Two years ago, APAHE acknowledged and featured Dr. Judy Sakaki, the first Japanese American woman to lead a four-year university.  Her keynote was entitled “STRENGTH & PERSEVERANCE: AN ASIAN AMERICAN WOMAN’S JOURNEY TO A PRESIDENCY.”

See http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/cathie-anderson/article134874309.html

Join us this year for a Women’s CEO Panel with the First Vietnamese-American college president, Thúy Thị Nguyễn, as she reflects upon HER first year as President of Foothill College, along with other female CEOs in a plenary session entitled”CLAIMING YOUR OWN VOICE: AAPI WOMEN PRESIDENTS AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE.”  See Thuy on Friday, April 13!

First Vietnamese-American college president relies on refugee past to connect with students