islander Student Alliance at East High School, an organization providing a space for all students to learn and appreciate culture. He is also a board member of the Re-Envisioning Denver’s Historic Chinatown Project, whose mission is to create an inclusive Denver that recognizes its history, and celebrates the past, current, and future diversity of the city. He looks forward to the future and strives to make a positive impact on the community surrounding him. Connect with Kai at: instagram. com/kaivongco.
Katerina (she/her) is a poet, artist, healer, community organizer, and creative entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and co-leader of Slant’d, a storytelling collective building the community Asian Americans want and deserve. She is also the co-founder and strategic director of Spectacle, a marketing agency paving the way for representation and inclusion. Katerina is working on her first poetry collection, exploring the concepts of faith and spirituality, and creating spaces for collective healing. Her work has been featured in People, CBS News, Vietnamese, HuffPost, Talks at Google, Denver TEDx, and more. Connect with Katerina at: katerinajeng.com.
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A Korean American, Susanna (she/her) was born and raised in Colorado. She is completing her PhD in global health and is interested in health equity and communitybased research. She finds joy in connecting with her plants, fur-baby, and community. She is co-founder of Global Caveat, a global health educational nonprofit organization that provides equitable access to public health education and educational services by amplifying institutionally underserved voices and grassroots communities through cultural preservation and international collaborative efforts. Connect with Susanna at: susanna@globalcaveat. com, susannaypark.com, or globalcaveat.com.
Kai Vong, 17
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Johnnie Nguyen, 24 Born and raised in Denver, Johnnie (he/him) grew up passionate about issues regarding access to education, mental health, and racial equity. Empowered by his family’s resilience, he became the first in his family to graduate law school. At 24, he was elected the youngest member of the American Bar Association’s Board of Governors, which is the world’s largest legal association. His background is in law and politics, previously working for US Senator John Hickenlooper, Lewis Brisbois LLP (7th largest law firm in the country), the Colorado House of Representatives, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, the U.S. District Court, and the Colorado Supreme Court. Connect with Johnnie at: linkedin.com/in/nguyenjohnnie.
