Wellbrook Foundation, Inc.

The Suffolk County Executive’s Asian American Advisory Board (www.scaaab.org), Suffolk County Office of Minority Affairs, Wellbrook Foundation, Inc, and the Charles B Wang Center welcomed the participants and visitors of the Third Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, themed “One World, Many Cultures”  on Saturday, May 14, 2011, from 12 pm to 6 pm, at the Charles B. Wang Center in Stony Brook.

The organization brings together individuals from nine (9) Asian countries including Bangladesh, China, India, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines and Vietnam. The purpose is to nurture understanding of the traditional visual and performing arts and cultural values of the peoples of this diverse region. During the last thirty years, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of Asian Americans who have established themselves in Suffolk County, enriching the cultural diversity of this area of Long Island. The celebration on May 14, 2011 is our opportunity to share our rich cultural heritage with all Long Islanders.

The afternoon's entertainment includes multi-cultural booths, arts and crafts displays, vendor booths selling small items indigenous to countries represented. At 4:30 pm, the highlight of the afternoon activities will start with an awards ceremony for Distinguished Asian Americans presented by Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy followed by Induction of new AAAB Board members and Social Harmony Awarding ceremonies plus cultural dances, musical and vocal performances in the Wang Center Theater.

The event was also co-sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Holiday Inn Stony Brook, Taiwanese American Association of Long Island (TAALI) and Brookhaven National Laboratory along with several other corporate sponsors and guests.

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Chief Deputy County Executive Christopher Kent and Yves Michel, Commissioner of Workforce Housing and Economic Development receives the check on behalf of Muriel Gordon Foundation from Ramon L. Villongco,MBA, Chair of the Asian American Advisory Board and Wellbrook Foundation Board Member.

2nd Annual Asian Pacific American
Heritage Month Celebration

Second Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration, May 15, 2010:  The Second Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration organized by the Suffolk County Executive’s Asian American Advisory Board, Wellbrook Foundation, Inc. and Charles B. Wang Center in collaboration with the Suffolk County Office of Minority Affairs celebrated its Second Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration at the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University which was attended by over 1,000 people including several Asian countries from China, Japan, Korea, India, Thailand, Taiwan and Philippines . Several VIPS guests including Ambassadors, Consul Generals and several Suffolk County government officials.  There were cultural table displays of arts and crafts, parade of nations, corporate tables, performing arts and cultural shows, food tasting, workshops, vendors, health and wellness lectures, health spa, food court and many more.  AAAB had also awarded seven Distinguished Asian American Professionals and two Life Time Achievement and Outstanding Charitable Organization that has contributed to Asian American Community.