Karen Wong

Jan 1

Written By Maki Hsieh

Founder Emeritus of the Asian Hall of Fame and Founder of the Robert Chinn Foundation

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YEAR INDUCTED
2022

CATEGORY
Philanthropy

HOMETOWN
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Karen Wong is Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Robert Chinn Foundation, and a Founder of the Asian Hall of Fame. Wong’s illustrious career led her to serve as the Washington State Fundraising Chair for the national presidential campaign of Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. The Seattle community leader and philanthropist also led fundraising for and building of the Asian Resource Center that the Chinn family operated in Seattle’s International District for twenty years. She co-founded the inaugural Asian Hall of Fame ceremony in 2004 as an anniversary celebration of the Asian Resource Center. Wong also assisted Gary Locke with fundraising for his successful 1997 Washington State Gubernatorial race. Wong is the eldest of three children born to Ruth and Robert Chinn, the pioneering financial leader. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Social Science at UC Berkeley, Masters in Library Sciences from University of Washington, and Juris Doctor from University of Puget Sound.

HALL OF FAME ESSAY

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