SUPPORTING AAPI VOICESThe United States has witnessed a wave of anti-asian incidents—many of them violent, even deadly—over the past year, fueled by incendiary political rhetoric. The Commonwealth Club of California stands for civil dialogue, supporting people of all backgrounds, and drawing on the thoughts, experiences and talents of all. To help the community better understand the issues facing Asian Americans and the rest of society, we present a selection of related programming from The Commonwealth Club and "The Michelle Meow Show." Thank you to Gilead Sciences, Inc., for its generous support of "The Michelle Meow Show" and its shared commitment to supporting our AAPI Community.
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MAY 28, 2021
AAPI Heritage Month Special “WOMEN我們: From Her to Here" Featuring Heesoo Kwon, Hoi Leung, Madeleine Lim, Nicole Pun and Tina Takemoto in conversation with Michelle Meow. |
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MAY 19, 2021
Anti-Asian Hate: What You Need to Know Featuring Mina Kim, David Mineta and Anna Mok in conversation with Michelle Meow. |
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APRIL 22, 2021
Hollywood and the Mainstreaming of Anti-Asian Racism Featuring Bee Vang in conversation with Michelle Meow and John Zipperer. |
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APRIL 16, 2021
Celebrate Lao/Thai/Cambodian New Year 2021 Featuring David Phommavong, Chantho Vorasarn, Medd Rattana, Khambang Sibounheaung, Alex Sirivath, Bobbie Oudinarath, and Tookta in a program moderated by Michelle Meow. |
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APRIL 8, 2021
Alice Gu: The Rags to Riches Story of the Donut King Featuring Alice Gu in conversation with Michelle Meow and john Zipperer. |
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MARCH 26, 2021
Addressing Anti-Asian Violence Featuring Tita Aida, Leanna Louie and Bo Thao-Urabe in conversation with Michelle Meow. |
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MARCH 11, 2021
Addressing Anti-Asian Violence Featuring Nikki Fortunato Bas, Russell Jeung and Michelle Kim in conversation with Michelle Meow. |
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OCTOBER 22, 2020
The Progressive Shift of Vietnamese-American Voters Featuring Thao Ha, Juicy Liu, Baoky Vu in conversation with Michelle Meow and John Zipperer. |
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AUGUST 6, 2020
Sunny Panyanouvong-Rubeck: Looking to Make History Featuring Sunny Panyanouvong-Rubeck in conversation with Michelle Meow and John Zipperer. |
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MAY 21, 2020
Celebrating API Month and Successful Lao-American Women Featuring Polly Outhay and Ali Bousavatdy in conversation with Michelle Meow. |
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MAY 21, 2020
Halting Bigotry in Its Tracks Featuring Dr. Karen Korematsu, Judge Lillian Sing and Sameena Usman in conversation with Michelle Meow. |
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MAY 5, 2020
The Half of It: Director Alice Wu and Star Leah Lewis Featuring Alice Wu and Leah Lewis in conversation with Michelle Meow. |
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APRIL 24, 2020
Asian American Voices on Anti-Asian Violence Featuring Dion Lim, Julie Tang and Cyn Wang in conversation with Michelle Meow. |
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APRIL 15, 2020
Pi Mai: Lao/Thai/Cambodian New Year in the Time of COVID-19 Featuring Amy Chomthakham, Bounchanh Senthavong, Dr. Watt Sengkhyavong and David Phommavong in conversation with Michelle Meow. |
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DECEMBER 8, 2019
Addressing Trauma in the Asian-American Community Featuring Sasanna Yee, Eddy Zheng and Helen Zia in conversation with Michelle Meow. |
COMMONWEALTH CLUB STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE AAPI COMMUNITYWe at The Commonwealth Club are heart-broken about the murders of 10 Americans, mostly Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, in Atlanta, followed by 10 more Americans murdered in Boulder. We express our condolences and support for the AAPI members of our staff, our board, our volunteers and our community, as well as to the communities in Atlanta and Boulder. The murders in Atlanta resulted from the toxic combination of unaddressed racial prejudice, mental illness and easy access to combat-style firearms, with many of the same factors behind the massacre in Boulder. These mass murders were the latest of 104 mass shootings in the United States just in 2021, in which 120 people have been killed and 380 have been wounded. The Club commits itself to supporting the AAPI community however we can. We dedicate the Club to creating dialogue that will produce practical steps to stop the intolerable level of gun violence in our country. Gloria C. Duffy |
