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Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Minutes June 17, 2025 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Regular Meeting Minutes Tuesday, June 17, 2025 The Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the City of Austin, Permitting and Development Center, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas. Chair Sin called the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting to order at 6:09 p.m. COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE: Seonhye “Sonny” Sin, Chair Padmini Jambulapati, Vice Chair Alpha Shrestha Nirali Thakkar COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE REMOTELY: Sarah Chen Sarah Xiyi Chen Hailey Easley Hanna Huang Ahmed Moledina Nayer Sikder Kuo Yang PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission regular meeting on May 20, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of May 20, 2025, were approved with an amendment to remove Commissioner Thakkar from the Budget Engagement Working Group on Commissioner Huang’s motion, Commissioner Chen’s second on a 11-0 vote. Commissioners Dolling, Li, Nguyễn, and Sha were absent. 1 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Minutes June 17, 2025 STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing regarding the work of the Austin History Center preserving Austin’s Asian American History. Briefing by Marina Islas, Community Archives Program & Exhibits Manager, and Akiko Kodama, Archivist II, Austin Public Library. Presentation was made by Marina Islas, Community Archives Program & Exhibits Manager, and Akiko Kodama, Archivist II, Austin Public Library. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. 4. Discussion regarding progress on the Asian American Quality of Life Study. Presentation by Cheng Chow and Dr. Shetal Vohra-Gupta, University of Texas. Discussion was held. Presentation was given by Cheng Chow and Dr. Shetal Vohra- Gupta, University of Texas. Discussion of the commission’s goals and objectives for the calendar year, actions supporting their mission, and compliance with bylaws, with regards to the 2024-2025 Annual Internal Review. Discussion was held. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Final review and action to approve the 2024-2025 Annual Internal Review Discussion and possible action to update the membership of current working groups and create new working groups based on upcoming priorities Presentation from the City Demographer to present updates Briefing from Chief Davis about APD relations with Asian American constituents Discussion on 2025 Legislative policies that affect Asian American Austinites Discussion and possible recommendation to improve Board and Commissions training practices for incoming commissioners. ADJOURNMENT Chair Sin adjourned the meeting at 8:12 p.m. without objection. 2