1700 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116
Sister-to-Sister: Celebrating Asian & Pacific Islander Women of Tomorrow is an annual leadership conference developed for API girls who have been identified as engaging in at-risk behaviors as well as for those girls who are demonstrating a desire to develop strong leadership skills. Girls are given an opportunity to listen to speakers who look like them and have gone through similar experiences while meeting various community members and learning about the various organizations and services available to them and their families. The Conference includes workshops on topics such as substance misuse awareness, sexual health, cultural dance, dating and domestic violence, body image, self-defense, yoga, and healthy relationships. API girls ages 12 through 18 are eligible to participate.
Here are the details for 2016’s conference:
Date: Thursday, April 28th 8am – 4pm (registration opens at 8, conference starts at 9)
Venue: San Jose School of Arts & Culture, 1700 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116
Our scheduled keynote speaker is Azenith Smith. Living the dream is how Azenith Smith describes her career as a broadcast journalist. Azenith has been a reporter with KTVU FOX 2 News since April 2014 and she works in the South Bay Bureau. Prior to KTVU, she worked in the media markets of Coos Bay/North Bend Oregon, Monterey/Salinas and Las Vegas. She began her career at the Filipino Channel.
Sister-to-Sister is funded through individual community sponsorships and donations. Click here to support Sister-to-Sister.
