2023 CADEM Convention Welcome Reception Recap

It was a big California Democratic Party (CADEM) Convention weekend for Asian Democrats! On Friday night, we co-hosted a Welcome Reception with 12 partner organizations (Black Los Angeles Young Democrats, California Young Democrats, Los Angeles County Young Democrats, San Fernando Valley Young Democrats, San Gabriel Valley Young Democrats, Stonewall Young Democrats, Westside Young Democrats), and a diverse coalition of Asian Pacific Islander groups (CADEM Asian Pacific Islander Caucus, California Young Democrats Asian Pacific Islander, Korean American Democratic Committee, Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats, South Asians for America). The event was attended by over 310 people!

ADLAC was proud to co-lead the planning for this event, securing speakers like Assemblymembers Alex Lee and Ash Kalra, API Caucus Chair Deepa Sharma and PALAD Past President Jessica Caloza. (We're grateful to have also been joined by speakers Attorney General Rob Bonta, Assemblymembers Mike Fong and Phil Ting, Pasadena City College Trustee Alton Wang, Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chair Mark Gonzalez, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, and the event MC, Former California Young Democrats President Diane Le, along with guests in attendance like Assemblymembers Isaac Bryan and Mia Bonta, and many other elected officials!)
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ADLAC Advisory Board Members Deepa Sharma and Steve Kang were re-elected to the CADEM AAPI Caucus, as was ADLAC President Dr. Andrew Murphy. At the Caucus meeting, ADLAC Advisory Board Member Tony Hoang and Equality California were given the 2023 Organizational Excellence Award!

The API Caucus was also introduced on the CADEM main stage for an AANHPI Heritage Month celebration, and ADLAC Board Member Jennifer Kumiyama performed!

ADLAC Treasurer Hoang Nguyen was elected CYD API Caucus Chair, and Advisory Board Member Faith Lee was re-elected to the Board.

ADLAC Board Members were proud to attend gatherings with the Iranian American Democratic Committee, South Asians for America, and the California Democratic Party Filipino American Caucus.

None of this work or these accomplishments could have been achieved without solidarity, partnership, and investment in relationship-building both inside and outside of AANHPI communities.