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AWE Committee*

Janet Yang, Chair
Founder and President, Janet Yang Productions
President, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences

Katie Soo, Co-Chair
CMO, Adviser, and Founder
Chair, Asia Society Southern California
Global Trustee, Asia Society

Yiwen Li, Co-Chair
Principal, Alumni Ventures Blockchain Fund

Jade Alex
Director, Global Events & Publicity, Warner Bros. Publicity

Sylvia Kim
General Partner, CerraCap Cares

Kathy Le Backes
Director, Content Advisement - Representation, Inclusion Strategies & Engagement, The Walt Disney Studios

Vivian Long
Executive Director, Long Family Foundation

*All AWE Committee members are also members of the Asia Society Southern California Advisory Board

AWE Advisory Council

Julia Gouw
Chairwoman, Piermont Bank

Sue Ann Hong
President & CEO, The Center for Asian Pacific American Women

Fiona Ma
State Treasurer, California

Ally Maki
Founder, Asian American Girl Club

Maia Shibutani
double Olympic medalist ice dancer

Denise Yi
Managing Director, Citi Private Bank | Citibank N.A.

AWE Launch Event Host Committee

Julia Gouw
Chairwoman, Piermont Bank

Claudia Lin
Founder, Legacy Maker LLC

Florence Low Sloan
Producer and Philanthropist

Shirley Wang
CEO, Plastpro

Asia Society Southern California Team

Anjali Sharan, Acting Executive Director
Li Huang, Program Director
Noriko Kanko, Program Officer
Jordan Kucharski, Executive Associate

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