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Roger J. Chiang
Roger Chiang
is the Director of the Asian
Pacific Islander American (APIA) Outreach Office of the
Democratic National Committee (DNC). The DNC APIA Outreach
Office has run unprecedented outreach efforts in the APIA
community, increasing APIA voter turnout by as much as 30% in
high populated APIA precincts. Mr. Chiang is the primary APIA
spokesperson for the Democratic Party, and works with Democratic
Congressional Leadership and Congressional Asian Caucus to
develop legislative agenda and strategies for pursuing policies
affecting the APIA community, including racial profiling, hate
crimes, immigration and the economy.
Prior to joining the DNC
in June 2001, Mr. Chiang worked as a Research Assistant at the
Wharton School, University
of Pennsylvania. In December 2000, he was appointed an
advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development. As a Clinton appointee, Mr. Chiang was the
highest- ranking Asian American at the HUD where he served as an Advisor to
Secretary Andrew Cuomo. Previously at HUD, he held the
positions of Director of Scheduling and Advance, and later the
Director of Operations. He was also HUD’s representative to the
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Mr. Chiang worked for the Gore/Lieberman 2000 and Clinton/Gore
1996 campaigns. He also worked for the
University of California Office of Federal Government Relations,
and former California Congressman Anthony C. Beilenson.
Mr. Chiang is from Chicago and Los Angeles. He obtained his
Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University
of California Santa Barbara, and currently is pursuing his
Masters in Business Administration at the Johns Hopkins
University. He is also involved in many political and civic organizations. Currently, he
is an Advisory Member of the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children, a National Board Member of the UCSB Alumni
Association, a Board Member of the Indian American Leadership
Incubator, a Steering Committee Member of the Asian Pacific
American Institute as well as the D.C. Cares, an
anti-hate crimes organization.
Mr. Chiang has received numerous awards and citations. Among them
are: President's Citation for Meritorious Service (White House
Award), Secretary's Award For Excellence (U.S. Dept. of
HUD), Outstanding Performance Award (U.S. Dept. of HUD), and
citation as Rising Asian American in Government by the Asian
American Government Executives Network. In 2002, Mr. Chiang was
named, “Top 30 Under 30 Most Influential Asian Pacific Americans”
by PoliticalCircus.com.
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