Caviar, champagne, and… fried chicken?

Tonight, we’re honoring The Year of the Snake.

The guests tonight represent a plethora of the most amazing disciplines in the AAPI community.

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These annual events remind me how important community is.

I want to inspire everyone tonight with the power of celebrating community, especially in these times.

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Prabal Gurung

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Courtney Chow, Phillip Lim

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Prabal Gurung

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Tina Leung, Mona Matsuoka

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Kim Shui, Beverly Nguyen

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Eva Chen, Tina Craig

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Phillip Lim

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Mona Matsuoka, Fiffany Luu, Natalie Lim Suarez, Dylana Lim Suarez, Laura Jung

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Lulu Wang, Barry Jenkins

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Sabrina Paez

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Bing Chen, Prabal Gurung

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