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From Iron Rails to AI, Asian Americans Built a Nation | Opinion

Featured in Newsweek NEW YORK, February 2, 202 6 – As America prepares for its 250th birthday in 2026, the “America250” commemoration invites us to re-examine our national story. It’s a call to move beyond simple celebration to a more honest, inclusive understanding of who built this country and who is building its future. No narrative better captures this continuity—and this national imperative—than the arc that stretches from the Chinese laborers who laid the Transcontinent

Feb 2

AABDC Partners with America250 in Milestone Lunar New Year Celebration

NEW YORK, January 27, 2026 – The Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) announces the special celebration of the Lunar New Year, which this year is collaborating with America’s 250 th anniversary of independence. As a Supporting Partner to America250, the national, nonpartisan organization charged by Congress to lead celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. AABDC will welcome the Year of the Horse on February 12

Jan 26

AABDC Announces Supporting Partnership with America250 to Celebrate the Nation’s 250th Anniversary

NEW YORK, January 26th, 2026 — The Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) today announced a partnership with America250, the national, nonpartisan organization charged by Congress to lead celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The supporting partnership reflects AABDC’s pivotal role as a bridge between corporate professionals and entrepreneurs with Asian roots to the larger American society, economy and institu

Jan 26

AI Alliance Launches with Inaugural Kickoff Summit Featuring Leaders Across Education, Policy, and Industry

NEW YORK, January 16th, 2026 - The AABDC AI Alliance convened its inaugural Kickoff Summit , bringing together leaders from education, government, and industry for an afternoon of dialogue focused on the future of artificial intelligence and its impact on workforce development, public policy, and business innovation. The Summit opened with networking and welcome remarks from Rittik Chakrabarti, Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey, followed by an introduction to the AI Alliance

Jan 16

Asian Americans launch AI Alliance to drive education, innovation, policy

NEW YORK, December 30th, 2025 - As Artificial Intelligence leads the next chapter of industrial progress in America, a newly formed coalition of entrepreneurs, corporate tech professionals and policy experts announces the launch of the Asian American AI Alliance . Representing a demographic that makes up more than 57% of the U.S. tech workforce, the Alliance aims to engage Asian Americans to actively contribute and drive developments in the most consequential technology sinc

Dec 30, 2025

Sai Uppuluri

Managing Director Houlihan Lokey Mr. Uppuluri is Co-Head of PV Technology within Houlihan Lokey’s Portfolio Valuation and Advisory Services practice, where he leads the development of automated valuation and delivery solutions, enabling clients to gain deeper insights into their portfolios. He provides valuations and advisory services to retail-focused investment vehicles, including interval funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and other permanent capital vehicles that offer

Dec 30, 2025

Amy Ho

Managing Director, Business Support Executive Global Markets, Bank of America In her 20-year+ career in Financial Services, Amy has played many roles from Global Markets Equity Derivatives Trader to Wealth Management Business Strategy & Initiatives Executive. Her experience spans capital markets, investments, and the implementation of a broad array of strategic initiatives (product launches, regulatory mandates, audit remediation, etc.). In 2022, she transitioned to head Busi

Dec 19, 2025

Julie Chung

North America COO of Fixed Income Strategists, Morgan Stanley Julie J. Chung serves as the North America Chief Operating Officer for the Fixed Income Desk Strategists (Strats/Quants) at Morgan Stanley. She became a Co-Chair of the Morgan Stanley's Firm-wide Asian Employee Network in 2020 and currently serves as the sole Chair of a network with over four thousand member. Prior to Morgan Stanley, she led an oil valuation team at JP Morgan and a Structured Power and Gas Product

Dec 19, 2025

Damian Engen

Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Securitization, Global Head of Corporate Risk Solutions, and Global Head of Fixed Income Syndication TD Securities Damian Engen is an Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Securitization, Global Head of Corporate Risk Solutions, and Global Head of Fixed Income Syndication. His teams advise clients on capital raising initiatives and risk mitigation, sitting at the nexus of TD Securities’ Global Markets and Corporate and I

Dec 19, 2025

Rutvik Patel

Director, Strategy and Planning, and Lead of the Asian Employee Network TD Securities Rutvik Patel is Director of Strategy and Planning at TD Securities. In his current role, Rutvik shapes the strategic objectives and partners with stakeholders across the business to prioritize, enable, and monitor the execution of key strategic plans for TD's Wholesale Banking segment. Prior to joining TD Securities, Rutvik was Director of Strategic Planning & Analysis for the Office of CE

Dec 19, 2025