AACUSA hosts fourth Asian American cultures gala awards ceremony

By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 01 February 2011, 07:29 IST
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New York: Parveen Chopra, President of the Asian American Coalition(AAC), USA, recently hosted the Fourth Conglomeration of Asian American Cultures and Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony. Edward P. Mangano, Nassau County Executive; Honorable Supreme Court Justice Daniel Palmieri; New York State Comptroller Thomas Dinapoli and New York City Comptroller John were some of the dignitaries present in the ceremony. At the awards gala the AAC representing 14 Asian countries inducted the following leaders of their respective communities to the Hall of Fame: Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano; New York State Supreme Court Justice Daniel Palmieri, Panchapakesa Jayaraman, Founder of the Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan, Imam Shamsi, Indonesia (Iman of the largest Mosque in New York), John T. Ma, President of U.S.-China Cultural and Economic Council;as well as Binod P. Shah, President of the America-Nepal Friendship Society; Ping-Heng, Executive Director of the Taiwan Center Chorus and the Tenafly Singer at Avery Fisher Hall & Lincoln Center. "Since its founding, the Coalition also has been committed to increasing the visibility of Asian American communities across this State and Nation by fostering the positive development of Asian culture and identity", said Former New York State Governor David A. Paterson. AACUSA has been ensuring that hard-working people of many different backgrounds have the opportunity to pursue their dreams in the U.S., according to New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.

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