39th Anniversary Fundraising Gala
United in Action
VIP Indoor/Outdoor In-Person Reception | Thursday, October 27, 2022 | 6-9 PM (PDT)
Japanese American National Museum
Each year AJSOCAL hosts an Anniversary Dinner, which is a signature event that benefits AJSOCAL through the generous support of individuals, companies, and foundations.
The gala celebrates AJSOCAL’s accomplishments throughout the year and highlights its year-round programs and services. Additionally, we honor those who have made a significant impact on the community. The event includes elected officials, community partners, members of the Asian American bar associations and leaders from the arts, culture, and media as well as corporate, legal, and nonprofit sectors. It has become one of the most anticipated fundraising events in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
With a connection to past recent years, the theme was UNITED: ART IN ACTION. This theme represented the power of API creativity and expression in social justice. We used a combination of visual artistry and festive-style performances to represent multiple API ethnicities along with the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) as our venue. Please see our program for the night for more information!
The event was on October 27, 2022 from 6-9pm PT at JANM located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown. This cocktail dinner held more than 500 guests in the indoor/outdoor reception area of JANM. We did COVID attestations as well. Upbeat red carpet arrivals was followed by cocktails and mingling, a short award presentation and cocktail-style dinner. We kept the program short and focused more on networking and mingling. Rather than a series of speeches and performances on stage, API dancers, performers, and drummers were interspersed throughout the night and among the guests—in the spirit of street performers. Brief acknowledgments and one award were presented for notable creativity and commitment to social justice.
CELEBRATION CO-CHAIRS
Diamond Circle
Platinum Circle
Gold Circle
ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
Silver Circle |
Bronze Circle |
Community Circle |
Anne Shen Smith | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Armanino |
Baker McKenzie | Ballard Spahr LLP | Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles |
Bank of Hope | Cedars-Sinai | California Catalyst |
Cassia | Covington & Burling LLP | Century Housing |
CBB Bank | Crowell & Moring LLP | Donald Jue |
East West Bank | DLA Piper US LLP | EXPERT EFFECT |
JP Morgan Chase | Foley & Lardner LLP | Grace Hu & Friends |
Koreatown Plaza | Friends of Korea | Holland & Knight LLP |
LA Business Journal | Gaw Capital Advisors USA | Honorable Mike Eng |
LA County Supervisor, Hilda Solis | Golden One Credit Union | Jon M Mayeda |
Long Family Foundation | Hawkinson Yang LLP | Knauf Maxwell Insurance Services |
Mayer Brown LLP | Just Solution Law Group, APC | Korean American Bar Association |
Microsoft | K&L Gates LLP | Koreatown Youth and Community Center |
O’Melveny & Myers LLP | Kinecta Federal Credit Union | Leslie Furukawa |
Open Bank | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Liang’s Land LLC |
Sheppard Mullin | LADWP | Little Tokyo Service Center |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP | Martin Lee & Friends |
SPECTRUM | Manufacturers Bank | O’Tasty Foods Inc. |
Turbo Charitable Foundation | McDermott Will & Emery LLP | Paramount Pictures |
United Way LA | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Philippine American Bar Association |
WilmerHale | Steptoe Racial Justice Fund | Plan C Agency |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation | StoneTapert Insurance Services | Reed Smith LLP |
Walzer Melcher & Yoda LLP | Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association | |
Stewart and Pat Kwoh | ||
The Asian American Drug Abuse Program | ||
Verizon Foundation | ||
William Lew Tan, Esq. |
2022 General Operating Support Partners
Libations Sponsors
Red Carpet
Watch our 2022 Year In Review Video