
2022 Events
Hosted by the Malaysian American Community
The Asian American Coalition of Chicago
presents
The 39th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration
“RESPECT • OPTIMISM • AMITY • REPRESENTATION”
Saturday, March 12, 2022
6:00pm
Drury Lane Theatre and Events
100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Hosted by the Malaysian American Community
The Asian American Coalition of Chicago (AACC) will be celebrating the Lunar New Year with its 39th Annual Celebration, on March 12, 2022 at the Drury Lane Theatre & Events, in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. This year, the AACC will celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding civic and business leaders who have made significant contributions to uphold the rich cultural heritage and well-being of each community.
The 2022 Lunar New Year Celebration welcomes The Year of the Black Water Tiger. There are a total of 16 Asian American communities within the greater Chicago area and each takes turn playing host to this auspicious annual event. This year, the Malaysian Club of Chicago has the distinct honor of hosting the Asian Pacific American communities' most important event, on behalf of the Malaysian American Community under the leadership of Dr. Kim K Tee. The Lunar New Year is the largest annual celebration of its type in the Midwest.
Ticket Information
For additional information regarding sponsorship and exhibition booths, please contact the Host Community Chair, Dr. Kim K Tee at kkteedpm@aol.com or call 312.949.9999.
Host Committee Chair
Dr. Kim K Tee
Celebrity Presenter
Vi Nguyen, NBC5
Celebrity Presenter
Ravi Baichwal, ABC7
2022 Sandra Otaka Memorial Grand Asian Awardee
Illinois Senator, Laura Murphy - 28th District
2022 Ping Tom Memorial Pan Asian Awardee
Henry Lai - Chicago Police Officer
2022 Exemplary Community Service Awards
Grace Chan McKibben (Chinese)
Brenda Stevens (Filipino)
Khama Moinuddin (Indian)
Ketut Gede Asnawa (Indonesian)
Michael Tanimura (Japanese)
Erick and Jung Sook Jeong (Korean)
Swee Cheng (Malaysian)
Sayira Khokhar (Pakistani)
Busaba Pardungkiattisa (Thai)
Lan Dihn (Vietnamese)
2022 Youth Who Excel Award
Ilona Huang (Chinese)
Samuel Slaw (Filipino)
Himat Kaur Sidhu (Indian)
Pasha Habibie (Indonesian)
Taka Handwerk (Japanese)
Alvin Park (Korean)
Ryan Lee (Malaysian)
Soha Abbas (Pakistani)
Natasha Dhamavasi (Thai)
Nathan Huynh (Vietnamese)