LINCOLN, NE&nbsp;– Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced 13 appointments to the newly created Commission on Asian-American Affairs.

The commission was created through passage of LB1300, which included legislation introduced by Senator Rita Sanders. Members serve four-year terms.

The Commission will coordinate programs related to Nebraska’s Asian-American community for housing, education, welfare, employment, and other issues and will be overseen by a chairperson and four other executive board members. A list of the members follows. One final appointment is still to be made to the Commission, which has a total of 14 members.

Office of Governor Jim PillenLINCOLN, NE&nbsp;– Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced 13 appointments to the newly created Commission on Asian-American Affairs.The commission was created through passage of LB1300, which included legislation introduced by Senator Rita Sanders. Members serve four-year terms.The Commission will coordinate programs related to Nebraska’s Asian-American community for housing, education, welfare, employment, and other issues and will be overseen by a chairperson and four other executive board members. A list of the members follows. One final appointment is still to be made to the Commission, which has a total of 14 members.Current members include:Maureen Brase, RaymondWeysan Dun, OmahaDeepak M. Gangahar, MD, ElkhornMaorong Jiang, PhD, OmahaTram Kieu, LincolnJoanne Li, PhD, OmahaYunwoo Nam, PhD, LincolnArunkumar Pondicherry, LincolnRebecca (Jueyezi) Reinhardt, LincolnVickie Sakurada Schaepler, KearneyRyo Suzuki, KearneyHiep Vu, PhD, LincolnCarol Wang, Omaha

Gov. Pillen Announces Appointments to New Commission on Asian-American Affairs