On Sunday, July 19th, Committee of 100 member Anla Cheng hosted C-100 members and special guests for a summer garden party at her family’s home in Greenwich, Connecticut. In attendance were C-100 members David Chang, Guoqing Chen, David Chu, Bob Gee, Clarence Kwan, Henry Tang, Jeremy Wu, Alice Young, Shirley Young; and many of the members’ families.
C-100 members were joined by a number of special guests, including Congresswoman Grace Meng, U.S. Representative for New York’s 6th District; Irene Chang Britt, Former President of Pepperidge Farm; Amy Chua, Author and Professor of Law at Yale Law School; Sheryl Wu Dunn, Pulitzer Prize-winning author; Wes Hom, Vice President, Managing Director, and National Board Member of Ascend; Don Liu, General Counsel and Secretary of Xerox; Stephanie Wang Breal, Documentary Producer and Direcotry; and Nancy Yao Maasbach, President of the Museum of Chinese in America.
Members and guests appreciated the opportunity to connect with old friends and forge new friendships, discuss U.S.-China relations, and examine current social issues pertaining the the Chinese American community as they enjoyed the beautiful scenery.