Norma Timbang, a community activist, social worker and lecturer at the School of Social Work, is this year’s recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Volunteer Recognition Award for the School of Social Work. The award recognizes Timbang (MSW ‘10) for her extensive experience serving communities of color where she has helped develop culturally relevant programming, implement recruitment and outreach strategies, and assist with youth, LGBTQ and immigrant programs.
Known for her skill in building effective working relationships with community activists and legislators, Timbang has been instrumental in community campaigns that focus on human rights and immigrant issues. She also has extensive experience organizing around issues affecting Asian American women, especially domestic violence and human trafficking.
In 2012 and again in 2014, she visited Cuba as a delegate to the U.S. Women and Cuba Collaboration. As part of this outreach, Timbang lent her passion and expertise to strengthen citizen-to-citizen diplomatic relations in an effort to further social and economic justice. She has also worked with many organizations on the local, national and international level, including the National Queer Asian and Pacific Islander Alliance, International Community Health Services, New Beginnings and Asian American Pacific Community Health Organization.
Congratulate Norma Timbang and the other awardees at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration on Jan. 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.at the Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Lobby. Award winners are selected by the UW Health Sciences deans.