Noted Journalist Lisa Ling and AMPAS President Janet Yang to join the celebration
New York, NY — Committee of 100, a nonprofit organization of prominent Chinese Americans, today announced that members of the cast of “The Joy Luck Club” will reunite at Committee of 100’s upcoming Conference & Gala, where they will be honored with the Cultural Icon Award.
The celebration will take place during the Luncheon Plenary on April 25 at the Fairmont Century Plaza. In a special program, journalist, television personality, and best-selling author Lisa Ling will lead a live conversation with the cast. The award will be presented by Janet Yang, President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and a Committee of 100 Member.
Released in 1993 and based on Amy Tan’s bestselling novel, “The Joy Luck Club” broke barriers as one of the first major Hollywood films to center on Asian American experiences and feature a majority Asian cast. More than 30 years later, the film remains a touchstone for Asian American representation in media.
Scheduled to participate in the cast conversation are the four talented actresses who portrayed the daughters in the film: Rosalind Chao (who played daughter Rose Hsu Jordan), Lauren Tom (who played daughter Lena St. Clair), Tamlyn Tomita (who played daughter Waverly Jong), and Ming-Na Wen (who played daughter Jing-Mei (June) Woo).
This reunion marks a historic and heartfelt moment of celebration for an iconic film that paved the way for future generations of Asian American voices in entertainment.
About Committee of 100’s Conference & Gala
For more than three decades, Committee of 100’s Conference & Gala has drawn hundreds of distinguished academics, policymakers, businesses, and next-generation leaders from across the U.S. for a series of discussions, debates, keynotes and networking sessions under the common goal of advocating for and promoting the full participation of the entire AAPI community in American society.
This year’s must-attend event will take place on April 25-26 at the Fairmont Century Plaza. In addition to the general sessions, the 2025 Conference will have two concurrent tracks to cover important content on domestic issues faced by the AAPI community in the U.S. and foreign relations. The evening of the 25th will be topped off with a black-tie celebratory Gala.
Earlier Announcements About the Black Tie Gala
Described by the Boston Globe as “one of the world’s most remarkable singers,” Grammy Award winning tenor Nicholas Phan will perform at the Gala on the evening of April 25. Phan is increasingly recognized as an artist of distinction. An artist with an incredibly diverse repertoire that spans nearly 500 years of music, he performs regularly with the world’s leading orchestras and opera companies. An avid recitalist and a passionate advocate for art song and vocal chamber music, in 2010 Phan co-founded Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (CAIC), an organization devoted to promoting this underserved repertoire.
Shirley Wang, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Plastpro Inc., an award-winning manufacturer of fiberglass doors and her husband Walter Wang, the President and CEO of JM Eagle Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of plastic pipe, are being awarded the Committee of 100 2025 Leadership in Entrepreneurship Award. Under Shirley’s leadership, Plastpro was named “Most Innovative” and “Top 100 Manufacturer” by Window and Door magazine. More than 30 years ago, Plastpro built the world’s first and largest state-of-the art, fully automated, 1.2 million square foot manufacturing facility in Ashtabula, Ohio. Plastpro grew into a multi-million-dollar organization due to its commitment to customizing products according to customer needs. As President and CEO of JM Eagle Inc, Walter leads the world’s largest manufacturer of plastic pipe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, his company employs more than 1,600 people in 23 plants throughout the United States and Mexico. Starting as a sales coordinator back in 1990, Walter’s leadership skills were recognized early when he re-engineered the sales process, identified new markets and developed an Internet-based B2B management system.
About Committee of 100
Committee of 100 is a nonprofit U.S. leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, healthcare, and the arts focused on public policy engagement, civic engagement, and philanthropy. For over 35 years, Committee of 100 has served as the preeminent organization committed to the dual missions of promoting the full participation of Chinese Americans in all aspects of American life and constructive relations between the United States and Greater China. Visit https://www.committee100.org for more information.
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