2010 Chairperson’s Message

Corporate Asian American Employee Network (CAAEN) is a collaborative network of Asian American employee resource groups (ERGs) from the private, public, and educational sectors in the Greater Bay Area community

CAAEN is committed to promoting personal and professional development of Asian American employees through networking, sharing of best practices, community service, and celebrating diversity. We serve as a conduit to help build a supportive working network for Asian American employees by collaboration within our own companies and in the Bay Area communities. In 2009, CAAEN became an official 501c3 nonprofit organization.

In the first half of 2009, we delivered our third leadership training class in partnership with Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), the Committee of 100 mentoring program, and the Corporate Executive Initiative (CEI). Our curriculum included leadership communication training by Professor Preston Ni. Our 2009 leadership training program recognized 42 graduates representing 14 CAAEN member companies. We also organized many webinars with executives and leaders from our CAAEN member companies who discussed leadership, career management, and professional development.

In September, Chevron hosted our sixth annual educational and networking event on the theme, “Leadership and Resilience: Meeting the Challenges of the Changing Economy.” Without question, the recent economic environment has had a dramatic impact on many companies and individual employees. However, our resilience and persistence in continuing to innovate and to maintain standards of excellence are critical elements for economic renewal and business success. After a networking reception, our main program featured an executive panel of speakers who shared their insights on this topic.

We continued our Asian Health Initiative to promote awareness of common Asian health issues, such as Hepatitis B, by partnering with Stanford University Asian Liver Center and Asian Week Foundation. Once again, our dragon boat team competed with other member company teams at the Paddle for Life event to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Over the past 6 years, CAAEN has grown in our membership, services, and activities. Last year, new employee resource group members included IBM, Intuit, and Safeway. Last November, we held our fourth CAAEN Leadership Summit, highlighting the exceptional work of our respective employee groups, conducting an ERG roundtable, and drafting our 2010 agenda.

This year our programs and initiatives include the following:

• Delivery of our signature events including our fourth leadership training program in first half of 2010, annual event in September, and leadership summit in November
• Stronger connections to our members and leadership training program alumni
• More efficient and effective CAAEN infrastructure and operations
• Promotion of our CAAEN brand and enhanced value for our members and our communities

Mae Jean Go
CAAEN Co-Chair

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  World Journal 02/14/2009 http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-sf-news.php?nt_seq_id=1846703 規劃生涯 誠字先行 努力爭取 富國銀行企業多元部門副總裁王天名 將談職場生涯規劃 記者吳日君 聖荷西13日報導 王天名(Jimmy Wong)目前是富國銀行(Wells Fargo)企業多元部門副總裁(VP of Enterprise Diversity ...
  Posted Dec 17, 2009 10:42 PM by Crystal Kung
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  C100/CAAEN Mentoring April 5, 2008 Mentor, mentor, where are you?   Looking for a mentor can be a challenging exercise. You need matched personalities, right chemistry, perfect timing etc. Have you been looking throughout your organization ...
  Posted Dec 17, 2009 10:17 PM by Crystal Kung
• CAAEN Press Release 2004-05-07 Bay Area Executives Offer Counsel on Professional Advancement Asian Pacific American Employees Serve as Focal Point for Panel Discussion San Francisco (May 7, 2004)—Citing an opportunity for more Asian ...
  Posted Dec 17, 2009 10:16 PM by Crystal Kung
• CAAEN Press Release 2005-09-09 Senior Executives from South Bay Area Employers Address Asian Pacific American Employees Santa Clara, CA – On September 9, 2005, CAAEN (Corporate Asian-American Employee Network) and Intel sponsored an executive ...
  Posted Dec 17, 2009 10:16 PM by Crystal Kung
• CAAEN Press Release 05/19/2006 Senior Executives from Bay Area Employers To Address Asian Pacific American Employees San Ramon, CA – The CAAEN (Corporate Asian-American Employee Network) and AT&T recently sponsored an executive panel ...
  Posted Dec 17, 2009 10:15 PM by Crystal Kung

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