Community Resiliency, Health Promotion for Asian Americans and Combating Anti-Asian Racism -Virtual

Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Join “Chinatown Home”, a panel discussion on affordable housing for seniors, community health, and combating anti-Asian racism during the pandemic. Featuring a welcome message from the White House.

In the midst of neighborhood gentrification, D.C.’s Wah Luck House has remained an affordable home and community anchor for generations of Chinatown residents, with ties throughout Montgomery County and the Greater Washington area.

Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with Wah Luck House residents about the intersection of health and housing amid the challenges of a global pandemic and rising anti-Asian sentiment and violence.

Speakers will include representatives from the White House, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Wah Luck House, and local agencies supporting seniors and Asian communities.

Speakers include:

White House

Honorable Erika L. Moritsugu, Deputy Assistant to the President and Asian American, Native

Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Senior Liaison

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Jason Amirhadji, Public and Indian Housing

Sarah Brundage, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Juliet Bui, Office of Minority Health

Montgomery County Agencies 

Chang-Yu Hsiao, Montgomery County Public Libraries

Yi Shen, Office of Community Partnerships

Jennifer Long, Aging and Disability Resource Unit (MCG/HHS)

District of Columbia Agencies 

Ben De Guzman, Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs

Laura Newland, Department of Aging and Community Living

Associations

Wai Min Lee, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of D.C.

Joon Bang, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging

Wah Luck House

See Ming Chan, Current Resident and President of the Wah Luck House Tenants Association

Free event for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 

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Meeting ID: 949 3130 9213

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