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Charles Pei Wang Leadership Award Long “Dragon” Deng Service and Business Award Peter C Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York Annual Dinner Gala 2017 HONORARY CHAIRMAN Mona So Charles P. Wang HONORARY CO-CHAIRMAN Prof. Henry Lee James Pi CHAIRMAN Wai Lap Leung, M.D. CO-CHAIRMEN Michael Tong Jackson Kuan, M.D. VICE CHAIRWOMAN Congratulations & Best Wishes Lana Choy, Esq. PRESIDENT Vincent Wang, D.O. Chinese American Citizens Alliance EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS Shari Cai Yen S. Chou of Greater New York Lina Fang Jason Fu Zili He, M.D. K. C. Hon, M.D. Kin Y. Lam, M.D. We are especially proud of Wensong Li, M.D. VICE PRESIDENTS Mingder Chang, Ph.D. Charles P. Wang James J. Cui, M.D. Long Deng Diane Jing For his love and service of people Lily Han Yuan Hong Li Rosalyn Meyer Xiaoming Zhang, Ph.D. CHINA PROJECT CHAIRWOMAN Yuan Hong Li CAF LIBRARIES PRESIDENT Diane Jing ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH PROGRAM PRESIDENT Yen S. Chou LIANGSHAN PROJECT PRESIDENT Wensong Li, M.D. LEGAL COUNSEL Lana Choy, Esq. TREASURERS Jason Fu Congratulates Barbara Yee SECRETARY Rosalyn Meyer DIRECTORS Long (Dragon) Deng David Chiang, M.D. Maxine Chou Robert Crupi, M.D. Business Pioneer Award Gary Guo, M.D. Peter Koo, Councilman Jin Li, M.D. Kaity Tong ADVISORS Ti-Hua Chang Chinese American World War II Veterans Prof. James Hsiung Jie Hu Arthur Klein, M.D. Patriot Award Daniel Chi-Chow Kuo, M.D. John Lam Florence Lau George Liu, M.D. Hsien Kwang Liu, M.D. Thank you ALL for making a difference in the community Jack Rosen, Esq. Daisy Saw,M.D. Yi Shen 42-60 Main Street, Suite E, Flushing, NY 11355 USA Tel: 718-358-9888 Fax: 718-358-9788 Website: www.chinaaidsfund.org Email: [email protected] Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York 39 Bowery No. 613, New York, New York 10002 First Anniversary Dinner Saturday, December 2, 2017, 6 pm Golden Unicorn Restaurant, 18 East Broadway, New York City National Anthem: Commander Kenneth Wong, American Legion Post 1291 Welcoming Remarks: Wai Wah Chin, CACAGNY President Greetings from Special Guests including: Borough President Gale Brewer, NYS Senator Hamilton, NYS Assemblyman Abbate, NYC Councilmember Colton, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, CT Senator Tony Hwang ~ Honoring ~ Charles Pei Wang Leadership Award Long “Dragon” Deng Service and Business Award Peter C. Woo and Chinese American World War II Veterans Patriot Award plus Live Auction of Corky Lee's Photograph “Double Dragon” Presenting CACAGNY Service Recognition Awards to P. Wong, C. Vavruska & Elmhurst United Presentation of C.A.C.A. Detective Wenjian Liu Memorial Law Enforcement Scholarships Contents Program.................................................................................................................1 Acknowledgements...............................................................................................2 President's Message...............................................................................................3 Honoree Charles Pei Wang......................................................................................7 Honoree Long “Dragon” Deng................................................................................9 Honorees Peter C. Woo..........................................................................................11 Corky Lee’s Photograph.........................................................................................22 Presentations...........................................................................................................24 CACAGNY Events..........................................................................................5,.12.,.20,.26,.30,.31,.34 Recent CACAGNY Press Links.........................................................................................................40 Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York Officers President Wai Wah Chin First Vice President David Lee Second Vice President Stanley Ng Secretary Chris M. Kwok Assistant Secretary Lorinda Chen Treasurer Alex J. Cai Financial Secretary Michael Lee Compliance Officer Linda Lam Compliance Officer Larry Sit Marshal Robert Gee Sentinel Thomas Ong Collector Ming-I Huang National Representative Chris M. Kwok First Anniversary Dinner Committee Chairs • Lorinda Chen • Linda Lam • David Lee • Stanley Ng • Larry Sit • Committee Members and Volunteers (list in formation) • Lorinda Chen • Kenneth Chiu • Jasper Diaz • Robert Gee • Chris Kwok • Linda Lam • • Theresa Law • Bayer Lee • Corky Lee • David Lee • Don Lee • Esther Lee • George Lee • • Wilson Lee • Hannah Li • Jimmy Li • Jerry Lo • Ming-I Huang • • Shirley Ng • Stanley Ng • Tommy Ong • Alex Poy • Member Extraordinaire Charles P. Wang Journal • Cover Design: David Lee • Printing: Gu Xiang Printing Inc. • Event Photography and Videography • Photography: Corky Lee • Videography: Shirley Ng • CACAGNY and Its First Anniversary Dinner Committee Gratefully Acknowledges Our Supporters Gold Sponsor: Soo Kim Silver Sponsors: • China AIDs Fund •iFresh, Inc. • Bronze Sponsor: • Howard Johnson JFK• Honored Sponsors: • APlus • HealthFirst • Sponsors: •Abacus Bank • Bernard Pau CPA • Crystal Windows • • David J. Louie Insurance Inc. • 384 Grand Street HDFC & UA3 • Supporters: • Lucky Star Bus • Wai Wah Chin • David Lee • • George Lee • Jin Lee • Michael Lee • Stanley Ng • Benton Yip • Chinese American Citizens Alliance Greater New York 紐約同源會 Est. 1895 December 2, 2017 2016 Inaugural Officers: Dear Friends of CACAGNY, President Wai Wah Chen First VP David Lee Second VP Stanley Ng Welcome to the First Anniversary Dinner of CACAGNY, the Greater New York Chapter of Secretary Chris M. Kwok the Chinese American Citizens Alliance! Asst Secy Lorinda Chen Treasurer Alex Cai Financial Michael Lee Warm greetings to our special guests, including our past National President Ed Gor and Compliance Linda Lam others who came from far away, and, most notably, our inspiring Honorees Charles Pei Compliance Larry Sit Marshal Robert Gee Wang, Dragon Deng, and Peter Woo. Each of these honorees has great professional Sentinel Thomas Ong accomplishments, yet never lost vision of the greater community, greater country, and Collector Ming-I Huang National Rep Chris M. Kwok greater good. It is our privilege to have them here tonight. They are beacons to Chinese Americans – all Americans, in fact – by making admirable imprints in this country. They have carved out a space in America, just as we must all do, with honor and integrity, to whatever degree we can, big or small. Chinese Americans are carving out our place in this 2016 Founding Members country, from physically in the mountains for America's railroads, to metaphorically in the And Charter Members halls of its institutions and records of achievements. Our country will be much better with Louis Chan our dedicated contributions. David Chen Kenneth Chiu Jennifer Chu In our first year, CACAGNY has begun to make its imprint, working on many projects you Phil Gim Maggie Jiang will see in this journal. We thank our sponsors and advertisers who have generously Stanley Jin supported us as we carve our space together in Greater New York. Without your Irene Lam tremendous sponsorship, we cannot pursue our common goals. We also owe special thanks Rachel Lam Bayer Lee to our members who in an amazingly short year have done so much. Corky Lee Don Lee Thank you all for your great support. Please enjoy our First Anniversary Dinner, and we George Lee Jin Lee look forward to a wonderful second year together! Rita Lee Rose Lee Jerry Lo Best regards, Li Shen Charles P. Wang Phillip Wong Benton Yip Wai Wah Chin 陳慧華 President 39 Bowery #613 New York NY 10002 [email protected] www.CACAGNY.org Supporting Education CACAGNY continues multiple education initiatives to support education for Chinese Americans: gave a college admissions seminar; participated in an Education Seminar at Khan's Tutorial with Sen. Jesse Hamilton III; held a CACAGNY essay writing contest with $1,000 First Prize; supported the DOJ in its investigation of Harvard admissions policies; canvassed and announced political candidate positions on the SHSAT for Specialized High Schools; has officers interviewed by NYTimes. 只為您而存在 | 深入社區 在談到醫療保險時，對您來說深入社區意味著甚麼？ 瞭解它對第一保健會員的意義。 請瀏覽網站HFJustForYou.org 或 來 訪 我 們 的 社 區 辦 公 室。 第一保健社區辦公室 布碌崙 曼哈頓 皇后區 七大道5324號 華埠勿街128號407室 法拉盛緬街37-02號 (5324 7th Ave. (128 Mott St., Rm. 407 (37-02 Main St. Brooklyn, NY 11220) New York, NY 10013) Flushing, NY 11354) 班森賀86街2236號 華埠東百老匯28號五樓 法拉盛緬街41-60號 (2236 86th St. (28 E. Broadway, 5th Fl. 201室及311室 Brooklyn, NY 11214) New York, NY 10002) (41-60 Main St., Rms. 201 & 311 Flushing, NY 11355) 這些計劃係由第一保健公司(Healthfirst, Inc.)之 關 聯 公司 提 供。 © 2017 HF Management Services, LLC 1750-17 INA17_87(c)(ch) CACAGNY Leadership Award Charles Pei Wang Charles Pei Wang is currently President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association, a New York based non-profit NGO specialized in promoting, bridging two way cultural exchange between U.S. and China. Prior to this new venture, Charles served as the Director of the Child Care Center Development Fund at United Neighborhood Houses. In 1994, Mr. Wang was appointed by then Governor Mario Cuomo as an Assistant Commissioner for Downstate Operations with the NY State Department of Social Services. In 1995, he became the First Executive Director of Chinese descent to head up the Greater Blouse, Skirt & Undergarment Association, a 500 member garment trade association in New York City. From 1968 to 1989, Mr. Wang worked at the Chinese American Planning Council (CPC) in New York City's Chinatown. He held various positions at CPC, including managing director
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