2024 Gala - Amplifying Asian Voices

Hosted by the Association for the Advancement of Asians (AAA) and Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs - San Francisco (APAPA-SF)

Co-Hosts: Christopher Do and AJ Gandhi

Honorees: Carl Chan, Thien Ho, Rodney Fong, and Marlene Tran

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Marines’ Memorial Club
609 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA

6pm Cocktail Reception
7pm Dinner, Program, & Live Auction

Tickets start at $250

 

HONOREES:

  • Public Safety Honoree: Thien Ho is the first person of color to be elected as Sacramento District Attorney. Out of 2400 District Attorneys nationwide, he is one of only 5 DAs who are Asian American. Ho is also spearheading Prop 36 which creates tougher penalties for retail thefts.

  • Public Safety Honoree: Carl Chan is the President of the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of Visit Oakland, Board Chair of Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs - Greater Oakland Chapter, the Chair of the Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council, Beat 3X, and a Board Member and Former Chair of Asian Health Services.

  • Public Education Honoree: Marlene Tran, a resolute educator and community activist, immigrated to San Francisco as a teenager and spent over 35 years teaching at SFUSD and SF City College.

  • Economic Development Honoree: Rodney A. Fong currently serves as President and CEO of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and as co-chair of the City and County of San Francisco COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force.

Join us for a fundraising gala in support of two important organizations supporting the core values of public safety, public education, and economic development in our amazing city of San Francisco!

Your contributions will support the vital work that we do within to ensure we have the resources needed to educate the community, grow civic engagement, and hold our elected officials accountable to their commitments, especially to the AAPI communities.

Funds for APAPA-SF will be used to train and develop the next generation of AAPI leaders; for our internship program; for programs to increase voter registration in AAPI Asian community; and to advocate for the appointment of AAPIs to commissions and other public positions.

Funds for AAA will be used to develop and publicize a fair and unbiased report card for politicians with respect to issues important to AAPIs (namely public safety, public education, and economic development); to educate the AAPI community on politicians‘ voting records, policies and public platform stances; to create a feedback loop for politicians to improve their policies to align more with AAPI issues; and to create a marketing plan that utilizes print, mailers, door hangers and social media to educate and galvanize the AAPI community to which politicians are really supporting the AAPI community.

For those interested in sponsorships, please see the Sponsorship Details link.

For table sponsors and individual ticket purchases, please see the ticketing link.