Keynote Speaker
SENATOR MEE MOUA
Minnesota State Senate, District 67

The nation’s first Hmong American elected to a state legislature, Senator Mee Moua holds the highest office of any Hmong American politician. She was born in Laos in 1969 and in 1978 moved with her family from a Thai refugee camp to the US. After growing up in public housing in Appleton, Wisconsin, she went on to earn degrees from Brown University, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, and the University of Minnesota Law School. First elected in 2002, she has fought to protect civil rights and to secure funding for crime victims, legal aid, domestic assault services, and early childhood education. Senator Moua’s passion, commitment, energy and drive have made her a respected leader in the Minnesota Senate and among Asian Americans nationally.

Civil Rights Honorees
GWEN CHAN, Interim Superintendent of SFUSD, for four decades of exemplary service to the community.

PHILIP KAN GOTANDA, playwright, for bringing the diverse stories of Asian Americans to the nation’s stages, including through his most recent play, After the War.

EDWIN M. LEE, for being an Asian American leader in City government through nearly 20 years of dedicated public service, culminating in his appointment as City Administrator in 2005.

BAY AREA PARENT LEADERSHIP ACTION NETWORK, for uniting and strengthening diverse parent leaders and organizations fighting for educational equity and economic justice.

Supporters
DEFENDERS OF JUSTICE
California Teachers Association
FHLBank San Francisco
Southern California Edison

ADVOCATES OF JUSTICE
Heller Ehrman LLC
Minami Tamaki LLP
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Union Bank of California
Wells Fargo
Germaine Q Wong

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