Ding-Wen Hsu | |
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Born | 1948 Taiwan |
Occupation(s) | Businesswoman and community leader |
Spouse | Tai-Dan Hsu |
Ding-Wen Hsu (born 1948) is a Taiwanese businesswoman in Denver, Colorado. She is the co-founder and current Director of Federal Facility Management Division of Pacific Western Technologies. [1] She is one of the co-founders of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, one of the largest Asian festivals in the Rocky Mountains. [2]
Ding-Wen Hsu was born in Taiwan in 1948. [2]
Hsu arrived in the US in 1976 with her husband Tai-Dan Hsu, who attended graduate school at the University of Iowa. [3] Her husband received a job as hydrologist, and the family moved to Colorado in 1978. [2] [4]
Hsu became a US citizen in 1981. [2]
Hsu co-founded Pacific Western Technologies, Ltd. with her husband in 1987. [2]
When Hsu arrived in Colorado, she felt invisible. Colorado has a history of anti-Asian sentiment, embodied in the anti-Chinese riot of 1880. Hsu recognized the small enclaves of different Asian cultures, and wanted to host an event outside of just the Chinese American community. [5]
Hsu, John Chin and Howie Solow created the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival and held the first event in August 2001. [6] This became the largest Asian festival in the Rocky Mountain area. [2] They started the event with a grant for $1000 from the city of Denver. [4] The organizers anticipated attendance of 3,000 people, and were shocked when over 15,000 people and mayor Wellington Webb attended. [5]
Hsu was volunteer principal at the Colorado Chinese Language School. [2]
Hsu is co-founder of the International Multicultural Institute. [2]
Hsu formed the committee for Asian and Pacific Islander Emerging Leaders Program. [2]
Hsu has an endowed scholarship at Regis University to support low-income Asian students. [2] [7]
Hsu is a national fellow of the Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute. [2]
Hsu is married to Tai-Dan Hsu.
Representative Ed Perlmutter gave a tribute to Hsu in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2007. [8]
In 2011, Hsu was honored as one of the Asian American Heroes of Colorado by the Asian Chamber of Congress. [9]
Hsu was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2012. [2]
Regis University awarded the Civis Princeps award to Ding-Wen Hsu, an award for outstanding citizens of Colorado. [10]
Ding-Wen Hsu | |
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Born | 1948 Taiwan |
Occupation(s) | Businesswoman and community leader |
Spouse | Tai-Dan Hsu |
Ding-Wen Hsu (born 1948) is a Taiwanese businesswoman in Denver, Colorado. She is the co-founder and current Director of Federal Facility Management Division of Pacific Western Technologies. [1] She is one of the co-founders of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, one of the largest Asian festivals in the Rocky Mountains. [2]
Ding-Wen Hsu was born in Taiwan in 1948. [2]
Hsu arrived in the US in 1976 with her husband Tai-Dan Hsu, who attended graduate school at the University of Iowa. [3] Her husband received a job as hydrologist, and the family moved to Colorado in 1978. [2] [4]
Hsu became a US citizen in 1981. [2]
Hsu co-founded Pacific Western Technologies, Ltd. with her husband in 1987. [2]
When Hsu arrived in Colorado, she felt invisible. Colorado has a history of anti-Asian sentiment, embodied in the anti-Chinese riot of 1880. Hsu recognized the small enclaves of different Asian cultures, and wanted to host an event outside of just the Chinese American community. [5]
Hsu, John Chin and Howie Solow created the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival and held the first event in August 2001. [6] This became the largest Asian festival in the Rocky Mountain area. [2] They started the event with a grant for $1000 from the city of Denver. [4] The organizers anticipated attendance of 3,000 people, and were shocked when over 15,000 people and mayor Wellington Webb attended. [5]
Hsu was volunteer principal at the Colorado Chinese Language School. [2]
Hsu is co-founder of the International Multicultural Institute. [2]
Hsu formed the committee for Asian and Pacific Islander Emerging Leaders Program. [2]
Hsu has an endowed scholarship at Regis University to support low-income Asian students. [2] [7]
Hsu is a national fellow of the Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute. [2]
Hsu is married to Tai-Dan Hsu.
Representative Ed Perlmutter gave a tribute to Hsu in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2007. [8]
In 2011, Hsu was honored as one of the Asian American Heroes of Colorado by the Asian Chamber of Congress. [9]
Hsu was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2012. [2]
Regis University awarded the Civis Princeps award to Ding-Wen Hsu, an award for outstanding citizens of Colorado. [10]