Asian American Youth Workshop in San Antonio

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Originally uploaded by Wayne E. Wright

I had the unique priviledge of working with Dr. Li Jia and leaders from local Asian American organizations here in San Antonio to help them organize the Asian American Youth Cultural Heritage and Leadership Development Workshop, which my Department and College at the University of Texas, San Antonio was able to co-sponsor and host on November 15, 2008. As part of the workshop I was able to teach the participants--mainly local high school students--a little about Cambodia. I was impressed with how engaged they were throughout the event. I hope this is something we can continue to offer each year. In a city where Asian Americans make up less than 1% of the population, its rewarding to be able to provide this type of opportunity.