FACE's 20th Anniversary Award Gala FACE Celebrates 20 Years of Faith and Community Empowerment! See Highlights Below!

On October 24, 2021, FACE hosted our hybrid 20th Anniversary Awards Gala Dinner under the theme of Light up the Night: A Time to HEAL as part of our 11th National Lighting the Community Summit. The celebratory event was held at the Pasadena Masonic Temple and lifted up many of the accomplishments and impact of FACE's work during the past 20 years of service. The event was joined by various dignitaries including State Treasurer Fiona Ma, LA City Controller Ron Galperin, our Dinner Co-Chair Julius Robinson of Union Bank, corporate & community partners and sponsors, FACE board members, and our Young Ambassadors. The Gala guests also had the opportunity to hear client testimonies from our various programs including our C2 Leadership Institute, AAPI Youth@Work Career Pathways Initiative, and Homeownership Program amongst others including our Anti-Asian Hate and Black/Asian Solidarity Campaign with the premiere of our Black Asian Solidarity PSA against Anti-Asian Hate. The evening also honored our FACE 2021 Beacon of Light Honorees for their outstanding service and leadership in the community at the intersection of faith and community, addressing anti-Asian hate and for their support of FACE's mission for faith and community empowerment. Honorees included State Treasurer Fiona Ma, Bishop Grant Hagiya, Esther Lim, CIT Bank, Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu, and Rev. Jongdai Park. (Please see photos below.) The guests also had the opportunity to enjoy various Korean cuisine food stations and also enjoy special performances from K-Pop group BXK, Musical Star Finalist Haram Choi, and Cile Borman. The honorees, the Dinner Co-Chair Julius Robinson, and our lead sponsors Union Bank and the Jewish Federation got treated to a special shout out from the BXK group before their performance! We want to express our special gratitude to our various partners, funders, volunteers and other supporters who have allowed us to do our work of faith and community empowerment. All glory and honor to God for the miracles and provisions! See below for highlights & more from the event!* *To download the pictures from the event & view the summit program booklet, please use the button at the bottom of this email.

Check out our Anniversary Video highlighting FACE's accomplishments from the last 20 years!

Congratulations to Our 2021 Beacon of Light Honorees (In program order)

Public Leadership Award: State Treasurer Fiona Ma, California State Bridge Building Award: Larissa Lam & Baldwin Chiu, Producers of Far East Deep South Documentary Community Advocacy Award: Esther Lim, Founder of How to Report A Hate Crime Book Building Leadership Award: Bishop Grant Hagiya, California-Pacific Conference of the UMC Corporate Leadership Award: CIT Bank, Robert Fong on Behalf of CIT Bank  FACE Distinguished Service Award: Rev. John Jongdai Park, FACE Board Co-Chair & Pastor of Joong-Ang Presbyterian Church

This event was co-emceed by:

Thank You to our 20th Anniversary Awards Gala Speakers:

FACE Program Testimonies By:

Special Performances By:

FACE was excited to have Kpop Group BXK, Musical Star Finalist Haram Choi, & professional musician Cile Borman, provide special performances for the evening festivities. Cile Borman started off the evening by entertaining the guests during dinner and Haram Choi continued the evening festivities with a beautiful Korean song called "My Desire". The excitement continued with a special shoutout from the up and coming Kpop Group, BXK, who congratulated FACE on our 20th Anniversary celebration as well as the honorees on their awards. Following their remarks, they provided an exclusive performance of their hit song "Excuse Me" for FACE's guests. (See the shoutout & performance below.)

Additional thanks to our Board Members who attended & served at the event: Jay Chung, FACE Board Treasurer & VP/Treasurer of Mana Group Justin Davis, FACE Board Secretary/Housing Chair & Senior VP of Hanmi Bank Jos Ferguson, FACE Board Co-Chair & Affordable Housing Consultant Rev. Jong Dai Park, FACE Board Co-Chair & Pastor of Joong-ang Presbyterian Church Steve Suh, FACE Board Member and Managing Partner at Crouser & Suh PLLC

We were excited to have our Young Ambassadors join the event: Young Ambassadors Dakota Lee Tina Lu Kisha Mehta Carissa Yu

Special Thanks our Volunteers! Volunteers Carol Chung Filiberto Gonzalez Kevin Kang Jin Kim Sandra Ko Grace Choi Danie Im David Johnson Jin Kim

FACE also received Congratulatory Remarks from Congresswoman Judy Chu! Please see the remarks below:

Additional Highlights from the Evening* *To download the pictures from the event & view the summit program booklet, please use the button at the bottom of this email.

BIG Thank you to our sponsors ABC7 News (Media Sponsor) MUFG Union Bank The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles Bank of America Bank of Hope PNC CIT Bank Walmart CBB Bank Clever Care Office of Supervisor Hilda Solis Holland & Knight United Latinos Vote CalPAC UMC LACAAEA Office of Supervisor Kathryn Barger Wesley Theological Seminary Sandra Ko LA Partners in Homeownership Jay Chung Maury Ruano Steve Suh Nelson Menendez Nancy Lee Disney Fiona Ma Rev. Jongdai Park HomeFree USA AKU Michael Yang

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FACE Mission To advance the Asian American community's participation, contribution and influence through faith and community partnerships.

To download other pictures from the event, please use the button below. Gala Photos

To view the 2021 Summit Program Booklet, use the button below. Program Booklet

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