2023年俄勒冈华裔青少年圆桌会
7th Annual Oregon Chinese Youth Roundtable
Date
12/30/2023 Saturday 1pm - 4pm
Place
Hope Chinese Charter School (3500 SW 104th Ave, Beaverton, OR 97005)
Parking: Please park in the west side of the school building (in front of school main entrance), try not to park on the north side which is lodge’s property.
Participants
Middle and high school students, college students, and college graduates
To list your name below as one of the hosts for a breakout session, please contact 西北兆 via WeChat or email to info@pdxchinese.org
Registration
Please register here, we will update you the latest update about the event. (We understand parents can register the event for their children especially when they are under eighteen years old.)
Agenda 1pm - 4pm
PVSA Ceremony 1pm-1:15pm
Congratulations to 71 PVSA recipients OCC helped certify in 2023!
Hosted by the certification volunteers: Xinmei Li and Jing Liu
Breakout Sessions 1:15pm-2:45pm
To join as one of the hosts, please contact 西北兆 on WeChat or send an email to info@pdxchinese.org.
Community Engagement and Volunteering (@ Cafeteria):
Discuss the impact of youth engagement in community service.
Share success stories of community projects led by youth.
Explore the challenges and benefits of maintaining cultural identity.
Discuss ways to promote diversity and inclusion within the community.
Host 1: Brian Barker, Junior at Sunset High School, Founder of Chinese Heritage Society
Host 2: Callie Chu, Junior at Sunset High School, Founder of OCC Dragonfly YoYo Team
Host 3：Claire Cao, Junior at Jesuit High School, Founder and Team Leader of Jade Dance Team
Host 4: Allison Hu, Freshman at Lincoln High School, Lincoln HS Freshman Student Government
Host 5: Katie Jin, Sophomore at Catlin Gabel School, Organizer of Chinatown Mural Project
Host 6: Jenell Theobald, Junior at ISB, Founder of Let’s Peer Up
Host 7: Fiona Wang, Senior at Sunset High School, Captain of FTC Team 12599
Host 8: Justin Xia, Junior at Catlin Gabel School, Diversity leadership for students of color
Host 9: Ethan Zhang, Junior at Westview High School, Youth Cyber Defender
Education and Career Planning (@ Room 6):
Share experiences and tips on academic success.
Discuss career aspirations and potential pathways.
Host 1: Sophia Wang, Freshman at Boston University, Air Force ROTC, aiming to become a pilot.
Host 2: Eaton Wen, Sophomore at Virginia Tech, Naval ROTC, majoring in civil engineering.
Host 3: Matthew Lei at California Institute of the Arts, majoring in animation design.
College Life: from ‘Small Fish in Big Pond’ to ‘Big Fish in Small Pond’ (@ Room 7):
Discuss the role of technology in youth lives.
Share insights on responsible social media usage.
Host 1: Rupert Li, Senior at MIT, majoring in mathematics, 2024 Marshall Scholar
Host 2: Alan Ma, Freshman at Stanford University, Organizer of Youth Environmental Summit with TRNWR
Host 3: Natalie Wang, Senior at John Hopkins Univ, majoring in Neuroscience, etc
Youth Leadership Development (@ Room 9):
Share experiences and challenges in leadership roles.
Discuss opportunities for youth leadership development.
Host 1: Danica Leung, Majoring in Political Science at Emory University
Host 2: Alvin Liu, Majoring in Political Science at University of Southern California
Host 3: Alisha Zhao, Majored in Political Science and Sociology at Stanford, now at Compass Family Services, San Francisco
The Breakout sessions will be finalized based on the availability of hosts
Panel Discussions 3pm-4pm
You can choose to either be apart of the Parent Panel or the Youth Panel (they will be happening simultaneously). Organizations Representatives are a part of the Youth Panel, so speakers may be both a Youth Panel Speaker and Organization Representative.
If you would like to be a speaker or presenter at the event, please register using this form by Saturday, December 23rd (12/23/2023) at 11:00AM.
Parent Panel Speaker (@ Cafeteria):
Parent panel speakers are youth who will answer questions about mental health to foster conversation and communication between adults and youth.
Youth Panel Speaker (@ Room 9):
Middle and high school students will have the opportunity to ask high school upperclassmen, college, and post-college speakers questions.
- We are looking for high school upperclassmen, college, and post-college speakers: Rupert Li, Megan Tian, and Jerry Zhang
- You will sit in the front and answer any questions students may have about high school, extracurricular activities, college applications, college, post-college, etc.
Logo designed by Olando Lin
Archive
2022 Youth Roundtable Agenda | Recap
2021 Youth Roundtable Agenda
2020 Youth Roundtable Agenda
2019 Youth Roundtable Agenda | Recap
2018 Youth Roundtable Agenda | Recap
2017 Youth Roundtable Agenda | Recap
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