RESOLUTE COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND ADVOCACY

2016 ANNUAL REPORT RESOLUTE COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND ADVOCACY

Dear Friends,

At the end of 2016, we at the New York Asian Women’s Center drew strength from our foundational principles, from the courage of the individuals and families we serve, and from the dedication and talent of our supporters and leaders. From volunteers to program facilitators, from supporting individuals and foundations to operations staff, we experienced an awe-inspiring defiance of the rough road ahead and a passionate reaffirmation of commitment.

The attack on immigrants and on Muslims adversely affects survivors and our staff. About 75% of the survivors we serve are immigrant women. We support close to 20% of our staff for their H1B visa. Almost 15% of our staff are Muslims. There are serious concerns of unemployment and deportation. In our post-election message, we reiterated our dedication to serve anyone who comes through our door, including those from groups vilified by the incoming president—people of diverse faiths, including Muslims, immigrants, women.

Indeed, for us at NYAWC, service for genuine change must include standing up against bigotry, intolerance, and degradation of women’s rights and human rights. In 2016, we began strengthening our focus on advocacy and policy work, along with our direct service programs. We had planned to expand our advocacy efforts even before the presidential election. But post-November 8th, it became clearer than ever that engagement in policy-making is indispensable and of great urgency.

Throughout 2016, with 87% of our funds going directly to our programs, we continued to employ and enhance our innovative and effective approach—holistic, highly personalized, with an integral view of wellness. We served 3,249 survivors. We had 1,971 first time callers on our 24-hour, multi-lingual helpline. We provided services in Spanish and 18 Asian languages. Alongside our lower headquarters, we continued to operate and enhance our two emergencies residences and three community offices. Our non-residential staff doubled in size.

We continued to expand. We continued to innovate. All this while facing threats of funding cuts, the threat of vital federal agencies being eliminated, like the Office of Violence Against Women. We at NYAWC forged on, undaunted and with vigor. While aware that in 2016 about 52% of our budget came from direct federal funding, we are confident that our communities, knowing the critical services NYAWC provides, will remain at our side, solid and steadfast, ready to contribute in whatever way to help sustain our work.

Sincerely,

Karen Elizaga Larry Lee Board Chair Executive Director SERVICES AND PROGRAMS

Emergency Residential Services

NYAWC’s Rose House and Peace House are more than shelters. They have homelike surroundings and a supportive staff that prioritizes the residents’ comfort, including making religious, cultural, and physical accommodations as needed. With 20 beds each, the houses offer shared and private spaces. Occupancy in 2016 ranged from 85% to 99% at Rose House; 93% to 100% at Peace House.

All through the year, we had ongoing activities such as monthly community breakfast and dinner and weekly support groups. Volunteers came to the houses during after-school hours to provide activities for the children. Staff consistently organized weekly recreational and restorative activities that foster communal living and help in physical and mental well-being. The knitting groups were particularly popular. Night Residential Supporter Uzma Tariq (pictured below) said, “Knitting has significantly impacted the residents who participate by improving social contact, encouraging communication with others, and expressing their emotions and sharing any difficulties they’re facing.” She added that knitting also allowed residents to discover their creative side, helping build confidence. Other benefits also included arthritis relief and curbed smoking cravings. One resident said that she leaves the knitting circles feeling “better, lighter.” Another said, “I got so much off my mind. I’m relaxed, laughing and joking.”

NYAWC’s Rose House and Peace House remain the only emergency residential programs licensed by New York State that are culturally and language-equipped to serve pan-Asian survivors.

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF JENNY TRINH Helpline

For many of the survivors the New York Asian Women’s Center serves, the first step in finding assistance and support is calling our free, confidential, multilingual 24/7 helpline. In 2016, there was an overall increase in the calls we received— nearly 2,000 first-time callers. In addition, though some survivors call because of a crisis, the calls have increasingly been more focused on ongoing counseling and support. Accordingly, we responded to the need. We tweaked our hotline into a comprehensive helpline, and we hired and trained more helpline advocates..

Asian Women Empowerment Centers (Community Offices)

NYAWC continued to operate and expand its three centrally located community offices in predominantly Asian neighborhoods in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. The centers offered safe spaces for counselors and survivors to work together on healing from trauma. In addition to counseling sessions and other core services, programs such as Drawing and Truth (DAT) for youth and Asian Women Empowerment (AWE) Program met here for their creative art and support groups and wellness activities.

Receiving nearly $100,000 from the NYC Council’s Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative, NYAWC expanded its empowerment centers, responding to the growing needs for services in the various communities. Due to increasing demand for our programs, we expanded our Brooklyn Community Office to a larger location. In addition, each community office engaged in beautification projects, creating a more welcoming space conducive to healing.

Asian Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program

The Council, for the first time in its history, allocated funding for social service organizations to conduct work in the Human Trafficking Intervention Courts, awarding NYAWC $175,000. We were the only pan-Asian serving organization to receive this grant. Project Free Manager Mary Caparas said, “The funding allowed us to redesign our Asian Women Empowerment (AWE) Program to provide not just a more consistent means of support for clients, but also create a meaningful and useful program shaped by survivors.” AWE participants can now choose from different elective classes based on their interests and needs, unlike in the past when they had to attend mandatory classes. The funding enabled us to hire two counselors to lead the program.

In partnership with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of our corporate supporters, NYAWC implemented a financial empowerment workshop for survivors. Abusers typically have control over women’s assets, financial decision, and employment opportunities. Achieving a level of financial security can be particularly challenging for survivors as a result of these abusive, exploitative relationship dynamics. The workshop provided tools, information, and emotional support. MUFG staff volunteered to work with the survivors in setting financial goals, assessing their income and expenses, and creating an action plan to reach their goals. The workshop showed women how to improve their financial circumstances, an important step toward self-empowerment and reliance. Project HEAL (Helping End Abuse in Later Life)

The biggest challenge in NYAWC’s Project HEAL continued to be the Asian community’s reluctance to face and talk about the reality of elder abuse. This, however, has not deterred our efforts.

A prime example of such perseverance is the work of Elder Abuse Outreach Specialist Miyoung Kim, pictured above with seniors at the Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York. After seniors of Korean descent showed little interest in informative presentations on elder abuse, a term that has no equivalent in their native language, Miyoung took a different approach. A professional ballroom dancer, she used her creative arts therapy background. She explained, “Creative arts therapy is part of psychotherapy using any type of creative material, such as music, dance, and visual arts.” Her method was highly effective. She was able to begin work with senior centers throughout the borough of Queens. Seniors took to the movement and vibrant bright colors that Miyoung used. The activities elicited positive sensations in the seniors and drew them out to begin expressing their frustrations.

Miyoung also visited neighborhood churches and other senior centers to speak with community leaders and staff. She encouraged community leaders to engage as peer educators and be more outspoken about the issue of elder abuse. Miyoung’s initiative has once again proven to be effective. More seniors have come forth to talk about their issues with their pastors. Through working with Miyoung, the pastors were better informed, prepared to help, and able to direct elders suffering abuse to the services and resources at NYAWC. One Again Program (Sexual Assault Services)

One Again continued to deepen its trauma-informed and culturally sensitive engagement with diverse Asian survivors of sexual violence. We deepened and broadened our holistic wellness healing programs. Among other services, we offered survivors mind-body-breath work through acupuncture, qi gong, yoga, movement, and expressive arts. The results have been transformational for the survivors.

NYAWC received a $288,200 Grant to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program (CLSSP). This funding from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women allowed our One Again program to continue to enhance its capacity. One Again program manager Aditi Bhattacharya said, “We are now able to build our critical Collaborative Community Response (CCR) work between diverse agencies and business that serve the Asian communities throughout New York City.” CCR is a critical coordination point for service providers through which survivors can efficiently and effectively access support.

In July 2015, Governor Cuomo signed the Enough is Enough legislation that addresses sexual assault on college campuses in New York State. The legislation requires colleges to adopt comprehensive procedures and guidelines, including uniform definitions, a statewide amnesty policy, and expansion of students’ access to law enforcement. In response, NYAWC has started building partnerships with colleges in NYC. Over the course of 2016, we have been in talks with Columbia University, St. John’s University, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and CUNY John Jay College. Our goal is to provide outreach, education, and direct services to their students, with emphasis on Asian American and Asian international students.

Pictured below: NYAWC staff and supporters at NYC Denim Day Rally at City Hall Over the course of 2016, NYAWC expanded the types of services offered to families. Our STAR Children & Youth Program moved into taking a more family- centered approach. We incorporated programming, like Expressive Arts parent-child groups, that focused on the parent-child bond. We also strengthened and expanded our programs for youth. In the past, our youth work centered on our Drawing and Truth Program (DAT) and individual counseling. In 2016, we developed different formations to address the needs of our youth. We started offering a Youth Enrichment Course and The Divine Feminine—Group Art Therapy for Adolescents.

Pictured left: DAT Program members making red envelopes for lunar new year.

Volunteer Program

With nearly 500 active volunteers in our roster, the Volunteer Program has indeed expanded exponentially. We participated in volunteer fairs, like the March 18th fair at KPMG. We held quarterly New Volunteer Orientation sessions. Participants came from diverse backgrounds, speaking different languages, including Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin, , Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Fujianese, and Japanese. We created new volunteer roles, including Outreach Ambassadors who focused on outreach to South Asian and East Asian communities.

In addition to our individual volunteers, we received group volunteers. For example in July, eight volunteers from Morgan Stanley and GoDeed helped create a brighter workspace for staff and volunteers by painting the walls in NYAWC’s main office.

In order to more efficiently manage our growing volunteer base, we have begun transitioning to a web-based volunteer management application. This will streamline our volunteer recruitment, tracking, placement, and coordination.

Pictured top right: Volunteer DAT mentors congratulate a DAT Program graduate for completing the 2-15-2016 cycle.

Pictured bottom right: A new group of volunteers complete their orientation and training. NYAWC successfully competed to become one of ten nonprofits around tthe world chosen by Oculus to be part of their 360 Video / Virtual Reality Film for Good Program. We were matched with a filmmaker, Benjamin Ross of Co.Reality, to create our first ever VR short film to highlight a survivor’s healing journey. Facebook financially supported this project and provided us with marketing support through their platform. They estimated that this can produce millions of views of our film and our Facebook page. Moreover, the film will be screened at the Sundance Film Festival. The film will be completed and launched in early 2017.

Pictured: Brittany, the survivor featured in the film. photograph courtesy of elizabeth mealey

Community Outreach and Education

Continuing with our effort to raise awareness, we held our 3rd annual Anti-Trafficking Conference. Entitled “Working for Change,” the conference explored prevention of labor trafficking through a focus on workers’ rights. One featured speaker was Ireen, a survivor of labor trafficking and a former NYAWC client. During her presentation Ireen thanked the two NYAWC counselors who had supported her as she worked through her trauma. And she said, “I have a tremendous feeling of security and peace of mind.” Our legal services helped her secure a T-Visa, and our Pathways to Healing wellness program helped her reconnect mind and body. Her former employer, a labor leasing company, was eventually found guilty of forced labor trafficking and its president was arrested, imprisoned, and forced to pay restitution to the survivors. Project Free Manager, Mary Caparas (standing second from right), with conference panelists. photograph courtesy of hang xu In February, NYAWC co-sponsored the annual NYC Teen Dating Violence Walk-a-thon, as part of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. In April, we once again co-sponsored and participated in the 6th annual NYC Denim Day Sexual Assault and Prevention Campaign. As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, city officials and community members gathered in City Hall for a rally and press conference to stand against sexual violence and renew their pledge to end it. Also in April, with the help of volunteers, we created a vlog (video blog) series that focused on the hope, resiliency, and celebration of healing. The vlogs showcased the voice and words of our staff. The short videos received close to 9,000 views. NYAWC team members conducting outreach for DVAM at the Queens Community Office in Elmhurst. photograph courtesy of len ang

To celebrate API Heritage Month in May, our Outreach Advisory Committee hosted the event “Bridging Intergenerational Differences.” For Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) in October we had “From Bystanders to Upstanders.” We connected with community members, conducting street outreach in various neighborhoods in all five boroughs. The canvassing was successful: community members engaged in conversations around domestic violence; they were more than receptive to the information we provided. In many instances, community members sought help and called our Helpline soon after we spoke with them.

Immigration Legal Services

NYAWC’s Immigration and Legal Services plays an integral role in helping survivors navigate the complex U.S. immigration system. The program celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2016. Since its inception, it has helped over 400 women, men, and children file immigration applications seeking legal status in the U.S. The program had two applications at its launch five years ago. In 2016, it handled well over 100.

With a modest team of legal interns and volunteers, led by Legal Services Manager Yanfei Shen, we continued to assist survivors with the application process from start to finish. In most cases, this as- sistance continued to include covering all required fees, some as high as $380. The dedication of the legal team has yielded an extremely successful NYAWC team members, including Legal Services Manager Yanfei Shen (2nd application approval rate of 97%. from left) marching in support of immigrant rights.

“For a long time, the survivors were told repeatedly by their abuser or trafficker that they are illegal, that they are worthless,” said Carrey Wong, NYAWC Assistant Director of Client Services and former staff attorney. Further, Wong said that survivors come to us with a profound feeling of hopelessness and are often skeptical of the free legal help we offer. Wong added, “The unique thing about our legal staff is that we focus on the client as a whole person—not just how they fit into the legal definition of a relief available. Sometimes the concerns clients have are not even legally related, but we work hand in hand with the counseling staff to address all the needs.” Pictured above: Navila Rashid, Manager of Community Education and Outreach. photograph courtesy of hanif yazdi

Advocacy

NYAWC continued its advocacy efforts in various modes: individual client advocacy, involvement in coalitions and alliances, and advocacy on the governmental policy level. Assessing the needs of the survivors NYAWC serves, we identified three advocacy priority areas: 1) language access; 2) affordable housing; 3) racial profiling and police violence.

Survivors with limited English proficiency are reluctant to seek help or are unaware of the services they can access precisely because of the language barrier. When they do seek help, they face a myriad of challenges, including refusal of service, misunderstandings, and lower quality services which can lead to re-traumatization. Survivors are often unaware of procedures for and/or afraid to report violations of language access plans. Availability and quality of interpretation and translation services among government agencies is inconsistent.

In their search for affordable housing, many of the survivors we work with face discrimination and harassment related to gender, immigration status, income and language ability when accessing government housing programs. Landlords often do not accept government vouchers. Some landlords demand funds beyond what is allocated to the program certification. In addition, many of the survivors we serve are at a disadvantage because subsidized housing requires domestic violence proof that they do not have or are reluctant to procure. The acceptable proof is either a residency at a domestic violence “shelter” or two orders of protection against their abusers.

While NYAWC actively works with law enforcement, we’ve had to navigate a tricky balance, and we’ve remained cognizant of and vigilant in dealing with racial profiling and police violence. We face a number of issues. The process of reporting police violence is re-traumatizing. There are no clear mechanisms for holding law enforcement officers accountable. Asian-owned businesses are being targeted, as in the case of massage parlors. NYPD said that this was in response to complaints by community members. A good number of women remanded to NYAWC by the Human Trafficking Intervention Courts claimed that they were subjected to highly abusive and disturbing treatment by police officers.

Throughout 2016 we intensified our strategy and fortified our advocacy work. We once again participated in the City Advocacy Day in March, organized by the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families. We attended meetings with council members where we either introduced them to our agency or continued conversations about our ongoing needs. We testified in budget hearings where we advocated for continued funding of our priorities and expressed the need for immigration legal services, specifically for domestic violence survivors. We joined The Advocacy Institute, which is committed to supporting the legislative advocacy of social justice and movement-building organizations. In October, three NYAWC staff members attended the Institute’s two-day regional training, which gave us a more in depth understanding of how legislation get introduced and passed both at the city and state level. LEADERSHIP & STAFF

Board of Directors Alexander Ong Technology Consultant Chair Karen Elizaga Sejal Patel Executive Coach, Forward Options, LLC Corporate Development Executive and Author, Find Your Sweet Spot Cassidy Sehgal-Kolbet Vice Chair Vice President, Digital and Advertising Law, Narges M. Kakalia L’Oreal USA Partner Shelley Wald Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, PC President Treasurer WAC Lighting Co. Mika Tsugiyama Bouvard Kyoko Waseda-Hida Case Writer Director of Intelligence Operations Columbia University, Columbia Business School 514th Air Mobility Wing, USAF Secretary Jarret Yoshida Zal Dabhoiwala Interior Designer IT Auditor Jarret Yoshida Inc. Banco do Brasil Board Members Yogesh Bahl Executive Staff Managing Director Executive Director AlixPartners Larry Lee Deborah Chan Attorney Director of Client Services Law Office of Deborah Chan, P.C. Yasmeen Hamza Tiara Chatterjee Director of Residential Programs CFO/COO Alena Victor Rock Shrimp Productions Director of Finance & Administration Ankur Keswani Libardo Clavijo Senior Managing Director Director of Development Serengeti Asset Management Carolyn Antonio Hoon-Jung Kim Human Resources & Operations Manager Corporate Counsel Lisa Zheng-Chen Google, Inc. Teena H. Lee Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Privacy, News Corp CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS (ENROLLED)

Federal Race Total Clients Percentage Asian 1,077 72.43 Black or African-American 112 7.53 Hispanic/Latino 104 6.99 Multi-racial 46 3.09 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 4 0.27 Refused to Identify 3 0.20 White 62 4.17 Non-Hispanic/Latino 21 1.41 American Indian or Native American 1 0.07 Unknown 57 3.83 Total 1,487 100.00

Program Enrollment

Total Clients Percentage Domestic Violence 924 62.14 Human Trafficking Derivatives 9 0.61 Human Trafficking 69 4.64 Other Crime 27 1.82 Probable Human Trafficking 294 19.77 Sexual Violence 63 4.24 STAR Children and Youth Program 101 6.79 Total 1,487 100.00 Asian Ethnicity Age

Total Clients Percentage Asian Ethnicity Total Clients Percentage 0 to 17 94 6.32 Bangladeshi 77 5.18 18 to 50 1,005 67.59 Cambodian 1 0.07 51 and older 224 15.06 Cambodian, Chinese 1 0.07 Unknown 164 11.03 Chinese 603 40.55 Total 1,487 100.00 Chinese, Bangladeshi 1 0.07 Chinese, Filipino 1 0.07 Chinese, Indonesian 1 0.07 Chinese, Japanese 2 0.13 Chinese, Korean 6 0.40 Gender Chinese, Other Asian 2 0.13 Total Clients Percentage Chinese, Pakistani 2 0.13 Female 1,351 90.85 Filipino 58 3.90 Male 129 8.68 Indian 47 3.16 Transgendered M to F 3 0.20 Indonesian 4 0.27 Unknown 4 0.27 Japanese 137 9.21 Total 1,487 100.00 Japanese, Korean 1 0.07 Korean 101 6.79 Non-Asian 331 22.26 Not Stated 51 3.43 Other Asian 32 2.15 Pakistani 14 0.94 Thai 5 0.34 Vietnamese 9 0.61 Total 1,487 100.00 2016 BENEFIT GALA SUPPORTERS

SPONSORS Pouya Shabazian Korean American Students at Yale Presenting Michael Snell Korean Community Services of Metropolitan NY Karen Elizaga & Jay Ptashek Sharon Spinetti Darlene Kwee Pauline Lee & Daniel Zubkoff Veronica Stigeler & Bill Cowher Lamb Financial Michael Turok Jennifer Lawrence Visionary Madeline Vargas Baayork Lee Ong Family Foundation Williamson PR Brian Lee Schulte Roth & Zabel Donna Lee WAC Lighting DONORS Hong Shing Lee AARP New York Jessica Lee Innovator Michelle Adams Jiyon Lee Kathy Chuy & Jay Huang Ernest Au Michael E Lee Hillary Beckman Leonard M. Schwartz & Associates J.T. Tai & Co. Foundation Dr. Sonal Bhandari & Anand More William G Leung Paul Hastings Deborah Brand Chun Tao Lin Radulescu LLP The Bruce and Nancy Newberg Fund Frank Liu BTIG, LLC LoCicero & Tan, Inc. Benefactor Bulbrite Industries, Inc. Edward Ma The Bahl Family/Alix Partners The Carlyle Group Christine Malafi Bain Capital Cathay Bank Pat and Deborah Manocchia Clara Chae & Julian Liau Deborah Chan & Nelson Louis Geti Margolese Merriweather Ankur & Rohit Keswani Angela Chao The Margolis Law Firm Mintz Levin Carol Chen Dilshad Marolia & Zal Dabhoiwala The Rah Family/Morgan Lewis & Bockius May Ying Chen & Rocky Chin Janet Masamitsu & Merv Garretson Wells Fargo Pauline Chen George Mcdermott David and Vannita Chiang Madeleine McDonough Platinum Ticket Meng-Yang Chiang Jie Meltesen Tiara Chatterjee Fanny Chin Michael Mezzacappa CUNY-TV Kirby Chin Henry and Ruiko Moritsugu Winnie & Michael Feng Willing Irene Chin Jeanne Mullgrav Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. NY-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital Joo-Yung Lee & John Wells Tachiun Chou David Nguyen Teena & Teddy Lee Kerry Chrystal Gabrielle M. Nguyen Dilshad Marolia & Zal Dabhoiwala Kit & Donald Chu Tram Nguyen Morrison & Foerster Cynthia Chun Maria Nici-Kurkowski Kyoko Waseda-Hida & Norio Hida David and Jennifer Cohen Mary Park Lauren Costello Ellen Ptashek IN-KIND Angelique Dab David Radulescu AKMD Skincare Zengkai Dai Eliot Relles Michael Bacon Lori & Eric Dannheim Rita Rodin Bobbi Brown Cambao De Duong Pamela Rose Bulgari Marcella Dear Christine Rothstein Camus Wine & Spirits Design Determination Amanda Rubin Chicky’s General Store Different Roads To Learning, Inc. Matthew Russman Megan Connolly Alice Ding Wynn Salisch The Culinary Institute Of America (California) Disney Worldwide Services Eric Schimmel The Daily Show Lorraine Elder Maxwell Amy Schrader Delta Airlines Fortunato and Nieva Elizaga Cassidy Sehgal-Kolbet & Carl Kolbet Ernabel Demillo Eric Elizaga Tomer Seifan Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Sarona Farrell Bharat S. Shah Equinox Deb and Marshall Findley Amy & Jeffrey Silverman Eugene & Co First American International Bank Suyin So First Aid Beauty Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Arthur J. Soong Frederick Fekkai Salon Amanda Flynn Holly Soroca Zaniac Greenwich Marc Friess Soros Fund Charitable Foundation Gurney’s Montauk David Gabbai Kathryn and Jim St. Andre David Hwang Jennifer Garvey Ewout Steenbergen James Beard Foundation Jennifer Geller Deb Stevens Jarret Yoshida Tess Ghilaga Andrew Sussman Juice Press Laura Gurunathan ManLam (Be) Tam Khristine Katacutan Jeff Hafter Norma Tan Charlotte Lee Stephen Hanson Virginia Tong Macy’s Parade & Entertainment Group Kwai Kin (David) Ho Toyota Motor North America Yan Yan Mao David Hong Mindy Tsoi Patrick Paine Paul Huang Tigran Vardanian Metropolitan Museum Of Art Hunton & Williams Tai & Tony Wang MM.LaFleur Mi Hur Thomas Wang Daniel M. Moynihan Koto Ishida Wei Wei Nars Cosmetics Jamshed Kakalia Jane Weitzman National Hockey League Narges Kakalia & Marc Merriweather Linda Lew Woo National Hockey League Players’ Association Lucy & Victor Kan Nancy Yao Maasbach Marcus Ostermiller Mara & Jason Kanner Maria Yip Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Resort & Spa Lydia Khoo Julien Yoo Rock Shrimp Productions Russell King Ji Hye You Natasha Schlesinger GENERAL FUNDERS

NYC Department for the Aging Government Funders NYC Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice NYC Council, Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative Kings County District Attorney’s Office NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services NYC Human Resources Administration NYS Department of Health NYC Council Member Margaret Chin NYS Office of Children and Family Services NYC Council Member Daniel Dromm NYS Office of Victims Services NYC Council Member Peter Koo US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women NYC Human Trafficking Initiative US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs NYC Council, Elder Abuse Enhancement US Department of Health and Human Services

Individual, Corporate, and Foundation Donors American Express Gift Matching Program The Hyde And Watson Foundation The New York Bar Foundation Anonymous Edward Igel Brigette Noh Carolyn Antonio J. Crew Ryoko Ogino Asian American Federation of New York J.T. Tai & Co. Foundation Tomiko Oguri Bowers and Nanako Oguri The Asian Jade Society, Inc. (NYPD) Jeanne Lee Jackson Hedwig O’Hara Yogesh Bahl Junko Jokura Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Bank Of America Just Give Susan Phuvasitkul Katie Fong Biglin Narges Kakalia & Marc Merriweather Janette and Christopher Pica Blossom In Astoria Lucy and Victor Kan The Promise Society Charles Brenner Edith Kang Prudigm Engineering, LLC C.J. Huang Foundation Louise Katz Ellen Ptashek Geralyn Cappelli Lydia Khoo Jimmy Quan The Carlyle Group Anthony Kim Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Albert Chan Miyoung Kim Ann Rigby Deborah Chan & Nelson Louis Mooncha Kim The Rocking Moon Foundation Jessica Chan Joel Konigsberg Pat Rogers Yuenshan Chan Korean American Community Foundation Janet Rosen Hsiangyun Chen Tamami Kumagai Eleuthera Sa Pauline Chen Cassie Kuo Safe Horizon Shing Lai Cheng Ichun Lai Aparna Saha Eva Chin May Ling Lai Tessa and Merik Sarmiento Gloria Chin-Besthoff Jannette Lau and Dale Leach Matthew See Roger Chin Marilyn Lau Michael Shapiro Iris Chiu Audrey Lee Jenna Shen Ai Young Choi Donna Lee Paul J. Solit Marylin Chou Gattlen Lee Steven Sommers Jean L. Chu Jessica Lee Simone Song Kit and Donald Chu Mamie and James Lee Starry Night Fund Karen Chun Rufina Lee Siew Thye Stinson Consulate General of Japan in New York Sung Jin Lee Joseph Strack Sharon Crain Teena Lee Lahnie Strange Orville Dale Hong Shing Lee Shizuko Tadehara Robin Davis Leonard M. Schwartz & Associates Naomi Tamerin Elizabeth De Cuevas Matana LePlae Roger Tennent Benjamin Deng Sally Li Betty Thai Lucia Derespinis Amanda Lin and Nathan Thomas Julie Shapiro Thorman Lenir Drake Patrick Lin Christina Tom Karen Elizaga & Jay Ptashek Doris Ling-Cohan Mei-Ying Tsai Rose Eng The Liu Foundation Grace Tseng April Erickson Frank Liu Mika Tsugiyama-Bouvard & Guillaume Bouvard Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies Karen and David Liu Eric Tu Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church John Lloyd Gwynne Tuan Justine Fisher Kee Ying Lo United Federation of Teachers Antonio Fong Andrea Louie Tracy Trang Vuong Robert Friedlander Eva Lu Charles Wang Givenik LLC Laura Ma Arbor Watt Lee Goldberg Lin Ma Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation Goldman, Sachs and Co. Matching Gift Program Madison Square Tavern, Inc. Marika Whitman David Gong Melanie Mariano Grace Wong Gary Haizlip Dilshad Marolia & Zal Dabhoiwala Loretta Wu Bernadette Hargan The Martec Group, Inc. Yinan Xia Heimbinder Family Foundation Janet Akie Masamitsu & Merv Garretson Heding Yang Ninghao Ho Xavier Matos Vicki Yee Barbara Ho Soong MSD Capital Jarret Yoshida Susan Hoehn MUFG Foundation Jane Young Elaine Hoo MUFG Union Bank Melmie & Richard Young Ting Ting Hor Mui Kitchen & Bar ZogSports Renata Horstmann Candice Neuman FUNDRAISING

Board Chair Karen Elixaga and Executive Director Larry Lee with Indie rock artist Queen V performs “Broken Wings.” She donated gala honoree Sheryl Wudunn and her husband, . all proceeds of this recording directly to NYAWC.

Guest Auctioneer Charles Antin leads the live NYAWC Young Professionals Board members Sara Yoon, YP Board Chair Yinan Xia, auction. Jinhee Joe, Vanessa Mortillaro, and Rav Gulrajani.

NYAWC’s annual Phoenix Award Gala raised more than $450,000, surpassing our goal of $350,000. At this year’s event we honored Pulitzer Prize-winning author Sheryl WuDunn for her work with women. She is co-founder of FullSky Capital, where she currently advises socially driven for-profit ventures, along with ventures in education, healthcare, and new media technology, among other fields. She’s also a managing director at Mid-Market Securities, a small banking boutique helping growth companies. The annual benefit gala featured a lively auction led by former Christie’s charity auctioneer Charles Antin and special performances by stand-up comedian Aparna Nancherla and indie rock artist Queen V. As a longtime supporter of NYAWC, Queen V recorded “Broken Wings” to raise funds for and awareness of the organization. The track is available via iTunes and other digital outlets, with proceeds benefitting NYAWC. photos courtesy of lucas huang photography and sean zanni/pmc (bottom right) Each year the Mei Hua Society hosts its Chinese New Year Benefit to raise funds to support Asian-focused organizations in the New York Metropolitan area. NYAWC had twice been chosen as a beneficiary. In 2016, we were selected for the third time. The ten-course Lunar New Year Banquet raised almost $20,000. Pictured above is Larry Lee with NYAWC Board and Advisory Board members at the benefit dinner, including from left to right, Alexander Ong, Teena Lee, Board Chair Karen Elizaga, Deborah Chan, Zal Dabhoiwala, Judge Doris Ling-Cohan, Audrey Lee, Donna Lee, Narges Kakalia, and Jarret Yoshida.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

NYAWC Board Member Yogesh Bahl (pictured left) received Ascend’s Inpiring Across Generations High Impact Leader Award in recognition of his mentorship work with Ascend since 2010 and his championing of women’s rights through his work with NYAWC. Yogesh, who is currently the Managing Director of Financial Advisory Services at AlixPartners, joined our Board of Directors in 2013. He has co-chaired our 2014, 2015, and 2016 Phoenix Awards Galas. Yogesh said, “Receiving this award is humbling and rewarding, but most importantly, it provides NYAWC and its mission with market exposure. I look forward to getting our organization and its staff more recognition in the future.” PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF LUCAS HUANG PHOTOGRAPHY STATEMENT OF FINANCES

Support and Revenue 2015 2016

Contributions & Grants 191,275 335,998 Government Fees & Grants 3,761,584 4,346,634 Special Events 248,825 318,851 In-Kind Contributions 237,120 209,111 Other Revenues 106,107 153,622 Transfer to/from Temporary Restricted 33,250 50,251 Total Support & Revenue—Operating 4,578,161 5,414,449 Board Designated Fund 30,641 24,111 Temporarily Restricted Funds 14,501 3,838 Total Support & Revenue—All Funds 4,623,303 5,442,398

Expenses

Program Services 4,022,199 4,724,210 Administrative & General 278,521 306,714 Fundraising 334,418 388,932 Total Expenses 4,635,138 5,419,856

Change in Net Assets (40,971) 44,694

Net Assets—Beginning of the Year 1,775,042 1,734,071 Net Assets—End of the Year 1,734,071 1,778,765 HOW YOU CAN HELP

Support survivors of violence • Encourage them to get help • Do not blame them • Call 911 if they are in physical danger • Talk with them separately from their abuser • Encourage them to call the helpline or call to learn how you can help

The New York Asian Women’s Center’s 24/7 multilingual helpline is 1-888-888-7702.

Volunteer Find fulfillment and enjoyment by enriching the lives of women and children. For more information, contact our Volunteer Coordinator at (212) 732-0054 ext. 127.

Donate Your tax-deductible contribution will help women and children regain their hope and strength for the future. Visit www.nyawc.org to donate online. Send checks payable to New York Asian Women’s Center to ATTN: Development Director 32 Broadway, 10th Floor New York, NY 10004

Contact our development team at (212) 732-0054. New York Asian Women’s Center (NYAWC) 32 Broadway, 10th Floor New York, NY 10004 www.nyawc.org

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