ACLF welcomes our new Office Manager and Program Assistant, Bao Nguyen:

Since arriving in the United States at the age of ten, Bao Nguyen has grown up, lived and worked in White Center.  Following his completion of ACLF’s Community Leaders Program in 2010, he knew he wanted to be more involved in the International District to build his network and soak up the rich history of the area.   When the opportunity to work at ACLF came along, he could not let it pass.

In this spare time, Bao is a Leader at a local Vietnamese youth group where he also teaches lion dancing.  He likes to volunteer at community events and shares his zany observations through the International Examiner.  In his spare spare time, Bao loves reading, playing board/video/card games, and riding around on his motorcycle.

Bao is thrilled to be working in the heart of the API community for an organization with a history of fostering great leaders.

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Please join ACLF for a community dialogue on strengthening the API Community during the Great Recession. We will convene lawmakers, non profits, foundations, and community members to raise awareness of the impacts and generate strategies for the future.

Confirmed Panelist:

Senator Ed Murray, 43 Legislative District, Senate Ways and Means Committee

State Representative Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney, 46th Legislative District, House Ways and Means Committee
Tony Lee, Advocacy Director, Solid Ground
Mark Mitsui, President, North Seattle Community College

Date & Time:

July 23, 2011

10AM- 12PM

Location:

Asian Counseling and Referral Service

3639 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S.

Seattle WA 98144

More Details to come…

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Ruena immigrated to the US from the Philippines when she was 10 years old.  After growing up in Kauai, Hawaii, she earned her BS in International Business from San Diego Christian College.  She later relocated to Washington in 1998, and currently works as a Human Resources Recruiter for State Farm Insurance.  Ruena is the co-founder and president of Pangdayaw International Outreach Ministries(PIOM) which supports children feeding centers,  women ministries,  and churches in the Philippines and Combodia.  She goes on mission trips to Asia every year and enjoys leading bible studies every Saturday.  A former Loaned Executive for United Way/Pierce County, Ruena is passionate about increasing cultural awareness in the business  and public sector; and has been actively involved in community organizations working with the youth.   She enjoys coordinating overseas trips with her group and loves spending time with her pet, Halo (maltese dog).   When time permits, she likes to browse at Barnes and Nobles or Borders  and relax with her friends and family at the shopping mall.  Yes, a girl can never have too many purses!

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ACLF is proud to be a co-presenter with the World Affairs Council for an evening with Thailand’s “Mr. Condom,” Mechai Viravaidya.  As a leader in poverty alleviation in Thailand for decades, Mechai will discuss his creative solutions to eradicating poverty and will share why social enterprise is core to meeting our global health and development goals.  Viravaidya, popularly known as the “Condom King” or “Mr. Condom,” founded the Population and Community Development Association (PDA) in 1974 to address the unsustainable population growth rate in Thailand.  In order to integrate family planning into Thai culture and daily life, a variety of humorous, innovative, and unorthodox methods were utilized, such as training rural shopkeepers to dispense birth control pills and condoms, school condom blowing and relay races, and a vasectomy festival. In addition, PDA mobilized and educated a network of rural school teachers and village community members to make contraceptives available throughout Thailand.

Date: Thursday, June 9, 2011
Time: 6:00 p.m. VIP Reception & General Outreach Fair/Networking Reception, 7:00 p.m. Event
Location: Town Hall Seattle at Eighth & Seneca: 1119 8th Avenue, Seattle, WA
Cost: $10 World Affairs Council Members/Students; $15 Non-members; $75 VIP Reception (includes appetizers, wine bar, exclusive remarks from Mechai Viravaidya, and preferred seating at the main event).

For more information:
http://www.world-affairs.org/events/2011/06/09/global-leadership-and-innovation-global-development-health-series-how-be-changemak

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