NAAAP, National Association of Asian American Professionals of New York invites you to a sumptuous evening on a cross-company celebration this May in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, "Forging Unity: Celebrating the Deep Roots of our Collective Past".

Our intent is to magnify the AAPI month with a celebration across the many Asian networks in NYC to honor the diverse pool of Asian heritage and leadership here in America. Integrating different companies creates opportunities to network, build relationships and form new connections while still celebrating our culture, heritage and our authentic selves.

This celebratory evening will take place on Wednesday, May 22nd at 6PM at Japan Society in New York City located at 333 E 47th St, Manhattan, NY 10017.

Here are just a few exciting highlights you can look forward to...

❖ AAPI Keynote Speaker - Nydia Han, Emmy-award winning journalist; TedTalk speaker; reporter and news anchor at 6abc News; creator of the documentary series #This Is America

❖ Cultural Performances - Yut Chia, EDM Violinist (performed for Robert De Niro, Katie Couric and Jason Chen; also performed in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall and more)

❖ Access to Japan Society current exhibition: None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection

❖ International Food from Local Asian Vendors – Potak by Rach, Wu's Wonton King, Curry in a Hurry & More

❖ Featured Asian Owned Beverage Bar – Lunar, Hana MakGeolli .. & more

❖ Henna Tattoo

❖ NAAAP NY Scholarship and Project Grant Award

❖ Cultural & Literature Tabling - Make Us Visible & Nene P. Rivera

❖ AAPI Pop-up Market with Merchandise for Purchase – Exclusive 10% Discount for all Vendors. Featuring Cera Sine Cera, UsTwoTea, Miia Soey, Reprise and more….

❖ Community Giveback – Sky Well Gives : Heart ofDinner & Rescuing Leftover Cuisine – Matching up to $500

❖ Raffles and Giveaways (Value at than $50+)

Dress code: Cocktail or Ethnic clothing

Thank you to all the sponsors that made this event possible!

Platinum Sponsors:

• National Grid
• Turner Construction

Gold Sponsors:

• Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JB&B)

• Athena Group Advisors
• Capital One

Sliver Sponsors:

• Con Edison
• FX Collaborative
• JLL Real Estate
• Langan Engineering
• Perkins & Will
• DBI Project

Corporate Volunteers:

• Turner Construction - Sky Well

• Bank of America
• National Grid

Must be 21+ over to consume alcohol

All ticket proceeds go to NAAAP NY and are deductible as a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer non-profit organization. Any monetary funds raised go back to the community via NAAAP NY by volunteers hosting events and programs to benefit the Asian community at-large.