Attending 2009 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award Dinner

GMBA
Claire Liu

2009 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award Dinner took place on Wednesday, June 10 at the Hilton New York. This annual event, now in its eighth year, is the only forum to highlight the achievements of Asian Americans across the United States. The awards are not only to honor the individuals, but to encourage the development of talent and leadership among Asian American corporate executives. Over 500 guests attended the 2008 awards dinner with 50 honorees representing a variety of Asian ethnic backgrounds, including Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Indian, Thai and Vietnamese. The Pinnacle Award, which is awarded to the person who has reached the top of his/her field, was given to Wei Sun Christianson this year, who is an Executive Director and Beijing Chief Representative of Morgan Stanley. We represented GMBA of Kean University to attend the event yesterday. Here are some pictures.

Attending Kean University 12th Annual Gala

GMBA
Claire Liu

Every year Kean University has an annual gala. This year was the 12th Gala which was held on Ellis Island. Its purpose was for a good cause - raising money to complete the new Human Right Center which is scheduled to open this fall. We’re honored to attend the party on June 7. There were a lot of people (including some our GMBA students) in the party. At the dinner, the special guests, such as Paul Rusesabagina, businessman and Human Rights leader whose life story has inspired the Oscar-nominated film, Hotel Rwanda, and John Prendergast, award-winning author and human rights activist, gave inspiring speeches. I have been really excited about this event which was my very first formal party in the U.S..
The followings are some pictures taken at the party.