"Hathi, who graduated from Notre Dame High School in 2009 and oversees health care and public health services for the state of Oregon, said it was a total coincidence they were both honored this year when she revealed the relationship to a crowd of nearly 400 people who attended the fundraising event at the Signia by Hilton in downtown San Jose."
"She's also one of the earliest friends that my mother cherished upon arriving to this country as a young woman herself, she said. So to witness Judge Yew now, to honor her here, to see her stand in her own power, is to not only celebrate her, but also to celebrate my childhood, the starry-eyed young woman who was my mother before me. The dreams that their generation cherished for me and for all those that would come after."
Judge Erica Yew and Dr. Sejal Hathi were honored at Notre Dame San Jose's Women of Impact luncheon attended by nearly 400 people at the Signia by Hilton in downtown San Jose. Yew and Hathi are godmother and goddaughter. Hathi graduated from Notre Dame High School in 2009 and oversees health care and public health services for the state of Oregon. Yew and Hathi's mother worked together in a San Jose law office where they were the only two women of color. Yew was appointed Oct. 19, 2001 as the first Asian American woman on the Santa Clara County Superior Court and received a Community Heroes Award from the Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Board. Notre Dame San Jose Head of School Ashley Rae Mathis addressed the crowd.
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