March 30, 2018
Spring 2018 Newsletter
NAAAP News & Events
Valuable Lessons from NAAAP's Leadership Academy

By Taoqu Chen
NAAAP Detroit President

The getting is in the giving. That is my takeaway from the 3-day National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Leadership Academy at the historic Dolce Hayes Mansion in sunny San Jose on March 9-11. The theme was InnovAsian. NAAAP leaders from around the country and Canada gathered to learn and share best practices. The meeting started on Friday with a thought leadership session: “Disrupting the Landscape through ERGs.” Not only have NAAAP leaders been conducting the employee resource group trainings for many corporations, they have created an ERG virtual training program. This was a first and came in response to the immense need for cross-cultural leadership development, skill-building, and a virtual community...    Read more
NAAAP Detroit Learn & Grow Series 2018 Session I Held on March 1: "Empower Our Ethnicity and Gender"

By Jocelyn Chen
Education and Career Development Committee Chair

“Empower Our Ethnicity and Gender,” a program designed to help women and minority professionals to break barriers, was held on March 1 at the Robert Kidd Gallery. The evening is part of the signature Learn & Grow series by the Detroit chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP).  Featured speaker is Beth Cafaro, a highly successful professional with extensive business operations, legal and human resources experience. The evening began with dinner, networking and an “ArtTalk” on the art world’s history of prejudice against women artists... Read more
NAAAP Detroit Learn & Grow Series 2018 Session II Held on March 24: "Building Our Personal Brand"

By Jocelyn Chen
Education and Career Development Committee Chair

“Building Our Personal Brand,” a workshop designed to help professionals positioning and building meaningful personal brands to enhance career and personal development, was held on March 24th at the Bloomfield Township Library. The workshop is part of the signature Learn & Grow series organized by the Detroit chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP). Featured speaker is Jamie Hsu, a former GM executive and currently an adjunct professor at Lawrence Technological University, specializing in strategic management, leadership development, technology management, innovation, and global collaboration...    Read more
What's Up, Membership ?!

By Denise Yee Grim
Interim Membership Committee Chair

Did you know that when you enrolled as a member of NAAAP-Detroit you become a lifetime member? What a great value for anyone who would like to expand their professional network, enhance their professional development and empower themselves to make a difference in the community! Your membership provides you many opportunities to network with your peers and other professionals who may help you in your personal growth, define your career path and grow your business. Check out the benefits of your lifetime membership with NAAAP-Detroit...    Read more


Member Spotlight: Anastasia Vang

Anastasia Vang is a junior majoring in business at Kettering University. She enjoys cooking, fashion designing, traveling and reading. She loves to give back to the community by volunteering and she has been pitching in with NAAAP-Detroit.

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