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Asian Pacific American Heritage 2008 Local Heroes

May 2008
KQED and Union Bank of California honor five outstanding local heroes in 2008.

Regina Clewlow
Engineers for a Sustainable World
biography |

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Reverend Norman Fong
Chinatown Community Development Center
biography |

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Cathy Inamasu
Nihonmachi Little Friends
biography |

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Christina Mei-Yue Wong
Chinese for Affirmative Action
biography |

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Connie Young Yu
Chinese Historical Society of America
biography |

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2007 Heroes

Siath Hen
Asian Americans for Community Involvement
Biography

Betty Kinoshita
San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, Sangha Crafters
Biography

Norm Ishimoto
Kiyomura-Ishimoto Associates
Biography

Eva Lai-Kit Jones
Member of the Board of Directors for Self Help for the Elderly and the Alzheimer's Association
Biography

Rolland C. Lowe, M.D.
Retired Physician and Community Leader
Biography

Asian Pacific American 2006 Local Heroes

Albert Cheng (Zheng Guohe)
In Search of Roots, Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
Biography

Hema Alur-Kundargi
Community Volunteer, City of Cupertino
Cupertino, CA
Biography

Henry Der
Civil Rights Activist; Former Executive Director, Chinese for Affirmative Action
San Francisco, CA
Biography

Grant Din
Executive Director, Asian Neighborhood Design
San Francisco, CA
Biography

Hoa Trinh Glassey
Founder, Association for Viet Arts
San Jose, CA
Biography

Sandy Mori
Development Director, Kimochi, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Biography

Jon Osaki
Executive Director, Japanese Community Youth Council
San Francisco, CA
Biography

Ann K. Woo
Founder and Executive Director, Chinese Performing Artists of America
Cupertino, CA
Biography

A Tribute to the Late Journalist
Sam Chu Lin
Biography

Asian Pacific American 2005 Local Heroes

	Anni Chung Self-Help for the Elderly San Francisco, CA Biography
	Jerrold A. Hiura, DDS California State Arts Council San Jose, CA Biography
	Soon-Kyung Hong Korean Center, Inc. San Francisco, CA Biography
	Him Mark Lai Chinese American Historian San Francisco, CA Biography
	Tess Manalo-Ventresca Experience Corps San Francisco, CA Biography
	Akio "Joe" Shimizu Alameda County Mental Health Services Oakland, CA Biography
	Bill Sorro Manilatown Heritage Foundation San Francisco, CA Biography
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Asian Pacific American 2004 Local Heroes

	Linda K. Asato Executive Director, Wu Yee Children's Services (San Francisco) Asian Health Services Biography \| QuickTime Video
	Dr. Samuel So Founder and Director, Asian Liver Center, Stanford University Biography \| QuickTime Video
	Dr. Tuong-Vi Ta Staff Psychiatrist, Asian Community Mental Health Services (Oakland) Biography \| QuickTime Video
	Chui L. Tsang, Ph.D. President, San Jose City College Biography \| QuickTime Video
	Chi Mei Yeung and Kwei Fong Lin Peer Organizers, Asian Immigrant Women Advocates (Oakland) Biographies \| QuickTime Video
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Asian Pacific American 2003 Local Heroes

	Dr. Sue Chan Asian Health Services Biography \| QuickTime Video
	Nancy Hom Kearny Street Workshop Biography \| QuickTime Video
	Dr. Romesh Japra India Post Biography \| QuickTime Video
	Takumi Matsuba Japantown Merchants Association Biography \| QuickTime Video
	Dr. Emily J. Sano Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Biography \| QuickTime Video
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Asian Pacific American 2002 Local Heroes QuickTime Videos
	Ruth Asawa
	Irene Chan
	Ken Iwagaki
	Ben Menor, Jr.
	Cherie M. Querol Moreno
	John Manzon-Santos
	Francis Wong

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Asian Pacific American 2001 Local Heroes QuickTime Videos
	Mai-Mai Quon Ho Executive Director -- Asian Perinatal Advocates
	Linda Jofuku Executive Director -- Yu-Ai Kai
	John K. Kim Executive Director -- Korean Community Center of the East Bay
	Patrick Makuakane Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu
	Allen M. Okamoto Okamoto Insurance

Asian Pacific American Features & Resources
	Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Resources
	Educator Resources: South Asian History
	Chinese Astrology & Chinese New Year Traditions
	Snapshots of Asian America: Asian American Activism in the 1960s & '70s

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	Chinese New Year Celebration 2002 slideshows (part: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5)