New President Leslie E. Wong SF State University Photo: CA State University

 San Francisco

A week-long celebration begins March 9 to 15, 2013 to commemorate the investiture of San Francisco State University's 13th President, Leslie E. Wong.

The formal investiture of President Wong will take place Thursday March 14, at 2pm in McKenna Theatre on campus.

A celebration dinner honoring President Wong's investiture, and the induction of alumni into the SF State Alumni Hall of Fame will take place on Friday March 15 at the historic Julia Morgan Ballroom in downtown San Francisco.

The celebration dinner will be emceed by author and former senior editor of Rolling Stone magazine Ben Fong-Torres, also a San Francisco State Hall of Famer.

After a nationwide search, the California State University Board of Trustees named Dr. Leslie E. Wong, as president of San Francisco State University last May, 2012. Dr. Wong, was the head of Northern Michigan University since 2004. San Francisco State University has a campus of nearly 30,000 students.

Dr. Wong is a native of Oakland, California. His mother is of Mexican descent from a family of farm workers. His father is Chinese American, and was an executive of the National Dollar Store.

The full schedule of week-long events are listed at presidentialinvestiture.sfsu.edu

http://presidentialinvestiture.sfsu.edu/content/leslie-e-wong-phd-13th-president-san-francisco-state-university

Dr. Jim Yong Kim, newly appointed President of Dartmouth College, to speak at KACF 4th Annual Building Bridges Gala

The Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) is honoring Mr. Andrew B. Kim, co-founder of Sit/Kim International Investment and a pioneering Korean American business and philanthropic leader at KACF's 4th annual "Building Bridges" Gala Benefit dinner, on October 21 at Chelsea Piers, Pier 60 in New York. Dr. Jim Yong Kim, newly appointed President of Dartmouth College, will be the evening's keynote speaker.

Dr. Kim recently took office as the 17th President of Dartmouth College and is the first Asian American president of an Ivy League institution. He is an internationally recognized physician, a dedicated educator, and a humanitarian devoted to providing accessible medical treatment to victims of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other diseases that disproportionately affect world's poorest people.

"We are delighted that an inspiring leader and humanitarian such as Dr. Jim Yong Kim, will be the keynote speaker at our upcoming Gala," says Kyung Yoon, Executive Director of the KACF. "As a public health leader who has devoted his life to addressing global inequities, Dr. Kim exemplifies what it means to be a bridge builder."

The Gala's theme of "building bridges" is based on KACF's vision of a vibrant Korean American community engaged in strengthening out society through philanthropy, volunteerism, and compassionate leadership. Founded in 2002, KACF has become a...

Anti-American opinion and misperceptions have escalated in every region of the world and this has threatened the business of multinational corporations. Further, there is a widespread lack of awareness, appreciation and sensitivity to other cultures in the domestic US market. It is a time of immense challenge as the escalation of this trend can tear the world asunder. As the Chinese say, it is a time of danger and opportunity.

Anti-American opinion and misperceptions have escalated in every region of the world and this has threatened the business of multinational corporations. Further, there is a widespread lack of awareness, appreciation and sensitivity to other cultures in the domestic US market. It is a time of immense challenge as the escalation of this trend can tear the world asunder. As the Chinese say, it is a time of danger and opportunity.

As the Co-Chair of the N American Marketing & Promotions of the Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona 2004 yours truly was at Yale Universitys School of Management when a private sector task force, Business for Diplomatic Action, directed by communications, marketing, political science, and global development and media professionals formed to address this looming challenge. This task force was formed by Keith Reinhard, Chairman of DDB Worldwide, the second largest advertising agency in the world, to steer a collective of multinationals in the development, sharing and warehousing of ideas, insights, and guidance on...

New York City

Congressman John Lewis, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Georgia), Jose Antonio Vargas of Define American, and Simone Wu of Choice Hotels International, Inc. received the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund’s (AALDEF) 2013 Justice in Action Awards at AALDEF’s annual Lunar New Year benefit, held at PIER 60 Chelsea Piers in New York on February 19, 2013.

2013 AALDEF Justice in Action honorees Jose Antonio Vargas, Simone Wu and Congressman John Lewis. Photo by Lia Chang

Since 1987, AALDEF has presented the Justice in Action Awards to exceptional individuals for their outstanding achievements and efforts in advancing social justice. The awards were presented by Rep. Grace Meng, the first Asian American to represent New York in Congress, Tony Award-winning playwright of M. Butterfly David Henry Hwang, and Gordon Smith, CEO of Consumer and Community Banking, JPMorgan Chase.

Congressman John Lewis, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Georgia), Margaret Fung, AALDEF executive director, BD Wong, Jose Antonio Vargas of Define American, and Simone Wu of Choice Hotels International, Inc., Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer at Columbia University and Juju Chang, Emmy Award-winning correspondent for ABC News Nightline at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund’s (AALDEF) 2013 Justice in Action Awards held at PIER 60 Chelsea Piers in New York on February 19, 2013. Photo by Lia Chang

Juju Chang, Emmy Award-winning...

'J Camp' Provides Intensive Journalism Training For High School Students of Color in Washington D.C. this summer.

Have you ever considered a career in journalism? If you are a high school freshman, sophomore or junior, you have until April 1 to apply for J Camp -- a free six-day intensive journalism training program to be held July 30-August 4, 2004 at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

The program is organized by the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) , the nation's largest professional organization for Asian Pacific American journalists.

At J Camp , students learn writing, broadcasting and photography from experienced professional journalists with some of the country's top media outlets. Applicants for J Camp must be high school freshmen, sophomores or juniors available to travel to and stay in Washington, D.C. for the six-day program. There is no fee to apply and students selected will have all costs covered, including airfare, housing and meals. AAJA will select a maximum of 40 participants.

Past J Camp speakers include CBS News correspondent Joie Chen, Pulitzer Prize-winning Detroit News reporter Angelo B. Henderson, CNN anchor Aaron Brown, People magazine senior editor Cynthia Sanz, Pulitzer Prize-winning Sacramento Bee photographer Manny Crisostomo, Dateline NBC correspondent Hoda Kotb, and CBS Early Show co-host Rene Syler.

"Since 2001, J Camp has taught the finer points of journalism to 125 of the country's best and brightest students of...