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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 …

Chris Lu is taking a break from the demands of his top White House job. Lu and his wife Katie Thomson chatted with AF’s Dottie Li at the Pearl Inaugural Gala, several days before he stepped down as White House Cabinet Secretary. His old law school pal, President Obama, praised Lu, writing, “Chris Lu is one of my longest-serving and …

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 …