AF Adding a new Federal Column

AF Adding a new Federal Column

In March, AF will begin a new column, Asian Feds that will feature any federal agency’s work, history, fun events or tidbits about its AAPI employees. The very first story idea came from the Federal Aviation Administration. Dan Treadwell of FAA discovered some archival photos of the agency’s AAPIs in the vault of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). He is the historian of National Asian and Pacific American Association (NAPA), an FAA employee association. “I went through the Department of Transportation (DOT) photo collection at National Archives to capture historical photos about the agency as related to Asians and Pacific Americans,” Treadwell tells AF.

There are over 150 historical photos from DOT/FAA, mostly from the 1970’s, but some are older. Many have very limited descriptions; do not identify the people or date, etc. We’re showing one here from 1973. The Asian in the photo is a celebrity and resides in D.C. Can you guess who she is? If you know the answer, write to us: editor@ asianfortune.com or tell us on AF’s Facebook page. We’ll unveil her identity and more in the March edition of AF as we debut Asian Feds.

We welcome federal agencies to submit story ideas and photos to be featured in the Asian Feds space by the 15th of each month to: editor@asianfortune.com. Thank you.