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Understanding "Time in the U.S.": Asian Ethnic Identity

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Asia Society 2012 Diversity Leadership Forum

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Vincent A. Eng

Vincent Eng is the founder of the VENG Group, a leading government relations and communications, firm in Washington DC and Los Angeles. For over a decade, Vincent has been a leader in the Asian American and civil rights community and served as the Deputy Director of the Asian American Justice Center. Before founding the VENG Group, Vincent was at the Raben Group, where he led the Asian American practice. Vincent started his career at the U.S. Department of Justice and served as a managing editor at a large publishing firm. He currently teaches at Columbia Law School. Vincent has written and edited over ten books on various legal and political matters—including a law school casebook on sentencing. Vincent received his B.A. from Brandeis and his J.D. and M.S. in Criminal Justice from American. In 2007, he was recognized by the NAPABA as a Best Lawyer Under 40.

Jazz Tobaccowalla

In his role as Senior Vice President, Jazz is responsible for driving Pfizer’s information technology strategy to meet the goals of all of Pfizer’s Business Units. He also oversees the Pfizer Digital Engagement and Mobile Solutions Team, a key area of innovation and investment. In addition, he is responsible for improving the efficiency of the organization, including balancing purchased vs. built solutions, balancing internal vs. external resources, and balancing spending on operations vs. innovation. Prior to this, Jazz held the position of Vice President R&D Business Systems & Strategy at Wyeth. He was responsible for developing the strategy to meet the goals of Wyeth’s global R&D productivity models, as well as its plans for regulatory filings and approvals. Jazz was also responsible for the Document Management Center of Excellence, the Wyeth Web Development Center, and the Business Process Management and Application Integration group. In addition, Jazz led the International Information Services and Global Systems organization at Wyeth, where he directed the information technology program for Wyeth affiliates in Europe, Mid-East and Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Canada. Prior to that, he led the e-Business technology group at Wyeth and served as the program lead for a Pan-European ERP system implementation. Jazz holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Stern School of Business, New York University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Ramapo College, New Jersey. Jazz was born in Mumbai, India and moved to the U.S. for his undergraduate studies. Jazz has also lived and worked in Europe.

Rajan Vig

Rajan Vig is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Shared Services division, based in New York. He is the Global Head of Product Control Technology and the Regional Americas Head of Back Office Technology (covering CFO, Operations, Risk, LCD and Human Resources IT). Rajan is the Chair of the IT Americas Asian Network, which has 700+ members, and also regional lead for the Line Manager Job Family community. Rajan joined Credit Suisse First Boston in April 1998 in London and transferred to New York in 2001. During this time, he has worked in a variety of roles within CFO IT. Prior to this, Rajan spent seven years at JP Morgan Chase in both the Private Bank and Investment Bank divisions, working in the UK and Singapore. Rajan holds a B.Eng in Computer Engineering from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London.

Identity Dynamics Within the Diverse Asian Culture

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Vicent Eng, founder of VENG Group, and Jazz Tobaccowalla, Senior Vice President at Pfizer, discuss the wide diversity of Asian culture, and its place in the greater identity formation and politics.
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