Grace Wang posted on July 30, 2011 14:02
When: 9/22/2011, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Hissho Sushi, 11949 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28273
Hissho Sushi & NAAAP Charlotte Presents: "Taking The Road Less Traveled" featuring WCNC Anchor Dion Lim
Ms. Dion Lim, reporter and money saving expert for WCNC-TV, will be speaking about her experiences as an Asian American pursuing a non-traditional career path. Ms. Lim will be introduced by Hissho Sushi CEO Mr. Phillip Maung.
Sushi and sake will be served, followed by a cooking demonstration by Hissho Sushi’s Executive Chef.
About Ms. Dion Lim
Dion Lim joined the WCNC news team in August 2010. She joins Bobby Sisk anchoring the 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscasts and provides consumer reports on ways to save money and avoid scams.
Prior to News Channel 36, Dion was a weekday morning anchor at KMBC in Kansas City, the #1 ABC affiliate in the country. Named Kansas City's Best Morning News Anchor in 2008, she became known for her "Dion's Daily Deals" segments, showing viewers how to save money and find the best bargains.
Dion Lim graduated cum laude from Emerson, majoring in broadcast journalism with a concentration in science. She has also worked on-air and behind the scenes at stations in Springfield, Mass., and Hartford, Conn.
About Philip Maung
Mr. Maung, whose company is very familiar to sushi fanatics, emigrated to the US from Burma after he was forced out of medical school after less than a year by a Burmese law that prevented ethnic Chinese from enrolling. He arrived in the US with $13 dollars in his pocket and founded Hissho Sushi in 1998 in his dining room, joined by his wife, Kristina.
About Hissho Sushi
Hissho Sushi is a dynamic foodservice and distribution company managing and operating more than 400 sushi bars across the U.S. Our 46,000 square foot, state-of-the-art headquarters is located in beautiful Charlotte, NC.
Admission and Pricing:
$20 for non-NAAAP members, $10 for NAAAP members. A portion of the nights proceeds will benefit Japan Tsunami Relief efforts. This is a limited event open first to confirmed RSVPs, and then on a first come, first served basis.
To pre-pay online for Thursday's event please click on one of the following options:
OPTION 1: Hissho Event Only (Non-Member)= $20
OPTION 2: Hissho Event + 1 yr Membership = $50 ($40 membership + discounted event fee at this and all future NAAAP events $10)