Saturday, October 29, 2022

Produced by The Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation, this free, public, outdoor event will reverse the walking route of the expulsion of the Chinese community from Tacoma in 1885, reclaiming the city for all peoples and cultures during this current era of racist violence against Asians, African Americans, Native Americans and other peoples of color.
The walk, led by civic, educational, business and faith leaders, will begin at Union Station where the Chinese pioneers were marched at gunpoint out of town along the railroad tracks, proceed north through downtown Tacoma where many Chinese businesses and houses once stood, along Schuster Parkway and the railroad- largely built by Chinese labor, and finally arrive at the Chinese Reconciliation Park.

Schedule of Events on Saturday October 29

At the Tollefson Plaza (1548 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402)

9:30-10:00 am
Arrive at Tollefson Plaza – check in/pick up pre-paid t-shirts
(t-shirts $15 can be purchased on site if there are any left )

10:00-10:20 am
Welcome by CRPF Board Member Lotus Perry
Remarks by Representative and Judge (ret.) Art Wang
Remarks by Congressman Derek Kilmer
Remarks by Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards

10:20 am
Walk Begins
Led by the Committee of 137
Accompanied by the Mak Fei Kung Fu Dragon and Lion Dance Troupe

Two shuttle buses will be provided by Annie Wright Schools for those who cannot join the walk and need to get from
downtown to the Chinese Reconciliation Park, and back at the end of the Program

At the Chinese Reconciliation Park (1741 N Schuster Pkwy, Tacoma, WA 98402)

11:00-11:45 am
Tai Chi demonstration by Tacoma Tai Chi and Qigong Wellness Center
CRPF books available for sale
Straw Hats, Sandals, and Steel: The Chinese in Washington State by Lorraine Hildebrand
The Wind Will Not Stop by Judy Carlson Hulbert
Refreshments, coffee, and bottled water will be provided

11:45 – 1:30 pm
Program Begins
Opening remarks by CRPF Board Member Linda CJ Lee
MCs Liz Dunbar & Art Wang

Speakers
Justice Mary Yu
Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland
Former Governor Gary Locke

Winners of Essay Contest
9^th-10^th grade winners
11^th-12^th grade winners

Performance
Guzheng music performance by Marilyn Jiaying Wu
Tacoma Method Aria introduced by Symphony Tacoma Conductor Sarah Ioannides
and Librettist Zhang Er

Thanks & Remarks
CRPF President Theresa Pan Hosley

Final performance by Cambodian Classical and Folk Dance of the Northwest

1:30 – 2:00 pm
Event Concludes

Members of the Committee of 137
Name and Affiliation 

Chongsun Abbott, CAPAA Commissioner (Pierce County)
Venerable Ackradate, Khmer Theravadin Buddhist Temple in Tacoma
Rev. David T. Alger, Former Executive Director of Associated Ministries
Julie Anderson, Pierce County Auditor; Former Councilmember and Deputy Mayor, City of Tacoma
Kristin Ang, Port of Tacoma Commissioner
Bill Baarsma, Former Mayor of Tacoma, Past President of the Tacoma Historical Society Board of Directors
Bernal Baca, Mi Centro (formerly Centro Latino)
Holly Bamford Hunt, Director of Bamford Foundation
Suzanne Barnett, Board Member Emerita of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Jorge Baron, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Allan Belton, President of Pacific Lutheran University
April Black, Executive Director of Tacoma Housing Authority
Beth Boggs, Executive Director of American Leadership Forum Tacoma/Pierce County Chapter
Elizabeth Bonbright, President of the Tacoma School Board
Dan Bronoske, Representative of Washington State House
Joe Bushnell, Tacoma City Council Member
Marty Campbell, Pierce County Council Member
Maricres Castro, City of Tacoma Commission for Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, Miss Washington U.S. International 2021
Florence Chang, President of MultiCare Health System
Givin Chase, Sponsor
Nancy Chase, Sponsor
Anthony Chen, Director of Health of Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Troy Christensen, Executive Director at Rainbow Center
Chevi Chung, Community Programs Specialist at City of Tacoma
Janet Chung, Judge of Division I of the Washington Court of Appeals
Silong Chuun, Digital Communications Manager at Pacific Lutheran University; Founder of the Red Scarf Revolution
Andrea Cobb, Member of Tacoma Public Library Board of Trustees
Steve Conway, Washington State Senator
Ray Corpuz, Former City Manager of Tacoma
Philip Cowan, Executive Director of The Grand Cinema
Isiaah Crawford, President of University of Puget Sound
Bruce Dammeier, Executive of Pierce County
Jeffrey Daniel, Instructor at Tai Chi and Qigong Wellness Center
Charlie Davis, President and CEO of YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties
Robyn Denson, Gig Harbor City Council Member
Priscila Desiderio, Coordinator for Family Support Services of Mi Centro
Sean DeWitz, Senior Outreach Representative at Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland’s Office
Julio Diaz, 2nd Vice Chair CAPAA Commissioner (King County)
Michelle Douglas, Executive Director of Emergency Food Network
Liz Dunbar, Former Executive Director of Tacoma Community House
Brian Ebersole, Former Mayor of Tacoma and Former Speaker of the Washington State House of Representative
Mazzy Eckel, Reigning Miss Washington USA 2022
Sheila Edwards Lange, Chancellor of UW Tacoma
Adan Espino Jr. Director of Education & External Relations of Mi Centro
Linda Farmer, City of Lakewood Council Member
Jake Fey, Representative of Washington State House
Cantor Geoffrey Fine, Temple Beth El
Dennis Flannigan, Former Representative of Washington State House
Nora Flemming de Sandoval, Executive Director at Safe Streets Campaign
Josh Garcia, Superintendent for Tacoma Public Schools
Jayasri Ghosh
Clarita Grant, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Jake Guadnola, Head of Annie Wright Schools
Minh-Anh Hodge, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Larry Hosley, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Carrie Huie-Pascua, CAPAA Commissioner (Yakima County)
Sarah loannides, Music Director of Symphony Tacoma
Sara Irish, President of Tacoma Public Library Board of Trustees
Pastor Eric Jacobsen, Lead Pastor of Tacoma First Presbyterian Church
Lisa Jaret, Program Manager of Tacoma Creates
Laurie Jinkins, Speaker of the Washington State House of Representative
Arlene Joe, Attorney
Deanna Keller, Port of Tacoma Commissioner
Derek Kilmer, U.S. Representative
Jennifer Kilmer, Director of Washington State Historical Society and Executive Director of Washington State History Museum
Venerable Krittanun, Khmer Theravadin Buddhist Temple in Tacoma
Erling Kuester, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Kate Larsen, Director of Tacoma Public Library
Mari Leavitt, Representative of Washington State House
Linda CJ Lee, Judge of Division II of the Washington Court of Appeals
Ching Yang Lee, Tacoma Chinese Cultural Association
Kok W Lee, Tacoma Chinese Cultural Association
Tana Lin
Zhi Lin, Professor of School of Art + Art History + Design at University of Washington
Priscilla Lisicich, Retiring Executive Director at Safe Streets Campaign
Kathi Littmann, President & CEO of Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Gary Locke, Former United States Secretary of Commerce and Washington’s 21st Governor
Joyce Loveday, President of Clover Park Technical College
Myrna Loy-Zolyomi, Board Member Emerita of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Yanjie Lu, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Jill Magnuson, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Victor Martin, Vice President for University Relations of University of Puget Sound
Dick Marzano, Port of Tacoma Commissioner
Amy McBride, Arts Administrator at City of Tacoma
John McCarthy, Port of Tacoma Commissioner
Father Mike McDermott, Pastor at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Parish
Helen McGovern-Pilant, Former Executive Director of the Emergency Food Network
Ryan Mello, Pierce County Council Member
Don Meyer, Port of Tacoma Commissioner
Raquel Montoya-Lewis, Justice of Washington State Supreme Court
Avery Moore, Chief of the Tacoma Police Department
Melanie Morgan, Representative of Washington State House
Father David Mulholland, Pastor of Saint Patrick Catholic Church and School
Rini Ng, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Tuyet Nguyen, CRC Loving Kindness Meditation Center Founder/President; Board Member of Asia Pacific Cultural Center
T’wina Nobles, Washington State Senator
Lisa Nolan, Deputy Superintendent for Tacoma Public Schools
Rady Oum, Khmer Theravadin Buddhist Association of Tacoma
Theresa Pan Hosley, President of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Venerable Panhkon, Khmer Theravadin Buddhist Temple in Tacoma
Calvin Pearson, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Lotus Perry, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Ping Ping, CAPAA Commissioner (Spokane County)
Venerable Chea Poeuv, Abbot of Khmer Theravadin Buddhist Temple in Tacoma
Dona Ponepinto, President & CEO of United Way of Pierce County
Patrick Pow, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Lua Pritchard, Executive Director of Asia Pacific Cultural Center
Carrie Prudente Holden, President & CEO at Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound
Lyle Quasim, Former President of Bates Technical College and Co-Chair of the Tacoma – Pierce County Black Collective
Venerable Phra Ratsamee, Khmer Theravadin Buddhist Temple in Tacoma
Deven Ropes, Administrator for Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Sarah Rumbaugh, Tacoma City Council Member
Janet Ruud, Former President of Greater Tacoma Peace Prize
Pastor Jan Ruud, Pastor of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church by the Narrows
Jason Scales, Interim Executive Director of Tacoma Community House
Marissa Schlesinger, Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs of Tacoma Community College
Ekkarath Sisavatdy, CAPAA Commissioner (King County)
Karl Smith, Vice President of Student Affairs of Tacoma Community College
Rev. Anthony Steele, Pastor of Allen African Methodist Episcopal AME Church of Tacoma
Marilyn Strickland, U.S. Representative
Naomi Strom-Avila, Funding & Cultural Programs Manager at City of Tacoma
Michael Sullivan, Public Historian
Patsy Surh O’Connell, Founder of Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC); Artist
Blaine Tamaki, 2021-2022 Chairman of the University of Washington Board of Regents
Gregory Tanbara, Health Promotion Coordinator; Board Member of Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Merilee Tanbara, District Coordinator & Project Manager of Healthcare Careers Academy
Yasmin Trudeau, Washington State Senator
Anne Tsuneishi, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Catherine Ushka, Tacoma City Council Member
Jim Walton, Former Tacoma City Manager
Art Wang, Chair and Board Director of Greater Tacoma Community Foundation; Retired State Legislator and Judge
Sulja Warnick, Senior Advisor of Korean Women’s Association
Richard Woo, Retired CEO The Russell Family Foundation
Victoria Woodards, Mayor of Tacoma
Eileen Yamada Lamphere, President at Puyallup Valley JACL
Greg Yee, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Yoni Yi, Vice Chair of Korean Women Association Board of Trustees
Greg Youtz, Vice President of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Mary Yu, Justice of Washington State Supreme Court
David Zeeck  Ret. Publisher of The (Tacoma)​ News Tribune; Chair of the University of Washington Board of Regents 2022-23
Lucy Zhou, Board Member of Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation

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Event Sponsors

Heavenly Benevolence ($10,000-$5,000)
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Tacoma Creates
City of Tacoma

Noble Humaneness ($4,999-$2,500)
Annie Wright Schools
MultiCare
The Gottfried & Mary Fuchs Foundation
Metro Parks Tacoma
Given Chase II and Nancy A. Chase
KBTC ​

Compassionate Care ($2,499-$1,000)
The Bamford Foundation
Bill and Ann Evans
Larry and Theresa Pan Hosley
University of Washington Tacoma

True Friendship ($999-100)
Stephanie & Tommy Shinn
Friends of CRPF

2022 The Walk for Reconciliation against Racism Committee

Liz Dunbar
Minh-Anh Hodge
Larry Hosley
Theresa Pan Hosley
Linda CJ Lee
Calvin Pearson
Patrick Pow
Art Wang
Greg Youtz

Volunteers

CRPF Board members & friends
University of Puget Sound Students
SAMi Tacoma Public Schools Tacoma Students
Elias Karraa Monzon, Videographer
Maria Niki, Photographer
Matt Evans, Drone Photographer

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