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2022 Annual Gala

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Join us on Sunday, May 22 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles for Asia Society Southern California’s Annual Gala. After two years of virtual celebrations, gather with us in person once again for a festive evening honoring leaders across a variety of fields.

Our honorees are leading the way in cultivating cross-cultural understanding between the United States and Asia through their achievements in business, sports, technology, and women’s empowerment. We’re delighted to recognize freeskiing prodigy Eileen Gu for inspiring young people across the globe; snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim for her impact on and off the halfpipe; President of BYD North America Stella Li for leading the way in green energy vehicles and creating jobs here in Southern California; Takeshi Niinami for his sustainability-focused leadership of Japan’s iconic Suntory brand; and the creative talent behind "Pachinko", the landmark new series adapted from Min Jin Lee's bestseller.

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Honorees:

Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu, "Global Ambassador"
Freeskier, Model and two-time Olympic gold medalist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Chloe Kim

Chloe Kim, "Sports Visionary"
Snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Stella Li

Stella Li, "Asian Women Empowered Visionary"
President, BYD Motors LLC


 

Takeshi Niinami

Takeshi Niinami, "Business Visionary"
President and CEO, Suntory Holdings


 

Pachinko

Pachinko, "Cultural Visionaries"
The creative talent behind the acclaimed Apple Original series


 


Participants:

Awkwafina

Awkwafina
Actor 


 

Kathryn Barger

Kathryn Barger
5th District Supervisor, Los Angeles County


 

Olivia Cheng

Olivia Cheng
Actor 


 

Stephanie Hsu

Stephanie Hsu
Actor 


 

Thomas Iino

Thomas Iino
Founding Chair, U.S.-Japan Council


 

Lisa Ling

Lisa Ling
Journalist, Television Host and Author 


 

Gene T. Sykes

Gene T. Sykes
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co. 


 

Charles Zhang

Charles Zhang
Entrepreneur and Philanthropist 


Emcee:

Kara Wang

Kara Wang 
Actor


Performers:

Jiaoying Summers

Jiaoying Summers
Comedian 


 

Malea Emma

Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja
Singer, Actor 


Gala Sponsors

To purchase tables or learn about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Li Huang, Program Director, at LHuang@asiasociety.org


Partners:

Nixon Foundation

Event Details

In-person
Sun 22 May 2022
7 - 9 p.m.

The Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049

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20220522T190000 20220522T210000 America/New_York Asia Society: 2022 Annual Gala

For event details visit https://asiasociety.org/southern-california/events/2022-annual-gala
The Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90049
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