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AAFE announces senior leadership transition
Co-executive director Jennifer Sun plans to step down after nearly four year tenure
AAFE Statement: Safe haven at 91 East Broadway
While AAFE at one time explored a role to assist with outreach to the Asian community in Chinatown and the Lower East Side and to provide Asian language services at the safe haven, we withdrew from the project in December 2021 and have no affiliation with the project.
Emily Rios joins AAFE as managing director of community services
Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) announced that Emily Rios has been appointed to a key position, Managing Director of Community Services, overseeing an array of counseling, advocacy and neighborhood outreach programs across New York City.
AAFE banquet cancelled due to coronavirus crisis; emergency small business loan fund created
As you have no doubt heard, there is now a ban in effect on all public gatherings exceeding 500 people in New York State. To avoid putting our guests and staff at risk unnecessarily, we regret to inform you that we will cancel AAFE’s Lunar New Year Banquet on March 19th.
AAFE banquet will benefit small businesses endangered by coronavirus crisis
As you know, fears around the coronavirus have hit small businesses in the communities AAFE serves very hard. In this difficult time, we believe it’s important to stand in solidarity with the Chinatown business community, which is experiencing the most difficult period since the devastating 9/11 attacks two decades ago.
Jennifer Sun and Thomas Yu named co-executive directors of Asian Americans for Equality
Jennifer Sun and Thomas Yu will become Co-Executive Directors of Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) effective July 2, 2018, Lydia Tom, President of AAFE’s Board of Directors, announced today.