Greetings,

We want to extend our deepest appreciation to those who were part of our January 7th Silicon Valley Summit on Entrepreneurship and Small Business Growth. The Summit drew over 650 people, including state and local elected officials and government, business and community leaders. We were thrilled by the level of participation in the program and workshops, from all the speakers and agencies, as well as from participants and community members.

For those who attended, please fill out the short survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DMWJZLY. We greatly appreciate your feedback and will use it for future efforts.

For photos from the Summit, please visit http://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouseAAPI. 

For videos from the Summit, check out: http://www.youtube.com/user/WhiteHouseAAPI (see below for plenaries and workshops).

Here are a few news clips about the Summit:
http://newamericamedia.org/2011/01/minority-small-businesses-pack-summit-for-loan-help.php 
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=7885520
http://fostercity.patch.com/articles/obama-adminstrations-asian-american-business-summit-focuses-on-growing-jobs-in-silicon-valley
http://indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=2805&sid=1 

Here is an op-ed authored by Congressman Mike Honda and Secretary Gary Locke about the Summit: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F01%2F06%2FED6O1H59SC.DTL

And here are the blog entries written by Secretary Locke and Ginger Lew about the Summit:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/07/challenges-successes-aapi-business-owners-our-summit-entrepreneurship-and-small-busi
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/04/white-house-initiative-aapis-entrepreneurship-small-business 

We look forward to continuing our engagement and fostering economic growth and opportunities together.  To join our listserv or ask any questions, please email [log in to unmask] Thank you.

Sincerely,

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders


Videos from the Summit:

Keynote Address, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spnbPSK-Y5k 
Plenary: How Government is Working to Help You: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD7p9aA3eiw 
Plenary: Aneesh Chopra, Todd Park, Ginger Lew: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVjJdaxZcTE 
Workshop: Financing the Next American Start-Up Company: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oOo2STizmk 
Workshop: Government Contracting: Opportunities for Businesses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7trOiwKud-c 
Workshop: Exporting: Taking Your Business Global: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULs2MIAekNQ 
Workshop: Clean Energy Technology - An Industry on the Rise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuWmkLlShNU 
Workshop: Healthcare IT - An Industry on the Rise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg-yh9V626E