2008 Convention Speakers  Amy Tan
Author
AACC Opening Session
Date: Saturday, April 5
Amy Tan, the acclaimed best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club, will give the keynote address for the opening session of the convention. Born in the U.S. to immigrant parents from China, Amy Tan rejected her mother's expectations that she become a doctor and concert pianist. She chose to write fiction instead. Her novels are The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter, and Saving Fish from Drowning, all New York Times bestsellers. An alumna of San José City College, Tan is a 2008 AACC Outstanding Alumni Award recipient.
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 Gaston Caperton
President of The College Board
Former governor of West Virginia
Presidents Academy Hail & Farewell Lunch
Date: Sunday, April 6
Gaston Caperton, a former two-term governor of West Virginia, is the eighth president of the College Board, a not-for-profit membership association founded in 1900 that consists of 5,000 of the nation's leading schools, colleges, and universities. Among its best-known programs are the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) and the SAT®. Since his appointment in 1999, Caperton has transformed the College Board into a resolutely mission-driven, values-oriented organization that takes bold steps to connect greater numbers of students to college success and opportunity while raising educational standards.
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 Jehan Sadat
Political activist, author, senior fellow
Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development, University of Maryland
Brunch
Date: Tuesday, April 8
A world figure and widow of the late Egyptian president, Anwar Sadat, Jehan Sadat has been active in the women's movement both in her country and in the world. Mrs. Sadat, first lady of Egypt from 1970–1981, was the first wife of a Muslim leader to have her picture in the newspaper, to travel outside her country, and to take up public causes. She has devoted her life to public service and maintaining the legacy of her late husband. She will address gaining a clearer understanding of Muslim religion and culture and the role community colleges can play in fostering tolerance and civility.
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