2022 Community Conversations- FREE to the public!
AGI- Asian Girls Ignite!
Sunday, March 6th
10:30 AM
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2526 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206
About Asian Girls Ignite!
"Asian Girls Ignite (AGI) is a non-profit organization building a strong community of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) girls and women to celebrate their individual and collective power through shared stories. AGI’s programs are based on social-emotional learning and centered around storytelling. It’s through shared stories that they elevate their voices, explore their identities, and care for their wellbeing. Programs include events, outdoors, summers, and mentorship (coming soon). AGI welcomes all AAPI middle and high school students (grades 6-12) who identify as a girl, queer, or gender-expansive."
Co-Founder of AGI
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Joanne Liu (she/her) is the Co-Founder and CEO of Asian Girls Ignite (AGI). She is a life-long educator — it’s something she wanted to be as a kid growing up in Boston, MA. This dream motivated her as a first-generation college student studying education. She began her career as a middle school Special Education (SPED) teacher through Teach For America. Since then, she has spent years as a high school SPED teacher, a middle school Assistant Principal, a Director of Operations for Turing School of Software & Design, and a Program Coordinator at CU Boulder’s McNair Scholars Program. She is an alumna of the Moonshot edVentures Fellowship where she developed and launched AGI and is also currently pursuing a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Outside of education, she serves as a Commissioner for the Denver Asian American Pacific Islander Commission and the Chair of the Board of Directors for Colorado Asian Pacific United. She enjoys Asian food, BTS, Korean dramas, and spending time with her husband and two kids. Joanne's favorite way of celebrating her Chinese heritage is by lion dancing. To her, it represents culture and empowerment.
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AGI Storytellers & Participants
Janelle A. is a freshman in Saint Marys Academy. She lives in Denver with her family and sister. Her family is originally from India and Janelle enjoys traveling back home to India to visit her extended family and exploring her culture. Janelle is part of the field hockey team and orchestra program at Saint Mary’s High School. In her spare time she loves to sing, listen to music, dance and cook Indian food and dessert.
Janelle A. is a freshman in Saint Marys Academy. She lives in Denver with her family and sister. Her family is originally from India and Janelle enjoys traveling back home to India to visit her extended family and exploring her culture. Janelle is part of the field hockey team and orchestra program at Saint Mary’s High School. In her spare time she loves to sing, listen to music, dance and cook Indian food and dessert.
Katherine is a current eighth grade student at Graland Country Day School. She joined Asian Girls Ignite at the very beginning to connect with her heritage and to get to know AAPI girls and women. Her hobbies include volleyball, competitive synchronized swimming, and piano. She loves learning and teaching, whether it is in her favorite English and French classes or while public speaking. In her free time, you can find her spending time with her family and friends, hiking, swimming, paddleboarding, shopping, or babysitting!
Elise is a 12-year old Chinese Taiwanese American who was born in Durham, North Carolina and moved to Colorado at the age of 2 1/2 years. She currently attends the International School of Denver where she has studied since the age of 5. Outside of school, she spends much of her week on a basketball or tennis court as well as dancing for Ni Shang Dance Academy. She loves traveling and centering her plans around where to go eat noodles, dumplings, and desserts. Some of her favorite travel destinations include North Carolina, Oakland, CA, and Hawaii. What she enjoys most about AGI is how everyone is one big family. She has felt more comfortable speaking up and felt better about her culture. AGI has helped her explore more about herself and how to deal with tough situations. She loves everyone there and always loves the events that AGI hosts. She enjoys the organization tremendously and is always excited to participate more with AGI!