10th Annual Banquet (2011)

Asian American / Asian Research Institute
10th Annual Gala

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011

Time: 6:30PM to 10PM
Program will begin promptly at 7PM!

Place: Jing Fong Restaurant
20 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10013


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AAARI’s Annual Gala is attended by 400+ Asian and non-Asian academic, business, civic and community leaders, faculty, staff and students. As of Fall 2009, the Asian American representation in CUNY is over 47,000, with more than 4,000 faculty and staff, 4,100 graduate students and 38,900 undergraduates of Asian heritage. There are tens of thousands of Asian American CUNY alumni working and living throughout New York and the country. AAARI engages the Asian American community within CUNY, New York City and beyond.

Individual Ticket

Non-Member: $150
Complimentary AAARI 2012 Membership

Member/Senior (65+): $80 | Student: $50

Table of Ten

Diamond – $5,000

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Ruby – $3,000 Free Half Page Advertisement
Pearl – $2,000

Free Quarter Page Advertisement

Jade – $1,500

Free 1/8 Page Advertisement

Banquet RSVP / Ad Form
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Ad Deadline: Friday, October 28, 2011
RSVP Deadline: Friday, November 11, 2010

2011 Banquet Honorees

 

Leadership Award

Dr. Judy Chu
Congressmember, 32nd District – California

 
  CUNY Asian American
Distinguished Alumni Award
Robert Wann
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, New York Community Bancorp. Inc.
 
Golden Scholar Award Betty Lee Sung
Co-Founder, Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY Professor Emerita, City College of New York/CUNY
 
Community Service Award Adhikaar
 
CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship Sahar Khan
BA, City College of New York/CUNY
 
CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship
Honorable Mention
Seimi Kim
Undergraduate, Brooklyn College/CUNY
 

2011 Gala Emcee Vivian Lee
Anchor/Reporter – NY1 News

Benefits of Supporting the AAARI Annual Gala

  1. Exposure to 400+ attendees at the Gala – printed program acknowledgements distributed to attendees who represent not just themselves but many other organizations. Additional programs will also be distributed at upcoming AAARI events throughout the Spring semester.

 

  1. Table sponsors are listed on AAARI’s website which reaches thousands of faculty, staff and students within CUNY, and academic, business, civic and community leaders and organizations outside of CUNY.

 

  1. The Gala receives extensive coverage in the Asian American ethnic press.

2011 Annual Banquet
Banquet Program
Biographies
Silent Auction / Raffle


Table Sponsor

CUNY
Baruch College
Baruch College-SEEK
Borough of Manhattan CC
Bronx CC
Brooklyn College (2)
City College of NY
College of Staten Island
CUNY School of Law
Lehman College
Medgar Evers College
NYC College of Technology
Queensborough CC

Diamond
NY Community Bancorp Inc.
Wen-Parker Logistics

Jade
May & Rocky Chin
Ong Family Foundation
United Parcel Service
USPAACC-NE
UTC Associates
Kam Wong

Member
Ngee-Pong Chang
Chinatown Partnership
Different Roads to Learning
Organization of Chinese Americans – NY Chapter
Rebecca Moy
Brian Schwartz
Betty Lee Sung (2)
Pearl Tam

Advertiser
Associated Mutual Insurance Cooperative
Betty Lee Sung
City College Asian Alumni Group
Con Edison
Crystal Windows and Doors
CUNY Research Foundation
CUNY School of Law

EVA Air
Kingsborough CC
Mannings Pharmacy
May & Rocky Chin
Mental Health Association of New York City
Municipal Credit Union
NYC College of Technology
NY Community Bancorp, Inc.
Ong Family Foundation
Park Avenue LASEK
United Parcel Service
UTC Associates
Wen-Parker Logistics
York College

Sponsor/Donor

American Symphony Orchestra
AsiaPacificArt
Asia Society
B Spa Bar
Betty Lee Sung
Bodies The Exhibition
Broadway Comedy Club
Brooklyn Cyclones
Chelsea Art Museum
Chelsea Piers NYC
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
DramaFever
Equinox
Fraunces Tavern Museum
Jacques Marchais Museum
of Tibetan Arts

Joyce Moy
Jivamukti Yoga
Julie Huang
Kramer Portraits
Lia Schorr
Lord & Taylor
LES Tenement Museum
Linde Lim Designs
Mama O’s Premium Kimchee
Marriot New York Marquis
Mr. K’s Restaurant
Museum of Chinese in America
Museum of Arts and Design
Myriad Restaurant Group
NY Giants
NY Jets
NY Philharmonic
NY Raceway Association
NY Transit Museum
OPI Products Inc.
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
Rose Lem
Rubin Museum of Art
Staten Island Museum
Statue Cruises
Spa Beauty & Wellness
Susan Kim
Tanger Outlets
The Jewish Museum
The Paley Center for Media
The Ride
Trapeze School New York
US Open
Voca People
Wegmans

Planning Committee
Carol Huang
Susan Kim
Joyce Moy
Antony Wong
Susan Wong