Tacoma Sister City - Davao, Philippines

08/14/2026

🎨 Submissions are opening soon for the Washington Youth Art Contest honoring the life and legacy of Filipino-American labor rights leader Larry Itliong! 🇵🇭🇺🇸

Washington students in grades K–12 are invited to create original artwork celebrating Larry Itliong’s leadership, the farmworker movement, Filipino-American history, labor rights, solidarity, Bayanihan, and Kapwa.

🏆 Prizes will be awarded in Elementary, Middle School, and High School categories:
🥇 1st Place — $100
🥈 2nd Place — $50
🥉 3rd Place — $25

📅 Submission Deadline: October 1, 2026
📍 Drop-off: Asia Pacific Cultural Center, 4851 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma
📧 Digital submissions: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Help us encourage the next generation to learn about and creatively honor a Filipino-American leader whose courage and organizing helped change the course of American labor history. ✊🏽❤️

Please share with Washington students, families, teachers, schools, and youth organizations!

07/21/2026

07/16/2026

Come join our wonderful TSC -Davao City member Jan Parker Cookery for an amazing night to remember.



https://www.janparkercookery.com/pop-ups

07/16/2026

Traditional diplomacy evokes images of formal, high-level negotiations between foreign leaders, yet grassroots initiatives can often have the most impact.

This panel brings together ambassadors and other senior embassy diplomats to discuss the immense value their respective nations realize when local communities connect across borders. From their unique vantage points, these leaders will explore how these sister city ties can serve as a critical diplomatic tool when student, sports, cultural, and business exchanges catalyze economic growth and enhance mutual understanding.

Hear from:
• His Excellency Ambassador Lateef Kayode Kolawole Are — Ambassador of Nigeria to the United States, Embassy of Nigeria
• His Excellency Ambassador Jose Miguel Aleman Healy — Ambassador of Panama to the United States, Embassy of Panama
• Masatsugu Odaira — Minister of Public Affairs, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America
• Katarzyna Rybka-Iwańska — First Counselor, Head of Communications and Public Diplomacy, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the United States

Moderator:
• Margot Carrington — Former Minister-Counselor U. S. Embassy Tokyo, Foreign Service

Join us at the Sister Cities International 70th Anniversary Homecoming to be a part of this event!

📍When: Friday, July 24, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET
📍Where: OAS (Organization of American States) in Washington, DC

Learn more and register at sistercities.org.

07/14/2026