30th Gala

 

 

Asian American Arts Alliance's

30th Anniversary Gala!

 

Thanks for an amazing Gala!

 

View a photo gallery from the evening here

View a .pdf of the digital journal here: digital_journal.pdf

 

And check out more details about the celebration below.

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 WHEN

 Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 6:30pm

WHERE

 TriBeCa Rooftop, 2 Desbrosses St, NYC

 
WHAT

 Cocktails, dinner, silent auction and performances!

 

 

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Honorees include

 

 

Deepak Chopra 

Physician, Writer

Full Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vishakha N. Desai  

President and CEO, Asia Society

Full Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fred Ho

Baritone Saxophonist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wai Look Awardee

Christine Toy Johnson

Actor, Playwright, Filmmaker

Full bio

 

 

 

 

 

With Emcee

 

Greg Watanabe

Golden Child, opening 23 October at Signature Theatre; 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors

Full bio

 

 

 

With Presentations By

Joseph V. Melillo

Executive Producer, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)

Full bio

 

Deepa Purohit

Inaugural 2011 Wai Look Awardee; Co-Founder, Rising Circle Theater Collective

Full bio

 

 

 

And Performances By

Fred Ho

2012 Legacy Awardee

 

 

 

 

Andy Kūlana Wang & Marina Celander

Traditional Hawaiian music

Full bios

 

 

 

 

 

more special guests to be announced

 

Silent Auction opens online, 26 September.

 

Benefit Committee

(in formation)

Theodore Berger, Alec Chang, Tisa Chang, Rocky Chin, Mary Sharp Cronson, Dorothy Strelsin Foundation, David Henry Hwang & Kathryn Layng, Diana Lee, Jiyon Lee, MD, Lily Lu, Cobi Narita & Paul Ash, Ron Ostermann, Ravi Rajan, Athena Robles & G. Richard Dodge, Jr., Mark Swicegood, Eric Wong

 

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Contact

 

Contact Andrea Louie, Executive Director, at 212-941-9208 ext. 1 or alouie[at]aaartsalliance[dot]org for more information, to get involved, or to enquire about sponsorship opportunities.

 

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Past Galas

Past galas have attracted more than 1,000 artists, cultural and business leaders, philanthropists, elected officials, and community members. Honorees and presenters have included Margaret Cho, David Henry Hwang, Phillip Lim, Suketu Mehta, Mira Nair, SuChin Pak, Maulik Pancholy, Jeff Staple, BD Wong, and many others.

 

2011 Gala

 

Photo Gallery (click to view)

 

Digital Journal (click to view)

 

Honorees

Lead Honoree

Zarin Mehta

President and Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic

Legacy Award

Barbara Ho

Prior New York State Council on the Arts Program Associate, Special Arts Services Program

Fay Ann Lee

Actor, Director, Writer

Wai Look Award

Deepa Purohit

Co-founder of Rising Circle Theater Collective

 

 

 

Performances

Michelle Park 

Emcee

Jennifer Koh 

Violin

Zikrayat 

Arabic Music & Dance

Michael Mao Dance 

Dance

 

 

2010 Gala

 

Art cannot happen without passionate collaborators who work behind the scenes. For almost three decades, the Asian American Arts Alliance has supported hundreds of artists and arts groups, accelerating their advancement. The organization has responded to changing needs, pushed through uncertain times, and championed our issues. As Asian American artists find their voices, the Alliance helps these voices to be heard. The Gala is our opportunity to gather together and celebrate these achievements.

—David Henry Hwang, Playwright and 2010 Benefit Committee Honorary Chair

 

Honorees

Tisa Chang

Artistic Producing Director, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre

Mana Hashimoto

Dancer & Choreographer

Jeffrey Ng (aka jeffstaple)

Founder & Creative Director, Staple Design

Shen Wei

Artistic Director, Shen Wei Dance Arts

 

View honoree press release & bios

Check out a4's interviews with our Honorees

 

 

Benefit Committee

Honorary Chair | David Henry Hwang, playwright

Anna Abdon-Grady, Marilyn Abalos, Theodore Berger, William
Chan, Iris Chau, Rockwell J. Chin, Esq., Muzaffar Chishti, Esq.,
Julia Huang, Baayork Lee, Diana Lee, Lily Lu, Cobi Narita & Paul
Ash, Alan Okada, Ron Ostermann, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, Maulik Pancholy, Ravi Rajan, Athena Robles & G. Richard Dodge,
Jr., Michael Royce, Tom Schwartz, Xiaoning Wang, Janice Won, Eric Wong

Performance

Dr. Yeou-Cheng Ma 

The Children's Orchestra Society