HIMALAYAN YOUTH SUMMIT
Listen, Learn, Get Involved
GENERAL SESSION
Time/ Location Title
Speakers
Registration and Lunch
12:00 pm- 12:30 pm
12:30 pm- 12:40 pm
Auditorium
Welcome and Introduction
Organizers – Sahayeta.org, CHAA, CAAM, CAN-USA,
BCC, TANC
12:40 pm- 12:50 pm
Auditorium
Opening Address
Gayle McLaughlin, City of Richmond Mayor
12:50 pm- 1:00 pm
Auditorium
Honorary Guest
Olga Murray, Founder Nepal Youth Foundation
1:00 pm- 2:00 pm
Auditorium
Finding strength and soul in
multicultural identity – asking
tough questions
Moderator:
Dechen Tsering, Community Resources Director at
Community Health for Asian Americans
Panelist:
Mukhiya Gurung, Founder & CEO of iSolve Marketing
Ram Laachi Rana, Nepali translator, Alameda County
Medical Center
Tenzing Tekan, Consultant, Bain & Company
2:00 pm-
2:15 pm
Break
2:15 pm- 3:15 pm
Auditorium
Career Development Session:
Real-world perspectives and
guidance on choosing a career
Moderator
Srijana Angdembey, Manager of Energy &
Sustainability Programs, Cisco Systems
Panelists:
Dr. Pradhyumna Amatya, Prof, Environmental
Economics and Policy at California State University
Monterey Bay
Dr. Milton Chen, CEO of Vsee.com
Suresh Pant, Reed College, Student
Sapana Shakya, Public Media Director, Center for
Asian American Media
Ankita Sharma, UC Davis
Dr. Tenki Tenduf-la,
Tenzing Tetong, Distinguished Fellow, Tibetan Studies
Initiative, Stanford University
Break
3:15 pm- 3:30 pm
WORKSHOPS & BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Time/ Location
Title
Speakers
3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
Auditorium
“What’s Up with My Parents?”
A dialogue about
intergenerational
communication gap
Richie Thapa
Sadhana Adhikari
3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
Auditorium
“Would you like gundruk with
that?” A Conversation about
shifting food landscapes, what
we eat and why we eat it
Zack Reidman
3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
Room # 105
Cycle of Violence
Nahid Ibrahimi
Aran Watson
3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
Room # 104
Why Queers Matter
Sharing personal stories from
queer Himalayans and
understanding why LGBTQ
matters to Himalayan youth
Angelo Ercia
Loa Niumeitolu
3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
Bechtel Hall
Careers Workshops/Resource
Tables
CAN- USA
3:30pm- 5:30 pm
Bechtel Hall
Let’s Talk About Sex! Learning
to Break the Taboo of Silence
using art and storytelling.
Amy Lam
3:30pm- 5:30 pm
Room # 101
Media Arts
A session on filmmaking
Sapana Sakya, Public Media Director at The Center for
Asian American Media
Break
5:30 pm- 6:00 pm
6:00 pm- 6:15 pm
Auditorium via skype
Time
6:15 pm- 7:00 pm
Bechtel Hall
Keynote Speaker
Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister of Tibetan
Government in Exile
ENTERTAINMENT & TALENT SHOWCASE
Event
Fashion Design Showcase
A showcase of edgy innovative Nepali designs infused with Modern Elements. This
showcase is to tribute the origin of its designer: Nepal.
Sponsored by:
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7:00 pm- 10:00 pm
Bechtel Hall
Himalayan Singing Sensation
A challenge to bring out hidden talents and promote a sense of community through music.
10:00 pm- 12:00 am
Bechtel Hall
DJ NiteYou listened; you learned; now its time to dance the night away.
Lunch served from 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm.
Dinner served from 5:30 pm - 7:30pm