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Fans were elbowing each other to pose with Miss Vietnam DC, Catherine Ho, at the Pearl Gala. She’s tall, strikingly attractive and charismatic, and brainy, too. A graduate of the Smith School of Business of University of Maryland, Ho is a senior consultant providing “project-based finance, accounting and operational consulting services.” She is going places, and the A-List will follow …

International Leadership Foundation (ILF) held a 3-day leadership retreat in Rockwood Manor, MD, where presidents of 10 ILF chapters attended to plan next year’s activities and to attend the Inauguration. The 40-delegate ILF group was one of the biggest sponsors of the Pearl Gala where 1200 people participated in the celebration at Mandarin Oriental. ILF is helping to develop a …

By Michelle Phipps-Evans Washington’s AAPI stars sparkled brightly the night of January 20, coming out in celebration not only of President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, but also for the unprecedented increase in Asian American representation in Congress. The Pearl Inaugural Gala was held at Mandarin Oriental Hotel, filling two ballrooms with men looking dashing in black tie and women gliding …