The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) raised $500,000 at its annual gala at the Four Seasons Hotel on Nov. 9. Funds raised benefit LIHI housing and service programs, the Urban Rest Stop, and Tiny House Villages. Pearl Leung of Vulcan, Inc. was honored as a Housing Hero, along with Alice Lockridge of Women4Women and Dave […]
Filipino WWII veterans honored
The Seattle City Council honored Filipino and American World War II veterans with a proclamation during the Nov. 13 council meeting, a few days after Veterans Day. During World War II, 250,000 Filipinos were called into service. As citizens of a U.S. commonwealth during the war, they were promised full veterans benefits. But after the […]
National Philanthropy Day awards
Ray Li received the 2018 Professional Achievement Award for the Association of Fundraising Professionals Advancement Northwest Forum on Nov. 1 at The Westin Seattle. Li built the development team at Neighborhood House and the international fundraising department at the University of Washington. He also serves for the American Red Cross. Phnom Penh Noodle House was […]
Kato gets nationwide honor
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 […]
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