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CNN Comcast Newsmakers: March 2008

Assemblymember Joe Coto: April 2008 Newsletter

El Mensajero: April 2008

KPFA, Full Circle: March 2008

KLIV 1590: March 2008

America.gov: March 2008

Today's World with Sherry Brown: February 2008

El Heraldo Católico: January 2008

KPFA, Full Circle: A Community Open House

San Francisco Chronicle: January 2008

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El Mensajero: November 2007

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KALW 91.7FM (audio clip)

Oakland Tribune

El Heraldo: July 2007

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annual gala campaigns...

2007: A New America, A New Marketplace

This year AnewAmerica hosted our 8th Anniversary Gala and Microbusiness Expo at the Holy Redeemer Center in the Oakland hills.  Over 400 guests and 17 microentrepreneur businesses joined us for food, shopping, recognition and celebration of our growth and accomplishments.

The 2007 Community Angel Award Winners included: Maggie Kaplan, Irma Lopez-Heredia, Anthony Dang, and Assemblywoman Loni Hancock. Jessica Aguirre, the Emmy Award winning anchor of NBC 11 News, was the master of ceremonies. Our distinguished guests included Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, Oakland City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente, and Councilmen Larry Reid, as well as representatives from the offices of Senators Barbara Lee and Ellen Corbett.

Heartfelt thanks to our event sponsors in 2007: O.O. & L.E. Orrick Trust, Union Bank, Maggie Kaplan, Judith Anne Kaplan, Cathay Bank, Washington Mutual, HSBC, Citibank, Comerica, Chevron, The Mechanics Bank, Grisham Group LLC, ABC Security Service, AAA of Northern California, Bank of the West, Sylvia Rosales-Fike & David Fike, California State University-East Bay, and Northern California Small Business Financial Development Corporation.

2006: Weaving Our Common Threads

AnewAmerica's community enjoyed entertainment from Indonesia, Colombia, and Africa! The shopped at our microbusiness exposition, featuring many of AnewAmerica's entrepreneurs, and enjoyed food from around the world.

The celebration was emcee'd by Janice Edwards from NBC 11 and featured Sr. Linda Orrick, AnewAmerica Board Chair, Ana Chretien, Gala Chair, Maggie Kaplan, WBC Advisory Board Chair, Henry Reynoso of Union Bank, Darlene McKinnon and Lola Robinson of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Thomas Wilson of Cathay Bank,  and Luis Sanchez of Washington Mutual.

Heartfelt thanks to our event sponsors in 2006: O.O. & L.E. Orrick Trust, Union Bank, Cathay Bank, Washington Mutual, Citibank, Judith Anne Kaplan, Maggie Kaplan, Anne & George Tesky Trust, Chevron, Comerica Bank, Fireside Realty, The Mechanics Bank, AAA of Northern California, ABC Security, David Fike & Sylvia Rosales-Fike, Port of Oakland, John & Lynn Price, Tiffany Eng, and Alfredo and Barbara Terrazas. 

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2005: Harvesting the New American Dream

Over 300 friends gathered to enjoy festive entertainment and cuisine in honor of AnewAmerica's entrepreneurs and Community Angel Awardees.  Funds raised by this event are to support economically disadvantaged new American entrepreneurs and their families.

This celebration of entrepreneurship, community and culture included speakers Sr. Linda Orrick, AnewAmerica Board Chair; Maggie Kaplan, WBC Advisory Board Chair; Mauricio Galan of Citibank; Lola Robinson of the U.S. Small Business Administration and Celina Rodriguez, Telemundo, as the Master of Ceremonies.

Heartfelt thanks to our event sponsors in 2005: Citibank, Maggie Kaplan, LeFetra Family Foundation, Union Bank,  O.O. & L.E. Orrick Trust, Union Bank, Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo, Anthony A. Batarse Jr., Cathay Bank Foundation, ABC Security Service Inc., California State Automobile Association, California State University, East Bay, Comerica Bank, Jay & Judy Espovich, Ritchey Real Estate & Investments; Sylvia Rosales-Fike & David Fike, John Price and Tiffany Eng.  Telemundo/NBC Channel 48 provided media coverage by broadcasting their entire evening news program on site at the Gala.

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2004: Illuminating Identity

The annual gala celebrates new Americans and the work that AnewAmerica and others have done in helping to further the endeavor. 

This celebration of entrepreneurship, community and culture included keynote speaker Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown.  Other speakers were Ana Chretien, Board Member and Gala Chair, and Maria Gallo, of Union Bank, the gala corporate sponsor this year.  Maria Leticia Gomez, news anchor, Noticias Univision 14 was the Emcee.

Heartfelt thanks to our event sponsors in 2004: Union Bank, O.O. & L.E. Orrick Family Foundation, Anthony LaFetra, RBC Dain Rausher Corporation, Washington Mutual, Cathay Bank Foundation, Citibank (West), ABC Security Service Inc., Bank of the West, California State University-East Bay, Comerica Bank, Port of Oakland and Wells Fargo.

Gala campaigns from the past...  

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