Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021
Stop AAPI Hate: The Role of Communicators
The Museum of Public Relations' second annual “Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month” observance, "Stop AAPI Hate: The Role of Communicators" was held Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Two panels comprised of leaders from agencies, academia and business exchanged ideas and reflections on the role of communicators in addressing the heartbreaking rise of anti-Asian hate and violence. MSNBC's Richard Lui wrapped up the session with Q&A. Sponsored in part by: the Bonnie Yablon Foundation, Hunter:; Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia; Page; Talkwalker; Pat Ford; Finn Partners; The Stevens Group; The Diversity Action Alliance; James Lukaszewski; CommPRO; APCO Worldwide; Joyful Planet; World In 2020; and Muck Rack.
Click here to watch the event (approx. 2 hours)
Event Organizers
Angela Chitkara, World in 2020, researcher and consultant
Shelley Spector, founder, Museum of Public Relations; president, Spector & Associates
Patrice Tanaka, founder, Joyful Planet LLC; co-founder, Padilla, CRT/tanaka and PT&Co.
Keynote
Srikant Ramaswami, MS., JD, Head, U.S. Pharma Communication, GSK
PANEL 1
Moderator Bill Imada, Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer, IW Group
Suzy An, Vice President, Porter Novelli, Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Leader
Stephanie Chang, President, Asian Public Relations Student Association, University of Florida.
Carolyn Lok, National President, Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
Ted Nguyen, Department Manager, Public Communications & Media Relations at Orange County Transportation Authority
Bey-Ling Sha, Dean, College of Communications at California State University, Fullerton
Rema Vasan, President, Marina Maher Communications (MMC)
Crystal Witter, Account Supervisor, Golin
PANEL 2
Moderator Joanne Tabellija-Murphy, National Director, Public Affairs-Corporate Affairs, Walmart
Helen Ames, Partner, FINN Partners
Jennifer Choi, Director, Equity Initiatives at Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Debbie Ebalobo, Director, Global External and Financial Communications, The Coca-Cola Company
May Lee, Host and Executive Producer of “The May Lee Show”
Elliot Lum, Executive Vice President, Growth and Community, Association of National Advertisers (ANA), and author of Entrepreneurial Confessions
Natasha Vuppuluri, SVP, Director of Marketing at MSL, VP/President-Elect, PRSA Chicago
Wrap-up Moderator
Richard Lui, MSNBC anchor/civil rights reporter; author of Enough About Me
Sponsors
This year’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month event is sponsored in part by the Bonnie Yablon Foundation, Hunter:; Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia; Page; Talkwalker; Pat Ford; Finn Partners; The Stevens Group; The Diversity Action Alliance; James Lukaszewski; CommPRO; APCO Worldwide; Joyful Planet; World In 2020; and Muck Rack.
This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month event is part of the ongoing Museum of Public Relations’ Diversity Series, showcasing PR Women in History, Black PR History, Latino PR History and the LGBTQ Experience in Public Relations.
