Showing posts with label Lunar New Year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lunar New Year. Show all posts

Monday, January 24, 2011

Steve Ballmer and Harry Shum hand out red envelopes at the Asian Spring Festival

Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer
                                    
Redmond, Wa - In celebrating with the community at the 2011 Asian Spring Festival, Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer and Corporate Vice President, Harry Shum handed out red envelopes which symbolizes 'good luck' to children dancers from the Chinese Dance Academy and Youth Dance Troup at the Microsoft Asian Spring Festival. The event attracted over 4000 community and business leaders, in addition the families of Microsoft employees.

(l to r) Tazin Shadid, Microsoft Asian Employee Resource Group Chair and Gil Gido, NAAAP Seattle President

Overlake Christian Center
This event was co-organized by the Chinese Employees at Microsoft (CHIME) and other Microsoft Asian communities. It is one of the the largest diversity and inclusion events at Microsoft and is the largest Spring Festival celebration in the Seattle area. We look to participating next year!


Other links:

Business: New York Times: Business Leaders Meet with Hu.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/19/AR2011011906397.html

BING http://www.bing.com/

Diversity http://www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/en/us/default.aspx


Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Not your typical Lunar New Year's Party


Black Tie meets chi pao in the Sheraton Hotel's Grand Ballroom for the Hong Kong Association of Washington (HKAW)'s 2010 Chinese Lunar New Year Gala on Saturday, February 20, starting at 5:30 pm.

NAAAP-Seattle board members will be there, rubbing shoulders with local dignitaries, listening to the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, admiring Luly Yang designs in a fashion show, and networking with movers and shakers in Seattle's Asian American community. There's even a raffle featuring treasures from Tiffany & Co.

We want you to join us in the fun.

Tickets are $125 each, including a very lovely dinner and the knowledge that your contribution helps enrich and bring together Seattle's Asian American community. Proceeds go to Celebrate Asia! by Seattle Symphony

For more info, contact NAAAP-Seattle Board-at-Large and HKAW President Andy Yip at gala@hkaw.org or 206-351-5957.