Events

Closing the Business Wealth Gap
Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Pacific Time

Please register for the webinar at http://insightcced.webex.com.

Presenters:

TIM LOHRENTZ, Program Manager, Inclusive Business Initiative
Insight Center for Community Economic Development

AARATHI DESHMUKH, Staff Attorney
Asian American Contractor Empowerment Project, Asian American Justice Center

BARBARA ROBLES, Associate Professor, Arizona State University and co-author of The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide

THAIS REZENDE, Program Director, Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment

Cost: This is a free event. The only cost will be that of the telephone call.

For more details on the webinar, please visit http://www.insightcced.org/august-28th-webinar.html.

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Due to the trauma that Hurricane Ike caused the Houston community, AAJC has decided to postpone the following event.  Be sure to check back here for the new date, which will most likely be in November.  Our heartfelt thoughts are with everyone who is recovering from Hurricane Ike.

Asian American Justice Center

in partnership with

Asian Chamber of Commerce, Houston Minority Business Council, Pakistan Chamber of Commerce-USA, Prudential Financial and South Asian Chamber of Commerce

proudly presents

FEDERAL CONTRACTING:

How Can Asian American Businesses in Houston Earn a Piece of this Multi-Billion Dollar Pie?

Speakers include:

Valerie Coleman, U.S. Small Business Administration

Ed Pringle, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Chad Frasier, U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hours Division

Jo Casady, Prudential Financial

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

International Trade Center

1110 Bellaire Boulevard, 2^nd floor

Houston, TX 77072

Attendance is FREE. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

RSVPs are required. Reserve your spot by Tuesday, September 23 by calling 202.296.2300, ext. 131 or emailing cmajors@advancingequality.org.

This program has been made possible through the generous support of

Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club.