LOS ANGELES, May 4, 2025 — At the 2025 Annual Gala, Asia Society Southern California pays tribute to the first responders and aid organizations who led the rescue, relief, and recovery efforts of the wildfires that devastated the greater Los Angeles region in January 2025. Introduced by Asia Society Southern California Chair and Asia Society Trustee Katie Soo, Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) Chief Deputy Jon O'Brien, LACoFD Deputy Chief Albert Yanagisawa, and American Red Cross Los Angeles Region CEO Joanne Nowlin deliver remarks about the fires. (17 min., 7 sec.)

The tribute video presented by JM Eagle features Chief Yanagisawa, Nowlin, LACoFD Firefighter Paramedic Dean Hashimoto, LACoFD Firefighter Paramedic Rothana Tan, Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) Captain II Tommy Kitahata, and Pasadena Fire Department (PFD) Fire Engineer Chien Yu.