This year, the MinKwon Center for Community Action will celebrate its 40-year anniversary. In celebration of our past, present, and future, we invite you to partner with us for our 40th Anniversary Gala, which will take place on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6pm at The Riverside Church in Morningside Heights. Our 40th Year celebration demonstrates MinKwon’s ambitions to (1) raise visibility for our underserved communities and (2) attract new support for MinKwon’s unceasing and unwavering advocacy toward economic and social justice for all.

We are excited to recognize the incredible contributions of our honorees, Stanley Mark, Senior Attorney at AALDEF, the Jeremy Lin Foundation, and the Metropolitan Asian Deaf Association, for their unwavering dedication to the Asian American community. We are also deeply thankful to our gala co-chairs, Chul Pak and Steve Choi, whose leadership has been vital in making this event possible.

MinKwon’s 40th Anniversary Gala will bring together over 200 attendees and help MinKwon achieve this year’s special fundraising goal of $400,000. With this support, MinKwon can continue to provide our community members with free-of-cost services and programming, in addition to advocacy and organizing efforts throughout the New York Metropolitan area. As a sponsor, you will help us (1) advocate for those who fall through the gaps in our society, (2) provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services, (3) strengthen MinKwon’s infrastructure and grow as an organization, and (4) dream big about our future.

We invite you to join us in cultivating a culture of community action with a sponsorship that helps enrich our community. For any inquiries, please write to gala@minkwon.org or call (718) 460-5600.

Best regards,

Yu Soung Mun, President

John Park, Executive Director

Gala Co-Chairs 

Chul Pak, Steven Choi 

Host Committee

Becky Belcore, Byung Ho Kang, Charlene Hong, Jeehae Fischer, Jennifer Kim & Robert Tung, John Park& Sylvia Shin Park, Jungwoo Kim, Kyong Hui Lee, Lina Lee, Mee Eun Chang, Mickey Kim & Jin Lee, Myoungmi Kim, Rev. Wontae Cho, Roger Park, Rovika Rajkishun, Sungok Lee, Sungyeon Park, Sussan Lee, Yang Sun Park, Yong Chun Rim, Yu Soung Mun & Heesook Kim