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Rising Star: Travis Kiatoukaysi uses the domino effect to make change
By Allison Riley, Asian Avenue magazine Ethnicity Hmong School University of Colorado at Boulder Hometown Denver, Colorado Involvements Asian Unity, Hmong Student Association of Colorado, Korean American Students at Boulder, Vietnamese Students Association, CollaborAsian,
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Spotlight: Samuel Kim
By Patricia Kaowthumrong, Asian Avenue magazine While Samuel Kim enjoyed working with his peers in student affairs during his undergraduate and graduate studies, he never thought his involvement could actually turn into a career.
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Rising Star: Andrew Yeh, Youth Role Model
Ethnicity: Chinese-American Hometown: Denver, Colorado Involvements: Colorado Asian Pacific Youth Association (CAPYA), Asian Student Alliance, Heritage Camp for Adoptive Families – Chinese Heritage Camps, OCA Quote Andrew lives by: “Go big or go home.”
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Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame honors farmer Dick Tanaka
While Dick D. Tanaka is 80 years old, he continues to farm, which shows the dedication of a born farmer. Along with his brothers, he founded Tanaka Farms—one of the largest produce farms in
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Spotlight: Clarence Low
Clarence Low: Forging Relationships from Personal to Business By: Patricia Kaowthumrong When Byte Technology president Clarence Low established the company’s Denver office in 2007, he did not hesitate to become involved in Colorado’s Asian
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Rising Star: Thoa Nguyen, Forever Influential
By Allison Riley | Asian Avenue magazine Ethnicity: Vietnamese-American Hometown: Denver, CO! Involvements: President, Southwest Union of Vietnamese Student Associations (SWUVSA); Project [You]nique, a personal project promoting diversity and understanding Quote she lives by: “Our lives
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Spotlight: Maria Cheng forms ‘TEA’ to give voice to Asian American narratives
By Patricia Kaowthumrong | Asian Avenue magazine Although Maria Cheng planned to at age 52 form a successful career as an actress, choreographer, director and playwright, she could not resist co-founding the Theatre Espirit Asia
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Gene Tang: Brilliant owner of 1515 Restaurant
Although Gene Tang was born in Hong Kong, he has established such robust roots in the Mile High City that he’s practically a Colorado native. Tang and his wife have owned 1515 Restaurant in
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Rising Star: Feyone La, A Humble Student Leader
For Feyone La, high school is more than academic success and socializing. There is an educational experience not found in the classroom, but gained through extracurricular activities. A senior at Rangeview High School, La
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Marquis Theater Welcomes Joseph Vincent Encarnacion
Joseph Vincent Encarnacion, 23, is a Filipino-American guitarist, singer, and songwriter in Los Angeles, CA. He began his career by playing cover songs and posting videos onto YouTube. He now has over 300,000 subscribers
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