2013 Golden Circle Awardee: Cheryl Chow
[blockquote]“Parents and kids, don’t be afraid of saying that you’re gay. I was afraid for over 60 years and those 60 years were wasted…” —Cheryl Chow[/blockquote] Cheryl Chow grew up in South Seattle, the...
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2013 Golden Circle Awardee: Cassie Chinn
[blockquote]“Instead of being led by curators, we [The Wing Luke Museum] are led by communities.” —Cassie Chinn[/blockquote] Cassie Chinn grew up in South Seattle, the daughter Kris and Chuck Chinn, popular former Principal in...
2013 Golden Circle Awardee: International Examiner
[framed_left img=”http://www.iexaminer.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ielogotext1.png”][/framed_left] Nearly forty years since its inception, the International Examiner has come a long way from its humble beginnings in 1974. With a readership of 30,000, it is the oldest, non-profit Pan-Asian American...
Event Info: “A Passage to Seattle: Past, Present, and Future”
[framed_left img=”http://cahsseattle.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/frontpage2.png?w=605&h=806″][/framed_left] [break] The conference is a celebration of Seattle’s Chinatown/International District. We are pleased to highlight our accomplished speakers, who will present on a range of topics. From commemorating the expulsion of Chinese...
Event Info: ICHS Gala “Bloom”
[framed_left img=”http://www.ichs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Bloom-2013-feature-image.jpg”][/framed_left] [break] International Community Health Services (ICHS) is a nonprofit community health center that offers affordable health care services to Seattle and King County’s Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities, as well...
Event Info: Asian Americans in the Media
The University of Washington’s American Ethnic Studies in conjunction with the Seattle Asian American Film Festival will be hosting a screening of various films that focus on Asian Americans in the media. Films to...
Event Info: 23rd Annual Walk for Rice
Register with OCA – Greater Seattle here! It’s time to take action! The 23rd Annual Walk for Rice campaign has officially launched! Last year, thanks to your support, we raised a record-breaking $225,000 for...
2012 Golden Circle Awardee: Raymond Chinn
“If we build it, they will come back. If property owners in the International District develop new housing, people will come back to live in the community.” -Raymond Chinn, March 2009 Raymond Chinn’s grandfather...
2012 Golden Circle Awardee: ICHS
“Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege.” “Health Care for People, Not for Profit.” -ICHS Posters, 1973 In the late 1960s, there was little available in medical help for many low-income Asian and...
2012 Golden Circle Awardee: Rita Wang
“When I came, people looked at me with doubt[s]. I had the feeling the Asian and Chinese community was watching. I had to show them I could do it. Even some board members were...
