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Culturally Centered Nutrition
NAAAP Chicago's next Wellness Wednesday is on Culturally Centered Nutrition. Inviting two guest speakers in the health and wellness space, the event is intended to help attendees learn common health risks, which food and nutrients aid in physical and mental health, and how to think outside the kitchen in supporting the gut and brain while honoring our cultural roots. March 3, 7-8:30pm CT. Register here.
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Unlocking Peer Mentorship
NAAAP Cincinnati has invited Maria Rogers, a seasoned HR Professional with over 17 years of experience in the industry, to talk about the power of peer mentorship. Explore the different aspects of peer mentorship and have the chance to connect (or re-connect) with members of the local community. March 9, 7-8pm ET. Register here.
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Read & Wine Club: Grit by Angela Duckworth
NAAAP DC invites your bright and thirsty minds to their first Read & Wine club. In honor of Women's History Month & International Women's Day, they have chosen Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance—a New York Times bestseller written by Angela Lee Duckworth, a successful female leader who is a child of Chinese immigrants. March 25, 7-8pm ET. Register here.
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Holi is a celebration rooted in Hindu mythology as a time to usher in the arrival of spring, celebrate the victory of good over evil, forgive and repair relationships, and share laughter, happiness, and love. In this two-day festival (happening at the end of March), many follow the tradition of throwing wood, dried leaves, and twigs into bonfires to burn evil spirits on the night before Holi. On the following day, people gather together to meet new people and throw colored powder and splash water on one another, giving its name of the "festival of colors."
When celebrating, take the time to learn more about the extensive history of Holi in this article written by TIME [link]!
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March is Women's History Month! Honor the vital role of women—especially in the AAPI community—and their influence on our history, culture, and society. Read from an AAPI female author, such as Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong, We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib, or The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui. Discover a Women in NAAAP (WIN!) program in your local chapter—created and developed to build competent and confident women leaders within NAAAP and within the AAPI community.
Additionally, learn about the significant work accomplished by leaders such as NAAAP's very own Tania DeSa, as well as the trailblazing Chien-Shiung Wu:
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Tania DeSa is the CEO of Desa Global Leadership, a global training firm that inspires women and underrepresented minorities to find their voice and visibility in the corporate world so they are more engaged and get promoted. As a leadership trainer herself, Tania draws from intercultural experiences of traveling to over 80 countries and holding academic degrees from Spain, China, and Canada. She also embarked on a speaking tour across India and gave a TEDx talk in Switzerland.
Tania is currently on the Board of Directors at NAAAP Toronto as the Vice President of Business Development. She leads the ERG Leadership Council whereby Fortune 500 teams meet quarterly to swap DEI best practices and learnings. Tania was also a speaker at the 2016 NAAAP National Convention and has dedicated over 7 years to NAAAP.
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Chien-Shiung Wu is a Chinese-American physicist nicknamed "the First Lady of Physics" for her contributions to the nuclear physics field. She was named one of TIME's 100 Women of the Year and on February 11 (known as International Day of Women and Girls in Science), the United States Postal Service issued a stamp honoring Wu for her trailblazing work.
Wu grew up in China studying at top schools before immigrating to the United States in 1936, where she attended University of California at Berkeley for her Ph.D. and taught at Princeton University as their first female physics instructor. Wu is known for her work at the Manhattan Project and for conducting the Wu experiment, which disproved the widely-accepted law of conservation of parity and contributed to her colleagues winning the Nobel Prize. She was not acknowledged for the prize herself, but was awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics and a number of accolades.
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NAAAP is committed to partnering with companies and organizations that strive to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in both the workplace and the world, as one of their key values.
Thank you to our returning sponsors, Macy's and the Central Intelligence Agency, as well as new sponsors, Experian and Advance Auto Parts. NAAAP is excited to help your ERGs soar and to share your message of equity and inclusion.
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