Breakout Sessions

Saturday, April 21st

Session 1
10:15am - 11:15am 

Asian Invasion: Towards a Tsunami of AAPI Workshop Presenters
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  • Tim Rosenwong, Pacific Ridge School (CA)
  • Morika Tsujimura, Bank Street School for Children (NY)
  • Drew Ishii, Sage Hill School (CA)
  • ​Nayantara Mhatre, Ethical Culture Fieldston School (NY)

Being Asian in Independent Schools: A Student Panel
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  • Students: Anjali Bose, Ben Ishimaru, Alex Moon, Neha Ratnapuri, Madison Than, Shaan Vardan, Rebecca Weidman
  • Facilitator: Abe Pachikara and Deborah Koto Katz, Georgetown Day School (DC)

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What Continent Do You Think They Are From: Confronting & Challenging Internalize Stereotypes

  • Nina Sethi, Sheridan School (DC)

​So, What ARE you?: Supporting Asian-American Students and Educators in the Classroom

  • Kiira Lee, Lowell School (DC)
Session 2
​11:30am - 12:30pm

Moving into Divisional Leadership in an Independent School

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  • Lisa Sun, The Park School of Baltimore (MD)

Mobilizing for Equity at Maret School ​
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  • Glenn White, Christina Kyong, Jolene Wu, Maret School (DC)

Reading Yellow Power: Teaching Contemporary Asian American Voices to Revolutionize Your Classroom ​

  • Deborah Koto Katz, Georgetown Day School (DC)

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Engaging and Honoring the Identities of Each Child

  • Laura Yee, Georgetown Day School (DC)
Keynote Speaker
2:00pm - 2:50pm

You Can't Be What You Don't See:  The Value and Visibility of Underrepresented Teachers in Schools

Dr. Taharee Jackson, University of Maryland-College Park
Session 3
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Creating the Leadership Pipeline

  • Stephen Mak, Spence School (NY)
  • Nayantara Mhatre, Ethical Culture Fieldston School (NY)
  • Chris Chun, Black Pine Circle School (CA)

Asian Women Leading Schools: Identity and Intersectionality ​

  • K. Geetha Holdsworth, Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences (NM)

Using Windows and Mirrors to Break the Single Story Narrative

  • Kay Miller, Georgetown Day School (DC)

Sunday, April 22nd

Keynote Speaker
9:00am - 10:00am

Rosetta Lee

Session 4
10:15am - 11:15am

Internalized Racism and Stereotype Management: How do we embrace our intersectional identities as Asian American and Pacific Islander educators to support the well-being and identity development of our diverse multi-ethnic students?

  • Kari Kokka, University of Pittsburgh (PA)

Educating Our Youth on Islamic Culture and Traditions


  • Unushe Walker, Georgetown Day School (DC)

Organizing 101 for Today’s Activist Movements


  • Anu Sharma and Vi Bui, API Resistance

The Role and Responsibility of Asian American Educators in 2018

  • Chia-Chee Chiu, Middle School Principal, Ethical Culture Fieldston School (NY)
  • ​Steven Lee, Director of Equity and Inclusion, Edmund Burke School (DC)
  • Kavan Yee, Director of Middle School, Lowell School (DC)
Closing
​11:15am -12:00pm

"Unconference"