Program
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
10AM - 4PM
Loyola University Chicago
Corboy Law Center, 15th Floor, Kasbeer Hall
25 E. Pearson St., Chicago, IL 60611
10AM - 10:30AM
Registration & Refreshments (Kasbeer Hall)
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Welcoming Remarks (Kasbeer Hall)
Terri Piggott, Interim Dean, Loyola University Chicago School of Education
Paul Watanabe, AAPIPRC Co-founder
10:45AM - 12PM
INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS (Kasbeer Hall)
This morning session will introduce participants to foundational principles and promising practices in community-based research. It will feature a community-based research partnership between Freedom, Inc. (freedom-inc.org) and Dr. Lori Lopez.
Speakers
Lori Lopez, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Zon Moua, Freedom, Inc.
12PM - 1:15PM
LUNCH (Kasbeer Hall)
Remarks by AAAS Board member Janelle Wong, University of Maryland-College Park
1:15PM - 2:30PM
MODELS, APPROACHES, AND PRACTICES OF COMMUNITY-RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS (Kasbeer Hall)
This afternoon session will highlight models of community-research partnerships and successes in Chicago.
Speakers
Maria Ferrera, DePaul University
Dale Asis, Bayanihan Foundation
Rooshey Hasnain, University of Illinois, Chicago
Angela Mascarenas, Center for Immigrant Resources and Community Arts (CIRCA-Pintig)
Moderator: David Yoo, UCLA
2:30PM - 2:45PM
BREAK
2:45PM - 3:45PM
ROUNDTABLES (Various Locations)
Each roundtable will offer participants opportunities to explore and discuss specific facets and potential outcomes of community-based research partnerships.
ROUNDTABLE 1: Building internal, organizational capacity for research (CLC 202)
Melany de la Cruz-Viesca, UCLA Asian American Studies Center
Ami Gandhi, South Asian American Policy & Research Institute (SAAPRI)
ROUNDTABLE 2: Using research to influence/change policy (CLC 203)
Theresa Mah, Former Senior Policy Advisor and Liaison to the Asian American Community for Governor Quinn (IL-D)
Paul Watanabe, UMass Boston Institute for Asian American Studies
ROUNDTABLE 3: Navigating points of possible differences and conflicts between academic researchers and community partners (CLC 301)
Lori Lopez, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Paul Ong, UCLA
ROUNDTABLE 4: Reclaiming our stories through research and media (CLC 302)
Adriel Luis, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
ROUNDTABLE 5: The relationship between research and funding (CLC 325)
George Chung, Joyce Foundation
Joyce Moy, Asian American / Asian Research Institute - City University of New York
ROUNDTABLE 6: Chicago dialogue - Developing local community-research opportunities (Kasbeer Hall)
Kathleen Yang-Clayton, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago
3:45PM - 4PM
CLOSING (Kasbeer Hall)
Kathleen Yang-Clayton, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Chicago