AYC's 37th Anniversary Celebration and Awards Dinner

Join Asian Youth Center (AYC) for a beautiful night of celebration, networking, entertainment and more at our 37th Anniversary Gala. All proceeds benefit Asian Youth Center’s free in-language emergency food, education, outreach, and stop hate services. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For questions or sponsorship interest, email dev@aycla.org.

For the past 37 years, AYC has uplifted low-income and immigrant community members through youth education, food security, immigrant empowerment, and stop hate work. 100% of proceeds go directly to our community work.

2026 Honorees:

President’s Award: Honorable Sasha Perez

Business Leadership Award: Becker Law Group

Community Leadership Award: Pasadena City College

Corporate Leadership Award: Kaiser Permanente

Cultural Icon Award: Frank Shyong, Columnist, Critic, and Host