OCA Greater Seattle - Asian Pacific American Advocates Golden Circle Awards & Lunar New Year Celebration | American Ethnic Studies

Submitted by Chris Carr on February 6, 2024 - 8:26 am

A letter addressed to Dr. Rick Bonus, AES' Chair, from the OCA Greater Seattle Asian Pacific American Advocates

Four glass awards noted as Golden Circle Award sit atop a table decorated with a red tablecloth

An Asian woman wearing a gray, black, red, and gold shirt with a lei over her neck, speaks to the audience with a microphone in her right hand

An Asian man wearing a black suit jacket, red and gold bow tie, with a necklace with an assortment of beads, speaks to the audience using a microphone attached to a mic stand

An Asian man wearing an olive button-down shirt, black suspenders, a lei adorned with pink and white flowers, a necklace with beads, speaks to the audience using a microphone held in his right hand

An Asian man wearing a black hat, black sweater over a gray button-down shirt, and glasses, speaks to the audience using a microphone in his left hand

Seven individuals stand together to the right of the podium looking on as the main speaker for American Ethnic Studies talks with the audience

Nine individuals standing together, smiling, the center person, Rick Bonus, Chair of the AES Department, holds the Golden Circle Award given to AES

Five individuals stand next to each other facing the camera as one holds the Golden Circle Award in his left hand

On January 27, 2024, the OCA Greater Seattle - Asian Pacific American Advocates hosted an event called the Golden Circle Awards 2024. At this event, the Golden Circle Award was presented to Alan Lau, Bea Kiyohara, Larry Matsuda, and the American Ethnic Studies Department. Additionally, attendees enjoyed a Lunar New Year Celebration with a 10-course dinner!

A recent update, on March 7th, the University of Washington's College of Arts & Sciences published a Fellows, Futurists, & More Awards newsletter mentioning the Department of American Ethnic Studies receiving the Golden Circle Award from the OCA-Greater Seattle Asian Pacific American Advocates. Here is a link to the newsletter.

With the exception of the letter from OCA addressed to AES' very own Dr. Rick Bonus, the photos shown in this news article were taken by Tom Trudnowski. Thank you, Tom, for providing us with photos of the awardees and this event.

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