Annual Gala 2024 | Power of Jeong
Recap

Honoree: In Seon Hwang – Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Ascend Partners
Honoree: Tiger JK & Yoon Mirae – Artists/Producers;
Co-CEOs of Feel Ghood Music

Annual Gala 2023 | Power of Jeong
Recap

Honoree: Joon H. Kim – Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Former Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Trailblazer Award: Kathleen Kim – Sesame Street Puppeteer (Ji-Young, the first Asian American Muppet)
Trailblazer Award: Teo Yoo – Actor and Star of Past Lives

Annual Gala 2022 | Celebrate • Elevate (20th Anniversary)
Recap

Honoree: Joseph Y. Bae –  Co-CEO of KKR
Honoree: Lee Jung-jae – Actor & Star of Squid Game
Trailblazer Award: Michelle Zauner – Musician & Author of Crying in H Mart

Annual Gala 2021 | Visibility • Voice
Full Recording

Honoree: Daniel Dae Kim – Actor & Producer
Honoree: Youn Yuh-Jung – Actress
Trailblazer Award: Awkwafina – Actress
Special Guest: Marilyn Strickland – U.S. Congresswoman (Washington’s 10th District)

Annual Gala 2020 | Above & Beyond
Full Recording

Honorees: KACF’s 2020 Grantee Partners
Legacy Award: John M. Hong, M.D. – Co-Founder of KACF
Trailblazer Award: Lenzo Yoon – CEO of Global & Business at Big Hit Entertainment
Special Guests: Miky Lee – Vice Chairwoman of CJ Group; BTS

Annual Gala 2019

Honoree: Min Jin Lee – Author of Pachinko
Honoree: Juju Chang, Co-Anchor of ABC News’ Nightline
Special Guest: Caroline Kennedy – Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan

Annual Gala 2018 | Rooted in Community, Giving Rise to a Strong Foundation

Honoree: Miky Lee – Vice Chairwoman of CJ Group
Trailblazer Award: Chloe Kim – Olympic Gold Medalist & 4-Time X Games Gold Medalist

Annual Gala 2017 | Celebrating Resilience (15th Anniversary)

Honoree: Chong-Moon Lee – Chairman & CEO of Ambex Venture Partner; Founder of Diamond Multimedia Systems
Keynote: Marvin Myungwoo Chun – Dean of Yale College & Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science

Annual Gala 2016

Honoree: Jeong H. Kim – Co-Founder of Kiswe Mobile & President Emeritus of Bell Labs
Keynote: Jim Yong Kim – President of World Bank Group

Annual Gala 2015

Honoree: Ken Jeong – Actor, Comedian, Producer & Physician
Keynote: Ban Ki-moon – United Nations Secretary-General

Annual Gala 2014

Honoree: Jin Roy Ryu — Chairman & CEO of Poongsan Group
Keynote: General Colin Powell – Former U.S. Secretary of State

Annual Gala 2013

Honoree: John Kim – Vice Chairman & CIO of New York Life
Martha Choe – CAO of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Annual Gala 2012

Honoree: Yongmaan Park – Chairman & CEO, Doosan Group

Annual Gala 2011

Honoree: Higgin Kim – CEO of Byucksan Engineering

Keynote: Howard Koh – U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health

Annual Gala 2010

Honoree: Sung-Joo Kim – CEO of MCM
Keynote: Paull Shin – Washington State Senator

Annual Gala 2009 |

Honoree: Andrew Kim – Co-Founder of Sit/Kim Int’l Investment
Keynote: Jim Yong Kim – President of Dartmouth College

Annual Gala 2008 |

Honoree: Youngsuk “YS” Chi – Vice Chairman of Elsevier
Honoree: Wonil Cho – Former Korean Consul General to New York

Annual Gala 2007 |

Honoree: William Rhodes – Chairman, President & CEO of Citibank
Keynote Speaker: Jeannie Park – Executive Editor, PEOPLE Magazine
Special Guest: Michael Bloomberg – Mayor of the City of New York

Annual Gala 2006 |

Honoree: Dong-Jin Oh – CEO of Samsung Electronics America
Community Catalyst Awardee: Ford Foundation