NAAAP San Francisco

AAPI Holiday Mixer
2024-12-12 17:30 - 22:30 UTC | 83 Proof, 83 1st Street, San Francisco, 94105, United States
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Join NAAAP San Francisco
at the annual
AAPI Holiday Mixer
December 12, 2024 @ 5:30-10:30pm
83 Proof, 83 1st Street, San Francisco
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Come join NAAAP San Francisco, ABL, ALA , HCCNC, & SWAA on December 12th for our Annual Holiday Mixer. We host this annual event for our friends, supporters, and new acquaintances to reflect on the past year, celebrate the holidays, and look forward to the future.
Hope you can join us for conversation, food, and music with other members of the Bay Area Asian professional community. No-host bar.
You must register on Eventbrite for this event. VIP tickets for a sponsored bourbon tasting are still available.
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Break Through to Success: Session 1
2025-01-08 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom

Break Through to Success 2025: Session 2
2025-01-15 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Sign up for a Vision Workshop Challenge aimed at setting you up for a successful 2025. There will be 2 sessions which will be 90 minutes long held weekly and designed to inspire and engage participants as they define goals and visions for the year ahead.

How to Introduce Yourself Perfectly in 20 Words or Less
2025-01-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Learn the art of introducing yourself concisely in just 20 words or less to make a lasting impression in any situation!
Register on Eventbrite for our online event:
The Perfect Introduction: How To Introduce Yourself Perfectly in 20 Words or Less
Struggling with those awkward self-introductions?
Kick off the new year with NAAAP with a free workshop on crafting a concise and impactful introduction that you can use all year long!
Learn how to make a lasting impression in just a few words. Perfect for networking events, job interviews, or social gatherings. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to master the art of the quick intro!
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2025 National Leadership Summit
2025-02-27 - 2025-03-02
For more information: https://members.naaap.org/events/2025-national-annual-leadership-summit

2025 AAPI Lunar New Year Celebration & Mixer
2025-03-13 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Toy Soldier, 52 Belden Place, San Francisco, CA, 94104, United States
Please join NAAAP, ABL, HCCNC, ALA and SWAA for our Annual Lunar Year Celebration on March 13 th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.. It is fitting that this year is the year of the Wood Snake, which is a time of renewal, transformation, and growth. It’s a time to shed negativity and embrace change. In 2025 we will face many challenges and we as a community and those who we support can make an impact by facing and overcoming these difficulties that lay ahead of us. As a community we can be leaders and show others what it takes to be positive, be collaborative and at the very least be kind to one another.
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This year we will be celebrating at Toy Soldier in San Francisco where we have hosted numerous events, and we will be forever grateful to the ownership group, as they continue to show their support. We want to make sure that you take an opportunity to find common ground, network, make new relationships and strengthen the ones you have. Plus ask how you can be involved with each of the respective hosting organizations.
Special Shoutout to Southwest Airlines for being our continued supporter and sponsor!
Please make sure to register by March 7 th to take advantage of the early bird registration. Food is included in the registration along with a no host bar.
Date: March 13 , 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where: Toy Solider SF | 52 Belden Pl, San Francisco, CA 94104
Registration: $25.00 before March 7 th | $30.00 after (we can take payments at the door)| Group Tickets are available along with event sponsorships
Questions? contact Victor Shin @ victorkshin@gmail.com

Women in Business Leadership: Succeeding in a Man’s World
2025-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
2025 NAAAP Speaker Series #2:
Women in Business Leadership: Succeeding in a Man’s World
Join an inspiring celebration of International Women’s Day!
Hear from accomplished Senior Women Business Leaders as they share their journeys and insights on leadership.
This event is a unique opportunity to connect with women trailblazers who significantly impact our community.
Esteemed Panelists & Moderator
Panelists:
Pamela Lam, Technical Advisor at Crossbow Consulting LLC & Ex-Vice President of R&D Home and Laundry Care at Henkel North America
Sujuan Ba, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Foundation for Cancer Research;
Judi Rhee, Award-winning Leadership Coach and Business Consultant & Founding National Director of Women in NAAAP
Moderator:
Svetlana Kim, Author of “White Pearl & I: A Memoir of a Political Refugee,” & USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Award winner.
Make new connections and expand your network!
REGISTER NOW TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK!
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Taiwanese American Cultural Festival - NAAAP Booth
2025-05-10 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Union Square, 333 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94108, United States
Come enjoy a free and family-friendly festival showcasing Taiwanese culture, food, entertainment, and activities in San Francisco’s Union Square.
Come by the NAAAP San Francisco booth and get a free resume review, learn about your Chinese zodiac sign, browse our leadership library, and find out how to become a member and a leader in your career or community.
www.naaapsf.org

Reset Your Nervous System & Rewire Your Brain with Qigong
2025-05-27 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Take a deep breath, release what no longer serves you, and experience the transformative power of Qigong—a centuries-old practice that blends breathwork, movement, and mindfulness to promote healing, energy, and resilience. In this unique and interactive online workshop, you’ll be guided through gentle Qigong movements and Tapping techniques designed to:
Reduce stress and deeply relax the nervous system
Improve emotional clarity and balance
Strengthen your mind-body connection
Restore your energy and vitality
Boost your immune function and overall well-being
More than a physical practice, Qigong is a gateway to greater self-awareness and inner calm. Whether you’re new to this modality or looking to deepen your wellness tools, this session offers an opportunity to reset from within—and gain practical skills you can use daily. As we celebrate Asian Heritage Month, this event also serves as a tribute to the rich traditions of Asian healing arts and the cultural wisdom that continues to inspire modern well-being practices around the world.

Unlock the Power of AI for Everyday Life and Work
2025-06-03 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Unlock the Power of AI for Everyday Life and Work…In just 60 minutes, discover how AI can revolutionize your workflow, creativity, and even your household management! Presented by a NAAAP Chapter Collective, this practical workshop will show you how to use AI confidently and effectively through live demonstrations, expert tips, and interactive Q&A,— whether you’re writing essays, building presentations, planning meals, or creating stunning content. What You’ll Learn

AI Basics and Overview
Start with a clear, simple overview of how AI tools work and how they can help you.
Prompting Best Practices
Learn the art of asking the right questions to get the best AI results — a critical skill to master!
Live Use Case Demonstrations
See AI in action across a variety of real-life scenarios:
Research Assistant: Summarizing articles, creating mind maps, supporting learning
Presentation Creation: Transform raw content into ready-to-use slides
Content & Image Creation: Design marketing posts, creative writing, visuals
Document Creation: Build standout CVs, cover letters, and professional reports
Household Management: Plan meals, organize travel, budget smarter
Sneak Peek: Advanced AI Options
Get a glimpse of more powerful tools for those who want to dive deeper in future workshops!
Interactive Q&A

Bring your questions — we’ll answer them live! Free to register and participate.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Financial Forecasting
2025-07-16 12:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | Online
Learn how to predict your small business’s financial future and make smart decisions in this online event!
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Welcome to our webinar on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Financial Forecasting! Are you looking to sharpen your financial forecasting skills to drive your small business forward? Join us for this informative session where industry experts will share valuable insights and strategies to help you make accurate financial projections and set achievable goals. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to take your business to the next level! Register now and secure your spot.
Speaker:
Daryl Ching is the founder and owner of Vistance Capital Advisory. He has over 10 years of investment banking experience, starting his career at RBC Capital Markets where he structured multi-billion dollar transactions moving to smaller investment banks where he completed smaller debt and equity transactions in various asset classes. After leaving investment banking, Daryl started to work with small businesses as a CFO preparing financial statements, strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, and raising capital through investors and banks. Mr. Ching has been well recognized as an expert in structured finance, making numerous appearances on the Business News Network and has been quoted in major newspapers and magazines across Canada. Mr. Ching completed the Honors Economics Program at the University of Western Ontario and his a CFA Charterholder.
Get Free Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/small-business-and-entrepreneurship-financial-forecasting-tickets-1407665167409

NAAAP Leadership Convention
2025-08-14 08:00 - 2025-08-16 17:00 UTC

Annual AAPI Community BBQ & Food Drive
2025-09-07 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Rengstorff Park, Group Picnic Area, 1901-1925 Crisanto Avenue, Mountain View, CA, 94040, United States
Please Join NAAAP, ABL, ALA , SWAA, & HCCNC for our Annual BBQ at Rengstorff Park, Mountain View, CA. on September 7th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Register for this event on Eventbrite Early bird discounts until 8/29/2025
We are inviting all of our community partners and friends to join us! There will be music, various games, and lots of food. It is time to get together to enjoy great outdoor weather, laughter and most of all great company. Come eat, have fun, meet new friends, and practice your networking skills!
This year we will have 4-5 organizations competing for the best BBQ and all the attendees will get to vote. If you would like to enter a team in the competition, let us know and we will send you the guidelines for the BBQ competition.
Come early to network or to browse our FREE leadership/career bookstore. There will be many classic titles for you to take home as a personal reference guide, for your group, or to start your own book club. While there will be multiple copies of many of this books, come at 11 am to get the best selection. The money you save on these FREE books can easily be more than the cost of the BBQ!!
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Fireside Chat with a Recruiter: New Hire Salary Negotiations and Promotions
2025-09-24 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
This session will be led by Moses Sison, an industry veteran with over two decades of extensive experience in Talent Acquisition and People Operations. Moses, currently the Director of Recruiting at Ford Motor Company, brings a unique perspective from both leading Fortune 500 companies like Google and Adobe, and dynamic startups. His background spans full-cycle recruiting, technical recruiting, and strategic talent leadership at organizations such as Unity Technologies and Dialpad.
Drawing fromhis deep understanding of how companies hire, evaluate, and promote, Moses will share practical, actionable strategies. You’ll learn how to:

Confidently approach and succeed in new hire salary negotiations.
Leverage your skills and experience to articulate your value effectively.
Gain insights into the internal processes and decision-making from an expert who has been on the other side of the table for years.

This is an opportunity to gain insights directly from someone who has shaped talent strategies andnegotiated countless offers across diverse industries.
Speaker: Moses Sison

Moses Sison is an accomplished talent-acquisition and people-operations leader who has spent nearly two decades helping high-growth startups and global enterprises build the teams that power their innovation. He currently serves as Director of Recruiting for Ford Motor Company’s Electric Vehicle Digital Development organization in Palo Alto, where he leads worldwide efforts to attract the software, electrical, and automotive experts shaping Ford’s next generation of connected, all-electric vehicles.
Before joining Ford, Moses headed recruiting at Autonomic, a cloud-connected mobility platform acquired by Ford. He spent four years at Unity Technologies guiding talent strategy for the world’s leading real-time 3D engine. His earlier roles include building full-cycle recruiting and HR functions at Dialpad, UberConference, Vungle, and other venture-backed companies, as well as executive and university recruiting at Adobe, Google, and Silver Spring Networks.
Known for cultivating inclusive, high-performance cultures rooted in empathy, respect, and opportunity, Moses pairs data-driven hiring practices with a storyteller’s knack for employer branding. He is a frequent panelist on diversity and early-career programs and a passionate mentor to emerging recruiting professionals.
A San Jose native, Moses holds a BS in Marketing from San Jose State University. Outside of work, he is an avid portrait and fashion photographer, capturing the same authentic human stories that inspire his approach to building teams.
Moderator:Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee is a serial founder and reinventionist and will be moderating this event. His journey spans from doing leadership development for non-profits, flipping houses, building a soft-skills education company for teens, running operations at a YC startup.Brandon currently runs a personality test company called Genius of You, helping people architect their lives and careers around what they enjoy.Brandon has a deep passion for teaching, coaching, and empowering others to become their fullest selves. His writing and video content have garnered over 20 million views and has been featured on media outlets like Inc.com, TIME, BBC, and HuffingtonPost.On the side he is a personal growth junkie, invests in real estate, and rotates between 11 languages on Duolingo.

Budgeting for Real Life and Understanding Credit
2026-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Overview

Join online to master real-life budgeting and get the lowdown on how credit really works!

Budgeting for Real Life and Understanding Credit
Ready to get your finances in check? This fun and practical online session will help you master budgeting for everyday life and get the lowdown on how credit works. Whether you’re new to money management or just looking to sharpen your skills, we’ve got you covered. Don’t miss out on easy tips to make your money work for you!
Register on Eventbrite now to get the Zoom webinar link.
This will be an interactive session demonstrating how to build a budget that works for you and respond to the spending shocks that come when life happens. Credit can help you secure a loan, buy a car and more. Get credit management tips and learn how credit affects your financial identity.
Date & Time:
Thursday, April 16, 2026
12-1pm PDT/3-4pm EDT
Takeaways: Free resources that are available to help understand finances and tools to help manage your money
This webinar is open for everyone….especially those who are not familiar with what is credit, what is a credit score, and need support on managing debt.
Register on Eventbrite now!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/budgeting-for-real-life-and-understanding-credit-tickets-1985879377677

Starting a Small Business
2026-06-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Starting a Small Business
In this Better Money Habits seminar, attendees can expect a practical, step-by-step introduction to turning an idea into a sustainable venture, grounded in real-world financial principles and designed for individuals at any stage of the entrepreneurial journey.
Register now to get the Zoom webinar link.
The session will cover key topics such as:

evaluating a business idea,
understanding startup costs,
building a simple business plan,
managing cash flow, and
separating personal and business finances,
common pitfalls new business owners face and how to avoid them.

Participants will gain insight into :

funding options,
credit considerations,
the importance of maintaining strong financial habits from day one,
tools and resources that to stay organized and make informed decisions.

Register now to get the Zoom webinar link.
Through examples, guided discussion, and actionable tips, attendees will leave with greater confidence in their ability to assess whether starting a business is right for them, a clearer understanding of the financial responsibilities involved, and a foundational roadmap they can use to begin planning, launching, and growing a business responsibly and successfully
Date & Time:
Thursday, June 18, 2026
12-1pm PDT/3-4pm EDT
Takeaways: Personal Finance Education & Tips from Better Money Habits
This webinar is open for everyone….especially entrepreneurs, new or existing business owners.
Register now!
Starting a Small Business
In this Better Money Habits seminar, attendees can expect a practical, step-by-step introduction to turning an idea into a sustainable venture, grounded in real-world financial principles and designed for individuals at any stage of the entrepreneurial journey.
Register now to get the Zoom webinar link.
The session will cover key topics such as:

evaluating a business idea,
understanding startup costs,
building a simple business plan,
managing cash flow, and
separating personal and business finances,
common pitfalls new business owners face and how to avoid them.

Participants will gain insight into :

funding options,
credit considerations,
the importance of maintaining strong financial habits from day one,
tools and resources that to stay organized and make informed decisions.

Register now to get the Zoom webinar link.
Through examples, guided discussion, and actionable tips, attendees will leave with greater confidence in their ability to assess whether starting a business is right for them, a clearer understanding of the financial responsibilities involved, and a foundational roadmap they can use to begin planning, launching, and growing a business responsibly and successfully
Date & Time:
Thursday, June 18, 2026
12-1pm PDT/3-4pm EDT
Takeaways: Personal Finance Education & Tips from Better Money Habits
This webinar is open for everyone….especially entrepreneurs, new or existing business owners.
Register now on Eventbrite for Zoom link.

NAAAP Summer Happy Hour
2026-06-25 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
All are welcome – members & nonmembers.
Come hang out in person at our free fun-filled Happy Hour gathering.
It’s a great chance to meet new people, enjoy some awesome vibes, and learn all about what NAAAP has to offer. Whether you’re a current member or just curious, this event is perfect to mingle and kick back. Don’t miss out on the laughs, connections, and good times.

Build Your Network
Advance Your Career
Be inspired
Celebrate The Summer & Your Heritage
Learn how to build your leadership skills
Discover the benefits of NAAAP membership (discounts & programs nationwide)
Volunteer for the upcoming Gateway Conference

Location: The Greyhound Bar (East Cut), 250 Main Street, San Francisco, CA
Time: 5-7pm (Happy hour specials 3-6pm)
Cost: FREE (RSVP recommended)
Hope to see you there!

NAAAP SF Mastermind Group
2026-07-07 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Looking for support? Join the NAAAP Mastermind group.
Join a dynamic, 60-minute virtual drop-in session designed for rapid coaching, mentorship, and collective brainstorming. Whether you are looking for a group to help keep up with AI, navigating a difficult career transition, solving a specific job challenge, or looking for fresh professional insights, this mastermind is built to support your growth.
Register to get the Zoom link.
Why Attend?

Collective Wisdom: Harness the power of a brilliant community. Learn from peers who have already successfully navigated the exact challenges you are facing.
Fresh & Diverse Perspectives: Gain direct access to professionals from diverse backgrounds, offering unique angles on your career goals.
Objective Problem-Solving: Receive unbiased, constructive feedback that is emotionally detached and focused purely on solutions.
Expand Your Network: Meet new people and build genuine, lasting professional connections that support you throughout your entire career journey.
Accelerate Your Career Growth: Boost your confidence through regular validation, expert mentorship, and group encouragement.

Register now. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/naaap-sf-mastermind-tickets-1991944375248
Open to everyone…..NAAAP members and non-members
