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Executive Board

	Maria Somma - President Maria Somma is the President of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance and the International Health Care Organizing Coordinator for the United Steelworkers. Somma has had a long history with organizing ...READ MORE
	Luisa Blue - 1st Vice President Luisa Blue is currently the Organizing Coordinator of SEIU in California. Most recently, she was the President of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) from 2001 to 2005...READ MORE
	Joan Takano - 2nd Vice President Bio coming soon
	Marian Thom - Secretary Marian Thom is a Chinese American and a native New Yorker. Ms. Thom worked as a teacher in the New York City public schools and became an active UFT member in 1970 ...READ MORE
	Kathleen Topacio-Flores- Treasurer Bio coming soon
	Shwe Aung Shwe T. Aung left his final year at university and his home country of Burma to work on a ship in 1995. That was when he first saw the difference between Burma and other countries...READ MORE
	May Chen May Y. Chen is the Manager of Local 23-25 UNITE HERE, which represents thousands of immigrant garment workers in New York... READ MORE
	Helen Chin Bio coming soon.
	Richard Chu Richard Chu is currently the Business Representative for the Transportation Department of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)... READ MORE
	Lila Chui Lila Chui currently serves as one of the Executive board member of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA). She is one of the founding members of APALA... READ MORE
	Virginia Eng Virginia Eng is the treasurer of APALA New York Chapter and is currently serving on the APALA National Executive Board. Sister Eng is an active member of the American Federation of Teachers...READ MORE
	Matthew Finucane Matthew Finucane is Deputy Director of the AFL-CIO Department of Civil, Human and Women’s Rights, where he works to advance the rights of the 13 million Americans who belong to unions...READ MORE
	Guy Fujimura Bio coming soon.
	Wesley Furtado Wesley "Wes" Furtado is a second generation longshoreman and member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 142. He worked on the waterfront for years...READ MORE
	John Garrett Bio coming soon.
	Ying Gee Ying Gee, Ed.D, is currently the International Representative for the Civil and Human Rights Department, International Union, UAW... READ MORE
	Sumi Hari Sumi Sevilla Haru has been a national board member of the Screen Actors Guild since 1974. She served as acting president in 1995 and was the recording secretary serving with presidents Edward Asner and Patty Duke... READ MORE
	Alex Hing Alex Hing is a sous chef at a hotel in New York City. He has been a member of what is currently UNITE HERE for 38 years, starting as a dishwasher...READ MORE
	David Keicher Bio coming soon.
	Tracy Lai Tracy Lai is co-secretary for the Executive Board of Seattle Community Colleges Federation of Teachers. She is a member of both the national and Washington State AFT Civil and Human Rights Committees... READ MORE
	Daz Lamparas Daciano Lamparas began organizing in as a rank and file leader of banana plantation workers in the Philippines...READ MORE
	Rozita Lee Rozita Lee was born in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii and has lived in Las Vegas since 1979 when she moved from Hawaii to marry her long time friend, Dr. Clifford Lee...READ MORE
	Gening Liao Gening Liao is Assistant General Counsel of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. She works mainly on immigration...READ MORE
	Dory Machica Dory Machica began her career as an Organizer when she was a Rank and File Member of SEIU 399. She was then promoted to Shop Steward... READ MORE
	Linda Mann Linda Mann’s professional experience includes more than 27 years at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees... READ MORE
	Lonway Moy Lonway Moy works for a private contractor in New York. An IBEW member since l972, Lonway is a founding member of APALA... READ MORE
	Raahi Reddy Raahi Reddy is a veteran labor organizer, having worked for Service Employees International Union for a decade, most recently serving as Organizing Director of SEIU Local 715 in San Jose...READ MORE
	Tony Sarmiento Tony Sarmiento is the Executive Director of Senior Service America Inc., a national nonprofit organization that helps low- and moderate-income older persons... READ MORE
	Ahmed Shakir Ahmed Shakir is currently the Secretary of Local 37 with the American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees which he joined in 1998...READ MORE
	Roy Takumi Since 1990, Roy Takumi has worked for the Hawaii State AFL-CIO, the largest labor federation in the state with over 70 affiliated unions representing 80,000 workers... READ MORE
	Norman Ten Since 1983, Norm joined the Exploratorium, as their Life Sciences Senior Exhibit Tech. In 1991, he was one of the key member organizers...READ MORE
	Jan Tokumaru Bio coming soon.
	Maf Misbah Uddin Maf Misbah Uddin was born in Bangladesh. His father was a leader from Bengal who was jailed together with Mahatma Gandhi... READ MORE
	Kent Wong Kent Wong is Director of the Center for Labor Research and Education at UCLA, where he teaches Labor Studies and Asian American Studies...READ MORE
	Nilda Chock Bio & picture coming soon.
	Monica Hogan Bio & picture coming soon.