35TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT GALA

MAY 2, 2025 • 6PM • 1700 S ELMHURST RD, MT PROSPECT, IL

REGISTRATION CLOSES ON MONDAY, APRIL 21 AT 11PM CST.

KAN-WIN is proud to be celebrating 35 years of empowering survivors and fostering safe, healthy communities free from violence. Over the last three decades, we have evolved into a leading agency providing comprehensive care for Asian American survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.

Now, more than ever, your generosity at the benefit gala is essential. Your support will help provide immediate crisis intervention, emergency hotel stays, transportation, ongoing case management, and urgently needed violence prevention initiatives for survivors and their loved ones. The need is critical, and your help will make a lifesaving difference.

Please join us as we celebrate this milestone, uplift our resilient survivors, and strengthen the support of our vibrant community!

Our Sponsors

CHAMPION SPONSOR • $15,000
KATHY & YOUNG B. IM

ADVOCATE SPONSORS • $5,000
GOOD HEART WORK SMART FOUNDATION
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION
PUBLICIS COLLECTIVE
SOPHIA KIM & CHAD CUMBY

Our Program

MIA PARK

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MIA PARK •

OUR EMCEE

Mia Park is a multi-dimensional artist and health care provider based in Chicago. She facilitates a grassroots eco-system of projects that connect people and experiences. Boundless enthusiasm fuels her community engagement as a hospice nurse, actor, taiji and yoga teacher, cultural producer, and professor.

LIA KIM-YI

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LIA KIM-YI •

OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Lia Kim-Yi is the Director of the Immigration Law Practice at the North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic located in Highland Park, Illinois. Lia is an attorney who has practiced solely immigration and nationality litigation for 17 years. She has successfully represented clients before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Northern District Court of Illinois. In addition, Lia has argued before a panel at the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.  She is an active member of the Korean American Bar Association, serving as President from 2016 to 2018, and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Lia received her J.D. from University of Illinois at Chicago College of Law and her B.S. in Political Science from University of Illinois at Chicago.

Lia first worked with KAN-WIN over 17 years ago as an associate at Cho Immigration Law Firm, providing pro bono services to survivors. Lia saw firsthand the enormous impact KAN-WIN had on the emotional, mental and physical health and needs of its clients and became KAN-WIN’s number one fan! After joining as Director of Immigration Law at North Suburban Legal Aid, Lia created a partnership with KAN-WIN to provide free legal representation for survivors to advocate for their rights in family law and immigration issues. Lia is a firm believer in providing quality legal services to the most vulnerable populations, especially immigrant victims of domestic violence. It is Lia’s passion to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves and fight for their right to remain legally in the United States.

In addition, Lia is a first-generation immigrant, married and is raising three daughters to be fierce women warriors.

WOORI SORI

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WOORI SORI •

OUR PERFORMER

Woori Sori (Our Voice) is a Chicago-based, all-women’s Korean percussion group that uses four traditional Korean instruments involved in pungmul to create a space for people to share powerful connections through dance, singing, and playing drums.

Historically, pungmul was played for harvesting rituals, collective farming labor, community celebrations, and gathering people for action to resist colonial power. Today, it continues to be played by people all over the world to celebrate Korean culture, lift up collective power, and resist oppression.

Woori Sori came together to create an all-women’s group to share their voice within a traditionthat has been historically dominated by men. Multi-generational members of Woori Sori bring various backgrounds as mothers, sisters, daughters, and community workers with our commitment to work together to achieve gender, racial, and social justice.

PRISM KRU

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PRISM KRU •

OUR PERFORMER

Prism Kru is a K-Pop and choreography dance team from Chicago, Illinois established in 2013. They have opened up for artists such as San E & Mad Clown, HyunA, Nada, as well as American artist H.E.R and have performed with artists such as BTS, ITZY, Kep1er, EVNNE and Zico. They have performed and placed 1st in competitions all over the US and internationally. They are two time World Champions representing the US at the 2022 and 2023 K-Pop Cover Dance Festival held in South Korea! They recently represented the US again at the 2024 Changwon K-Pop World Festival held by KBS in South Korea. Prism Kru strives to connect Korean culture with Western culture through their high energy performances and they hope you enjoy the show!

Our Raffle Prizes

Our Host Committee

ADINA L. FUTTERMAN
ALYSON KUNG
ALYSSA LEE
BECKY BELCORE
BONITA CHO
CECILIA M. SUH
CHEE-YOUNG KIM
CHRISTINE LEE
CRYSTAL CHOI
DENISE LAM
ESTHER HURH
ERIC WU
GRACE HONG DUFFIN
GRACE PAI
HANBI LEE
HYON KO & JASON BELL
INHE CHOI

JEEYEUN LEE
JENNY LEE
JI-IN KIM & HYEONGJIN SONG
JI-YEON YUH
KATHY CHAN
KATHY IM
LIZ SON & HALLA YANG
MARINA Y. KIM
MARY YOO
MOMOKO FRITZ
NAOMI FRYDMAN
PAUL D. CARMAN
SOPHIA KIM
SUNG YEON CHOIMORROW
SUSIE AN
VARSHA SHAH
YOUNGSUN CHEON KLESSIG

FAQs

For further questions, please contact our Supporter Relations & Marketing Lead at fjia@kanwin.org.

  • Each ticket includes our cocktail hour, which includes champagne and hors d'oeuvres. Our four course dinner offers salad, soup, a main course, and dessert à la carte. Guests have the option of fish, beef, or chicken for their main course, which will be ordered day-of. If a guest would like a vegetarian or vegan meal, that must be indicated on the registration beforehand. We will have an open bar throughout the duration of the event.

  • Each table is 10 seats. If you are a sponsor, you will receive a certain number of complimentary tickets with your gift.

    If you do not have your guest list ready before registration, you can submit it at later time through this form. Please note, while guests will be able to order day-of, it is crucial that we know beforehand if they have dietary restrictions (e.g. vegetarian/vegan meal, allergies), need childcare (limited spots available), or interpretation services. If guest information is not submitted by Monday, April 21, we may not be able to guarantee those accommodations.

  • We will be offering free childcare for up to 20 kids (ages 3+), and they will be served dinner separately in the childcare room. Children will be supervised by multiple KAN-WIN staff members and trusted volunteers. If a child (12+) would like to be seated with their parent, you must purchase a General Admission ticket to be seated in the dining area. Children will be provided with the venue’s kid’s meal.

  • We will be providing live interpretation services for Korean, Mandarin, and Mongolian, and will provide headsets for guests who request on the registration form. We have a limited number of equipment so this will be provided on a first come, first served basis. We will provide a copy of our program script upon request.

  • You can purchase raffle tickets through the registration form, even if you have already registered (there is an option to only purchase raffle tickets and/or donate). Raffle tickets are 1 for $15, 3 for $40, 5 for $60, 10 for $100, and 20 for $180. You have the option of purchasing additional raffle tickets on the day-of. Guests must be present to receive a prize. Our full list of raffle prizes will be continuously updated on this page.

GET INVOLVED

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GET INVOLVED •

Be a Part of Our Program Book

Become a Sponsor

  • • 2 tables (20 tickets) in a premier location
    • Name & logo appear above event theme on all materials
    • Independent table for marketing materials at event
    • Opportunity to give a brief remark during event
    • Recognized by presenter
    • Full page advertisement in program
    • Promotion on event webpage, email newsletter, social media

  • • 1.5 tables (15 tickets) in premier location
    • Name & logo appear above event theme on all materials
    • Recognized by presenter
    • Full page advertisement in program
    • Promotion on event webpage, email newsletter, social media

  • • 1 table (10 tickets)
    • Shared signage
    • Half-page advertisement in program
    • Promotion on event webpage, email newsletter, social media

  • • 7 complimentary tickets
    • Shared signage
    • Quarter-page advertisement in program
    • Promotion on event webpage, email newsletter, social media

  • • 4 complimentary tickets
    • Shared signage
    • Recognition in program
    • Promotion on event webpage, email newsletter, social media

  • The Community Partner sponsorship is an exclusive marketing benefit for local businesses or nonprofit organizations. Community Partners will receive 2 complimentary tickets and recognition in the program, event webpage, email newsletter, and social media.

  • Help us bring our clients to the gala! We have 20 tickets available for you to sponsor for our survivors to attend this community-building event.

FOR FULL SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS, PLEASE SUBMIT BY APRIL 4, 2025.

We are so grateful for the time and effort of our volunteers who make this event a reality! Volunteer roles may include: registration, guest liaisons, raffle ticket sellers, childcare, photography, etc. Certification of service hours are provided upon request.

Become a Volunteer

Sponsor Our Raffle

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Sponsor Our Raffle •

We are accepting in-kind donations for our gala raffle! We promote our business partners through our event webpage, social media, email newsletter, in the program, and during the event.

FOR FULL SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS, PLEASE SUBMIT MATERIALS BY APRIL 11, 2025.