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Asia Foundation
Lotus Leadership Awards Luncheon |
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Asia Foundation president David D. Arnold, Luncheon co-chair Gina Lin Chu, honoree Dr. David Ho.
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On June 8, 2011, The Asia Foundation and The Lotus Circle honored Dr. David Ho, founding scientific director and CEO of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, for his contributions to the health and well-being of Chinese women and children. Dr. Ho revolutionized the world’s understanding of HIV/AIDS; his groundbreaking research and advocacy catalyzed landmark treatment and prevention programs in China and has saved countless lives.
The inaugural Lotus Leadership Award was presented to Dr. Ho at the first annual Lotus Leadership Awards in New York City. The award was presented by David D. Arnold, president of The Asia Foundation, and Carol Yost, director of the Foundation’s Women’s Empowerment Program. Broadcast journalism veteran and author Lynn Sherr, who has reported on women’s issues and social change for thirty years as an ABC News correspondent, hosted the luncheon.
The Asia Foundation is the premier non-profit, non-governmental organization working to promote reform, development, equality, and prosperity in Asia.
The Lotus Circle, a new community of philanthropists working with The Asia Foundation to empower girls and women across Asia, created the award to recognize individuals who have contributed to the well-being of Asian women and society. To date, Lotus Circle members have supported innovative, on-the-ground girls’ and women’s empowerment programs in Afghanistan, Indonesia, and Vietnam, and they plan to expand their work going forward.
To increase awareness about the need for women’s empowerment, the staff of In Asia,
The Asia Foundation’s highly regarded weekly blog featuring critical insight for professionals in development, government, scholars, and the international media, commissioned original, first-person essays by on-the-ground women’s empowerment specialists across the region.
The Lotus Leadership Awards Luncheon was launched, conceived and organized by Lotus Circle Advisors including luncheon co-chairs Gina Lin Chu, Carol Rattray, Missie Rennie, and Masako Shinn.
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Lynn Sherr, Connie Spahn.
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Ruth Newman, Luncheon co-chair Carol Rattray, Melissa Chiu.
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Barbara Georgescu, Luncheon co-chair Missie Rennie, Gillian Mestre.
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Patti Tang and Luncheon co-chair Masako Shinn.
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Ida Liu, Susan Shin.
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Lucia Hwong Gordon, Ida Liu, Patricia Shiah.
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Bianca Chu, Gina Lin Chu.
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Kim Ninh, Janet Ketcham.
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Claire Hallinan, Jennifer DeLotto, Niki Chang, Ida Liu.
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Dr. David Ho, Lynn Sherr.
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Ida Liu, Nobuko Sakurai, Masako Shinn, Winnie Feng, Gina Lin Chu, Dr. David Ho, Alice Young, Missie Rennie, Carol Lyden, Carol Rattray, Michael Green.
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| Photos: Don Pollard |
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