AARP partners with APA Heritage Foundation to
honor extraordinary AAPI innovators
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, 2014 – AARP is proud to sponsor the 10th annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration in San Francisco during the month of May. This is the first time AARP has participated as a sponsor of this popular annual event.
Diosdado P. Banatao, Jr., Managing Partner of Tallwood Venture Capital, Jonathan Leong, founder of Asian American Donors Program, and Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka of San Francisco Taiko Dojo were honored at a special award ceremony on Monday, May 5 at San Francisco’s Metreon for exemplifying this year’s celebratory theme ‘Celebrating Innovations.’
“AARP congratulates Diosdado P. Banatao, Jr., Jonathan Leong, and Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka for being innovators in the fields of semiconductors, bone marrow donor programs, and the art of Taiko,” said Daphne Kwok, AARP Vice President of Multicultural Markets and Engagement for the Asian American and Pacific Islander Audience. “The awardees embody AARP’s belief in turning possibilities into realities.”
“The APA Heritage Celebration Committee is very much appreciative of the partnership and support of AARP for San Francisco’s 10th anniversary celebration of APA Heritage Month,” said Claudine Cheng, President of the APA Heritage Foundation. “Indeed, AARP’s sponsorship of this civic celebration represents the organization’s longstanding commitment to outreach to and serving diverse communities in the country.”
For more information about how AARP helps Asian American & Pacific Islander families get more out of life, visit www.AARP.org/AAPI, www.facebook.com/AARPAAPICommunity andwww.twitter.com/AARPAAPI.