Coalition for Asian American Children and Families Awarded the

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A VOICE FOR CHILDREN, A FORCE FOR PROGRESS
CACF would like to thank its 2014 FUNDERS and all individual donors
for their generous support of our efforts.
GOVERNMENT:
The New York State Department of Health • The New York City Council • Council Member Margaret Chin
• Council Member Daniel Dromm • Council Member Julissa Ferreras • Council Member Peter Koo • Council Member Karen Koslowitz
• Council Member Carlos Menchaca • Council Member Paul Vallone
• Council Member Mark Weprin • New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito
The newsletter for the COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES • Winter 2015
CORPORATIONS
American Express • The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi/ MUFG Foundation • ThomasArts Holding Inc.
FOUNDATIONS
Abigail E. Disney & Pierre N. Hauser • Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum • Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment,
Advocacy, and Leadership • Atlantic Philanthropies • C.J. Huang Foundation • Fund for New Citizens of The New York Community Trust
• MinKwon Center for Community Action • New York Foundation • Korean American Community Foundation
• Ong Family Foundation • The Poses Family Foundation • Tiger Baron Foundation • W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Your contribution to CACF is more than just a donation – it is an investment in a better future for all children.
To make a tax-exempt charitable contribution today, please visit our website at cacf.org/supportus_donations/html
or make checks payable to:
Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, 50 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004.
COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
50 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004
OUR MISSION:
CACF, the nation’s only
pan-Asian children’s
advocacy organization,
aims to improve the health
and well-being of Asian
Pacific American children
and families in New York
City. Everyday, CACF is
challenging stereotypes,
connecting communities
and policymakers, and
empowering youth and
parents. CACF believes
that children of all
backgrounds should have
an equal opportunity to
grow up healthy and safe
and should live in a society
free from discrimination
and prejudice. For
25 years, CACF has
promoted better policies,
funding, and services
for East Asian, South
Asian, Southeast Asian,
and Pacific Islander
communities.
HIGHLIGHTS INSIDE:
Executive Director Letter - -page 2
Health Care Expansion - - page 3
2014 Awards Gala - - - - - -page 4
CACF Supporters - - - - - - page 5
Youth Leadership
Education Campaign - - - -page 6
Healthy Eating &
Active Living Campaign - -page 7
Coalition for Asian American Children
and Families Awarded the Groundbreaking
New York City Council Communities of
Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund
The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, Inc. (CACF) is proud to
announce our 15 organizations that are recipients of the Communities of Color Nonprofit
Stabilization Fund:
• Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Services (Woodside, NY)
• Arab American Association of New York (Brooklyn, NY)
• Asian American Arts Alliance, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY)
• Chhaya Community Development Corp. (Jackson Heights, NY)
• Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc. (New York, NY)
• Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (New York, NY)
• Council of People Organization, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY)
• DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving (Jackson Heights, NY)
• Korean American Family Service Center (Flushing, NY)
• MinKwon Center for Community Action (Flushing, NY)
• New York Asian Women’s Center, Inc. (New York, NY)
• SAPNA, NYC (Bronx, NY)
• South Asian Council for Social Services (Flushing, NY)
• United Chinese Association of Brooklyn, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY)
• Young Women’s Christian Association of Queens (Flushing, NY)
As part of the New York City Council Fiscal Year 2015 Budget, the City Council allocated $2.5
million to establish a Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund for capacity building
projects in community based organizations (CBOs) that have a demonstrated record of outreach
to communities of color for recruitment of their executive director and members of the board
of directors and experience serving communities where the majority of residents are people of
color. CACF thanks the New York City Council for their support of this initiative.
The Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund is a $2.5 million New York City Council
discretionary fund awarded to the 3 contracting partners: the Coalition for Asian American
Children and Families, the Hispanic Federation, and the New York Urban League along with the
Asian American Federation and Black Agency Executives. CACF will disburse over $435,000
to fund capacity building efforts by organizations primarily serving the Asian Pacific American
community ranging from arts, advocacy, and direct social services.
Visit CACF.org for info, to donate, or to get involved!
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/CACF
/Coalition-for-Asian-American-Children-and-Families
APA Community Accomplishes Another Successful
Year of Healthy Eating and Active Living >>>
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
Dear Friends:
I
n 2014, APA HEALIN’ continues its work to address the
disparities of the Asian Pacific American community in the
areas of food systems, healthy eating, active living, and the
built environment. In partnership with EmblemHealth, ChineseAmerican Planning Council, and University SettlementHouston Street Center, APA residents in NYC took small
steps to be healthier through free fitness classes, cooking/
nutrition demonstrations, and health education workshops.
Collaborating with Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment,
Advocacy, and Leadership (APPEAL), we kicked off July with
“Good Eats, Safe Streets,” a month-long healthy eating and active living campaign highlighting the
various work of APPEAL partners throughout the US and the Pacific Islands. As part of “Good Eats,
Safe Streets,” we explored Jackson Heights with a walk audit, led by Mark Fenton, a CDC expert on
healthy, walkable communities. Kalusugan Coalition celebrated its second year in organizing and
running Queens Pop-Up Play Space, turning the city’s public areas into safe, engaging space to
be physically active. This past fall, Lunch 4 Learning advocates celebrated a tremendous victory
with the implementation of universal school lunch in NYC public, middle schools. Now, any
middle school student, regardless of income status, is eligible for free school lunch.
We had a great 2014, and have exciting plans for 2015! CACF continues to be a
leader on behalf of children and families as you will read throughout this issue
of Progress. We are very grateful for the support we received at our Annual
Caring for Children Awards Gala, and are grateful for our many partnerships
with community leaders, advocates, and our many members. We have a strong
voice when we work together for change and progress.
COALITION FOR ASIAN
AMERICAN CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES
50 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-809-4675
Fax: 212-785-4601
www.cacf.org
Last year, we built new partnerships and launched a new initiative with the Communities of Color
Platform, the Non-Profit Stabilization Fund, a fund created with New York City Council support to
build the capacity of grassroots organizations that are on the front lines, working hard to ensure our
communities have access to services and resources. We are also very proud of the work of Project
CHARGE and our In-Person Assistors (IPA)/ Navigators who have helped to enroll over 3,000 people
in the marketplace to get quality, affordable health care. We are also excited to have our ASAP and
POWER cohorts meet again this year to ensure that youth and parents feel empowered and confident
in school and at home.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rebecca Alexander
Ernabel Demillo
Jarrod Fong
Jessie Harlin
Henrietta Ho-Asjoe
Sharon Huang, Secretary
H. Sujin Kim
Bong Koh
Larry Lee, Treasurer
Edward Pauly
Minh-Thu Pham
Marisa Megur Seifan
Joseph Suh,
Board Chairperson
Angie Wang
Jennifer Yuen
I want to thank Jessica Lee, who served as CACF’s Interim Executive Director in 2014, and say how
proud I am to lead such a strong and vibrant organization. In the coming year, I look forward to
expanding CACF’s role in capacity building for our members and for the APA community; conducting
successful advocacy campaigns that increases language accessibility and culturally competent
translations; fighting for legislation on data disaggregation so that ALL APAs are accounted in our
City and State data tracking systems to ensure adequate funding and services for our communities;
advocating for contracts reform so that more of our APA led groups can compete for City and State
contracts; and expanding our public health work with chronic disease education campaigns around
diabetes and salt reduction. With this aggressive policy agenda, we are sure to improve the lives of
Asian Pacific American children and families.
STAFF
Noilyn Abesamis-Mendoza,
Health Policy Director
David Aguilar, Program
Manager, Nonprofit
Stabilization Fund
Jessica Chen, Program
Associate
Patti Dayleg, Health Policy
Associate
Sarah Fajardo, Policy
Coordinator, Education and
Child Welfare
Mo Farrell, Policy Associate
Sheelah Feinberg,
Executive Director
Marissa Martin, Director of
Government Affairs
Ryan Natividad,
Health Policy Coordinator
Sumie Okazaki, William T.
Grant Foundation
Policy Fellow
Andrea Wu, Program
Manager, Membership and
Communications
James Wu, Program Associate
Mitchel Wu,
Program Manager,
Youth and Parents
Rudina Xhaferri,
Development Manager
Asian Pacific Americans Healthy
Eating and Active Living In our
Neighborhoods (APA HEALIN’)
is a collaborative with the
goal of addressing food
systems, healthy eating, active
living, and built environment
disparities and inequities in APA
communities in New York City.
For 2015, we’re keeping an eye on legislations regarding SNAP (formerly food stamps), sugar-sweetened beverages, and nutrition
standards in meals of children and youth. A few initiatives in the pipeline include using geographic information system (GIS) mapping
to assess street safety and active living in various neighborhoods; creating further awareness about sodium consumption in the APA
community; and expanding universal school lunch to include other grade levels.
For more information, please contact Ryan Natividad at [email protected].
We look forward to working with you to make 2015 a year of successes!
Sheelah A. Feinberg
Executive Director
Prior to her current role, Ms. Feinberg served as Executive Director of the NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free
City. During her tenure as Director, many tobacco control policies were passed including Tobacco 21, STEP,
Smoke-Free Parks and Beaches. Prior to her work at the NYC Coalition, Ms. Feinberg conducted successful
advocacy campaigns in Boston, M.A., and in New York, N.Y., covering a range of policy areas including economic
self-sufficiency, parks development, workforce and community development, and public health. Ms. Feinberg
has worked on political campaigns and served in the Clinton Administration in the White House as Deputy
Associate Director of Presidential Personnel. She holds an M.A. from Saint Michael’s College and a B.A. from
Goddard College.
CACF Welcomes Sumie Okazaki, Ph.D.!
Sumie joins CACF in 2015 as a William T. Grant
Policy Fellow, focusing on education and child
welfare policy. Sumie is a Professor of Applied
Psychology at NYU, and conducts research on
the impact of immigration and race (i.e., racism,
racial identity, racialization) on Asian and Asian
American adolescents and emerging adults
within local and transnational contexts. With
colleagues in anthropology, education, and
developmental psychology as well as community
partners, she has ongoing research projects
with urban Chinese American adolescents and
ACTION COUNCIL
Anthony Chen
Alice Lee
Xi Lin
Pavan Makhija
William Ng
Tram Nguyen
Sadaf Omar, Chair
Jessica Tsai
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immigrant young adults in
New York City; Chinese
parents and adolescents
in Nanjing, China; Korean
American adolescents and
parents in Chicago; and
current and former Korean early study abroad
students in New York City and Seoul, South
Korea. Sumie will be working closely with Mitch
and Sarah to support CACF’s education policy
research, as well as child welfare and health data
collection and analysis.
Photo highlights from 2014 APA HEALIN’ Campaign
Fighting for a Fair Budget for the Asian Pacific
American Community >>>
The 15% and Growing Coalition, co-led by the Coalition for Asian American Children & Families and
the MinKwon Center for Community Action, unites over 45 Asian led or serving organizations in the
City to fight for a fair budget that protects the most vulnerable APA New Yorkers including children and
youth, women, seniors, immigrants and low-income families. In February 2014, members of the 15% and
Growing Coalition held the 6th Annual Asian Pacific American
Advocacy Day holding a press conference and rally on funding
equity in discretionary funding as well as larger social service
contract reform. When the budget was finalized at the end of
June, we were thrilled to see that Asian led community based
organizations received over $1.5 million in discretionary funds,
showing a 19.5% growth over FY 2014 and a 110% growth since
FY 2011. Please join us for our 7th Annual Asian Pacific American
Advocacy Day on March 5th!
For more information, please contact Marissa Martin at [email protected]. The 15% and Growing Coalition
is comprised of over 45 Asian
led and serving organizations
in New York City aiming for the
State and City governments to
have fair budgets that protect
the most vulnerable Asian
Pacific American New Yorkers.
Coalition members employ
thousands of New Yorkers and
serve hundreds of thousands of
New Yorkers.
We are happy to announce
that the Asian Pacific American
community continues to grow
and we have updated our
coalition name to the 15% and
Growing Coalition so we
continue to align with our
growing population.
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Youth Leaders Fight to Reform Guidance >>>
CACF’s youth leadership program Asian American Student Advocacy Project (ASAP) continues to
fight for their campaign to reform guidance for NYC public school students. Their campaign entitled
Campaign Bridge asks for standardized job descriptions for all guidance as well as comprehensive
roadmaps for students. Earlier in February 2014, ASAP held an advocacy day urging City Council
education members to hold an oversight hearing on Guidance in NYC public schools, and this hearing
was secured in September. This hearing led to the passing of a new Guidance Bill to mandate the
reporting on guidance workload and meetings for each high school. ASAP would like to thank all of
our community partners who have come out and supported Campaign Bridge. Now that the issues of
guidance are more prominent, ASAP will continue to push for their
recommendations to the Department of Education.
For more information on ASAP or Campaign Bridge, please contact
ASAP is a leadership program
Mitchel Wu at [email protected]. for Asian Pacific American high
ASAP Youth Dannie Li, Boey Zhang, Ying Dong,
Cathy Zhou, Yuxuan Liu and Sanzida Talukder feeling
excited after they presented their recommendations
at the Education Committee’s Oversight Hearing on
Guidance, September 29, 2014
school students who want to
learn how to make positive
changes in the public school
system.
Follow ASAP and support
Campaign Bridge on Facebook
and Twitter. @asapcacf
#Guidance4All
Parents Organized to Work
for Equal Rights (POWER) is a
leadership program aiming to
support immigrant parents by
building knowledge so they can
become stronger community
leaders, effective advocates,
and increase their engagement
in their child’s education at
home, in school, and in their
communities. Patient navigators and other healthcare advocates celebrate the successes of the 2014 open enrollment period for the Asian Pacific American community
ASAP XI cohort. 22 youth leaders from 8 high schools representing all 5 boroughs
ASAP members meeting with NYC Council
Education Chair Daniel Dromm and NYC Council
Education Team to discuss the passing of the
recent Guidance Bill, December 15, 2014
CACF Launches Parent Leadership Program >>>
CACF is excited to be partnering with the High School of Language and Diplomacy to be launching our
parent leadership and engagement program Parents Organized to Work for Equal Rights (POWER). We hosted a successful recruitment workshop for Asian parents on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at
the High School located at the Washington Irving campus. Recent immigrant parents are encouraged
to apply. For more information, please contact Mitchel Wu at [email protected].
Child Welfare Advocacy Updates >>>
CACF is working with our members and the Administration for Children’s Services to improve child
welfare polices and services for Asian Pacific American (APA) communities. We are planning to conduct
research on child welfare issues and policy changes impacting APA and new immigrant communities.
CACF staff will also coordinate advocacy campaigns to improve data collection and reporting in regards
to APAs in ACS, preventive, and foster care services, include provisions in City contracts that mandate
cultural competent, linguistically accessible services, and improve the recruitment of APA foster homes and families.
For more information, please contact Sarah Fajardo at [email protected].
CACF Continues to Fight for Legislation on Disaggragated Data >>>
The momentum for disaggregated data has been building in recent years. Coupled with the recognition of fast growth rates of the APA
community in New York and national efforts to create standards for the collection of demographic data, the Invisible No More campaign
was launched in 2012. CACF has worked with City and State elected officials to introduce legislation on data disaggregation for the APA
community. To date, we have received sign-ons and support from over 100 organizations locally and nationally for our data bills. Last year,
in the State legislature, the Assembly bill (A1186b) passed but unfortunately the Senate version (S2348b) was not taken for a vote. We
will continue to push for this in the 2015 Legislative Session and head up to Albany early in the year. The City bill (Intro 251) currently has
35 sponsors and we are looking forward to a hearing this year in the Government Operations committee. We look forward to continuing
working with our partners for disaggregated data. To get involved in the Invisible No More campaign, please contact Marissa Martin at [email protected].
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CACF Expands Health Care and Language Access
for Thousands >>>
W
In 2013, CACF was selected
among 50 organizations by the
New York State Department of
Health to receive the In-Person
Assistor (IPA)/Navigator grant.
CACF works with 9 Asianserving organizations to provide
health insurance enrollment
assistance to uninsured Asian
Pacific Americans and small
businesses. ith the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, everyone has been asking,
“What does this mean for me?” This question becomes even more pressing for the Asian
Pacific American community, the State’s fastest growing racial group where prior to the ACA, 1 out of
5 of the community was uninsured. CACF recognizes the tremendous gains that New York State has
seen with the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act. As of September 30, 2014, 1.6 million
New Yorkers have enrolled in coverage through the New York State Health (NYSOH) marketplace. In
an NYSOH enrollment report released in July 2014, it showed that 15% of all enrollees, or about
134,500 people, identified as Asian.
CACF along with our navigator network of 9 partners played an integral role in these efforts. During
the last open enrollment period in 2014, our network of 21 navigators speaking 15 languages provided
assistance to over 12,000 individuals to help them determine their health insurance options and
successfully enrolled nearly 3,000. Additionally, Project CHARGE was successful in advocating for the
Project CHARGE (Coalition for
New York State Department of Health to expand the number of translated health education documents
Health Access to Reach Greater
for the state marketplace. This is one of many important steps to expand language access to thousands
Equity) is CACF’s 16-member
of limited English proficient health consumers. There are now documents in 17 languages including 8
pan-Asian health advocacy
Asian languages (Bengali, Simplified Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Nepali, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Urdu)
collaborative. as well as Arabic. Although open enrollment has ended, eligible individuals and families may apply for health insurance
coverage if they qualify for special enrollment for the following life events that involve a change in
family status (marriage, birth/adoption of a child) or loss of other health coverage. Those that are eligible for Medicaid or Child Health
Plus as well as small businesses are able to apply year round.
To get connected to a certified in-person assistor/navigator, please contact Noilyn Abesamis-Mendoza at [email protected].
CACF Supports First Generation Initiative >>>
CACF will continue to advocate for improved resources and support for first generation students’ college and career preparedness this
year. We will lobby the New York City Department of Education to support the policy priorities of CACF’s First Generation Initiative,
ensuring that the educational inequities experienced by first generation Asian Pacific American youth and children of first generation
parents are addressed. Many colleges are developing retention plans targeting the needs of first generation students, and addressing
some of these needs early on in our K-12 public education system can better prepare our students for college and careers. The Initiative
will ensure that current Department of Education’s plans to improve students’ academic progress are also meeting the needs of first
generation public school students, and will implement best practices to address the specific needs of these students.
For more information, please contact Sarah Fajardo at [email protected].
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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS:
Joy Lieberthal Rho
Rachael Chong
LaRay Brown
2014 CARING FOR CHILDREN AWARDS GALA >>>
O
n October 29, 2014 over 330 guests joined us at the Caring for Children Awards Gala held at Tribeca Three Sixty° in New York City.
The evening started with Joseph Suh, the newly elected Chairperson of the Board of Directors, thanking all guests and supporters
gathered to raise critical funds for CACF’s programs that help thousands of Asian Pacific American children and families. He also
presented Caring for Children Service Awards to Jarrod Fong and Sujin Kim for their 10-year board service anniversaries and dedication
to CACF. Jessica Lee, former Interim Executive Director, highlighted achievements from 2014, followed by a video presentation featuring
ASAP, our youth leadership program.
CACF proudly honored three outstanding women for their contributions to the lives of Asian Pacific American children and families:
Joy Lieberthal Rho, a social worker and founder of Also-Known-As, who was adopted as a child from Korea and has dedicated herself
to helping international adoptive families explore race and culture; Rachael Chong, who left a career in finance to found Catchafire, an
innovative online platform that matches professionals who want to volunteer their skills with nonprofits; and, LaRay Brown, Senior Vice
President at the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, for her continued commitment to establish equal access to health care
for all. The emcees for the evening were Cindy Hsu, anchor and reporter for WCBS-TV, and Alan Muraoka, cast member of the Emmywinning series “Sesame Street”. The awards were presented by Dr. Ram Raju, President and CEO of New York City Health and Hospitals
Corporation; Kathleen Carney Sacco, Special Assistant to the U.S. State Department Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, U.S. Department
of State-Bureau of Consular Affairs; and Christina Park, FOX 5 News.
The 2014 Caring for Children Awards Gala was generously sponsored by the Ong Family Foundation; Abigail E. Disney & Pierre N. Hauser;
Montefiore, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine; The Poses Family Foundation; Schulte, Roth & Zabel; The
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; and The Koh Family.
Bill Chong (second from right), Commissioner of the Department of Youth and
Community Development at CACF Gala with Interim Executive Director Jessica Lee
(second from left, Board member Larry Lee (left) and supporter Suki Terada Ports (right)
Alan Muraoka, the Gala’s emcee with children attending the Gala
Marjorie A. Cadogan
Theresa A. Kuczynski
Judy Ah-Yune
Lena Alhusseini
Micheal Jay Arsham
Maha Y. Attieh
Julie Azuma
Jeong Bae
Lydia Baek
Morgen Beck
Susan Becker
Sayu Bhojwani
Sonia Bhuta
Heath Bloch
Jennifer Goodbody Brenlla
LaRay Brown
Lola Burge
Michael C. Lee
Daniell Caffarelli
Jose Calveron
Kathleen Carney Sacco
Tom Celeste
Deborah Chan
Evelyn Chang
Karen Chang
Oliver Chang
Peter Chang
Shao Chee-Sim
David Chen
Deborah Chen
Liliana Chen
Lydia Cheuk
Chhaya Chhoum
Ellen Chiang
John Chin
Minerva Chin
Rocky Chin
Thomas Chin
Maria Cho
Maria Cho
Emily Chong
Rachael Chong
Andrew Choo
Melinda Chu
Steve Chung
Hanah Cohen
Holly Delany Cole
Denise Colina
Noel Collo
Andrea L. and Paul Compton
Douglas Conrod
Jeannette Corey
Philip Cotty
Martha Crawford &
Daniel Amarel
John Cuda
Paul D.C. Huang
Pinky Das
Suhrita Das
Jose Davila
Mark DeCambre
Edward Delk
Ernabel Demillo
Yunfeng Deng
Seth Diamond
Audrey Diop
Sophie Dover
Van Dun
Qyun Duong
Lauren E. Ricci-Warren
Haftan Eckholdt
Karen Elizaga
Rose Eng
David Esposito
James Essey
Lily Fan
Lydia Fan Wong
Anthony Feliciano
Laura Fink
David Flemister
Jarrod Fong
Leigh Fong
Kimberly Fontanilla
Andrew Franzone
Rosa Gallego
Brennan Gang
Robert Gorrell
Adam Greeney
Linda Gregory
Anita Gundanna
Jennifer Guo
Alex Hamabuchi
Lee-Ann Hanham Fabella
Jinghan Hao
Brian Harlin
Jessie Wong Harlin
Ryan Harris
Stewart J.Hen
Walter Ho
Wayne Ho
Maria Ho Burge
Henrietta Ho-Asjoe
Cindy Hsu
Sharon Huang
Betty Huber
Michael Huber
Jacqueline Huey
Daniel Im
Jessica Im
Oradee Imvised
Susan J. Matloff
Steve Jacoby
Aarti Jain
Geoffrey James
June Jee
Harry Jho
CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS:
CACF 2014 Board of Directors
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Asia Society
AYSHA
Blue Man Group
BMCC Tribeca Performing
Arts Center
BodyStyle Athletics
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooks Brothers
Calypso St. Barth
Coban’s Muay Thai Camp
Cole Haan
Creative Study Zone
EA Games
Elaine Turner Boutique
Equinox
Fox 5 News
Franchia
Knitty City
LOVE LETTERS’ Producers
Lucky Magazine
Sonia Jho
Hyaekyung Jo
Tina Kaminow
Navneet Kathuria
Helen Kim
Jean Kim
Jenny Kim
Julie Kim
Sujin Kim
Bong Koh
Amy Koo
Theresa A. Kuczynski
Christopher Kui
Vandana Kumra
Rebecca Lam
Adrienne Le
Larry Lee
Bora Lee
Elizabeth Lee
Jade Lee
James Lee
Jasmin Lee
Lois Lee
Mary Lee
Robert Lee
Sanghui Lee
Dennis Lee
Jodi Lefkowitz
Jennifer Leng
Vanessa Leung
Steven Levitt
Linda Lew Woo
Gigi Li
Stephanie Liechenstein
Chi-I Lin
Paul Lin
Tommy Lin
Wen Wei Lin
David Liu
Karen Liu
Lorraine Liu
Nelson Louis
Grace Lyu-Volckhausen
Audrey M Diop
Jennifer M Hayashida
Edward Ma
Megan Madison
Sophia Mai
Gabriella Maniscalco
Susan Matloff Nieves
JacquelynMcKinney
Safeena Mecklai
Michael Meehan
Rehan Mehmood
Aseem Mehta
Chris Meier
Nicholas Melton
Anthony Mendoza
Andreea Mera
Brigid Miles
Benita Miller
Roger Milliner
Emily Morgan
Joyce Moy
Alan Muraoka
Douglas Nam Le
Anthony Ng
David Ng
Livia Nguyen
Vinh Nguyen
Shay O’Brien
Nanako Oguri
Sanford Operowsky
Olive Osias-Magpile
Elizabeth Ou Yang
John P. Alpert
Allyson Pableo
Winston Paes
Gertrudes Pajaron
Melissa Pantojan
Christina Park
Frederick Park
Gloria Park
Danny Park
Minjae Park
Minoti Patel
Edward Pauly
Kavita Pawria-Sanchez
Minh-Thu Pham
Jake Plunkett
Gail Purvis
Ambreen Qureshi
Therese R. Rodriguez
Ram Raju
Devanand Ramiah
Luna Ranjit
Dae-Sik Rho
Joung-Ja Rho
Joy Rho
Lynn Richards
Jae Rindner
Minnie Roh
Jane Rosenberg
Martha and Robert Rubin
Sandra Russo
Thomas S. Chin
Alison S. Lee
Robert J. and Sandra
M. Hagan
Diva & Dayanthi Sandrasagra
Emily and John Santamore
Sibyl Santiago
Arnold Saperstein
Jerome and Carolyn
Sauvage-Mar
Curtis Sawyer
Maiden Lane
Manhattan Prep
Maru Karaoke Lounge
Michael Jordan, The Steak
House NYC
Myriad Restaurant Group
New York Philharmonic
ORO Bakery and Bar
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
RUNE NYC
Marisa Seifan
Shimi Senanagake
Shimali Senanayake
Amena Sengal
Kanika Sethi
Rishi Shah
Suril Shah
Flora Si
Gail Smith
Denise Soares
Ying Song
Michael Stocker
Aimmee Strang
Joseph Suh
Kenneth Suh
Martha Sullivan
Jill Sung
Vera Sung
Gary Tai
Ruby Takanishi
Winnie Tam
Norma Tan
Teresa Tan
Paul Tanck
Hudson Tang
David and Robin Teh
Suki Terada-Ports
Saundra Thomas
Kim To
Shihomi Tonogawa
Carolyn Tran
Barbara Turvett
Kathleen Ulrich
Jackie Vimo
Nancy Wackstein
Angie Wang
Meryl Weinberg
Joyce Weinstein
Sarah Wolf
Betty Wong
Eva Wong
Sam Wong
Linda Woo
Jin Woo Chung
Annie Wu
Larry Wu
Frank Xu
Jia Xu
Peiyi Xu
Anne Yang
Wei Yang
William Yip
Maria Yip Lord
Caroline Yu Vespi
Jo-Ann Yoo
Hannah Yoon
Julie Young
Albert Yuen
Shopbop
Skin Thera P Medical Spa
The Stanwich Club
Tamiko of the Cocoro Salon
The Wall Street Journal
Tiger Woods Foundation
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