Hundreds of our friends and supporters came to Manhattan’s Chinatown March 21 to help us celebrate the Year of the Snake. It was AAFE’s 39th Annual Lunar New Year Banquet. We were proud to present the “Dream of Equality Award” to five deserving individuals; U.S. Congressman Joseph Crowley, U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng, State Assemblyman Ron Kim, Henry Street Settlement Executive Director David Garza and United Way of New York CEO Sheena Wright. See below for photos from the big night.

AAFE’s Chris Kui and Thomas Yu with NY City Council member Rosie Mendez and other guests at the Banquet Reception

Chris Kui and Wendy Takahisa with Dinner Co-Chairs: Robert Wann, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, New York Community Bank and Eileen Auld, Regional Director for the New York Tri State Region, Citibank.