DNC Vice Chair Mike Honda Hosts Breakfast with AAPI Staff
Congressman Mike Honda, representative of the 15th District of California and Vice Chair of the DNC, hosted a breakfast with Asian American and Pacific Islander staff members of the DNC. The breakfast was a kick off for the AAPI interdepartmental working group that will meet regularly from this point forward. Working group meetings will enable AAPI staff to keep each other apprised of developments in their respective DNC departments relevant to the community, as well as to brainstorm and share ideas about issues of importance and outreach to the AAPI community as we move toward the 2006 elections and beyond.
Congressman Honda shared some personal insights about his own experiences growing up as a Japanese American. Staff members also had the opportunity to share a little of their own personal stories. Staff members had diverse backgrounds, came from all over the United States, and represented several different countries of origin including China, Japan, the Philippines, India, West India and Korea.
The breakfast was an enlightening experience, as we discovered two staff members whom we weren't aware were of AAPI origin -- Jacqueline Williams and Albert Morales (yes, seriously!).
DNC AAPI staff members enjoy breakfast with Congressman Mike Honda.
Attendees of DNC AAPI staff breakfast included (from left to right): Kris Cuaresma-Prim (fellow in Congressman Honda's office); Parag Mehta (Political); Melanie Wong (Finance); Natalie Chung (Administration); Albert Morales (American Majority); Jacqueline Williams (Administration); Estela Vallarta (Compliance); Chuq Yang (Technology); Miti Sathe (Finance); Brooks Banton (Finance); Shripal Shah (Communications); and Betsy Kim (American Majority).
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