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PUSHING FOR THE RIGHT “MYX” IN 2060: (LEFT) Myx TV with TFC were among the major supporters of the recently held ‘FAST FORWARD 2060” in Washington, DC. (CENTER) Actor Maulik Pancholy interviews Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos during the panel discussion on “Lifting Up AAPI Talent”. (RIGHT) Filipino American singer-songwriter-producer Tim Atlas, who performed for Myx TV, wowed the crowd that packed the District Architecture Center with his acoustic numbers. (Artwork/Photos by ABS-CBN Marketing Communications and ABS-CBN Global Corporate Affairs & PR)
Myx TV Joins #FF2060 to Help Mobilize AAPI Community to Support Common Agenda
Leading Asian American entertainment network reaches out to AAPI movers and shakers in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, DC, December 14, 2016 – “CELEBRATE. CREATE. CONNECT.” This was the theme of “Fast Forward 2060 (#FF2060): Highlighting Legacy and Action in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Under President Obama and Beyond” which was held recently at the DAC or District Architecture Center of AIA|DC (the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects). The venue is located in the heart of Washington, DC’s vibrant and bustling Penn Quarter District, just a few minutes away from the White House. The energy inside DAC matched the energy outside even if the fall temperature in DC was at its 30s. The premise of the event? Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are now the fastest growing racial group in the U.S., expected to more than double to over 50 million by 2060. Aside from celebrating the accomplishments within the AAPI community under President Barack Obama’s Administration, the event asked how does the community create leaders from all sectors to mobilize itself in all relevant directions and how does it connect the progress with the upcoming Administration of President-elect Donald Trump? 
CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF AAPIs UNDER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: (LEFT) Playfully showing affection for President Obama at #FF2060 are, standing from left, FilAm student filmmaker Gabrielle Berbey, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Communications Director Rebecca Lee, Advisor at the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Justin Trinidad, ABS-CBN BA East Coast News Correspondent Don Tagala, Myx TV Community Manager Karmina Landicho, FilAm singer-songwriter-producer Tim Atlas, ABS-CBN Project Manager Allen Palos, Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos, and ABS-CBN Global Head of Corporate Affairs & Public Relations Nerissa Fernandez. At foreground is Myx TV host/producer Roslynn Cobarrubias, who is also the co-founder and CMO of mydiveo. (RIGHT) The Myx TV team of Allen Palos, Karmina Landicho, Tim Atlas, Roslynn Cobarrubias and Miguel Santos were also given a tour of the White House prior to attending FF2060. (Photos from Myx TV).
Hosted by Allyn Hoang, Emmy award-winning news anchor and host on “Eye Opener TV”, a nationally syndicated morning news show airing on The CW, the day-long pop-up exhibit and event boasted of AAPI speakers from government, media, entertainment, business and non-profit industries. Myx TV, the only English-language multicultural Asian American entertainment network in the U.S., represented not only as a sponsor, but also as a key part of panel discussions and event entertainment.
Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos was interviewed by Maulik Pancholy, best known for playing Jonathan on the Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award-winning NBC comedy 30 Rock, and Sanjay on Showtime’s dramatic comedy, Weeds. The topic covered for this one-one-one was “Lifting Up AAPI Talent”. 
AAPIs KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN: #FF2060 was also a platform for AAPIs to connect as they discussed and learned about how to move the community forward under the Administration of President-elect Trump. After their talk on “AAPIs in the Arts and Entertainment”, foreground from left, speakers Funny or Die Managing Director and Executive Producer Brad Jenkins, actor Maulik Pancholy of NBC’s “30 Rock” and Showtime’s “Weeds”, and actress Chloe Bennet of ABC’s “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” did the traditional selfie with some of the attendees at the event. (Photo from #FF2060 Twitter).
“I think Myx TV’s role is really continue to do what we do, which is be a platform for Asian Americans in entertainment. And I think there’s not enough out there. We’re the only one right now that exists on linear to actually feature Asian American talents,” said Santos. 
Part of Myx TV’s and TFC’s outreach in Washington, DC was also a courtesy call at the Philippine Embassy. Shown from left are: first row – Myx TV Community Manager Karmina Landicho and ABS-CBN Global Head of Corporate Affairs & Public Relations Nerissa Fernandez. From left, second row – Public Diplomacy Officer and Vice Consul Darell Artates, Charge d’Affaires ad interim, Minister Patrick Chuasoto, and ABS-CBN BA East Coast News Correspondent Don Tagala. From left, third row – Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos, ABS-CBN Project Manager Allen Palos and FilAm singer-songwriter-producer Tim Atlas. (Photo from ABS-CBN Global Corporate Affairs & PR)
Santos added that Myx TV could play a big role in the AAPI community as they look forward and beyond 2060. “It’s fantastic to have forums like these that actually get people together to talk about issues, and hopefully come up with solutions for our problems in the future,” he said. 
(LEFT) At the reception for FF2060 at the District Architecture Center of Washington DC are, from left, Angelo Dalmacio, Melody Caprio, Emil Trinidad and Belinda Lei, all active millennial advocates for AAPI causes. (RIGHT) Broadway performer Elena Wang regaled the audience with her version of “Higher” from the Broadway musical, “Allegiance”. (Photos by ABS-CBN Global Corporate Affairs & PR)
Prior to the one-on-one panel talk with Santos, Myx TV host/producer Roslynn Cobarrubias, who is also the co-founder and CMO of mydiveo, introduced one of the new talents being promoted by Myx TV: Filipino American Tim Atlas who caught the attention of America as a contestant on Season 9 of “The Voice”. Atlas received thunderous applause from the audience when he performed “Ten Goodbyes” from his EP Lost In The Waiting, and a cover of “Candles” by the indie folk English band, Daughter.
Also representing for Myx TV at the event are Project Manager for Millennials Allen Palos and Community Manager Karmina Landicho. 
(LEFT) representing at FF2060 are, front row from left, Angelo Dalmacio, Belinda Lei and Emil Trinidad. Standing behind them is Jason Tengco, Hillary Clinton Campaign’s Asian American Pacific Islander outreach director; (RIGHT) Part of the organizing team for FF2060 are, from left, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Senior Adviser Bessie Chan, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Communications Director Rebecca Lee and OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates Director of Development Kendall T. Kosai. (Photos by ABS-CBN Global Corporate Affairs & PR)
Other speakers included: Katarina Berg of Spotify’s Global HR Department; U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng of the Sixth Congressional District of New York; Nisha Ramachandran of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans; Marita Etcubanez of Asian Americans Advancing Justice; Navdeep Singh of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association; Rita Pin Ahrens of Southeast Asian Resource Action Center; Sarah Ha of Teach for America; Amina Abbas of Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum; Isha Weerasinghe of the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations; Seema Agnani of the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development; Katrina Dizon Mariategue of the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center; Kham Moua of OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates; Congressman Ami Bera, M.D., representing Sacramento County; Dr. Franklin Odo, visiting professor of American Institutions and International Diplomacy at Amherst College in Massachusetts; David Nakamura and Michelle Ye Hee Lee of The Washington Post; Indira Lakshmanan of The Boston Globe/Politico Magazine; Shefali Kulkarni of BBC News; Dr. Tung Thanh Nguyen and Dr. Mary Ann Young Okada of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Esther Yu Hsi Lee, immigration reporter at ThinkProgress; and Kalwis Lo, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Scholarship America.
FF2060 was a day-long pop-up exhibit and event that not only boasted of AAPI speakers from government, media, entertainment, business and non-profit industries, but also provided resources to the AAPIs. (Photos by ABS-CBN Global Corporate Affairs & PR)
