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F RIDAY SEP T EMBER 9 2 022 5 30P M JAPANESE AMERICAN CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTER UNITED NURTURING CHANGE TOGETHER THROUGH LOVE CPAF 2022 ANNIVERSARY GALA CH A MPION FOR CH A NGE HONOREE NURTURING CHANGE TOGETHER BANK OF AMERICA ASIAN LEADERSHIP NETWORK
Host Committee F RIDAY SEP T EMBER 9 2 022 5 30P M Ui Sun An Gala Co Chair Deborah Yoon Jones Gala Co Chair May Chan Nancy Lu Sylvia Fong San Tong Jenni Hwang Culinary Chair Board Of Directors Mamie Funahashi President Ui Sun An Vice President May Chan Treasurer Anchulee Raongthum Secretary Daniel Fan Sylvia Fong Deborah Yoon Jones Nancy Lu Brittany N Morey Erwin Pineda Kat Sea San Tong Advisory Board Andy Chen Rebecca Lee Jay Chung Derek Li Jane Lee Cole Lisa Pai N U R T U R I N G C H A N G E T OGETHER Michelle Esperanza Willy Ma Yasuko Sakamoto Kowalchuk Yvonne Wong Nishio Hogan Lee May Ma Ross Joann Lee Roselma Samala Joe Soong Wesley Tanaka Bonnie Tseng Naomi Uyeda Grace Whitcomb Gayle Hane Wong Adeline Yoong JAPANESE AMERICAN CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTER UNITED NURTURING CHANGE TOGETHER THROUGH LOVE CPAF 2022 ANNIVERSARY GALA NURTURING CHANGE TOGETHER Program Schedule 5 30 7 30PM FOOD BEVERAGE TASTING SILENT AUCTION Hands of Hope Yasuko Artwork Sales SB SGV Advisory Councils Jennifer Jou Wende Lam Jinny Moon Valerie Tse Stacey Toda Claire Zhao WELCOME RECOGNITION OF CULINARY BEVERAGE PARTNERS RECOGNITION OF SPONSORS Tamlyn Tomita Emcee Actress CHAMPION FOR CHANGE AWARD PRESENTATION HONOREE BANK OF AMERICA ASIAN LEADERSHIP NETWORK Tiffany Rubin LA Dodgers Foundation Linda Kim Margaret Lee Bank of America Asian Leadership Network IN SUPPORT OF CPAF NURTURING CHANGE TOGETHER 24 hour hotline 1 800 339 3940 www nurturingchange org Community Center 3424 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1000 Los Angeles CA 90010 323 653 4045 End of Program
Tremendous Thanks to our Generous sponsors ADVOCATE SPONSORS C H A MPI ON S H I P S PON S OR L E A D E RS H I P S PON S OR Wachtell Lipton Rosen Katz PA RTN E RS H I P S PON S OR S Blue Shield of California ABOARD Erwin Pineda Alan Yvonne Nishio Hyundai Motor America Alston Bird Joe Soong Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California L A Jewelry Studio Morrison Foerster LLP Bolton Terri Luong Mike Severson Naomi Uyeda Buchalter Open Raven Daniel Fan The Otto Eroh Families Debbie David Jones East West Bank Debra Suh Robin Toma Janice Wade Oshiro Dentons US LLP Rutan Tucker LLP Watson Consulting Group Willy Eileen Ma Foundation Kenneth Mei Ling Chen Family Foundation AMBASSADOR SPONSORS Valero Energy 1st Century Bank Korean American Bar Association S U S TA I NE R S PON S OR S Alexis Law Firm Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Andy Tiffany Chen Barbara Kim Derek Li Little Tokyo Service Center Archer Foundation Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Lincenberg Rhow P C Mamie Funahashi Marcus Bagley Snell Wilmer The California Wellness Foundation Boiling Point Group Inc Nancy Lu Jonathan Yu Daren Rikio Mooko CalNonprofits Insurance Services The Morrison Foerster Foundation Cathay Bank Reuben Junius Rose LLP Cindy Tong G M Oil Company Rick Zhou Dominic Yoong Grace Whitcomb Seward Kissel LLP Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP Stacey Toda Dora Quach The J Morey Company Inc Harmoni International Spice Inc Torrance Refining Company Khanh Nguyen Kat Sea Woonkyung Koo Brian Choo Frandzel Robins Bloom Csato L C Pryor Cashman
Thank you to our Culinary Beverage Dessert Partners Sponsors Congratulations Bank of America proudly supports the Center for the Pacific Asian Family CPAF which celebrates 44 years of service We are humbled that CPAF is honoring Bank of America s Asian Leadership Network for our volunteerism and involvement with their organization We are grateful for our partnership with CPAF and celebrate our continued work together Visit us at bankofamerica com about Original Thai Desserts 2022 Bank of America Corporation MAP4117394 ENT 217 AD
Emcee TAMLYN TOMITA ACTRESS Tamlyn Tomita made her screen debut in The Karate Kid Part II and has since appeared in numerous films television and theatre projects She is also known for her roles in The Joy Luck Club Picture Bride and Come See the Paradise Her film credits include The Day After Tomorrow Tekken Robot Stories Four Rooms Living Out Loud Only the Brave and Gaijin 2 Ama me Como Sou On television Tamlyn will be seen in NetFlix s Avatar The Last Airbender and another series yet to be announced She was most recently seen in Cobra Kai Star Trek Picard The Good Doctor The Man in the High Castle A series regular on Berlin Station she also recurred on Teen Wolf How to Get Away with Murder Chasing Life True Blood Glee Law and Order Los Angeles and JAG Additional credits include NCIS Los Angeles Heroes Criminal Minds The Mentalist Monk Bones Eureka Commander in Chief Stargate SG 1 Stargate Atlantis Will and Grace Chicago Hope Sisters Quantum Leap Babylon 5 Vanishing Son and Living Single She was a cast member of the series The Burning Zone and Santa Barbara and also appeared in Storytime Hiroshima Maiden To Heal a Nation and Hiroshima Out of the Ashes Tamlyn has also appeared in several stage productions including the world premiere of Chay Yew s A Distant Shore Kirk Douglas Theatre Question 27 Question 28 East West Players Japanese American National Museum The Square Mark Taper Forum s Taper Too Summer Moon A Contemporary Theatre and South Coast Repertory Philip Kan Gotanda s Day Standing on Its Head Manhattan Theatre Club Nagasaki Dust Philadelphia Theatre Company Don Juan A Meditation Mark Taper Forum s Taper Too and Winter Crane Fountain Theatre for which she received a Drama Logue Award Keeping herself busy in an industry that has been slow to receive actors of an ethnic demographic Tamlyn is selective in the roles she chooses steering away from images that perpetuate stereotypes She is always on the search for ways to create or balance images and stories about Asian Americans and other under represented communities and women and seeks to explore with others in and outside the film and television industry issues she is concerned about Having worked on a variety of projects such as Lynn Chen s I Will Make You Mine X Dean Lim s First World Problems The Living Worst Quentin Lee s Gay Hollywood Dad Operation Marriage and The Unbidden Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma s The Ningyo Real Artists The Oak Tree and Onigiri Daddy Seppuku White Room 02B3 Awesome Asian Bad Guys Two Sisters Starlight Inn Nomadas The Mikado Project The Charles Kim Show True Love and Mimosa Tea My Life Disoriented Philip Kan Gotanda s Life Tastes Good Day of Independence Hundred Percent Four Fingers of the Dragon Soundman Requiem and Notes on a Scale Tamlyn proudly supports filmmakers and artists especially Asian Americans in the pursuit of giving the world a gallery of portraits from a golden perspective A resident of Los Angeles she lends her support to several community events and organizations and keeps her life simple focusing on love work and family and is a proud and loyal UCLA Bruin
Champion for Change Honoree ASIAN LEADERSHIP NETWORK Presenting the award TIFFANY RUBIN DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION Tiffany Rubin is the Director of Programs for the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation LADF and has been with the organization since 2015 Under her leadership she oversees the Dodgers Dreamteam Formerly Dodgers RBI program which is a sports youth development program that uses the power of sport to provide critical resources and services to communities who are experiencing social injustices She also leads the Dodgers Dreamfields program which revitalizes baseball and softball fields to increase opportunities for play in underserved communities Softball played an influential role in Tiffany s life where she played at the collegiate level and earned her degree in Business Administration from Morgan State University After graduating Tiffany spent two years working in the Community Outreach Department with the Philadelphia Phillies Tiffany received the WISE LA Women to Watch award in 2021 and serves on the Natasha Watley Foundation Board Accepting the award Bank of America s Asian Leadership Network ALN is an Employee Resource Group open to all employees where teammates can gain information celebrate Asian culture and discuss issues pertaining to being Asian in the corporate workplace Members are committed to fostering an environment that accepts values encourages diversity and celebrates the rich culture that Asian employees bring to the bank ALN s mission is to serve its members allies business lines and communities by providing opportunities to grow holistically partnering with business lines to provide internal talent and sharing the full face of Bank of America with clients and the community ALN strives to educate its members and learn from common values helping each member meet personal and professional goals and deliver the best the network has to offer ALN s Southern California Chapter has over 2 000 members across Los Angeles Orange County Ventura County and San Diego ALN SoCal is focused on professional development client and membership engagement and community involvement Its signature events include its Lunar New Year s Celebration AAPI Heritage Month Celebration Mid Autumn Harvest Festival and Festival of Lights It also provides an annual Leadership Development Program to members Additionally ALN members volunteer with key nonprofit partners including Asian Americans Advancing Justice APIs with Disabilities of CA Center for the Pacific Asian Family Chinatown Service Center Koreatown Youth Community Center and KHEIR Clinic Bank of America is proud to be a leader in supporting diversity and has been widely recognized for its progressive workplace practices and initiatives that promote inclusion LINDA KIM SR VICE PRESIDENT PRIVATE CLIENT MANAGER BANK OF AMERICA Linda Kim is a Senior Vice President Private Client Manager with Bank of America Private Bank In addition to being successful in multiple lines of business Linda is a Certified Fraud Examiner awarded by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners ACFE She is currently Bank of America Enterprise Strategy Co Chair for Asian Leadership Network ALN Chair Emeritus for ALN Southern California Chapter Advisor for Greater Los Angeles Multicultural Women Ready to Lead Co Chair for Bank of America Greater Los Angeles Associate Engagement Council and a mentor with Greater Los Angeles Associate Leadership Council MARGARET LEE VP PREFERRED LENDING RMLS MARKET LEADER BANK OF AMERICA Margaret Lee is a Vice President Preferred Lending RMLS Market Leader leading the Southeast LA Market team In this capacity Margaret leads a team of Relationship Manager Lending Specialists Margaret has been in several different roles including Operations Market Manager in which she managed risk and operations for over 30 Financial Centers Margaret is passionate about Diversity and Inclusion and associate development She serves as an Employee Engagement Inclusion Champion for the LA Central CA region She is also the co chair for the Southern California Asian Leadership Network
About the award Artwork Triumph Drawn in pen and ink by former CPAF participant Chloe Noh the award honors this year of the Tiger with a beautiful display of a tiger roaring in triumph proud of its accomplishment of overcoming trauma Titled Triumph the art piece depicts a fence under its paws to symbolize breaking through generational trauma and violence in the foreground are snowdrop flowers which symbolize rebirth and spring The tiger s roar represents the moment the artist decided to speak up in telling the world that she will no longer tolerate the harmful behavior toward her The roar is strong and proud there is also pain behind it This image powerfully symbolizes the turning point when the artist decided not to allow that pain to triumph any more With this moving art piece CPAF is pleased to honor this year s Champion for Change chloenoh www behance net plainsight35
FUELED BY COMMUNITY Everyone has the potential to reach further Inspiring change in communities Valero is a proud partner of the Center for the Pacific Asian Family East West Bank has served as a pathway to opportunity for individuals and families for almost 50 years We re proud to support Center for the Pacific Asian Family CPAF in their efforts to help members of our community live full independent and productive lives Working together we can all reach further eastwestbank com Equal Housing Lender Member FDIC
Congratulations CPAF Thank you for all your work for the community over the past 44 years DAREN MOOKO
Uprooting Replanting Sprouting Growing and Blossoming An Interactive Exhibit This year 2022 Gala participants will witness the impact stories of survivors and those who have benefited from CPAF s programs on their life changing journey Experience each stage through uprooting replanting sprouting growing and blossoming as survivors reclaim their strength and stand strong with self determination living violence free lives Through our interactive activity participate in creating a new garden of hope and change by reflecting on the question what role do I want to play in this movement CPAF honors and embraces the concept of the tree that is represented in our logo CPAF s tree captures the essence of our work from collaboration with community partners to healing and empowering individuals families and communities who appear to be in various stages of their journey Given time the sapling replants sprouts grows and blossoms to be vibrant healthy and violence free This exhibition was curated by CPAF staff and numerous works by survivors Thank you to our supporters who made this evening possible Aaron Arteaga Studio Nancy Lu Chloe Noh Naomi Uyeda Debbie Jones Pixster Photo Booths Hands of Hope Rent for Event LA Grace Whitcomb Skinceuticals Japanese American Cultural Community Center JACCC Sofi Stadium Jenni Hwang Tamlyn Tomita Lashlette Town Country Event Rentals Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Yasuko Sakamoto May Chan Yulree Tio Nail Alliance Yvonne Nishio SynTech Inc
Make LA Yours Yankwitt LLP Stands with CPAF United Through Love We are proud to support NURTURING CHANGE TOGETHER CPAF Congratulations to CPAF on your outstanding work and mission to build healthy and safe communities by addressing the root causes and consequences of family violence and violence against women specifically Masha Kaznachey VP Relationship Manager 310 270 9565 A division of MidFirst Bank Member FDIC A modern French bistro Asian and Pacific Islander women and families Representing Your Interests in High Stakes Litigation 140 Grand Street Suite 705 White Plains NY 10601 T 914 686 1500 F 914 487 5000 YANKWITT COM 2022 Yankwitt LLP All rights reserved Yank 22 1008 NURTURING CHANGE TOGETHER T E A R O O M E AT E R Y I N T H E H E A R T O F C H I N AT O W N UNITED THROUGH LOVE m o re i nfo 923 E 3rd St 109 Los Angeles CA 90013 Valet parking available camphorla info camphor la 213 626 8888 CPAF 2022 ANNIVERSARY GALA Thank you for joining us this evening and being Closed Tuesdays Wednesdays Hours 5pm 11pm in our vision to end all forms of violence
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OUR SERVICES The Center for the Pacific Asian Family CPAF is recognized nationally for its pioneering work in providing culturally sensitive services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Los Angeles County Founded in 1978 CPAF s mission is to build healthy and safe communities by addressing the root causes and consequences of family violence and violence against women CPAF specializes in serving low income Asian and Pacific Islander API survivors of domestic and sexual violence and is committed to meeting the specific cultural and language needs of API women and their families 24 Hour Hotline and Intervention Services CPAF operates a 24 hour crisis hotline in more than 30 API languages and dialects and a Community Center for walk in services Individuals experiencing sexual or domestic abuse can receive immediate crisis management services including safety planning counseling and assistance to receive medical legal and other services A NEED FOR CPAF LA County has a larger number of API residents 1 5 million than all but three states in the U S representing over 45 distinct ethnic groups speaking 28 languages and many dialects 66 of APIs in LA County are immigrants and 35 have limited English proficiency Though comprising 11 of the population in the City of LA API victims represent only 2 of domestic violence reports to law enforcement and less than 3 of sexual assault reports suggesting significant levels of under reporting Many API immigrants are unaware of the services available to those experiencing violence due to lack of language access and culturally appropriate outreach and education The COVID 19 pandemic has increased barriers to API survivors seeking support while exposing them to increased harm from anti API racialized violence as hate crimes against Asians in California more than doubled from 2019 to 2020 THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE FOR FREE HELP CALL 1 800 339 3940 24 HOURS A DAY Your call is anonymous and confidential VOLUNTEER Answer our 24 hour hotline Support shelter programs Provide language interpretation DONATE Donate gift cards Host a fundraiser Make a financial contribution PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Host a training Connect survivors to community resources OUR MISSION is to build healthy and safe communities by addressing the Emergency Shelter Program Adults and children stay in CPAF s safe and confidential 45 bed shelter facility for up to six months while they move from crisis to safety and healing They receive basic needs food clothing toiletries etc and comprehensive case management services Low income survivors are linked to public benefits and asset building programs and learn financial literacy skills Children receive supportive services to help grow into healthy adults breaking the cycle of violence CPAF currently operates the only emergency shelter in Southern California that specializes in addressing the needs of domestic violence survivors in the API community Transitional Housing Program CPAF operates safe and confidential transitional shelter for women and children to live in for one year helping them establish independent non violent households Advocates provide counseling case management parenting classes and life skills classes as well as linking survivors to permanent affordable housing options and job opportunities Prevention and Community Education CPAF s Youth Mentorship and Leadership YML program trains youth to become peer advocates and change agents in their communities to prevent violence CPAF works with youth to promote social norms that protect against violence engage adult allies and develop safe and healthy relationship skills CPAF is also expanding educational efforts on parenting with nonviolence to ensure that children grow up in homes that promote safe nonviolent relationship norms FOR MORE INFORMATION nurturingchange org contact cpaf info 1 800 339 3940 CPAForg root causes and consequences of family violence and violence against women CPAF is committed to meeting the specific cultural and language needs of Asian and Pacific Islander women and their families