Free copies of Asian Fortune are now available in display newsstands near you. Photo shows Nepalese Indra B. Pant reading a copy at Ballston Metro Station in Arlington, Virginia. There are about 50 display news stands at popular Metro stations in D.C., Virginia and Maryland. More are being planned. Photo: JLI

The Community Partners Conference, Asian Americans Building Power 11th Annual Summit took place at the Human Rights Campaign Building, Rhode Island in D.C. Asian American leaders across the US attended the summit on Oct. 16-17.

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf meets Filipino journalist Angelyn Tugado Marzan during his State Visit in Washington, DC late last month. His visit coincided with the release of his book, "In the Line of Fire, A Memoir" which Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Mahmud Ali Durrani describes it to be the story of Pakistan.

About 40 Asian American business executives attended the sports event Oct. 18 at Indian Springs Country Club in Silver Spring, MD.

Immigration lawyer Yun Jang Yang, shown with her husband at the ceremony, was among those with connections to Montgomery County government recently honored as "2006 Women of Achievement" by the Commission for Women and County BPW. The other honorees were Odessa Shannon, director of the County’s Human Rights Commission, and Barbara Duncan, wife of County Executive Douglas M. Duncan. Photo: Winyan Soo Hoo

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation awarded the E. Wayne Kay High School Scholarship to Thao Phuong Do, who is pursuing an engineering course. The Foundation granted over $380,000 in 2006 scholarships to students pursuing careers in manufacturing, engineering and technology.

From left, Philippine Ambassador to the US Willy Gaa, out-going National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) National Chair Loida Nicolas Lewis, and former Philippine president Fidel V. Ramos at the opening of the NaFFAA conference in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 28-Oct 2. Photo: Bing Branigin

Khum Sompop of the Development and Education Program for Saughters and Communities in Thailand, acknowledges the "Champion of Hope Award" presented for his anti-human trafficking work from Abdrea Bertone and Christina Arnold, representing Project Hope International. Photo courtesy of Earl Gadberry

About 5,000 people attended the KORUS Korean Festival held in early October in Annandale, Virginia. The event showcased Korean traditional dance performances, Royal Hanbok (Korean traditional dress) fashion show, Korean traditional percussion quartet, Taekwondo demonstrations and contest, music contests for families, final round of the telent scouting event by the SM Entertainment of korea, Korean legendary acrobat from the movie “King and the Clown”, “Taste of Korea” booths featuring varieties of Korean traditional foods. Photo by Heesoon Yim.

The First US- Korean National Prayer Breakfast, (President: Dr. Soon Paik) was held on Oct. 14 at Doble Tree Hotel in McLean, VA. Keynote speakers include Frank Wolf, US House(VA); Tony Hall, former US Ambassador to UN Food and Agriculture Organization; and Taesik Lee, Korea Ambassador to US. Photo by Heesoon Yim

From left: Peace lecturer and children’s author Sharmin Ahmad, Sabrine Ahmed Iqbal join Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last October, at a reception. Behind Sharmin is Sabrine's mother Tasneem Ahmed. The Bangladesh community of Greater Metro D.C. hosted a reception honoring Yunus at the Waterford reception center in Springfield,Virginia on November 19. Over a thousand people came. Economist Yunus is the founder of Grameen bank, which lends credit to the poor without any collateral. Almost all the borrowers are women and their payback record is close to a hundred percent.

Present at the fundraising dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel were, from left: Philippine embassy Consul General Domingo Nolasco; FtH Executive Director Tessie; Mila Nazal, IMF-World Bank Filipino Group; Gloria T. Caoile; FtH over-all chair Lottie Buhain; Philippine Ambassador to the US Willy Gaa; Estella Sanidad, board member FtH; Celia Donahue, FtH; Vangie Ganuelas, IMF-World Bank Filipino Group president Solita Wakefield; and Pablito Alarcon, PAMWE. Seated, from left: Dr. Dante Jocson, Malou R. Jocson, RN, Alma Conty of the UP Alumni Associations, Joso Masanque, former president, IMF-World BankFilipino Group; Standing, from left: Fred and Vicky Embusacado, PAFAI, Jun Conty, PAFAI, and Celia Donahue. Photo: Bing Branigin