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Carl Chan is a community activist and the president of the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce. After he was the victim of a hate crime in April 2021, Chan has spearheaded calls for increased police presence in the Oakland, CA neighborhood during a rise in violence targeting Asian Americans. 

David Chiu is an assemblyman in the California State Legislature representing the 17th Assembly District, which encompasses eastern San Francisco. As an assemblyman, Chiu has served as chair of the California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, policy chair of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus, and chair of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee.

Audrey E. Kitagawa, J.D., is president and founder of the International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation, president of the Light of Awareness International Spiritual Family, a UN Representative for the United Religions Initiative (URI), and co-facilitator of URI UN Cooperation Circle. She is also the chair of the G20 Interfaith Forum Anti-Racism Initiative.

Jacinta S. Ma is the director of the Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In previous work with the EEOC, Ma collaborated on developing and implementing a Commission-wide initiative on race and coordinated and oversaw the drafting of an agency plan for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Grace Meng is a lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for the 6th Congressional District of New York. Meng is the first Asian American to be elected to Congress from New York. As a representative in Congress, Meng has fought to expand opportunities for communities of color, young people, and women. She sponsored the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that was signed into law on May 20, 2021. 

Erika L. Moritsugu is deputy assistant to U.S. President Joseph R. Biden and the Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander senior liaison to the White House. Previously, Moritsugu served as the vice president for congressional relations and economic justice at the National Partnership for Women and Families.