May 1, 2008
7500 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
National Theme:
Do Not Stand Silent:
Remembering Kristallnacht 1938
Event’s Theme:
Tales of A Survivor
Speaker:
Mr. Felix Kestenberg
Biographical Sketch:
Survivor of Radom ghetto and six different concentration camps. Member of the speaker’s bureau.
Target Audience:
All HHS Employees
May 7, 2008
The Lincoln Theater
1215 U St. NW
Washington, DC
U St./Cardozo Metro
Sponsored by the Federal Interagency Holocaust Memorial Remembrance Program (free program)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
National Theme:
Do Not Stand Silent:
Remembering Kristallnacht 1938
Event’s Theme:
Stories from the Rescuers, Narratives of the Holocaust
Moderator:
Washington Channel 9’s News Anchor Derek McGinty
Speakers:
Polish Ambassador Robert Kupiecki will read a letter written by Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker, whose underground rescue group helped save the lives of over 2,500 Polish Jewish children in Poland.
Joseph Ichiuji, a Japanese-American soldier, will discuss how his U.S. Army regiment helped to liberate Dachau concentration camp in Germany.
Majlinda Myrto, an Albanian-American woman, will talk about her late father-in-law, Shyqyri Myrto. Mr. Myrto was a Muslim man that hid two Jewish people, a close male friend and the friend’s sister, in his family’s home for over a year after the German Nazi army invaded Albania.
More about our annual event can be found at http://holocaustremembrance.org
Music:
The U.S. Army Band
Target Audience:
Any interested person
May 8, 2008
Parklawn Building, Conference Center D
Rockville, MD
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
National Theme:
Do Not Stand Silent:
Remembering Kristallnacht 1938
Event’s Theme:
Remembering Kristallnacht 1938
Speaker:
David Bayer, Holocaust Survivor, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Biographical Sketch:
David Bayer was born in Kozienice, Poland on September 27, 1922. His life changed dramatically in September 1939 when German troop invaded Poland. In 1940, the Bayers were forced to move into the Kozienice ghetto, two years later they, except David, were deported to the Treblinka killing center. David was transported to Pionki, and industrial complex that produced munitions. In 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz, where was selected for forced labor in the coal mines. During the death march, David escaped into the forests. Five or six days later he was founded by Soviet troops. He weighed 70 pounds. He spent two years in the Foehrenwald displaced persons camp in Germany before immigrating to Panama and a few years later to the United States. Currently, he works as a volunteer at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Music: Jewish Community Center Musical Ensemble (JCC)
Target Audience:
All HHS Employees
May 8, 2008
Room 800, HHH Building
Washington, DC
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
National Theme:
Leadership, Diversity, Harmony-Gateway to Success
Event’s Theme:
Leadership, Diversity, Harmony-Gateway to Success
Presenter:
Ginny Gong, President of the National Organization of Chinese Americans, East Meets West TV show host and Executive Director, Community Use of Public Facilities in Montgomery County. Author of “From Ironing Board to Corporate Board: An Immigrant’s Story.” She will speak on the challenges and potential for the next generation of APA leaders.
Target Audience:
All HHS Employees
May 12, 2008
CDC
Century Center Room 1042-1a
Atlanta, GA
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
National Theme:
Leadership, Diversity, Harmony-Gateway to Success
Event’s Theme:
Leadership, Diversity, Harmony-Gateway to Success
Presenters:
Jane Kelly, M.D. National Diabetes Education Program, CDC, and John Ward, M.D. Director Viral Hepatitis, CDC;
Jill Rickman
The Office of Career and Workforce Development, in collaboration with ODREEO will present a Workshop on Executive Core Qualifications.
In recognition of May being Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Hepatitis Awareness month, CDC’s Office of Dispute Resolution Equal Employment Opportunity (ODREEO) has collaborated with the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTD) and the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) to present podcasts on Hepatitis B and Diabetes, two of the major health concerns in the Asian community.
Target Audience:
All HHS Employees and the General Public
May 14, 2008
Sponsored by the Administration on Aging
Administration on Aging
One Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
10:30a.m.-12:00p.m.
National Theme:
Leadership, Diversity, Harmony-Gateway to Success
Event’s Theme:
“Improving the Health of Older Asian Pacific Americans”
Speakers*:
Josefina G. Carbonell, Assistant Secretary for Aging
Clayton Fong, President and CEO, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging
Dr. Heisung Lee, Director, Korean Senior Center, Vienna, VA
* additional speakers to be added
Program Summary:
Presentation on innovative and evidence-based efforts to reduce health disparities affecting the older Asian Pacific Americans.
Target Audience:
All HHS Employees
May 15, 2008
Sponsored by the Department of Labor in partnership with DHHS
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel
999 9th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
National Theme:
Leadership, Diversity, Harmony-Gateway to Success
Event:
The Seventh Annual Asian Pacific American (APA) Federal Career Summit
Summary
The Summit addresses the shortage of Asian Pacific Americans in senior executive and management positions in the federal government. The Summit focuses on providing management insights, skills training and other career opportunities to help Asian Pacific American government employees maximize their potential.
Includes exhibit booths, program information, and recruitment activity
The 2008 APA Summit qualifies as training in compliance with the Government Employee Training Act (5 USC Chapter 41).
More information on the APA Summit, visit www.apasummit.gov.
Target Audience:
All Federal Employees
May 19, 2008
Wilson Hall, Building 1
NIH, Bethesda Campus
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
National Theme:
“Leadership, Diversity, Harmony: Gateway to Success”
Event’s Theme:
“Leadership, Diversity, Harmony: Gateway to Success”
Speaker:
Dr. Richard Nakamura, Deputy Director, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Richard K. Nakamura, serves as Deputy Director, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), NIH, DHHS. Dr. Nakamura received his Ph.D. in Psychology from State University of New York (Stony Brook, NY). Dr. Nakamura has special expertise in several areas, including cognitive and comparative neuroscience, science policy/funding and ethics in science. He has published 24 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, most related to neurocognition of primates. In 1999, Dr. Nakamura led the NIH’s participation with the U.S. Surgeon General's Office in researching and writing the first report on mental illness and subsequent supplements. In 2002, Dr. Nakamura was elected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Board of Directors to the status of AAAS Fellow. Most recently, Dr. Nakamura was awarded the Presidential Rank Award by President Bush for his outstanding leadership.
Target Audience:
All NIH/HHS Employees
May 27, 2008
Room 800, HHH Building
Washington, DC
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
National Theme:
Leadership, Diversity, Harmony-Gateway to Success
Event’s Theme:
Leadership, Diversity, Harmony-Gateway to Success
Forum:
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will lead a discussion on the results of a federal-wide survey collecting data on the perceptions and realities of barriers that Asian/Pacific Islanders (AAPI) face in the federal workplace.
Speaker:
Gazal Modhere, Chair of the AAPI Work Group, EEOC
Target Audience:
Federal Agency EEO and HR Directors, as well as HHS employee