NEW YORK CITY—More than 250 guests attended the Asian Real Estate Association of America Manhattan chapter Lunar New Year celebration and board installation at the Circle NYC nightclub in Times Square.
The 2018 board members were sworn in to the following positions on Thursday evening:
Dorian Lam, President
Raj Rajpal, Vice President
Rachel Kwong, Treasurer
Lisa Liu, Secretary, Director
Gregg Christensen, Director
Charles Han, Director
Cliff Katz, Director
GieFaan Kim, Director
Sam Suzuki, Director
Wilson Ting, Director
During welcoming remarks, the trade organization's new president, Dorian Lam, underscored the non-profit's underlying mission. It seeks to promote homeownership opportunities in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The organization notes the rate of home ownership for Asian Americans is 6% less than the national average.
The education foundation chair, Amy Kong, addressed her organization's role in strengthening the Asian American community with housing.
In addition to drinks, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, a fashion show, and drum and dragon dance performances, the event raised additional money selling raffle tickets.
AREAA membership is open to people having a diversity of cultural, ethnic and professional backgrounds, provided they are working with or seeking to work with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The foundation currently has 15,000 members in 25 chapters across North America.
The slideshow provides a glimpse into the festive evening of socializing, networking and looking forward to deals in the Year of the Dog.
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Betsy Kim
Betsy Kim was the bureau chief, East Coast, and New York City reporter for Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. As a lawyer and journalist, Betsy has worked as the director of editorial and content for LexisNexis Lawyers.com, a TV/multi-media journalist for NBC and CBS affiliated TV stations in the Midwest, and an associate producer at Court TV.
