Asian/Pacific Islander Health Care Providers on the Front Lines: So Why the Hate?

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Online Zoom Webinar


Monday, June 1, 2020
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Pacific Time)


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Join UCLA School of Nursing Council on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center as our panelists share stories from the front lines and discuss how to stand against COVID-19 and anti-Asian racism. 

Moderators:

  •  DEBORAH KONIAK-GRIFFIN, EdD, RN, FAAN - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, UCLA School of Nursing 
  • KAREN UMEMOTO, Ph.D. - Professor & Director, UCLA Asian American Studies Center

Featured Speakers:

  • EMMA CUENCA, DNP, RN, CCRN, CSC, CNS - Assistant Adjunct Professor, UCLA School of Nursing - "Filipino/a/x and Asian Health Care Professionals on the Front Lines"
  • SHI ZHANG, MD - Internal Medicine, Hospitalist, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center & UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica - "Risks and Sacrifices of Health Professionals"
  • GILBERT GEE, Ph.D. - Professor, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health - "Disease and Anti-Asian Racism: How the Past Informs the Present"
  • MANJUSHA KULKARNI, JD - Executive Director, Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council (A3PCON); Co-Founder, STOP AAPI HATE - "What You Can Do to Fight the Hate and Show the Love"

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Sponsor(s): Asia Pacific Center, School of Nursing, Asian American Studies Center, Asian American Studies Department , UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council, UCLA Institute of American Cultures, UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy, UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, UCLA Alumni - Diversity Programs & Initiatives, Asian Pacific Alumni of UCLA, Pilipino American Alumni of UCLA, Asian Pacific Coalition, Pacific Ties Newsmagazine, Pilipino American Graduate Student Association

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