Reserve Your Seat! Geeks Supporting the AAPI Community (Keynote)
A presentation by Lorran Garrison School Psychologist, PPS (she/her) , Boontarika Sripom MA (ENFP 4w5, neurodivergent) and Dr. Billy San Juan PsyD
About this Event
Asian/Pacific Islanders are portrayed as “model minority.” This label misrepresents the individual struggles of immigrants, and their progeny. Join three experts as they discuss personal stories of discrimination based on the model minority assumption, and explore the socio-cultural and historical aspects of how it came to be.
*Join the speakers right after this keynote talk at their workshop: Geeks Unite! Supporting the AAPI Community!
About The Presenters
Co-Founder, Little Brainstorm
Lorran Garrison, co-founder of Little Brainstorm, a book publisher focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion, is a licensed school psychologist in California who supports transgender and non-binary students, as well as BIPOC and neurodivergent individuals, by promoting social justice and equity in