Asia Society Southern California is the Los Angeles branch of the leading nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening relationships and forging understanding among the people of Asia and the United States. Founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller 3rd, Asia Society is based in New York and has centers in Hong Kong, Houston, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Manila, Mumbai, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Sydney, Tokyo, Washington, DC, and Zurich.

Cultural Visionaries Honor 

                    “Pachinko” Cast & Crew

                     presented by Awkwafina (The Farewell, Crazy Rich Asians)

                     Global Ambassador Honor

                     Eileen Gu Olympic gold medal-winning freeskier 

                     Sports Visionary Honor 

                     Chloe Kim Olympic gold medal-winning snowboarder

                     Asian Women Empowered Visionary Honor 

                     Stella Li President of BYD Motors 

                     Business Visionary Honor 

                     Takeshi Niinami CEO of Suntory Holdings 

                     Special Honor TBA

                     presented by Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

                     Notable Attendees                      

                     Kara Wang (Top Gun: Maverick), Olivia Cheng (Warrior), Malea                    

                     Emma Tjandrawidjaja (After Yang), Liza Soberano (Alone/Together), James

                     Reid (Never Not Love You), Guy Tang (Bling Empire), Michele Selene Ang

                    (13 Reasons Why), Alex Shibutani (2-Time Olympic Bronze Medalist), Lance                        Lim (Hubie Halloween), Andrew Gray (Bling Empire), Soji Arai (Pachinko),                           Alexandra Cuerdo (Ulam: Main Dish)

Event takes place Sunday, May 22nd at The Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049.