LET'S TALK ABOUT ASIAN AMERICAN
& PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH - 

"Success is a collection of problems solved.”   – I. M. Pei

STANDING AGAINST RACISM IN THE TIME OF COVID:
A CONVERSATION ON ACTIVISM

From Oakland to Atlanta, New York City to Los Angeles, and in cities across the United States, violent attacks against Asian Americans have skyrocketed and, in several tragic cases, turned deadly. Many of these assaults have been against the most vulnerable in society: the elderly and women. The murder by a gunman of six women of Asian descent at three Atlanta-area spas reprehensibly put into focus the intersectional ways in which racism and misogyny objectify and dehumanize. In response to this horrific crime and the nearly 4,000 reported incidents of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. over the past year, the Asian American community and allied organizations have mobilized to demand action.

Join Asia Society Texas Center and Asia Society Southern California for a conversation on activism — what people and organizations can do to combat these ongoing acts of racism and xenophobia. We will be joined by CNN reporter Amara Walker, Georgia State Rep. Bee Nguyen, Stop AAPI Hate co-founder Dr. Russell Jeung, and Compassion in Oakland co-founder Katrina Ramos, who will share their perspectives on how the current groundswell of support can be sustained to realize immediate relief and enable long-term systemic and social change.

This conversation builds upon our previous programs, which we invite you to watch or revisit for additional context:

• In April 2020, Asia Society Texas Center hosted Dr. Russell Jeung, who addressed the broader historical and geopolitical contexts of Confronting Anti-Asian Racism in the Time of Coronavirus.
• In May 2020, Asia Society Southern California hosted Standing Against Racism in the Time of COVID, a special program focused on raising awareness and featuring CNN's Lisa Ling and Van Jones and Representative Ted Lieu, among others.
• In September 2020, Asia Society Southern California hosted Part II of the aforementioned program to explore the vital role of allyship and education in dismantling racism, featuring among others Viet Thanh Nguyen, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and the Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr.

SPOTLIGHT: MICHAEL LEE

Grab a cup of coffee ☕️ and listen to Lee & Associates Advisory Board Member, Luis Almeida, sit down with industry veteran, Michael Lee, to talk about his career in commercial real estate and his journey at Lee & Associates. Outside of commercial real estate, Michael is the Chairman of the Asian Pacific Community Fund, a nonprofit organization focused on increasing philanthropy, as well as sustaining and growing the Asian & Pacific Islander nonprofit sector.  Watch the Interview >