It’s not totally uncommon for the two honorees of Notre Dame San Jose’s annual Women of Impact luncheon — a community leader and a Notre Dame alumna — to know each other. But this year’s honorees, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Erica Yew and Dr. Sejal Hathi, have a much deeper connection: They’re godmother and goddaughter.

Hathi, who graduated from Notre Dame High School in 2009 and oversees health care and public health services for the state of Oregon, said it was a total coincidence they were both honored this year when she revealed the relationship to a crowd of nearly 400 people who attended the fundraising event at the Signia by Hilton in downtown San Jose.

“She’s also one of the earliest friends that my mother cherished upon arriving to this country as a young woman herse

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