Join us at the 2024 Scholarship and Awards Gala on April 13, 2024, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
The annual Scholarship and Awards Gala is the premier event sponsored by the USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association (APAA). Every year, the APAA pays tribute to distinguished members of the Asian Pacific Islander Trojan Family.
We would like to thank our sponsors and attendees for supporting our annual APAA Scholarship and Awards Gala. As our main fundraiser of the year, your support allows us to continue to provide scholarships to our undergraduate and graduate students at USC as well as developing programming to engage alumni lifelong and worldwide.
We look forward to celebrating this year’s highly respected slate of honorees. We will also highlight our amazing USC APAA scholars. Join us as we continue the celebration after the dinner program at the afterparty!
All proceeds from the gala directly benefit generations of USC students and alumni through the APAA scholarship endowment and our worldwide alumni programs.
Saturday, April 13, 2024
5:30 PM | Cocktail Reception and Virtual Silent Auction
6:30 PM | Dinner and Awards
9:00 PM | Afterparty
2024 Honorees
2024 Leadership Awards
Curtis C. Jung ’83
Founder, Jung & Yuen LLP
Young Kim ’94
Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives, CA 40th District
Jaime L. Lee ’06, JD ’09
Trustee, USC Board of Trustees and CEO, Jamison Realty, Inc.
2024 Legacy Award
Yoshio C. Nakamura ’52, MFA ’53
Artist, Educator, and Decorated U.S. WWII Veteran
2024 Sponsors
We would like to thank our sponsors for supporting our annual APAA Scholarship and Awards Gala. As our main fundraiser of the year, your support allows us to continue to provide scholarships to our undergraduate and graduate students at USC as well as developing programming to engage alumni lifelong and worldwide.
CARDINAL SPONSORS
East West Bank Curtis & Lynn Jung Mitchell & Deena Lew Schism Design architecture & interiors Patrick & Stefani Takahashi
TROJAN SPONSORS
Frank Sim, CORE Alumni-Nor Cal USC Credit Union USC Gould School of Law USC Marshall School of Business
STUDENT TABLE SPONSORS
Kuuipo Cashman and Karen Crawford Ara and Armineh Tavitian
USC BAND SPONSORS
Kuuipo Cashman Kenneth Jung and Family
LION DANCE TROUPE
Patricia Tom Mar and Harry Mar
Gala contributions are tax-deductible with the exception of $200 if your sponsorship/ticket comes with dinner. Individual admission (no meals or wine included) is 100% tax-deductible.
2024 APAA Scholarship & Awards Gala Sponsorship Levels
Presenting Sponsor (limit to 1) – $120,000
One (1) premier table with seating for 12
Four (4) complimentary bottles of wine or champagne at your table
Establishment of a university scholarship endowment for APAA ($100,000)
Color ad in digital program book and recognition on all printed materials
Logo and recognition as Presenting Sponsor on APAA main website
After party with the honorees following the gala
Platinum Sponsor – $25,000
One (1) VIP table with seating for 12
Three (3) complimentary bottles of wine or champagne at your table
Color ad in digital program book and recognition on all printed materials
Logo and website link on Scholarship and Awards Gala event website
After party with the honorees following the gala
Gold Sponsor – $12,000
One (1) premium table with seating for 12
Two (2) complimentary bottles of wine at your table
Color ad in digital program book and recognition on all printed materials
Logo on Scholarship and Awards Gala event website
After party with the honorees following the gala
Cardinal Sponsor – $8,000
One (1) preferred table with seating for 10
Two (2) complimentary bottles of wine at your table
Color ad in digital program book and recognition on all printed materials
Listing on Scholarship and Awards Gala event website
After party with the honorees following the gala
Trojan Sponsor – $5,000
Preferred seating for 6
Listing on Scholarship and Awards Gala event website
Recognition in the digital program book and on all printed materials
Student Table Sponsor (limit to 6) – $4,000
Sponsor a table of 10 students to attend the gala. These seats will only be available to students and will not be used for alumni, guests or staff. Sponsors will receive recognition in the dinner program.
Individual Tickets
Regular Individual Ticket $450
Young Alumni*/Student Ticket $400
*Young alumni are graduates of USC who are 35 years old or under.
Table of 10. $4,500
Digital Tribute Ads
Full-page Color Ad (5″ x 8″): $1,500
Please send high resolution art files in JPG or PDF (min. 300 dpi) format to cshimaza@usc.edu by Friday, March 22, 2024 to be included in the digital program.