The third annual Youth4AM Opening Ceremony and Speaker Night is upon us! This year’s Speaker Night has the following esteemed guests that will speak to the topic of #StopAsianHate.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Yu Lin
NYC DISTRICT 38 CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE
ENTREPENEUR
Yi Chen
NYC DISTRICT 25 CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE
Jack Liang
FOUNDER OF COLUMBUS PARK RALLY AGAINST HATE
TECH ENTREPRENEUR
Kenny Xu
PRESIDENT OF COLOR US UNITED
AUTHOR OF AN INCONVENIENT MINORITY
Teresa Ting
FOUNDER OF MAIN STREET PATROL
ACTRESS
Yu Lin – NYC Council District 38 Candidate (Sunset Park, Red Hook, and Greenwood Heights)
“We have to be seen and be heard. In the US, this is done by exercising our political power. Together we can flip a state. As the largest group that others label, ‘undecided’, we are the ones who hold the power to decide which way an election can go. This is tremendous power, but only if we exercise it. And when we do, is when they’ll know we exist. Respect isn’t always given, so we must command for it.”
Yi Chen – NYC Council District 25 Candidate (Elmhurst and Jackson Heights)
“Now more than ever, we need effective leaders that will do what it takes to keep our communities safe, save our small businesses, protect our seniors, and provide our children with the very best education they deserve.”
Jack Liang – Tech Entrepreneur and Activist
To further empower the Asian community, Jack left his full-time job at Instagram. He was a startup advisor and led tech initiatives around SMB ads. Jack was the founding organizer of the Columbus Park Rally Against Hate, where the event drew out 10,000 people. He also organized Times Square Take Over – a historic rally Rihanna partook in, which had Stop Asian Hate across the prominent billboards.
Kenny Xu – Author, Activist
His writing attracts a following among both the conservative/libertarian and Asian American communities. However, An Inconvenient Minority is written to reach an even larger audience, as the Harvard case has grabbed mainstream national attention. The book comes when the nation wrestles through a racial moment where difficult questions about racial identity politics are at the forefront of our culture
Teresa Ting – Actress and Activist
Founder and creator of Main Street Patrol, she was inspired to start the group in February 2021 after learning about the violent assault on a Chinese woman on Flushing’s Main Street. Along with the tremendous rise in hate crimes against Asians in the US, this incident catalyzed Teresa to mobilize and step up to protect her community.
We look forward to a night of learning and growth. See you there!
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