Lailan Huen
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Biography Lailan Sandra Huen was the Community Development and Organizing Manager for the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, and authored "Our Neighborhoods: Asian American and Pacific Islander Anti-Displacement Strategies," which documented best practices from across the country to protect cultural districts and implement equitable development. An organizer working to build people power through leadership development, civic engagement, and grassroots coalition-building, she is an active member of the Oakland Chinatown Coalition, leading campaigns to secure Community Benefits Agreements on private projects with developers Bay Development, Wood Partners, The Martin Group, and Carmel Partners and working on city-wide policies to ensure that long-time residents are included in new development. With the Asian Pacific Environmental Network, she developed an Organizing Toolkit for Equitable Development in Oakland, making the planning process more transparent and accessible for neighborhood advocates. Previously, she worked for the California State Assembly on affordable housing, foreclosure prevention, and community development. Born and raised in Oakland, Lailan holds a Bachelors in Asian American and Urban Studies from Columbia University and a Masters from The New School.