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6:30 PM
Dim Sum Reception

7:30 PM
Golden Unicorn Dragon Special – 10 Course Banquet
Performances from Yale alumni and Chinatown’s Yung Wing School (P.S.124)
Award Ceremony and Presentation to David Henry Hwang
Raffle Prizes

After-Party and Cash Bar

Co-sponsored by the Yale Alumni Association of New York.

Photo by Lia Chang

This year’s honoree will be David Henry Hwang, playwright.

He is the author of the Tony Award winning play M. Butterfly. His current hit on Broadway is Ch’inglish.

All proceeds from the dinner will benefit the AAAYA Yale Community Service Summer Fellowship Program.

Past placements have included the Museum of Chinese in America, the Korean American Community Foundation, Asian American Writers Workshop, New York Asian Women’s Center, Coalition of Asian American Children & Families & the Asian American Arts Alliance.

AAAYA is a 501(c)3 corporation. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Thanks to everyone who attended! If you missed the event, you can still make a tax-deductible donation to support our internship program:

The creator of our Year of the Dragon logo is Jinjin Sun, YC ’10.

RSVP by leaving a comment below with your Name, Year/School of graduation, any guest names, and any dietary restrictions (Note: email address is required but will not be published).

The AACC is offering a limited number of discounted banquet admissions for $20 (first come first serve). Please e-mail aacc.alumni@gmail.com with inquiries.

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