Seattle’s Robert Chinn Foundation celebrated 35 years in the community with one of its charities Asian Hall of Fame, whose mission is to overcome violence against Asians by raising awareness of Asian contributions. On Nov. 8, Asian Hall of Fame hosted a private reception at Ben Bridge Jeweler in Seattle.

From left: Maki Hsieh, Asian Hall of Fame President & CEO; Jon Bridge, Counsel for Ben Bridge Jeweler; Karen Wong, President/Founder and Chairman of Robert Chinn Foundation; and King County Executive Dow Constantine. (Photo by George Liu)
From left: Seattle Mayor-elect Bruce Harrell, Karen Wong, President/Founder and Chairman of Robert Chinn Foundation, and King County Executive Dow Constantine (Photo by Eric Hwang)
Sonita Lontoh, Asian Hall of Fame Inductee and Council Member, and Sue Taylor, Asian Hall of Fame Global Council Member (Photo by Elecia Greene)
Taylor Shimizu and Krist Novoselic, musician and activist, bassist and a founding member of the rock band, Nirvana (Photo by Elicia Greene)
Maki Hsieh, Asian Hall of Fame President & CEO and KING 5 anchor Mimi Jung (Photo by Eric Hwang)
Karen Wong, President/Founder and Chairman of Robert Chinn Foundation, and Indra Nooyi, former PepsiCo CEO and Asian Hall of Fame Inductee (Photo by Elecia Greene)
Mr & Mrs Hiro Yamamoto, bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden (Photo by Paloma Renna)