AAF 35th Anniversary Impact Awards

Bing Chen, Joanne Kwong, Chintan Pandya and Roni Mazumdar, Soo Kim, Glen A. Rae and Ruth Arnould Receive 2024 AAF Impact Awards wp.me/pXK8r-4Sk
On June 27, 2024, nearly 450 supporters gathered at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan for the Asian American Federation’s (AAF) 35th Anniversary Impact Awards. The organization’s Impact Awards honor Asian American leaders whose achievements exemplify AAF’s efforts to reshape and empower New York’s AAPI community. The event gathered supporters from the New York area and across the country, including prominent members of the business and creative communities, donors, media, elected officials, and representatives from AAF’s 70 member organizations.
The evening was co-hosted by CBS News Anchor Cindy Hsu and Fox 5 in New York Reporter Arthur Chi’en, with performances by Ajna Dance Company and Broadway star Telly Leung.
This year’s Gala honorees included Gold House Executive Chairman, CEO Bing Chen, Pearl River Mart President Joanne Kwong, Unapologetic Foods CEO and Restauranteur Roni Mazumdar and Executive Chef and Partner Chintan Pandya, Bally’s Corporation Chairman and Standard General’s Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer Soo Kim, Bank of America Deputy General Counsel for Global Markets & International and Chief Legal Officer Glen A. Rae and Bank of America Managing Director and Associate General Counsel Ruth Arnould.
The Asian American Federation (AAF) is the strongest leadership organization advocating for better policies, services, and funding that lead to more justice and opportunity for 1.5 million Asian New Yorkers.