Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Caucus 17th Annual Lecture & Scholarship Reception

Paul Chikahisa Memorial Lecture 

Free and open to the public.

4:30 - 6 p.m.

For the first time, there will be three dynamic speakers:

Steven Kim (MSW '06) co-founded Project Kinship to serve individuals impacted by gangs and incarceration, with the aim to successfully re-integrate them back into our communities. Kim is highly regarded for his human rights work in the field of forensic social work, where he led multi-disciplinary teams to identify early childhood traumas on high-profile death penalty cases. He is sought out for his expertise on understanding root causes of violence and has facilitated trainings on the state and federal levels of the criminal justice system.

Anna Cho Fenley (MSW '13) is the policy director of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, an organization that advocates for formerly incarcerated youth. She began her career in social work serving homeless and at-risk youth, and expanded her career to building a youth-lead program in Oregon, working for the Princeton Review in Seoul, South Korea, then returning as an outpatient therapist in the greater Los Angeles area for individuals and families facing barriers due to lack of citizenship. Prior to joining the Anti-Recidivism Coalition team, Fenley served one year in the office of state Sen. Carol Liu, where she developed a veteran intern program for legislative offices and focused on issues such as homelessness, juvenile justice reform, human trafficking and women’s health. 

Florence K. Chung (MSW '04) is the founder and principal of THE HETTY GROUP, a philanthropy advisory firm supporting non-profit organizations and for-profit companies in their quest to do well and do good. Prior to THE HETTY GROUP, Chung was the senior business partner of Strategic Partnerships in Los Angeles, running the western U.S. region for Target Corporation, where she successfully positioned the company as a private sector leader in supporting public safety. She also served as an executive board member of the Los Angeles Police Foundation, founded two non-profits, and was appointed by the mayor of Los Angeles to serve as city commissioner for the Los Angeles Convention & Exhibition Center Authority. Chung built her professional career between city government, non-profits, local political campaigns and the corporate world, and she thrives on creating strategic partnerships between the sectors.   

17th Annual Scholarship Reception

$50 for general admission, $35 for student admission

6 - 8 p.m.

The scholarship reception supports the social workers of tomorrow by funding endowed scholarships for USC School of Social Work students. Scholarship recipients are students who are involved in the API community and are pursuing their education to further engage as knowledgeable and highly trained social workers. This year's theme is "Wavemakers: APIs Creating Global Change."

About the API Scholarship Reception

The Annual API Scholarship Reception funds four endowed scholarships. This is the only endowed scholarship effort by students in the school.

Donations and tickets can be purchased online at www.tinyurl.com/uscapi-17. RSVP by March 20