Kylie Mooncakes is a pop star that fell from the moon onto the strange foreign lands of Seattle – and she’s been burning up the city’s drag scene since 2017. Today, she is the host and producer of Azn Glo, Seattle’s most sickening all-queer, all-API party. Regardless of what she does, the mission is to use the platform to elevate the QTBIPOC around her, and to continue to fight for them to thrive, grow, get their money, and slay the world. Kylie has frequented and found solace in Little Saigon and the International District since childhood, finding parts of home in places like Old Sichuanese, Saigon Deli, Hau Hau, and more.

Julie Pham, PhD is the founder of CuriosityBased, a TEDx speaker, and the author of the Amazon bestseller, 7 Forms of Respect: A Guide to Transforming Your Communication and Relationships at Work. She was born in Saigon and raised in Seattle as the firstborn daughter of Kim and Hang Pham, the co-founders of Người Việt Tây Bắc (Northwest Vietnamese News), the longest-running Vietnamese newspaper in the Pacific Northwest. She earned her real life MBA by running the newspaper during the 2008-2010 recession. Dr. Pham earned her PhD in history at Cambridge University as a Gates Cambridge Scholar and she graduated magna cum laude from UC Berkeley, where she studied history. She has worked as a journalist, historian, marketer, nonprofit executive, community organizer, and management consultant. She has been recognized with numerous awards for her community leadership, including the National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys’ Cornerstone Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. She has also written, Their War: The Perspectives of the South Vietnamese Military in the Words of Veteran-Émigrés, which was based on her undergraduate history thesis. 

Phụ Nữ Cao Nguyên Tình Xanh Washington (Women of Evergreen Washington) is a spirited senior Vietnamese performance group known for bringing rich cultural traditions and vibrant energy to every stage. A beloved fixture at our organization’s local gatherings, they have brightened our stage at events including the Saigon To Seattle: 50 Years After The War film screening and this year’s Tết Celebration. Their performances always bring a warm, family-friendly atmosphere that leaves our community feeling connected, energized, and inspired.

Vovinam Quang Trung is a Vietnamese Traditional Martial arts group based in Burien, Washington. Vovinam was created from concepts and techniques from other martial arts such as Taekwondo, Karate, Kung Fu, Jiu Jitsu and many others. It offers community-focused training emphasizing self-discipline, physical fitness, and youth empowerment. Aside from their primary focus of martial arts, Vovinam also performs lion dancing to bring good luck and fortune as a way for them to give back to their community.