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Honoring the AAPI Community
In partnership with MCSQ Consulting, join the Long Beach LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce, as we dive into a virtual conversation about the AAPI community. This virtual conversation will build collective consciousness and help attendees understand what they can do to show their support, stand in solidarity, and enhance the value of the community.Leverage this opportunity to network with other AAPI friends, LGBTQ+ business owners, and straight allies while kicking back and sipping on your favorite cocktail of your choice, all from the comfort of your home!
Ana Battung
Founder | MCSQ Consulting
She / Her / Hers
Ana is a Global Executive with over 17 years of experience and a vast skill set specializing in tourism and hospitality, sales and marketing, business development, strategic partnerships, conference management and cultivating organizational culture. Ana proudly embodies the promotion of diversity, equity, inclusion and empowering employees to become visionaries through their own unique identities and opened MCSQ Consulting this year, an executive Consulting firm focused on guiding companies to operate differently in a fast-paced virtual world.
Gio Duaqui
Partner & Senior VP @ ITO Solutions
LBGLCC Advisor
He / Him / His
Gio Duaqui is Partner and Senior Vice President at ITO Solutions Inc. Gio supports diverse organizations and causes. He invests time in the community through participation in organizations focused on service, civic outreach, and business networking. Gio serves as the National Co-Membership Director of the National Federation of Filipino Americans Associations, NaFFAA, the largest National Federation of Filipino American Associations in the country. He previously served as board member and treasurer of the Los Angeles LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce.
Romeo Garcia
Owner | Romeo ChocolatesLBGLCC Board Member | LGBTBE Certifier
He / Him / Siya
Romeo is a local small business owner, founding Romeo Chocolates in 2014 through pop-ups followed by a brick & mortar chocolate & wine bar in Downtown Long Beach since 2017. He serves on the Long Beach LBGTQ+ Chamber, The LGBT Center of Long Beach, and the Culinary Advisory Board for Long Beach City College. His mission is to support other small businesses in accessing resources and to serve as an advocate for fair trade & ethically sourced chocolate supply chain and the wellbeing of farmers and communities at the countries of origin; thus, continuing his ongoing work for equity and social justice.
Christina Huang
Licensed Clinical Health Psychologist
Christina Huang is a licensed clinical health psychologist who practices out of La Jolla, CA, specializing in severe depression, personality disorders, and chronic pain. She is of Taiwanese descent and born and raised in the United States after her parents were blacklisted and exiled for opposing Chinese martial law in Taiwan. She firmly believes in the right to live well for all living organisms.
Jennifer Kumiyama
Panel Discussion Host & Facilitator
Client Services Manager @ Progressive Solutions
She / Her / Hers
Jennifer Kumiyama was born with Arthrogryposis and uses a wheelchair daily. She was appointed by Mayor Robert Garcia to the Citizens Advisory Commission on Disabilities for the City of Long Beach. Later in 2016, Jennifer served Long Beach City First Council District under former Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez as her Special Projects Manager until she became Senator to California’s 33rd District. Jennifer continued serving the First District until June 2020. Jennifer is currently the Client Services Manager at Progressive Solutions Consulting Campaigns - a boutique firm that works to elect women of color, LGBTQ candidates and candidates with disabilities to office.Kumiyama is currently an AD 70 Delegate in the California Democratic Party, and a student at Long Beach City College and is studying Communications and hopes to transfer to CSULB in the near future.
Annie Nguyen
Non-Profit Leader
She / Her / Hers
Annie Nguyen has dedicated her career to projects that enable innovation and social impact in the non-profit space. Most recently, she worked with school districts to organize esports tournaments to encourage students into STEM careers. Prior to that, she worked at XPRIZE Foundation where she managed multiple social impact initiatives. Annie has also lived in Senegal while serving for the Peace Corps and worked with projects related to gender and development, health, education, and agriculture.
NiK Kacy
Owner & Advocate | Nik Kacy Footwear
They / Them / TheirsNik is a queer, trans-masculine, gender non-binary, Chinese immigrant who is now an L.A.-based entrepreneur/designer/ and event producer who refuses to be confined by societal boundaries or limited by the gender binary. Passionate about visibility, equality & equity, NiK created Equality Fashion Week in 2018, the 1st queer Fashion Week in LA featuring over 150 QBIPOC talent, as well as, founded NiK Kacy Footwear, the first luxury gender-free footwear & accessories brand in 2014. NiK is also a part of the Trans Inclusion Task Force for the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce andis on the Board of Directors for Trans Can Work, The Q26, Inclusive Community for Breast Health, and also on the Advisory Board for Gendrfwd. NiK has been heavily immersed within the LA LGBT+ community for over 25 years and their mission is to help inspire the world to be more proactive in being inclusive and loving through action.
Nolan Ross Samé-Weil
Realtor | Non-Profit Leader | Advocate
LBGLCC Member
He / Him / His
Nolan Ross Samé-Weil is the Program Manager for the Long Beach Outpatient & Community site of L.A. CADA, he is also a LGBTQIA+ Advocate, and a small business owner of API decent. He is passionate about the Long Beach community, and appreciates its extensive multicultural diversity.Honoring the AAPI CommunityDate and Time
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDTWednesday April 28, 2021 | 4:00PM
Location
Join us on Zoom!
Fees/Admission
Admission is FREE!
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