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The 2010 Celebration of Justice will be held on Thursday, June 10 at the Empress of China in San Francisco. The reception will begin at 6:00pm followed by the dinner & program at 7:00 pm.
The annual Celebration of Justice dinner is CAA’s largest fundraising event and features over 500 guests, including prominent leaders in the Asian & Pacific Islander, civil rights, and political communities. Each year, we honor key civic and community leaders, as well as present speakers who are diverse in disciplines and perspectives.
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Beckie Masaki Co-founder and former executive director of Asian Women’s Shelter, who has led courageous and innovative advocacy efforts to end domestic violence within the Asian American community. Today, the multilingual and multicultural practices pioneered at Asian Women’s Shelter serve as a model for many diverse organizations around the country. |
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Edward Steinman Law professor at Santa Clara University, who has advanced rights for immigrants and limited-English speakers nationwide, including prevailing in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on bilingual education, Lau v. Nichols. |
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Paul S. Fong Community attorney and civic leader, who has committed himself to defending civil rights and strengthening local communities, having served in many organizations, including as longtime chair of the CAA Board of Trustees. |
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Loni Ding (1931-2010) Pioneering filmmaker and university professor, who dedicated her life to shaping the media landscape for Asian Americans. Her groundbreaking and Emmy Award-winning opus includes The Color of Honor, Ancestors in America, and the two series Practical English and Bean Sprouts, both created in collaboration with CAA. |
Register online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/H29WXHM. Individual tickets are $200 each.
Support CAA and enter for a chance to win exciting prizes from top-rated restaurants, museums, hotels, and entertainment venues! CAA is raffling off several great prizes at our 2010 Celebration of Justice and proceeds will benefit CAA’s civil rights and social change work. TO ENTER: simply make a secure donation online at https://www.givedirect.org/give/givefrm.asp?Action=GC&CID=987 and be automatically entered into the drawing. Remember to write “RAFFLE” in the comments box.
Prizes include:
- Round of championship golf for four at Cache Creek Casino Resort’s Yocha Dehe Golf Club and one night’s stay at The Lodge at Sonoma Renaissance Resort & Spa ($300)
- Dinner for two at top-rated Foreign Cinema ($150) and one night’s stay at The Stanford Court Renaissance Hotel ($229)
- Dinner for two at Ana Mandara ($50) and one night’s stay at the Argonaut Hotel ($319) in Fisherman’s Wharf
- Two dinner certificates for Straits Restaurant ($120 total) with wine from Forest Glen winery
- Two show tickets to Yoshi’s Jazz Club San Francisco ($60) and one night’s suite stay at Hotel Drisco ($450)
- Two tickets to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ($30) and dinner for two at Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Restaurant ($75)
- Pairs of San Francisco Giants tickets on July 16 (includes fireworks) and August 29
- Dinner for two at South Sea Seafood Village
- Two boxes of gourmet dessert cakes from Galaxy Desserts ($100)
Tickets are $20 for five or $5 each (suggested donation). Purchase your tickets today and win!
*Winner need not be present at the Celebration of Justice to claim prize. All prizes can be picked up at CAA’s Chinatown office after June 10.
Please download this form to view complete details on sponsorships and benefits for the 2010 Celebration of Justice. If after reading the form you have additional questions, please contact Eric Xiyu Li at 415-274-6760 x313 or exli (at) caasf (dot) org.
Current list of sponsors:
Defenders of Justice | $6,000
Emily Leung, Ricky Ho, and Linda Ho
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Advocates of Justice | $4,000
Kaiser Permanente
Laura Lai
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
Rolland and Kathy Lowe
Southern California Edison
Guardians of Justice | $2,500
Bank of the Orient
Bill Wong
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Bovis Lend Lease, Inc.
California Teachers Association
Carpenters Local 22
Chevron
Colleen and Linda Lye
Comcast
EHDD Architecture
Emily Lee
First Chinese Baptist Church
Frances and Frankie Lee
Friends and Family of Paul Fong
Germaine Q Wong
Heather J. Fong
Henry and Priscilla Der
IBEW Local Union 6
Ironworkers Local 377
Jones Day
Keker & Van Nest LLP
May and Larry Jew
Minami Tamaki LLP
Mock/Wallace Architects
Paul and Maxine Fong
Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation
SEIU UHW
Sherman Fong
Stella and Dick Wong
Swinerton Builders
Union Bank
Wells Fargo
Co-Chairs: Heather J. Fong, Sinclair and May Louie, Center for Asian American Media
Michael I. Begert
Diane T. Chin
Henry and Priscilla Der
Stuart M. Gaffney and John Lewis
May and Larry Jew
Emily Lee
Jack W. Lee and Debbie Ching
Emily Leung and Ricky Ho
Darlene and Raymond Lim
Kathy Lowe
Colleen Lye
Larry Mock
Steven C. Owyang and Onilda Cheung
Frank Quevedo
Lateefah Simon
Lance Toma
Ted Wang
Brian M. Wong and Scott T. Hofmeister
Stella and Dick Wong
For info about the 2009 Celebration of Justice please see here .
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