Asian American Coalition Hall of Fame Awards 2010
29th January 2011

The Asian American Coalition (AAC) USA recently hosted the Fourth Conglomeration of Asian American Cultures and Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony in New York which was attended by a number of dignitaries including: Honorable Edward P. Mangano - Nassau County Executive; Honorable Supreme Court Justice Daniel Palmieri; New York State Comptroller Thomas Dinapoli; New York City Comptroller Honorable John Liu, Assemblywoman Honorable Grace Meng; Senator Frank Padavan; NYC Councilman Peter Koo; Lawrence Mulvey Nassau County Police Commissioner, Honorable Amrit Rai - Consul General of Nepal, Ambassador and Director General of Taipei His Excellence Andrew J.C. Kao.

At the awards the AAC representing 14 Asian countries inducted the following leaders of their respective communities to the Hall of Fame: Nassau County Executive Honorable Edward P. Mangano; New York State Supreme Court Justice Honorable Daniel Palmieri, Dr. Panchapakesa Jayaraman (Founder of the Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan), (Imam Shamsi, Indonesia - Iman of the largest Mosque in New York), John T. Ma, China (President of U.S.-China Cultural and Economic Council); as well as Dr. Binod P. Shah, Nepal ( President of the America-Nepal Friendship Society); Dr. Ping-Heng Chen, Taiwan (Executive Director of the Taiwan Center Chorus and the Tenafly Singer at Avery Fisher Hall & Lincoln Center).

Former New York State Governor Hon. David A. Paterson said, "Since its founding, the Coalition also has been committed to increasing the visibility of Asian American communities across this State and Nation by fostering the positive development of Asian culture and identity, and strengthening relations with other communities and countries. In providing a voice for the entire Asian population, you cultivate greater understanding and appreciation of your shared heritage." New York City Mayor Hon. Michael R. Bloomberg added, "I commend AACUSA for ensuring that hard-working people of many different backgrounds have the opportunity to pursue their dreams here in the United States." United States Senator Charles E. Schumer said, "Since its founding the AAC has dedicated itself to promoting the social, cultural, and entrepreneurial endeavors of the Asian-American community in New York and around the country.

Dr. Parveen Chopra thanked the distinguished leaders admitted to the AACUSA Hall of Fame last year and present at the gala including Reverend & Dr. Reginald Tuggle (America), Mr. Antonio Patino (South America), Mr. Golam Mehraj (Bangladesh), Mr. Fred Fu (China), Dr. Uma Mysorekar (India), Dr. Tara Niraula (Nepal), Mr. Tsewang Sherpalama (Nepal) and Mr. Thomas Chen (Taiwan).