Executive Board
John Delloro - President John Delloro is the Executive Director of DHLI. He is also a visiting lecturer at UCLA, where he teaches a regular course on theories of leadership development and strategy in Asian American/Pacific Islander communities.. 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 | |||
| Matt Finucane
- 2nd Vice President Matthew Finucane is the NEA's first Senior Liaison to the Asian Americana and Pacific Islander community, where he promotes education issues of mutual concern to educators and the community...READ MORE | |||
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Johanna Hester
- Treasurer Johanna Puno Hester is the Director of Organizing and Field Services of UDW, The Homecare Providers' Union, AFSCME Local 3930 in San Diego, California. Johanna began her career in 1990 as a part-time clerical assistant… READ MORE | |||
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Lila Chui
- Secretary 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 | |||
| Mary Anne Ahtye Mary Anne Ahtye was a 12 year teacher in the Child Development Program in San Francisco Unified School District and worked for 20 years with United Educators of San Francisco as a Senior Field Rep... READ MORE | |||
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 | |||
| Rolando
Balagtas Rolando C. Balagtas is the current General President of the Virginia Postal Workers Union. He was born and raised in Manila, Philippines and came to the United States in 1980... READ MORE | |||
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Carpio David Carpio is the National Education and Training Coordinator at the AFL-CIO. A biologist by training, he led an organizing drive of fellow researchers with the UAW while at Columbia University in New York… 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 | |||
Tina Diep Bio coming soon | |||
| 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 | |||
| Guy
Fujimura Guy Fujimura became a member of the ILWU Local 142 in Hawaii in 1974 when he went to work for Love’s Bakery (then a subsidiary of Intercontinental Baking and later purchased in 1978 by Daiichiya, a Japanese company) as a janitor... READ MORE | |||
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 John works as an Appeals Analyst for the Social Security Administration in the Office of Appellate Operations. He is the Executive Vice President for Local 1923, the largest local in AFGE... READ MORE | |||
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Gee Ying Gee, Ed.D, is currently the International Representative for the Civil and Human Rights Department, International Union, UAW... READ MORE | ||
Kim Geron Kim Geron is an Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University East Bay and is the Vice-President of the California Faculty Association, the union representing more than 24,000 professors… READ MORE | |||
| Sumi
Haru 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 | |||
Dian Herrman Dian Herrman serves as AFSCME's strategic communications advisor in Washington, DC. As a proud union member, she advocates on behalf of working class families... 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 | |||
Jenny Ho Jenny Ho was born in the North side of Chicago in 1983 to Chinese immigrants hailing from Toisan and Guangzhou. She completed her B.A. in International Studies and Political Science at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana... READ MORE | |||
David Keicher David has worked for the National AFL-CIO since 1995 and is currently a senior field representative working on a team for leadership and organizational development. The team is responsible for recruiting and training state... READ MORE | |||
| Donna
Kekauoha 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 | |||
Ken Liu Ken Liu is a Senior Research Analyst with the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, UNITE HERE. As a researcher and strategic campaigner, Ken has worked on many UNITE HERE campaigns… 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 | |||
Van S. Nguyen Van S. Nguyen credits his involvement in the labor movement to two key factors: the influence of his older sister Tam Nguyen and his participation in the APALA-Organizing Institute… READ MORE |
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| 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 | |||
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 | |||
Maria Somma Maria Somma is the International Health Care Organizing Coordinator for the United Steelworkers. Somma has had a long history with organizing… READ MORE | |||
Levin Sy Bio coming soon | |||
Joan Takano Bio coming soon | |||
Norman Ten Norman TenSince 1983, Norm joined the Exploratorium, as their Life Sciences Senior Exhibit Tech. In 1991, he was one of the key member organizers… READ MORE | |||
Ben Toyama Bio coming soon | |||
| Maf
Uddin Maf UddinMaf 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 |