THE CATALYST FOR CHANGE AWARDS HONOR APA LEADERS WHO ARE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY VAND IN THEIR FIELDS OF WORK. PLEASE JOIN US AS WE RECOGNIZE Northwell Health is dedicated to THE SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR HONOREES AT THE strengthening communities—a mission we’re proud to share with Coalition for Asian American Children and Families

We applaud their ongoing commitment to ensuring the long-term health and well-being of children and families, as well as mobilizing a coalition of partners to ght for system and policy changes.

Congratulations to this year’s honorees: Jason DaSilva Project by Project And our very own Ram Raju, MD

Michael A. Epstein Chairman, Board of Trustees

Michael J. Dowling President and CEO COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN + FAMILIES 2019 CATALYST FOR CHANGE AWARDS GALA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2019 AT SIX O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING

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INNER COVER SPREAD DEAR FRIENDS, On behalf of the board and staff of CACF, we thank you for joining us this evening for the third annual Catalyst for Change Awards Gala. We are excited to celebrate with you the contributions of our 2019 honorees as well as the successes CACF has had over the past year.

Our Catalyst for Change honorees have raised the consciousness of others, have trained our community leaders, and have implemented policies that impact hundreds of thousands of lives every day. Jason DaSilva through his films and his activism has told stories to expand our perspectives, challenge the status quo, and ensure we are lifting the stories of those who are often the most invisible amongst us. Project by Project, for over two decades has created the space for young Asian Pacific American professionals to build their leadership skills and understanding of our community’s history and struggles, but also support local APA community organizations through philanthropy, volunteerism, and outreach. Dr. Ram Raju has dedicated his life to quality health care and ensuring that systems of care address the needs of the most vulnerable communities and work to eliminate health disparities.

Just like our honorees, CACF continues our fight for those in the APA community who are most marginalized. We listen to our community’s stories, develop our next generation of leaders, and unite our diverse communities. We are committed to transforming our communities so that every child has the resources they need to reach their fullest potential. CACF knows we do not do this alone - with our members, young people, and allies, we are building a collective voice for the Asian Pacific American community. We believe that by working to improve the conditions of those struggling with poverty, linguistic and cultural barriers, and the myth of the model minority, we can improve the health and well-being of our children and families.

With your support, CACF will continue to build upon our successes to shape a world that can live up to our highest values.

CACF’s Invisible No More campaign passed City and State legislation that requires the collection of more accurate demographic information on the APA community. CACF’s 15% and Growing campaign continues to work with over 50 community based organizations to fight for City investments in culturally competent and language accessible services - over the years we’ve seen increasing City dollars supporting local groups. CACF’s In-Person Navigator collaborative will build upon 5 years of successfully supporting tens of thousands of families to enroll in health insurance with a new 5 year grant and more partners (10 partners, 13 sites) and more languages (19 languages).

We thank you again for being here with us this evening to celebrate community and our collective power for change.

Larry Lee Anita Gundanna Vanessa Leung BOARD PRESIDENT CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

1 2019 CATALYST FOR CHANGE THANK YOU PROGRAM THE COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WELCOMES YOU TO OUR CATALYST FOR CHANGE 2019 AWARDS GALA

EMCEES SPONSORS ERNABEL DEMILLO REPORTER/HOST OF THE 7-TIME EMMY NOMINATED SHOW “ASIAN AMERICAN LIFE” CONTRIBUTING REPORTER FOR “ARTS IN THE CITY” & “SIMPLY SCIENCE” CUNY-TV CHANNEL 75, 25.3 PLATINUM AND NOW ON NYC MEDIA, CHANNEL 25 AND PBS STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY CHAIR OF THE COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA CULTURE DEPARTMENT, SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY BARBARA TURVETT ALAN MURAOKA AND EDWARD PAULY ACTOR/DIRECTOR, SESAME STREET

WELCOME ALEXANDER TSUI GALA CHAIR

ANITA GUNDANNA AND VANESSA LEUNG GOLD CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY JEEHAE FISCHER, KOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICE CENTER REHAN MEHMOOD, SOUTH ASIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES LINDA OALICAN, DAMAYAN MIGRANT WORKERS ASSOCIATION JASON WU, ESQ. SILVER CATALYST FOR CHANGE AWARD PRESENTATION RAM RAJU, MD, MBA, FACHE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH INVESTMENT OFFICER NORTHWELL HEALTH

CATALYST FOR CHANGE AWARD PRESENTATION PROJECT BY PROJECT (ACCEPTED BY LILIANA CHEN, CO-FOUNDER)

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CATALYST FOR CHANGE AWARD PRESENTATION JASON DaSILVA THE POSES FAMILY FOUNDATION FILM DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER, AXS LAB

TESTIMONIAL SADAF OMAR SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, NEIGHBORHOOD 360º SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES LIVE AUCTION CHARLES ANTIN AUCTIONEER CLOSING LARRY LEE 2 BOARD PRESIDENT 3 COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN + FAMILIES 2019 CATALYST FOR CHANGE AWARD HONOREE AWARD HONOREE

RAM RAJU, MD,MBA,FACHE PROJECT BY PROJECT

Ram Raju, MD combines his executive His medical career began at Lutheran Medical Project by Project (PbP) was founded in Communications executive, Liliana Chen, is a co- leadership experience in healthcare with a deep Center in Brooklyn and he laster served as chief 1998 by a group of young Asian American founder of Project by Project and the only member commitment to achieving social equity to improve operating officer and medical director at NYC professioals motivated to empower the Asian to serve on the leaderhip team continuously for the health of communities in need. Health + Hospitals' Coney Island Hospital. In American community by developing leaders 22 years. Ms. Chen has shephered PbP through 2006, Dr. Raju became through innovative expansions to 3 chapters As senior vice president the HHC chief medical philanthropy. Core to in New York, Los Angeles, and community health officer, corporate chief PbP's methodology is a and San Francisco., investment officr, he operating officer and three-pronged approach as well as guided its evaluates the needs executive vice president. to enhancing volunteerism, development into a of Northwell's most- Under his leadership, awareness, and fundraising leadership program vulnerable communities, HHC continued to for issues uniquely affecting with a focus on Asian and provides solutions improve quality, patient Asian America. Building American legacy. PbP for them by collaborating safety and health care upon those principles, boasts a leadership team with community- data transparency. PbP created a platform of 100 active volunteers based organizations. for annual thematic nationwide, many of He's responsible for Dr. Raju served as vice- campaigns tackling whom serve multiple promoting, sustaining chair of the Greater different causes from year years on the Steering and advancing an New York Hospital to year. From domestic Committee. Under her environment that Association and currently violence, to immigration, stewardship, PbP's supports equity and sits on the boards of to homelessness, PbP has marquee event, Plate by diversity, and helping the numerous city, state become a gateway for Plate has become the health system eliminate and national health care young Asian Americans to premier annual tasting health disparities. organizations, including explore civic engagement benfit for the Asian the American Hospital while exercising American community, Prior to Northwell, Dr. Raju served as president Association, the New York Academy of Medicine leadership skills. featured in an episode of Bravo TV's “Top Chef.” and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals from January and the Asian Health Care Leaders Association. 2014-November 2016. NYC Health + Hospitals Among his numerous awards and accolades, Dr. Its signature event, Plate by Plate, brings Throughout the course of her career in has 42,000 employees, 11 acute-care hospitals, Raju was selected to Modern Healthcare's “100 together the best the culinary world for an communications, Ms. Chen has worked with five nursing homes, six diagnostic and treatment Most-Influential People in Healthcare.” Modern astonishing tasting event celebrating Asian American various entrepreneurs, entertainers, journalists, centers, more than 70 community-based health Healthcare also named him one of the “Top 25 achievements. Marking its 22nd year of service, PbP and culinary personalities, many of whom are centers, a large home care agency and one of Minority Executives in Healthcare” and one of has partnered with over 50 non-profit organizations Asian American. Currently, she works in the luxury the region's largest providers of government- “50 Most-Influential Physician Executives in via its chapters in New York, Los Angeles, and San timepiece industry helming public relations in sponsored health insurance, MetroPlus Health Healthcare.” In 2013, he was named a Business Francisco. the US and Canada for Breguet, one of the most Plan. Leader of Color by Chicago United. prestigious watch brands in the world.

Dr. Raju also served as CEO for the Cook County Dr. Raju earned a medical diploma and Master of Health and Hospitals System in Chicago, the Surgery from Madras Medical College in India. nation's third largest public health syste, where He underwent further training in England, wher he improved cash flow by more than $100 million he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal College and changed the system's financial health during of Surgeons. He later received an MBA from his tenure from 2011-2014. the University of Tennessee and CPE from the American College of Physician Executives.

4 5 COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN + FAMILIES 2019 CATALYST FOR CHANGE AWARD HONOREE EMCEE JASON DASILVA ERNABEL DEMILLO

Jason Dasilva is a director, producer, writer voice of the organization, providing insight to Ernabel Demillo is Environmental Reporting. She also made and disability rights activist best known for the necessities in disability activism and facilitating a veteran New York Buzzfeed’s list of 34 Epic Filipinos in the United Emmy Award winning documentary, When I AXS Lab’s work with the United Nations and partner City broadcaster and States for her work as a journalist and educator and Walk, the first film in a documentary trilogy. The organizations around the world. AXS Map, a crowd journalism educator. For was featured in the recent book: Filipinos in New documentary follows his diagnosis of primary sourced Google map based platform which rates 10 years, she worked as York. Ernabel was also featured in The Limited’s progressive multiple the accessibility of a reporter and anchor on New Look of Leadership Campaign. sclerosis for seven businesses, is the primary the Emmy-award winning years as he progresses technology branch of FOX morning news show, Along with her work as a journalist, Ernabel from cane to walker to AXS Lab, the largest “Good Day New York.” managed to find success in a second career. She wheelchair. Following online database in North Before coming to New York, she was a reporter for is a tenured Journalism professor at Saint Peter’s the success of When I America for accessibility. the Orange County Newschannel and the CBS- University in Jersey City, N.J. and currently Walk, Jason released In 2015, Jason had the affiliate in Sacramento. serves as faculty chair of the Department of the second film in the opportunity to share his Communication and Media Culture. She started trilogy, When We Walk. AXS Map on a disability She currently hosts and reports for CUNY-TV’s the Journalism program in 2008 and served as the When We Walk follows panel at the White House. 7-time Emmy-nominated program “Asian American faculty adviser to the school newspaper, the Pauw his life as he deals with AXS Map serves as an Life” http://www.cuny.tv/show/asianamericanlife, Wow, which was named one of the Top 10 college his MS and fights to stay active tool for change a magazine-style show focusing on the tri-state’s newspapers in the country. close with his son. The alongside his films. Asian American community. Her stories have film is based on his New focused on hard-hitting AAPI issues from the Ernabel is also quite active in the Asian American York Times Op-Ed article, In 2014, Jason won three growing political influence of AAPIs to Asian community. Along with emceeing numerous Mapping the Disability awards: the American American parents and their LGBTQ children. Her events, she has served on the boards of several Trap. In 2019, the film Association of Persons stories have also focused on diversity in theater, organizations including: Vice President of premiered at the Hot with Disabilities (AAPD) Hollywood and children’s/YA literature. And Broadcast for AAJA, board member for Apex for Docs Film Festival, won Paul G. Hearn Leadership she has interviewed and profiled innovators, Youth, an AAPI mentoring organization and a best documentary at the Award, the New Mobility leaders and rising stars in business, technology, board member for the Coalition for Asian American Center for Asian American Media’s CAAMFest, and Magazine: Person of the Year Award, and the entertainment and the arts. Children and Families (CACF) for almost two had its New York debut at the Human Rights Watch Christopher Award for Excellence in Film. This year, decades. CACF is the largest pan-Asian advocacy Film Festival. The final film, When They Walk, is he is being awarded the Top 40 Trailblazers Award In addition, Ernabel is a contributing reporter for group in the country. She recently joined the currently in production. from the Community Resource Exchange, an award several CUNY-TV-produced programs, including board for Advancement for Rural Kids (ARK), a for leaders who are driving meaningful change in “Arts in the City” and “Simply Science”. In 2019, non-profit helping build schools and empowering Jason DaSilva is also the President and Founder their communities and the larger world. 2017 and 2013, she was honored with an communities in developing countries. of AXS Lab, a nonprofit organization dedicated to individual Emmy nomination for her reporting on giving a voice to people with disabilities through Cambodians in the Bronx, Filipinos in New York Ernabel grew up in San Francisco, California. She film, media and technology. As the President of City and Best Environment Program for her story on received her B.A. in Journalism and International AXS Lab, Jason is the key creative and strategic a group of musicians who turn trash into musical Relations from the University of Southern instruments. California and her M.S. in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of She is an award-winning journalist, cited by Journalism. She lives on the Jersey Shore with her the Governor of New York for her service and husband, John Muller, an anchor for PIX11News contributions to the Asian American Community and their 16-year-old daughter. Follow her on and was honored with a Folio Award for Best Twitter @ErnabelD.

6 7 COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN + FAMILIES 2019 CATALYST FOR CHANGE EMCEE TESTIMONIAL ALAN MURAOKA SADAF OMAR

Alan Muraoka is most Festival), Kung Fu (Signature Theatre-Assistant recognizable for his role Director), Ann Harada: American Songbook (Lincoln Sadaf Omar is In addition to her community organizing roles, in the Emmy-winning Center), Awesomer & Awesomer!!! (Triad Theatre), currently the Senior Sadaf served on the Board of the Muslim Writers series, Sesame Street, Telly Leung: Playlist and What Makes a Man? (54 Program Manager for Collective (MWC), a grassroots national initiative where he has played Below), Grand Hotel (NYU/Cap 21), John Tartaglia the Neighborhood 360° dedicated to reclaiming the Muslim narrative Alan, the proprietor AD-LIBerty (Joe's Pub), & Christmas Eve With Fellows Program under through storytelling. Muslim Writers Collective has of Hooper’s Store Christmas Eve (BC/EFA Benefits). For the past 2 the Neighborhood been featured in Vice, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, The for 21 seasons. With years he has been a director for the ABC Talent Development Division Daily Beast, and many more media publications. Sesame Street Alan has performed at the White Showcase, Regionally: Gold Mountain (Eccles at the New York City MWC has active chapters in seven cities across the House (for President Obama and the First Lady Theatre Salt Lake City & Peery’s Egyptian Theatre Department of Small country, and has been credited with providing “a Michelle Obama), the Pentagon, Carnegie Hall, the in Ogden) South Pacific (Olney Theatre), Once On Businesses. She oversees the Neighborhood 360° space for young Muslims to honor their humanity” Hollywood Bowl, the NY Public Library, and with This Island (Olney Theatre), At the Lyric Theatre in Fellows, who help community-based organizations by Vice. She shared her own stories at open mics the Boston Pops, Alan has appeared in 7 Broadway Oklahoma City: The King and I, Xanadu, Disney’s complete commercial revitalization projects and across New York City, and has been a featured shows; Disney’s Aladdin, the Roundabout Theatre High School Musical and Disney’s High School connect local stakeholders to City resources. The performer at Subdrift Open Mic. Sadaf has brought revival of Pacific Overtures, The King and I, My Musical 2. Other regional credits include Disney's Fellows Program aims to build a network of leaders writers and storytellers all across the country Favorite Year, Shogun, the Musical, Mail, and most High School Musical (MUNY, Casa Manana), prepared with commercial revitalization expertise together to create an unbreakable community, notably Miss Saigon, where he played the lead role Urinetown (Trinity University), and Associate and experience in New York City neighborhoods. often hosting rapid response townhalls for of the Engineer. He is featured in the films, It Could Director for Up In The Air (Kennedy Center). communities in need to share and heal together. Happen to You, and Day of Independence. Other Television: Alan has directed for Sesame Street and Prior to joining SBS she served as a Community television credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. Coordinator at the New York City Mayor's Center for Sadaf is a graduate of the JCRC-NY "We are All Louie, 30 Rock, Brotherhood, Late Night With Faith and Community Partnerships housed under New York" Fellowship, a 10-month leadership David Letterman, and The Tonight Show, as well as Mr. Muraoka is a graduate of UCLA, where he the Community Affairs Unit, connecting NYC houses development program dedicated to advancing the numerous commercials. received the Carol Burnett Musical Comedy Award of worship to City resources. She has also served as next generation of New York City's diverse leaders for performance. He was also the 2004 recipient the Deputy Director of Scheduling for former City and helping them become change agents to As a director, Mr. Muraoka received critical praise of the APEX Inspiration Award and the FCC's 2007 Council Speaker Honorable Melissa Mark-Viverito, strengthen our city. for his Off-Broadway revival of Falsettoland Role Model of the Year Award. Please visit his the first Latina to hold a citywide office. (National Asian American Theater Company). Other website at: www.alanmuraoka.tv. You can also Sadaf is a political strategist, community organizer, New York credits include: The Report (NY Fringe follow him on Instagram @alanathoopers. mentor, storyteller and event planner who aims to create unity among the diverse and complex AUCTIONEER communities of New York City. She hopes to infuse the culture of inclusion everywhere she goes. Sadaf CHARLES ANTIN immigrated to New York City from Calcutta, India at the age of three with her parents. She is multi- Charles Antin is a the Friends of Acadia auction, Pairings Nashville lingual and enjoys traveling all over the world. Senior Wine Specialist and auctions benefiting the Boston Symphony Sadaf began her journey in politics and community and Auctioneer at and the Nantucket Wine Festival. He was also a NY relations as a youth leader and advocate when she Zachys, and was State licensed commercial auctioneer at Christie's, joined the second cohort of the Coalition for Asian both a commercial at the time of licensing the youngest at the firm, American Children and Families’ Asian American auctioneer and charity bringing down the gavel on thousands of lots, and Student Advocacy Project (ASAP). Since then, she auctioneer at Christie's tens of millions of dollars of wine, watches, Post has remained actively involved with CACF. Sadaf for close to a decade. War & Contemporary art, Asian art, and single- truly believes that "change begins with me." He auctioneered owner collections, such as the collections of Robert hundreds of benefits including the Jackson Hole H. Ellsworth and Huguette Clark. He holds an MFA Wine Auction, Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity, in fiction from NYU, a commercial pilot's license, Autism Speaks, Teach for China (Hong Kong), the and his essays and fiction have appeared in Food & 8 Brady Center for the Prevention of Gun Violence, Wine, the New York Times, the VQR and elsewhere. 9 COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN + FAMILIES 2019 CATALYST FOR CHANGE THANK YOU

BOARD OF DIRECTORS GALA CHAIR Jessie and Brian Harlin Alexander Tsui, DMD Jinhee Park Lee Larry Lee STAFF Board President Liliana Chen Celine Chong HOST COMMITTEE MB Artists Willing Irene Chin-Ma Policy Associate Grand Street Settlement Julie Azuma Maiden Lane Anita Gundanna Jarrod Fong Co-Executive Director John J. Chin, Ph.D. & Haftan Eckholdt, Ph.D. Mekelburg's JP Morgan Asset Management Wayne Ho & Eda Chao Museum of Chinese in America Saffi Hadi Jessie Harlin Policy Analyst Geoffrey James New York Jets Moore Capital Management Jean Hon Jessica S. Lee New York Hall of Science Navneet Kathuria, MD Communications and Outreach Coordinator Sumie Okazaki, Ph.D. New York Liberty Community Healthcare Network Vanessa Leung Beesham A. Seecharan New York Philharmonic Vanessa Li, PhD Co-Executive Director Udai Tambar Noguchi Museum Vienna Praxis Joyce Ma Norma Tan, Ph.D. Nom Wah Tea Parlor Contracts and Grants Coordinator Edward Pauly, PhD One World Observatory Kanika Priya Sethi, M.S.Ed Angela Mak AUCTION DONORS Outlier Linguistics Development Associate Columbia University School of Social Work 2Fox Alchemy Pernod Ricard USA Tasfia Rahman Vivian Tseng, PhD Angela Tsai and Michael Hollick Red Bull New York William T. Grant Foundation Policy Coordinator Anonymous Row House Chelsea Tiffany Wong Alexander Tsui Asian CineVision Sen Sakana DMD Research Associate The Bar Rover Taste and See Events Angie Wang Andrea Wu Big Apple Circus Youtherapy Medical Anti-Aging Spa Abigail E. Disney Director of Operations Carnegie Hall Jennifer Yuen Denis Yu Torchlight Investors Program Coordinator China Institute Enchanted Branding & Public Relations Equinox Jean Hon

10 11 COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN + FAMILIES 2019 CATALYST FOR CHANGE PAST CARING FOR CHILDREN AWARD HONOREES PAST CATALYST FOR CHANGE AWARD HONOREES

2018 nominated Black Eyed Peas The Staff and Faculty of Chinatown Hari Kondabolu, Comedian & Writer 2008 Michael Dadap and Yeou-Cheng Ma, Schools Larry Lee , Executive Director, Womankind Saru Jayaraman, Executive Director, M.D., Directors, Children’s Orchestra Society Restaurant Opportunities Center United Ayesha Vera-Yu , CEO & Co-Founder, ARK, Ruralkids.org Lois Lee, Director, Queens School Age Day Care Julian Liau, Executive Director, JP Morgan Center at P.S. 20, Chinese-American Planning 2001 Securities Council 2017 Joon Bang, M.D., President, Korean Tara Tran Nguyen, Fiscal Director, Mayor’s S. Mitra Kalita, Education Reporter, The American Youth Foundation Vishaan Chakrabarti, Author; Founder, Practice for Architecture and Urbanism Office of the Criminal Justice Coordinator Washington Post; Former President, South Asian Smiti Khanna, President, Indian Advisory Lisa Ling, Award-Winning Journalist and TV Presenter Journalists Association Board, Queens Child Guidance Center and Co- Suyin So, Founder and Executive Director, Central Queens Academy Charter School 2007 Chang S. Suh, M.D., President, Korean host of Bharat Vani The New American Leaders Project (accepted by Sayu Bhojwani, Founder and President) American Behavioral Health Association Agnelo Dias, Director, Asian Outreach Clinic, Cao K. O, Executive Director, Asian American Newsday New York City, Newspaper The Child Center of New York Federation of New York PAST CARING FOR CHILDREN AWARD HONOREES Ruby Takanishi, President and CEO, Glenda Villajuan, Former Deputy Director, Foundation for Child Development Infant Child Health Assessment Program, Medical & Health Research Association of NYC S.J. Jung, President, Young Korean American 2003 2016 2011 Service and Education Center Campaign for Fiscal Equity and 2014 Leena Doshi, M.D., President, Doshi , Board , Civil Rights Attorney and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP The Lee Family — Chester Lee LaRay Brown, Senior Vice President, Rocky Chin Diagnostic Imaging Services and Foundation, Member, First American International Bank; Community Activist/Organizer Corporate Planning, Community Health & Doshi Difference Board Member, NYU Lutheran Augustana Center Intergovernmental Relations New York City Jeremy Kohomban, Ph.D., President and Virginia Kee, Founder and Board Member, for Extended Care and Rehabilitation; Diana 2006 Health and Hospitals Corporation CEO, The Children’s Village Chinese-American Planning Council Lee, Senior Counsel, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, 2000 Tuhina De O’Connor, Executive Director, LLP; Board Member, The Brooklyn Charter School; Rachael Chong, Founder and CEO, Catchafire Suki Terada Ports, Founder and Executive Yung Duk Kim, Ph.D., Board President, New York Asian Women’s Center In Sook Hong, Founder and Former Executive Director, Family Health Project Former Co-Chair and Board Member, YWCA Joy Lierberthal Rho, Social Worker; Asian American Federation of New York Director, Flushing YWCA , Community Affairs Director, Verizon of Brooklyn, Inc.; Michael Lee, Executive Adoptee Community Advocate June Jee Harlemm Lee, 2003 Winner, Fame, NBC Sabitha S. Rao, M.D., Pediatrician, Children Director, Apex for Youth Foundation 2010 Carmen Ramos-Bonoan, M.D., F.A.A.P., and Family Grace Lyu-Volckhausen, Commissioner, Dr. Teresa O, Co-Director, Facial Nerve Center, Health Services 2013 Mallika Dutt, Executive Director, Former Assistant Commissioner of Child and Vascular Birthmark Institute of New York and Dr. New York Human Rights Commission Breakthrough Adolescent Health, New York City Department Angel Velasco Shaw, Filmmaker, Author, Milton Waner, President & Chairman, Waner Joyce Moy Executive Director, Asian of Health Professor, and Community Activist Children’s Vascular Anomaly Foundation American/Asian Research Institute of the City Nancy Eng, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate University of New York Professor, CUNY Hunter College Scholastic, Children’s publishing and media Alexander Tsui, M.D., Founder and Dr. Raymond Fong, President, Chinatown 2005 company President, Asian Professional Extension, Inc. Health Clinic Foundation; Past President, Chinese Beesham A. Seecharan Managing Director Carol Enseki, Executive Director, Brooklyn American Medical Society and Dr. Danny and Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs Children’s Museum Quang Bao, Executive Director, Asian Sesame Workshop Fong, Immediate Past President, Chinese & Co. American Writers’ Workshop American Medical Society Preeti Sriratana, CoFounder/COO,Sweeten. 2009 Mary Ann Lee, M.D., Medical Director 2002 Anurima Bhargava, Former Chief, com; Founder, AU; and President/Chairman, Apex for the Chinatown Clinic; Deputy Director Loretta Au, M.D., Director of Pediatrics, Julie Azuma, Community Advocate Educational Opportunities Section, Civil Rights for Youth of Physician Services in the Department of 1999 Charles B. Wang Community Health Center Division, Department of Justice; Leadership in Community Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital Sayu V. Bhojwani, Former Commissioner, Elaine Choy Lee, M.D. Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and Founder; Government Fellow, Open Society Foundation Amardeep Singh, Esq., Director of Theresa Thanjan, Filmmaker & Director of Eric Sin-Kam Poon, M.D. Former Executive Director, South Asian Youth 2012 Programs, The Sikh Coalition Youth Solutions, Citizens for NYC Sundar Ramaswamy, M.D. Deep Ghosh, Director of Youth Development, Action Kyung Yoon, Executive Director and 2015 Child Center of New York Thelma M. Reyes, M.D. Co-Founder, Korean American Community Aiyoung Choi, Former Chair, Korean Samidh Guha, Partner, Jones Day Sarah BJ Sung, Chair, Korean American Foundation American Family Service Center Kathy Ko Chin, President and Chief Executive Family Service Center; Public Affairs Manager, 2004 Cathay Bank Officer, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Consolidated Edison Co. apl.de.ap, Founding Member, Grammy- Forum Lily Din Woo, Principal, PS 130: Manhattan Fatima Shama, Executive Director, Fresh Air Fund Hernando de Soto 12 13 COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN + FAMILIES 2019 CATALYST FOR CHANGE There is power CACF is building a community Contrary to the model minority myth, too many Asian Pacific American (APA) families in numbers. too powerful to ignore. and children continue to struggle to succeed. The Asian Pacific American (APA) population, over 1.3

ALMOST A WE HAVE THE million people, comprises QUARTER OF APAs 40% CACF LISTENS HIGHEST over 15% of New York City OF THE APA POPULATION so we can identify our LIVE IN POVERTY RATE – the same size of the entire Our Impact IN NYC RECEIVES community’s needs POVERTY OF ALL RACIAL/ETHNIC population of Dallas. Yet, the MEDICAID. IN NEW YORK CITY. GROUPS IN NYC. needs of the APA community CACF TRAINS are oŽen overlooked, CONVENES HAS TRAINED HAS ADMINISTERED the next generation of AND TRAINS OF NYC ACROSS THE COUNTRY, misunderstood, and 250+ OVER $2.5M 40% APA YOUTH leaders for our community 50+ ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENTS REPORT THE APA YOUTH IN CAPACITY- ARE NOT uncounted by decision-makers MEMBERS TO BE LEADERS IN BUILDING BUILDING GRANTS HIGHEST PERCENTAGE & PARTNERS UP THEIR COMMUNITIES COLLEGE READY and those in power in New CACF UNITES TO APA NONPROFITS OF RACIAL HARASSMENT UPON GRADUATION York City and State. The APA our diverse community AMONG ALL RACIAL GROUPS. FROM HIGH SCHOOL. community must have alliances and coalitions that represent ADVOCACY RESULTED IN LEADS A COLLABORATIVE THAT IN FACT CACF FIGHTS HAS ENROLLED 11 APA ORGS RECEIVING MANY IN OUR them. for equal access to funding 30,000+ APA NYERS COMMUNITY ARE NOT 78% 42% $800,000 FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND and service for our IN ACCESSING HEALTH INSURANCE OF THE & OF HOMES ARE FOR HEALTH PROGRAMS COMMUNITY IS LINGUISTICALLY CACF activates a coalition THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT STRUGGLE community FOREIGN-BORN ISOLATED of almost 50 member APPROACHING WITH NO ONE OVER THE AGE OF 14 SYSTEMS & SERVICES. SPEAKING ENGLISH WELL. organizations to identify CAMPAIGNS and speak out on common Our vision is for REALIZED A RESULTED IN challenges and needs all children and families, PASSED CACF speaks up THREE-FOLD NYC’S ADOPTION across the APA community. including Asian Pacific LAWS OF so our community’s IN NYC Americans (APAs), in New INCREASE FRED T. TO BETTER IN NY CITY voices are heard! York City to be safe, healthy, CAPTURE DATA COUNCIL KOREMATSU ON NEEDY APA DISCRETIONARY DAY and able to reach their full AND IMMIGRANT FUNDING TO APA OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND We must speak up and be invisible no more. potential in life. FAMILIES ORGANIZATIONS THE CONSTITUTION Our communities’ problems remain invisible to those in power. This means our communities and the organizations that serve them lack resources to provide critical services for those in need. Without CACF APA youth and families risk continued prejudice, marginalization, and oppression. The organizations that serve the APA community risk losing funding, resources, and political power –

14 hindering their ability to help those in need. 15 COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN + FAMILIES 2019 CATALYST FOR CHANGE T HE C I TY OF N EW Y ORK O FFICE OF THE M AYOR N EW Y ORK, NY 10007

November 4, 2019

Dear Friends:

I am delighted to join the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families in welcoming everyone to its 2019 Catalyst for Change Awards Gala

My administration remains steadfast in our efforts to promote the wellbeing and inclusion of Asian Pacific New Yorkers, and we are grateful to CACF for its commitment to ensuring that members of this community are equipped with the resources that will help them reach their fullest potential. For 32 years, this organization has listened carefully to the needs of the diverse population it serves in order to effectively advocate for high impact legislation, combat prejudice, increase health care coverage, and train the next generation of leaders passionate about Asian Pacific American issues. Tonight’s event offers a wonderful opportunity to applaud CACF’s staff and supporters for their efforts to build a brighter, more inclusive tomorrow for our residents, and I look forward to everything that the organization will accomplish in the years ahead.

On behalf of the City of New York, congratulations to tonight’s honorees. Please accept my best wishes for a memorable event and continued success.

Sincerely,

Bill de Blasio Mayor THE CITY OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER

November 4, 2019

Coalition for Asian American Children and Families 50 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004

Dear Friends,

It is my pleasure to extend best wishes to all attending the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families’ Catalyst for Change 2019 Awards Gala.

For more than three decades, the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) has advocated on behalf of Asian Pacific American children and families across the five boroughs. CACF is committed to increasing representation of our City’s Asian Pacific communities, while expanding access to critical healthcare resources and social services. In addition, CACF provides leadership training and mobilizes members around important policy issues. I am confident CACF will continue to make a positive impact on our City’s Asian Pacific communities for years to come.

Congratulations to tonight’s honorees: Jason Dasilva, Ram Raju, M.D., and Project by Project. Their commitment to the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families’ mission is evident in all they do.

Thank you to the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families for bringing us together tonight to celebrate community and service. Please accept my best wishes for continued success.

Sincerely,

NewScott York M. City Stringer Comptroller

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Congratulations to Tonight’s Honorees

Jason DaSilva Ram Raju, MD, MBA, FACHE Project by Project

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We applaud their ongoing commitment to ensuring the long-term health and well-being of children and families, as well as mobilizing a coalition of partners to ght for system and policy changes.

Congratulations to this year’s honorees: Jason DaSilva Project by Project And our very own Ram Raju, MD

Michael A. Epstein Chairman, Board of Trustees

Michael J. Dowling President and CEO COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN + FAMILIES 2019 CATALYST FOR CHANGE AWARDS GALA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2019 AT SIX O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING

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