About the Workshop
This workshop is a hands-on guide to using LinkedIn as a tool for authentic self-promotion, not just a digital resume. Participants learn how to leverage the platform's features, from headline and About section to posts and engagement, to tell their professional story in a way that stays true to their values. The session tackles a common tension for Asian and Pacific Islanders: how to be visible and self-advocate without feeling like you're compromising who you are. Attendees leave with a clearer, more intentional approach to building their presence on LinkedIn.
This is a sample version of a new workshop LEAP is adding to the catalog. It is free and open to all via Webex (virtual)!
To book the full version, please contact Development and Communications Manager, Celine Hoang at choang@leap.org.
About the Facilitator
Chingcha Vang
LEAP Senior Program Manager
Operating from an equity-minded framework, Chingcha took his passion for Asian American History to the classrooms of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a High School social studies teacher at the Hmong American Peace Academy, Chingcha received the Excellence in Teaching Award during his first year as a teacher and was then promoted to Social Studies Department Chair where he led successful efforts in crafting culturally responsive learning experiences for students. While working as a full-time educator and at the administrative level, Chingcha received his Master's Degree in Educational Policy and Leadership from Marquette University.
Chingcha shifted his energies to supporting Teach For America with a variety of roles which included recruitment, leadership development, and teacher coaching. In 2021, Chingcha’s two passions of developing leaders and centering Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AA & NH/PI) communities at the forefront of his work led him to LEAP. He currently serves as the Senior Program Manager where he leads efforts in designing, crafting, and facilitating leadership programming from an AA & NH/PI lens and framework within the corporate, higher education, public service, and nonprofit sectors.
Most recently, Chingcha began leadership coaching through Messy Roots Coaching Academy with an intentional focus on coaching and developing young professionals and early to mid career APIs. In his free time, Chingcha spends his time serving nonprofits in various roles from Board President of Our Scholarship Inc., mentoring for APIA Scholars, and former Board Member and Program Task Force Lead for Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL).