Cindi Kato was recently recognized as one of 10 “Women in Design” nationwide. Kato, the vice president of architecture and design firm CallisonRTKL, is a third-generation Japanese American and was born and raised in Seattle. She attended Cleveland High School, then went on to graduate from the University of Washington with a BA in Textile […]
Filipino-Korean American wins Miss Washington Teen USA
Lily Lloyd won the title of Miss Washington Teen USA 2019 on Nov. 4. The pageant was held at Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien, with 18 contestants in her division. Lloyd, 17, is the CEO of Smize Foundation, a nonprofit corporation that connects high school students with local food banks to provide donations, volunteer […]
Cambodian refugee Saovra Ear named interim VP at Highline College
Dr. Saovra “Sy” Ear has been named interim vice president at Highline College. He will oversee the college’s Student Services division beginning Nov. 26. Ear arrived in the United States when he was 2 years old, when he and his family left Cambodia. After a stint on the East Coast, the family settled in South […]
UW Nikkei Alumni Association scholarship winners
The UW Nikkei Alumni Association announced its scholarship recipients earlier this month. Aoi Anne Hunsaker, Kaito Durkee, Taylor Ishida, and Emily Ko will each receive approximately $3,000 towards their tuition. The Association offers scholarships to students of Japanese ancestry who attend the University of Washington based on their financial need, academic achievement, and community service, […]
Denise Moriguchi elected to AAA Washington’s Board of Trustees
The president and CEO of Uwajimaya, Inc., Denise Moriguchi, was recently elected to AAA Washington’s Board of Trustees. In a news release, the board said it feels strongly that Moriguchi’s “keen business sense and deep roots to the community will greatly contribute to the organization’s leadership.” A Seattle native, Moriguchi stepped into the role of […]
AAPI appointments by Gov. Inslee
Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced Faith Pettis to the Western Washington University Board of Trustees, Steven Yoshihara to the Spokane Community Colleges Board of Trustees, and Elaine Chu to the Green River College Board of Trustees. Pettis, of Seattle’s Pacifica Law Group, was one of the 2018 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients. Yoshihara, a graduate […]
Timmer leaving CIDBIA
The executive director of the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA), Jessa Timmer, has announced that she will be leaving at the end of December to pursue new endeavors. Under Timmer’s leadership in the past three years, CIDBIA has increased services to the community, strengthened its financial position, and fostered relationships through her work on […]
MAP Bridging the Gap Breakfast
Cynthia Del Rosario and Manka Dhingra were recognized at the University of Washington (UW)’s annual MAP Bridging the Gap Breakfast last month. Founded in 1994, the Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) is dedicated to promoting diversity at the UW and in the UW alumni community. The annual breakfast celebration recognizes the recipients of the MAP scholarship […]
2018 Women of Color Achievement Awards
100 Black Men of Seattle, Inc. and the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) honored 11 women on Nov. 1, in the 2018 Women of Color Achievement Awards at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington. The women exhibited outstanding professional achievement and demonstrated exemplary customer service, according to a news release. Phyllis Campbell of JP Morgan Chase along […]
Minami is Kip Tokuda awardee
Civil rights attorney Dale Minami was honored with the Kip Tokuda Award on Nov. 3, from the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation (ACLF) Northwest. Minami practices in San Francisco in the area of personal injury. He has been involved in significant litigations involving the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans and other minorities, including […]