Centennial Gala

Centennial Gala 百年庆典慈善晚宴
China Institute of America
Celebrating 100 years of Bridging Cultures

Thursday, May 28, 2026 • 5月28日，星期四
Cipriani 42
110 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017

5:30 PM Cocktail Reception • 晚 5:30 鸡尾酒会
6:30 PM Dinner and Awards • 晚 6:30 晚宴及颁奖

Black tie • 宴会礼服

Yue-Sai Kan 靳羽西, Gala Chair
Lynn Chen-Zhang 陈苓, Gala Co-Chair

HONORING

The Nixon family:
President Richard M. Nixon, First Lady Patricia Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower,
Tricia Nixon Cox, and Christopher Nixon Cox

The Bush family:
President George H. W. Bush, Chairman of the George H. W. Bush Foundation
for U.S.-China Relations, Neil Bush

The Rockefeller family:
Steven C. Rockefeller, Steven C. Rockefeller, Jr., and Steven C. Rockefeller, III

The Honorable C.H. Tung

Ming Hsieh and Eva Hsieh

Professor Kai Li

Professor Yi Cui

Tables of ten are available at $100,000, $80,000, $50,000 and $30,000 (SOLD OUT)
包席（十人桌）：$100,000 , $80,000, $50,000, and $30,000
Half Table of five is available at $18,000 (SOLD OUT)
五人半桌席位：$18,000
Individual tickets are $5,000, preferred seating and $3,000 (SOLD OUT), limited availability
个人票价: $5,000（尊享优先席位）及 $3,000 (席位数量有限，请尽早预订)
The non-deductible portion of each ticket is $350

The Centennial Gala is a once-in-a-lifetime event honoring our founders’ vision, celebrating an enduring legacy, and setting the stage for a new era of elevated impact

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 $10,000, Inside Front Cover $8,000, Inside Back Cover $5,000, Full Page $3,000, Half Page $2,000. Please contact us for more information

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