In this episode, Ambassador Tom Fong addresses the rise in Asian-American hate crimes that have been impacting this community over recent months since the onset of the pandemic.
Also, learn how we find commonality to build better bonds across communities of color and how to Stand in Solidarity against hate during AAPI Heritage Month.
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Thomas Fong is a third generation Washingtonian having grown up in Adams Morgan, WDC where he witnessed the beauty and tumult of the 1960's capital city. His family moved to Silver Spring, MD when he was a teen and he went on to study Finance and Economics at the University of Maryland. He worked with a number of government contracting firms prior to launching his own technology ventures, InfoTek Systems, Compcierge and Red Carpet Cloud. He currently directs business development at MYTA Technologies, a Bethesda based tech recruiting firm.
Mr. Fong is currently the DMV Ambassador to the Chinese American Heritage Foundation, where he is spearheading a 30+ city National Day of Solidarity Against Hate.
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