Keynote Speakers & Honorary Directors
2012 Michael ShiosakI
2013 RO YOON
2014 NORMA TIMBANG
2015 Justice MARY YU
2016 Brooklyn BUENAVENTURA
2017 DANYAL LOTFI
2018 Jill Mangaliman
2019 EJ AGOOT
2020 Dr. Kevin WANG
2021 LEO EGASHIRA
2022 Joel B. Tan
2023 LEIYOMI PRECADIO
2024 DUTCHESS DREW
Mission
Founded in 2012, Pride ASIA's mission is to celebrate, empower and nurture the multi-cultural diversity of the LGBTQ communities through the Asian Pacific Islander lens.
Pride ASIA is a proud member of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA).
2022-2023 DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Aleksa Manila, Founder
Arnaldo! Drag Chanteuse
LOGISTICS & OPERATIONS
Lu Ying
Jack Mozie
FINANCE & FUNDRAISING
Kince de Vera
OPEN
MEDIA & ADVERTISING
Atasha Manila
Dutchess Drew
COMMUNITY ADVISORY
OPEN
OPEN
SPONSORS
Aleksa Manila (2012-Present)
Alexander Thoman-Lawson
Arnaldo! Drag Chanteuse (2012-Present)
Asian Counseling Referral Services (2012)
ASUW Asian Student Commission
Casa de Manila (2012-Present)
Devonation by Devon Yan (2012-Present)
Dignity Seattle
DJ Lu Ying / DJ Moist Towelette / Shameless Productions (2012-Present)
Gabriela (formerly Pinay Sa Seattle)
HIV Vaccine Trials Unit (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)
International Examiner
Jai Thai Restaurant (2012)
Jasmine Mac / Nijo Sushi Restaurant
Kelcema Productions (2012-Present)
Lifelong AIDS Alliance
National Queer Asian & Pacific Islander Alliance (2012-Present)
Neighbours Nightclub
Partners In Change (Equity In Education Coalition)
Root Table Restaurant by Tanya (2012-2019)
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Seattle Counseling Service
Seattle Gay News
Seattle Gay Scene (2017)
Seattle Pride (2017-2019)
Seattle Pridefest
Seattle Public Library
Social Outreach Seattle (2012 to 2016)
Tat's Delicatessen (2023)
United Territories of Pacific Islanders Association
Wing Luke Museum
Directors Emeriti
Victor Loo (2012)
*Karl Marx Reyes* (2013)
Ro Yoon (2014)
Elaine Agoot (2014-2015)
Devon Yan-Berrong (2012-2016)
Yee-shin Huang (2012-2017)
Jason Chan / Wu Wei (2017)
Irene Legaspi (2015-2017)
Quyen Luu (2012-2017)
*Shaun Knittel* (2012-2017)
Yee-shin Huang (2012-2017)
Nhan Thai (2019-2021)
Matthew Spahn (2021-2023)
Gaysha Starr (2022-2023)
*In Memoriam*
Seattle-Area Resources (alphabetical order):
AAPI Coalition Against Hate and Bias
APACEvotes
API Chaya
Asian Counseling Referral Services
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)
Asian Pacific Islander Coalition (APIC of WA)
Cambodian American Community Council of WA
Cham Refugees Community
Chinese Information & Service Center
CID Community Watch
Coalition for Refugees from Burma
COFA Alliance of Washington
DENSHO
Education with Purpose Foundation for Pacific Islanders
Filipino Community of Seattle
Friends of Little Sàigòn
Helping Link
Indian-American Community Services
IDIC Filipino Senior and Family Services
InterIM Community Development Association
International Community Health Services
International Examiner
Japanese American Citizens League Seattle Chapter
Kandelia (Formerly Vietnamese Friends Association)
Khmer Community of Seattle King County
Kin On
King County Coalition Against Hate and Bias
King County Coalition Against Hate Resource Page
Korean American Coalition
Korean Community Service Center
Lao Community Service Center
Marshallese Women’s Association
OCA Seattle
Pacific Islander Community Alliance of Washington
Pacific Islander Health Board
Refugee Women’s Alliance
Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda)
Seattle Mongolian Youth Center
United Tribes of Pacific Islanders Alliance (U.T.O.P.I.A. WA)
Vietnamese American Community of Seattle and Sno-King Counties
WAPI Community Services
White Center Community Development Association
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience