CAPAOW! presents the 2nd annual
ASCEND Conference
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ASCEND is the Asian Student Conference of Education, Networking, and Development.
The 2025 theme is "Cultural Crossroads”
Building unity between Asian American high school students across Chicagoland.
Saturday, February 1st, 2025
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Westmont High School, 909 Oakwood Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
Doors open at 8:00 am
Check in begins at 8:30 am
REGISTER HERE
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Steven Isoye is the Chair of the Illinois State Board of Education, appointed by Governor Pritzker, and a lifelong advocate for innovative education and leadership. Over his career, he has served as a teacher, principal, and superintendent, inspiring countless students and educators across Illinois. He began as a science teacher, utilizing a “constructivist” method of teaching, which emphasizes student-led inquiry, at schools such as Deerfield High School, The Latin School of Chicago, and Loyola Academy.
Dr. Isoye later became principal of Maine East High School, where he was named Illinois High School Principal of the Year in 2010, and served as superintendent for both Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 and Niles Township High School District 219. Recognized as Illinois Teacher of the Year in 1998 and twice awarded the Illinois Science Teachers Association’s Award of Excellence in Teaching, he is widely regarded as a leader in education innovation.
Dr. Isoye has also served on the Board of Trustees for the Illinois Math and Science Academy for over two decades.
Workshop Speakers include:
Mollie Johnson, featured alumnus who is now an intern at NASA and graduate student at MIT who will share her experience with the challenges she’s faced as a minority in a predominately white, male field.
Cassie Sun, journalism student at Northwestern, one of the first high school student ambassadors for the May Book Project through the Very Asian Foundation.
David Chih, Director of the Asian American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who will present about Asian American Families.
Japanese Cultural Center, who offers classes in various arts and skills in Japanese culture. JCC will lead an origami workshop at ASCEND.
Registration (student/adult) w/ Regular Lunch Combo - $16
Registration (student/adult) w/ Premium Lunch Combo - $20
To register for the conference click here
Lunch provided by Island Fin Poke: Regular Poke Bowl (choice of protein) + Chips + Smart Water ($11 value)
Spam Musubi ($4) and Dole Whips ($5) will also be available for cash sales on site while supplies last.
Contact Jeremy Bautista with questions:
jbautista@cusd201.org or 630-481-6085
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