LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire -- Asian Hall of Fame unveiled 23 Inductees who will be memorialized in perpetuity during multicity events in 2024. For the first time, New York City will host the Centennial Medal for Lifetime Achievement honoring Connie Chung (Class of 2016). Inductees are officially announced on May 1 at "Celebrate Asia Festival" that streams lives on Roku GAME.
International impact is highlighted with the induction of Chanel Global CEO Leena Nair who is based in Paris, Hong Leong Group Chairman Kwek Leng Beng in Singapore, and Corporate Inductee Millennium & Copthorne. Luminaries in technology, sports, arts and entertainment take the spotlight during an election year which excludes partisan officials from being inducted.
Indigenous and Native American inclusion expands to the Tlingit Indian Tribe and the Kiowa Indian Tribe through novelist N. Scott Momaday inducted in memoriam. Conductor Seiji Ozawa, cinema icon Anna May Wong, and film trailblazer William Saito are also inducted posthumously.
Goodwill Ambassadors are Jin Ye (Miss Universe China), John Paris (Earth, Wind & Fire), and Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam) nominated by Soundgarden founders Hiro Yamamoto (Class of 2022) and Kim Thayil (Class of 2023). National Merit Awards for advocacy, education, and next generation artists are awarded to Brandon Tsay, Lydia Lee, and Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja.
The Seattle Emerald Gala is on September 27 at the Washington Athletic Club. The 20th Induction Ceremony is set on October 19 at the Biltmore Los Angeles and will stream live on Roku GAME from 6:00 pm. PST.
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