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Igniting Voices and Taking Action
A Panel Discussion on the Asian American Experience
and Anti-Asian Racism and Violence
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A Pop-Up Event in collaboration with
St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School
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KRISTEN SZE
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JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS
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CONGRESSMAN RO KHANNA
Moderated by
RALPH WALES
Head of School, St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School
Tues Apr 27, 6pm-7:15pm PT
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Registration closes 2 HOURS before this event or
sooner if maximum capacity is reached
This event is free for ALL attendees
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The recent increase in incidents of violence directed toward Asian American/Pacific Islander communities has elevated awareness of the bigotry and hurt that has been a persistent part of these communities’ American experience. A diverse panel of key voices will discuss how they are leading the charge to change these patterns of discrimination through education and civic action.
Join this important conversation and help bring the Asian American/Pacific Islander experience – historic and current – to a point of focus in our schools and homes.
This event is a collaboration between St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School and Common Ground Speaker Series with a view and commitment to taking action to help confront racial injustice.
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About the Panel Speakers
News journalist Kristen Sze currently anchors ABC7 News at 11 am and 5 pm weekdays and her reports can be seen on ABC7 News at 4 pm and 6 pm. Sze has received two Emmy Awards for her work, including one as host of ABC7's "Profiles of Excellence," recognizing Asian-Americans who have served their community in an exemplary fashion. She was voted 'Best News Anchor' in 2011 by San Francisco BayList.
Jose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, acclaimed filmmaker and theatrical producer. As a leading voice for the human rights of immigrants, he founded the non-profit media and culture organization Define American. His groundbreaking work chronicling his life in America as an undocumented immigrant has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and TIME magazine. He also produced and directed Documented, an award-winning autobiographical CNN documentary, and White People, an Emmy-nominated MTV television special. He is the author of a best-selling memoir, Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen and also co-produced the acclaimed Broadway play What the Constitution Means to Me.
Congressman Ro Khanna represents Silicon Valley in California’s 17th Congressional District. He sits on the House Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, where he chairs the Environmental Subcommittee. Additionally, he is the Deputy Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; serves as an Assistant Whip for the Democratic Caucus and is the Democratic Vice Chair of the House Caucus on India and Indian Americans. Prior to serving in Congress, Rep. Khanna taught at Stanford University, Santa Clara University, and San Francisco State University. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce in President Obama’s administration, worked as a lawyer specializing in intellectual property law and he is the author of the book Entrepreneurial Nation: Why Manufacturing is Still Key to America’s Future.
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Supporting Learning Differences While
Distance Learning
Presented in Partnership with Children's Health Council
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A panel discussion with CHC experts
CHRIS HARRIS, MEd
and
KENDRA FRAKA, MSW
Moderated by
DEBORAH REBER
Thurs Apr 29, 7pm-8:15pm PT
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Registration closes 2 HOURS before this event or
sooner if maximum capacity is reached
Free for member school parents and for educators
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With school at home, parents have a new window into our children’s learning and behavior and we may have observed some behaviors that make us pause. Although we know each brain is wired a little differently and that we are all unique, what differences or behaviors in our children are cause for concern and what are not?
In this conversation, which will be moderated by author Deborah Reber, Children's Health Council (CHC) experts Chris Harris MEd, Chief Education Officer at CHC, and Kendra Fraka, MSW, Social Emotional Learning Specialist at Sand Hill School, will talk about best practices for our students who think and learn differently – focusing on mental health and wellness, social-emotional learning strategies and promoting executive function skills during remote learning.
Parents and educators will learn how we can embrace our students’ differences – including strengths and challenges – and provide them the support they need to thrive and be successful, even in our current circumstances.
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About the Panel Speakers
Chris Harris, MEd, Chief Schools Officer at CHC, has developed and refined specialized interdisciplinary programming for children with learning, social-emotional and attention challenges at CHC for 15 years. He is also an adjunct lecturer in the Graduate School Special Education Department at San Jose State University. In the past, Harris has also served as Executive Director at The Janus School, Pennsylvania, The Chartwell School, Monterey, California, and CHC.
Kendra Fraka, MSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker at CHC and Social Emotional Lead at Sand Hill School at CHC, has nearly 20 years’ experience working with children and their families in outpatient, residential, school and home settings developing strategies with parents and teachers and using social cognitive and behavioral interventions with children who have difficulties with peers, impulse regulation or anxiety. She currently works with staff, students and families at Sand Hill School around social emotional learning.
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Spring 2021 Common Ground Speaker Series events will take place live online. Please register for each event to receive webinar access, reminders and updates. Unless indicated otherwise, registration closes two hours before the start of each event or when maximum capacity is reached.
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Parents, faculty and staff at our 44 member schools attend the Common Ground online events free of charge. This is made possible through the generous financial support of their schools.
- Faculty and educators from non-member schools are also invited to attend free of charge.
- Guests from non-member schools and the general community are welcome to register and attend the virtual live stream events for a $10 non-refundable fee.
Registration details and more information about Common Ground Speaker Series, including a list of our member schools, may be found on our website.
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