July 15, 2010

COMMISSION ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS APPOINTMENTS
OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced the following appointments to the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs.

Jagdish Sharma of Everett, Washington has been reappointed to a second term. He is founder of the Indo-American Friendship Forum. He is the director at-large of the Ethnic Heritage Council in Seattle, Vice President and founding member of the Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation, and Advisory Committee Coordinator for the India Association of Western Washington. Sharma is also a member of the Indian American Task Force, a group consisting of Indian American leaders who recently voiced their concerns to Congress about the Mumbai terrorist attacks and terrorism in Pakistan.

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Dear Community Members,

We will be holding semi-annual community meeting and voter registration
for the Kalon Tripa election.  Kindly bring your Green book for election
commission stamp which is required to vote. We are going to make it a potluck event so come with your entire family and delicious gourmet food.

It’s been over six months since our new board members took over the responsibility of TAW.  Lot has happened during this short time and we have many other things to look forward to in coming months.

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Special Guest Performers:

• Phurbu T. Namgyal  (Tibetan Pop Star based in MN)
• Tenzin Ngawang (Member of Melong Band based in MN)
• Minnesota’s Tibetan Traditional Dance Troupe
• Sand Mandala By Drepung Loseling Monks based in Atlanta)
• Karma Lama (Culture Brothers based in Alaska)
• Amalia Rubin (2007 Best International Artiste for Tibet)

** Space Limited for Vendors: Contact Rinchen Gadhey <rgadhey@washingtontibet.org>

• Download Vendor Form
• TF Magazine Ad- Buy/Sell an Ad space to help support TAW!

Message from the TAW President:

On behalf of the Tibetan Association of Washington, I would like to welcome all to the 15^th annual Tibet Fest in joint collaboration with Seattle Center.

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Big “Thank You” to Everyone! TOTAL DONATIONS: $8381.19
SPECIAL THANK YOU! To our main volunteers for working so hard in bringing us wonderful dinner/desert/appetizers! Ngawang Choden, Tenzin Kelsang, Tenzin Chokey, Tsering Dolkar, Dolkar Lhamo, Kelsang Amney, Lhamo, and Didi. More volunteers who helped to cook, clean, etc: Topjee, Nawang, Nyima lama, Tenzin lama, Thupten, Jamyang Gyatso, Kelsang, Kristine Honda, Sonam Dolma, Adrien Chan, Yangchen, Tenzin Dorjee, Jamyang Dargey, Tsering Kyi, Tsewang Sangmo, Chokey, Maggie, Pema Dechen, Wangmo, Tsering Dorjee… They are so many donors for silent auction, thank you to all! Thank you Sunday School students for inspiring everyone to donate with their moving speech read by Tsephell - “Thuk-je-Nang”.

NGO’s accepting donations: Tibetan Village Project : Tibet Relief Fund : Machik :Tibet Foundation Tibet Fund : Bridge Fund: Jinpa Trust

“4-14 Yushu Earthquake Relief Committee“,contact:Yushu-4-14@hotmail.com, call +91 9736 254 543, 9882297 858, 9882 034 79

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