AHN and AHNF Celebrate Milestones with California Senate and Assembly Recognition - AHN Media Group

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November 18, 2024

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As an acknowledgment of Asian Hustle Network (AHN)’s contribution to the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community, the California State Senate has extended its appreciation for AHN’s extraordinary efforts in fostering innovation and unity. Since its founding in 2019, AHN has continued to support and uplift the API community.

This year was a rewarding and progressive year for AHN, with numerous events and projects in the pipeline to build and strengthen the community while inspiring the next generation of future API leaders. 

One of the highlights was having our executive director Tristan Paule, and the AHN organization honored with a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate and Assembly for successfully hosting the 2024 Bloom and Harvest Market in San Jose, CA. In partnership with SHOPLINE, Flora Haven, and Hot Boi Chili Oil, the event truly aligns with our vision, creating a vibrant marketplace for local AAPI vendors, entrepreneurs, creatives, and influencers. 

In addition, we want to extend our gratitude to those who have contributed to the event’s success:

Community Partners and Sponsors

@nestleusa, @yelpbayarea, @yelpsiliconvalley, @drinklunar, @banhmioven_ca, @andy_nguyen_photography, @lovemeknots_bridal, @varoundtable, @aodaifestival.sj, @vietsteps, @steph.eatsntravels, @amberkimv, @angelinahong_

Retail Vendors

@daesignstudio, @behabbi, @oyucosmetics, @shop_farols, @thebillyguan, @muzmak.official, @ajarofpickles_, @jhcandleco, @thehungryslothco

Prepackaged Goods

@chartruffles, @thepategirl, @thisisbabas.house, @bonjerksnacks, @nokkifarm, @drinklivingflora, @drinknarra, @hotboichilioil, @helladacbiet, @myjinka

Food & Drink

@nhathecafe, @_hetsay_

Beer Garden

@matchpointbrewing

As we look back on this incredible month, we are grateful for the support and excited for what’s coming. Thank you to the local legislation for believing in and enforcing our mission. 

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Founder of Penn Asian Senior Services Im Ja Choi Passed Away At 73

A well-known supporter of Asian American seniors and the founder and emeritus CEO of the nonprofit Penn Asian Senior Services, Im Ja Choi,  passed away on Wednesday, June 22, from lung cancer in a South Korean hospital, she was 73. 

A memorial service will be conducted on July 16 at 3:00 pm at the Evergreen Center in Philadelphia. Contributions in her name will be appreciated.

Ms. Choi was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1948, majored in literature, and graduated from Korea University. She moved to Philadelphia after marrying her childhood friend Jung Choi in 1971, where she studied organizational dynamics at the University of Pennsylvania. She was a top-producing real estate agent in the 1980s and 1990s. 

She started Penn Asian Senior Services in 2004 to help Asian American elders with linguistic and cultural obstacles. Because she couldn’t get home care for her mother, and after hearing horrible experiences from other caregivers, she founded the charity that provides in-home care and homemaking services in over two dozen languages.

She undertook the fundraising efforts and strategic planning of the nonprofit, for which the charity received grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and numerous organizations. 

Moreover, she has also opened an adult day care for immigrants with language and cultural barriers, a state-licensed vocational school for entry-level Asian health-care workers, and a seniors community center. 

In 2013, she received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations. The Independence Blue Cross Foundation president Lorina Marshall-Blake wrote that the region needed more health visionaries like Im Ja Choi. Ken Yang, CEO of Penn Asian Senior Services, said Ms. Choi’s care, generosity, and love for her family and community matched her innovative leadership.

She was also recognized by the governor as a 2014 Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania for her “extraordinary service and achievements to the Commonwealth.” In the same year, she gave the commencement address at Penn State Abington where she quoted “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”