I've never joined a rotary club in my life, for some odd reason I've just never had the inclination to do so - but that won't stop me from making a post on it or Jesse Tam who is the first Asian American (and person of color) to be a district governor of the Seattle Rotary:
Tam is not only the first Asian American to be selected for this position, he is the first person of color. Seattle Rotary in particular has a reputation for being progressive, or "rebellious," as Tam puts it. In 1987, the club, along with one other in California, brought forth a lawsuit challenging the exclusion of women. The case was taken all the way up to the Supreme Court, where the "males only" membership requirement was struck down.Read more at the Northwest Asian Weekly.
The year-long position will also require extensive "training, correspondent study, lectures and even tests," according to Tam.
