Blue Cloud Gala 2025

Schedule

Thu Oct 23 2025 at 06:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, New York | New York, NY

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You're Invited! On Thursday, October 23 at The Pierre New York, China Institute in America presents its highest honor, the Blue Cloud Award
About this Event

China Institute in America
BLUE CLOUD GALA 2025

Thursday, October 23
The Pierre New York
2 East 61st Street, New York, NY 10065


6:00 PM Cocktail Reception | 7:00 PM Dinner & Awards
Black-tie
Join us on this special evening as we present the Blue Cloud Award to our 2025 Honorees whose outstanding achievements embody the mission of China Institute in America.
HONORING

MARISA CHEARAVANONT Social Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

GORRETTI LO LUI Director, Lui Foundation, Philanthropist

LYNN CHEN-ZHANG Chief Executive Officer , Zhang Financial
CHARLES ZHANG Founder and President, Zhang Financial


Tables of ten are available at $88,000, $50,000, and $25,000
Individual tickets are $2,500
(The non-deductible portion of each ticket is $295)


Purchase your tables and tickets here
Or contact Melissa Kuklin, Senior Director of Development at [email protected]

Ads in the Gala printed program are available for purchase:
Outside Back Cover $5,000, Inside Front Cover $4,000, Inside Back Cover $3,000, Full Page $2,000, Half Page $1,000.
Please contact us for more information


Your support of the Blue Cloud Gala, our largest annual fundraising event, helps China Institute in America advance its important mission to provide people with the tools and insight to understand the complexity and dynamism that is China through classes, events, and programs in arts and culture, cuisine, business, and education.


If you are not able to join us but would like to make a donation, please visit .


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About China Institute in America
Founded in New York City in 1926 by American educators John Dewey, Paul Monroe, and Chinese diplomats Hu Shi (胡適) and Kuo Ping-Wen (郭秉文), China Institute is an internationally-renowned U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to deepening the world’s understanding of China through programs in business, art, culture, cuisine, and education. To learn more please visit us at: www.chinainstitute.org

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The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, New York, United States

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USD 2500.00 to USD 88000.00

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