10th Anniversary Gala
Mekong NYC —
10th Anniversary Gala
Celebrating a decade of activism within the Southeast Asian community and liberation for all.
Saturday, October 1, 2022
6:00 - 10:00 pm EST
Golden Unicorn Restaurant
18 East Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10002
Join us in celebrating 10 years of Mekong NYC and organizing, building culture and community, and empowering Southeast Asians in the Bronx and throughout New York City.
Questions? Email Teline at teline@mekongnyc.org.
Mekong NYC is…
a social justice organization that brings dignity and value to the lives of Southeast Asians in the Bronx and throughout New York City. We do this through community organizing and movement-building, centering healing through arts and culture, and creating a strong safety net rooted in community power. Mekong NYC’s work in the Bronx honors the history of the Bronx and all its people. We envision a thriving, empowered, and safe Southeast Asian community rooted in justice and self-determination and led by the most impacted.
It all started when…
a community needs assessment of Southeast Asians galvanized emerging local leadership. As Southeast Asian youth organizers, the founders had organized rallies at local welfare offices to bring attention to community struggles under the 1996 welfare “reforms”. These events are documented in the film Eating Welfare (released in 2000). The report that started it all can be found here.
Recent Accomplishments
Reached 50,000 community members in 2021 through our services, programs, and campaigns
Distributed over $500,000 in emergency financial assistance to community members in need in response to pandemic
Created & delivered 4,000 care packages to 200 families in response to the pandemic
Honorees
LinDa Saphan
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Sponsors
HealthFirst
Jeehae and Jesse Fischer
Royal Care
Viet Thanh Nguyen
ConEd
National CAPACD
Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network
Freedom, Inc.
Host Committee
as of June 15, 2022
Chhaya Chhoum
Jeehae Fischer
My Le
Sahra Nguyen
Carolyn Tran
Joy Wong