Scholarship & Awards Banquet
May 18, 2015
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Most Honored Elders
ESTEEMED ELDERS. The Asian Reporter Foundation’s Most Honored Elders for 2015 are (left to right) Luz Aviles, Sho Dozono, John Lim, and Angie Turla.
Elisa, Kristen, Alison, Stephanie, and Tadashi. A strong story. Lim was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1992,
advocate for diversity and equal opportunity, Dozono has served as Majority Leader in 1995, and was re-elected in
Luz F. Aviles was born June 10, 1938 in Manabo, Abra, used his role as a business and civic leader to mobilize 1996. He left the senate in 1999 due to term limits. In
the Philippines, the second of eight children. As a youth, others in service to community. He has served as a board 2004, Lim was elected State Representative of District 50
Luz attended Manabo Elementary School and St. Joseph member, president, vice president, chairman, commis- and was re-elected in 2006. Now retired, Lim currently
Catholic High School, and continued her education in sioner, and other positions for a number of organizations serves as an honorary chair for the Korean War Memorial
college, pursuing nursing, law, and secretarial studies. In since the mid-1970s. He inspired thousands to participate Foundation and enjoys spending time with his grand-
1961, Luz married Mel J. Ancheta of San Fernando, La in “Flight for Freedom” and “Flight of Friendship” events children, travelling, golfing, fishing, and writing his
Union, and was petitioned by her husband to move to the by organizing citizens to show support for communities in autobiography.
U.S. that same year. Five years later, in 1966, she received the wake of tragedies such as September 11, the 2004
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her American citizenship. That same year, she was hired Indian Ocean earthquake tsunami, and Hurricane
by the U.S. Postal Service, where she worked until her Katrina. In response to the March 11, 2011 earthquake
Angela “Angie” Bonifacio Turla was born in Masantol,
retirement in 1991. She has two sons and one daughter: and tsunami in Japan, he helped raise more than
Mel, Richard, and Lorilei. A lifetime member of the $600,000 in disaster relief. Sho has received numerous Pampanga, the Philippines on May 31, 1943, the eldest of
Filipino American Association of Portland and Vicinity, awards for community service and has been recognized 13 siblings. Angie attended the University of Santo
Luz served as secretary from 1964 to 1970 and as internationally for his civic work and devotion. He Tomas, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in education
president in 1971. She assisted in the purchase of the currently enjoys golfing and spending time with his in 1965, and taught school until she left for America.
Angie and her husband, Ernie, immigrated to the U.S. on
Filipino American Cultural Center, also known as the grandson and three-month-old granddaughter.
May 27, 1968, along with their first-born son, settling in
Fil-Am Center, in southeast Portland by co-signing for a
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Pasadena, California. In 1971, they moved to Portland
loan in 1971. She was also a board member of the
where Angie worked at a manufacturing company,
Caballeros de Dimasalang, a fraternal organization, for
John Lim was born in Yeo-ju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea eventually becoming a department supervisor, and her
nine years. Since 2009, Luz has been the coordinator of El
Shaddai Catholic charismatic prayer group at on December 23, 1935. As a youth, Lim suffered from husband worked as a clerk at the main post office. Later,
tuberculosis for five years, from which he nearly died. He she was employed at Tektronix before retiring early in
Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in north Portland.
married his wife, Grace, in 1963 and graduated from 1998. Angie and Ernie raised four children — Michael,
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Seoul Theological College in 1964 with a bachelor’s degree Pamela, Eileen, and Kathy. Angie petitioned for both her
in religion. He and his family immigrated to the United parents (now deceased) and all but one of her brothers and
Sho Dozono was born in Okayama, Japan, on March 4, States in June of 1966 without a penny to their name. sisters to immigrate to the United States. She has been
1944. In 1954, at 10 years old, he and his family John and Grace have two sons: Peter and Billy. John the auditor of a local community organization, Aguman
immigrated to America and settled in Portland. He continued his theological studies at the Western Capampangan Northwest U.S.A., since it was founded in
attended Cleveland High School and later earned a Evangelical Seminary, where he received his Master of 1996. She has also participated in the group’s biennial
bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and Divinity in 1970, later becoming a chaplain for U.S. medical and dental missions to the Philippines and other
a master’s degree from Portland State University, both soldiers. To support his family while a student, he worked humanitarian work. Angie has travelled extensively
with a focus on education. After teaching history for five as a janitor, gardener, house painter, salesman, and in a across the U.S. and around the world. In addition to
years at Grant High School, he joined Azumano Travel in nursing home. With his wife, Lim eventually owned some watching her four grandkids, she currently enjoys
1976 and later became its president and CEO in 1987. He small retail stores and sold real estate. Through the years, television, going to restaurants and movies, attending
married his wife, Loen, in 1968. They have five children: they built their ARJ Company into an American success church, cooking, and more.
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