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Lee (Chen) Chen-Norman (1998)
Lee Chen (MFA ' 98 Theatre) After 9-year absence on stage due to raising her two sons (now 8 & 5) as well being a full-time ESL instructor, Lee returned to acting as the lead and successfully portrayed a 70- and 100-year-old character in the Chinese language play, "SpringSummerAutumnWinter" written by the famous Taiwanese playwright May Chang. The play is about a woman's life from 14 years old to 100 years old, covering about 100 years of Chinese history. It was Lee's first Chinese language play in the U.S. Lee also played lead character in two short films during the summer.
Submitted on Oct 2 2009.
Robert Hobbs (1983)
Robert Hobbs (1983) writes, "Currently a visual information specialist in the Office of Communications, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I've been there since 1998, with a three year hiatus in Los Angeles, where I was a background actor on the TV show 'ER,' a computer salesman in Woodland Hills and an architectural visualization artist for the Broquard Studio in Beverly Hills. My second book came out in May: "Dark Art: Drawing and Painting Witches & Their Worlds" by David & Charles Ltd. Publishing. Currently working on several publishing projects and a new series of paintings." 
Submitted on Sep 25 2009.
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| Marriages and family news | |
Lani (Kwon) Meilgaard (1991)
Lani (Kwon) Meilgaard (BA, English, 1991) and Justin Meilgaard are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy, Noa Christian Meilgaard. He was born on June 11, 2009, in Ann Arbor, MI, and weighed 8 lb., 6 oz.
Submitted on Jul 29 2009.
Wade Okumura (1999)
Wade Okumura (BBA '99 Manoa) and Kelly (Zheng) Okumura (BBA '00 Manoa) are happy to announce their marriage on Aug. 8, 2008. They currently reside in Honolulu.
Submitted on Sep 22 2008.
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Storrs Smith (1967)
Storrs Denny Smith (BSEE '67) writes, "The KAPPA IOTA fraternity prevalent in the 1950s-1970s is planning a reunion in early October 2007. Please contact Steve Foytich at foytichs001@hawaii.rr.com"
Submitted on May 14 2007.
Gwynne Osaki (1993)
Gwynne Osaki (1993) writes, "Dr. Lori-Anne Tungpalan-Grondolsky (BS 1994, MD 2000) and her husband Jon Grondolsky baptized their son, Jon Joseph Grondolsky, Jr., on July 16, 2006, in Lima, Ohio, where Lori-Anne is a praciticing anesthesiologist. Jon, Jr., and his almost five-year-old sister, Anna Louise, are the grandchildren of Mr. Ciriaco Tungpalan (BA 1968) and Mrs. Eloise Tungpalan, nee Yamashita, (BA 1970, MPA 2000)."
Submitted on Jul 20 2006.
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| Service to your community | |
Serette Kaminski (2004)
Serette Kaminski (2004) has been accepted into the Peace Corps. During the first three months of her service, she will live with a host family in Niger, Africa, near the capital of Niaamey, to become fully immersed in the country's language and culture.
Submitted on Oct 16 2007.
Jay Shidler (1968)
Jay Shidler (1968) donated an additional $1 million to the University of Hawai'i's Shidler College of Business for more renovations.
Submitted on Oct 15 2007.
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Peach ONeill (2009)
Peach ONeill (2009) has been accepted to the Mythological Studies MA/PhD program at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, Calif. Her studies begin this fall, and include comparative religion and in-depth Jungian psychology.
Submitted on Jul 22 2009.
Monte Watanabe (2007)
Monte Watanabe (2007) has been named as an honorable mention recipient for the 2006-2007 Eta Kappa Nu Alton B. Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Electrical or Computer Engineering Student Award. The selection identifies him as one of the three most outstanding electrical or computer engineering students in the nation. As an undergraduate, Watanabe co-authored several publications, including a forthcoming book chapter. He also played a major role on the steering committee of the 2007 International Microwave Symposium, Hawai'i's largest conference this year.
Submitted on Oct 16 2007.
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Frederick Chapman (1978)
Fred Chapman (AAT '76 Honolulu; BS '78 Manoa) recently retired from the U.S. Army on Feb. 11, 2008, and the State of South Carolina on June 27, 2008. Future plans include developing a Pre-Bucket List, and consulting as Chapman Counseling and Training Services.
Submitted on Jul 6 2008.
Sandra (Tsukiyama) De Oliveira (1975)
Sandra (Tsukiyama) De Oliveira (1975) and her group, Jazz Braz, presented musical offerings from Brazil in a concert titled "Remembering Rio" at Hawai'i Public Radio's Atherton Performing Arts Studio.
Submitted on Oct 15 2007.
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Dorothy (Hurd) Hurd-Buxton (1932)
Dorothy Hurd-Buxton (1932) died on Aug. 20 at Alameda Hospital. She was a loved neighbor, an inveterate walker, and although an unassuming and quiet person, an expert on the history of the East Bay. She was also a person of both kind and quick wit, a world traveler, a lover of cats and birds and an advocate for organizations working to preserve native environments.
Submitted on Oct 16 2007.
Ah (Leong) Ku (1933)
Ah Ku (1933), a pioneering Asian-American journalist and longtime media champion, died Aug. 6, 2007. During World War II, she became the first Asian-American reporter for The Associated Press and was also the first Asian-American female writer to work for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Submitted on Oct 16 2007.
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