Prior Meetings
A Memoir of China’s Reawakening with Author Dori Jones Yang
Seattle Branch AAUW October 20, 2021
We had an very informative October Program on China for our first in-person meeting this year. Award-winning author and journalist, Dori Jones Yang, gave us a first-person account of her life in China and Hong Kong as a Business Week Bureau Manager in the 1980’s. Fluent in Mandarin, Yang was able to provide a unique perspective on China and its people during this pivotal time in Chinese history. She talked about… Read More »
Lisa Maatz on Equity and US Politics
Cynthia Sheridan September 20, 2021
Seattle Branch was excited to have Lisa Maatz engaging with us on Zoom. She headed the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education and the Paycheck Fairness Coalition. She is currently the Senior Advisor for Ohio Citizen Action. Maatz, former vice president of government relations for AAUW, is a sought-after speaker in our nation’s capital and has a large and devoted following on Twitter. At our September Zoom meeting she… Read More »
AAUW Seattle STEM Scholar Recognition
Cynthia Sheridan May 20, 2021
What a celebration! On April 28th, Seattle Branch AAUW recognized 36 high school seniors from the greater Seattle area for their academic achievement in STEM coursework. Almost all of the recipients turned out for this event via Zoom and we were able to hear their stories through a collection of videos created by each young woman in advance of our meeting. Her presentation was followed by a… Read More »
Michele Matassa Flores, Seattle Times Executive Editor
CJ Nash March 21, 2021
Pandemics, Protests and Presidential Politics was the topic of speaker Seattle Times Executive Editor Michele Matassa Flores at our March 2 branch meeting, via Zoom. Thanks to a connection with branch member CJ Nash, “Mich” regaled us for an hour, focusing on one hectic and historical year in our Seattle history: 2020. She began with February as the COVID pandemic hit Washington State. By March 9, everyone at the Times was ordered to… Read More »
Dr. Sophia Wallace, Immigration Myths and Misinformation
February 28, 2021
Three Zoom screens full of members signed in for Seattle AAUW February branch meeting with Dr. Sophia Wallace, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington, speaking about racial myths and how they influence US immigration policies. Eventually, these myths become normalized while actual facts and real information are obscured. Furthermore, these myths are designed to create a feeling of danger, fear, and a lack of safety,… Read More »