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IPR is featuring some of the many AAPI pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month Thelma Garcia Buchholdt was born in the northern Philippines in 1934. After graduating high school, Buchholdt moved to the U.S. and attended Mount Saint Mary’s University and University of Nevada Las Vegas. In 1965 … Continue reading Thelma Garcia Buchholdt (1934-2007)

IPR is featuring some of the many AAPI pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. Yuji Ichioka was born in San Francisco in 1936. During World War II, Ichioka and his family were incarcerated in a Japanese internment camp. After the war ended, Ichioka attended the University of California, … Continue reading Yuji Ichioka (1936-2002)

IPR is featuring some of the many AAPI pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. Gobind Behari Lal was born in Delhi, India, in 1889. After relocating to California in 1912, Lal earned a journalism degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where he developed a passion for science … Continue reading Gobind Behari Lal (1889–1982)

IPR is featuring some of the many AAPI pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. Mabel Lee was born outside of Hong Kong, in 1896. She was raised by her mother and grandmother while her father moved to the U.S. to serve as a missionary. Mabel Lee and her family … Continue reading Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee (1896-1966)