How to support members of the Asian American/Pacific Islander community

By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack

Published May 4, 2023 at 2:43 PM EDT

Naveen Havannavar on "Connections" — Naveen Havannavar on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, May 4, 2023

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Human rights organizations say that bigotry and hate crimes against the Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) community are on the rise.

State Senator Jeremy Cooney has convened an Upstate New York summit on issues related to the AAPI community. The summit will focus on breaking down barriers, mental health, and economic opportunity. We preview it with our guests:

Jeremy Cooney, New York State Senator in the 56^th District
Mimi Lee, president of the Asian/Pacific Islander/American Association Rochester
Naveen Havannavar, chairperson of the India Community Center of Rochester
Joo Han, deputy director of the Asian American Federation

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.

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Megan Mack

Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.

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