Testimonials From CelebrAsian'07

“ I made some promising new business contacts at CelebrAsian 2007 which I anticipate will lead to future government contracting opportunities – thank you, USPAACC and Wells Fargo! “ Harlan Lee, Harlan Lee and Associates, Fairfax, VA, whose business more than doubled of the CelebrAsian 07.
"We have expanded since last May ('07). Three new government contracts have increased our payroll ..., we now have contract positions in Alabama, California and Alaska, with more positions in Colorado coming on board next year. We certainly want to give credit to the USPAACC/Wells Fargo Asian Business Leadership Award for helping us to grow in the past year," Harlan Lee, President/CEO, Harlan Lee & Associates LLC, Virginia

“Receiving the USPAACC/Wells Fargo ABLA has given us so much recognition that it is invaluable. Thank you.” Andrew Ly, Sugar Bowl Bakery, San Francisco, CA, who got Star Back as a customer as a result of CelebrAsian 07.

“I was impressed by how organized the conference was from simply the seating to timing and participants in the sessions… The topics at the sessions were of high strategic level… with lively participation,” Randy Chun, Wells Fargo, San Francisco, CA

“I enjoyed the evening, thanks to the hard work that everyone did. You should be happy that everything went so well. A lot of people who attended were pleased that they went,” Elizabeth Purdy, EC Purdy and Associates, Chicago, IL

“The atmosphere of the conference was raised another notch with the hotel and city you chose. The networking environment was priceless and the supplier diversity directors I met were all extremely helpful,” Jonathan Tsui, Duratech group, Carlstadt, NJ

“The USPAACC conference provided an excellent forum for a corporation like AT&T to connect with many of its current and potential diverse suppliers, and we could continue to and begin the dialogue on creating mutually beneficial partnerships. We appreciate USPAACC facilitating that process by bringing us together,” David Lin, AT&T, New York, NY

“The event was well put together and very helpful for those attending. Also, you could not have picked a better city to host the event.” Angela Williams, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC

“Great to meet you and Yao Ming at the USPAACC Conference. It feels good when all the tall guys and girls get together and talk about sports and business,” Ken Xie, Fortinet, San Jose, CA

“I wanted you to know it was an absolute pleasure meeting you all in San Francisco and watching you work so diligently and effectively,” Dale Turnege, universal Environmental, Benicia, CA

“Congratulations on a successful event. I hear that all went very well. Can hardly wait to see pictures on the websites”, Vicky St. Denis, Jefferson, TX

“Thank you for all your efforts in bringing CelebrAsian conference to San Francisco. What a success!” Genny Den Shhu, U.S. Small Business Administration, San Francisco, CA

Testimonials From CelebrAsian'06

From our Corporate members:

“I thoroughly enjoyed this year’s conference and look forward to 2007. The Asian Supplier Summit must be repeated next year,”
—Jackie LaJoie, Merck

“Great Conference. We had a challenge and your attention to details was appreciated from beginning to end,”
—Dave Reddy, DSR Management, Inc.

“We loved the one-on-ones, great speakers, great meetings,”
—Libby Chou, Urban Gateways

“The Conference was really great. The CEO forum was beyond reproach. It was different but outstanding. To have met the Chinese delegation was a joy,”
—Hilton Smith, TURNER Construction

“Supplier diversity workshops were great,”
—Emily Martinez-Stein, Cisco

“The CelebrAsian Conference was an outstanding event,”
—Sheila Hill, Kraft Food

“This was a great conference and it was not only better than past USPAACC meetings but also better than most other conferences. I talked with a few friends and colleagues, most agreed that it was a good conference. We actually found some suppliers we could potentially use,”
—Rengen Li, The Coca-Cola Company

“Congratulations on hosting the great Conference here in Chicago! I saw the coverage of the Conference on local news (ABC Channel 7). Again, a well deserved congratulations for hosting this event!”
—Mark Marshall, Gen Ellyn

From our Asian American suppliers:

“Congratulations for orchestrating another valuable conference!”
—Baldwin Tom, The Baldwin Group

“Let’s capture the momentum created by this extraordinary and impressive event,”
—Chacko Kurian, JPN Associates, Inc.

“I got so uch out of the CelebrAsian 2006 Conference and will definitely keep you updated on the results of the leads we got from this event,”
—Jonathan Tsui, Duratech Group

“Many people like the Guanxi Opportunity Trade Fair. New members enjoyed the one-on-one meetings with the buyers. An Evening in Chicago was great. Many corporate and government guests enjoyed the music, the diversity of food selections to please eastern and western tastes”
—Ly Hom, FortuneIT

“Please allow me to join the host committee in commending your team in hosting one of the finest Asian conferences Chicago has seen in recent yeares,”
—Keerthi Kumar

“Great speakers. The best collectively I’ve ever had the pleasure to hear,”
—Anonymous

"You have everything. You own everything. You are such a powerful group. I'm amazed!"
—James Hong, Hollywood Actor & Excellence Awardee

"The talks with corporations and government agencies were very helpful in providing specifics."
-Richard Fe Tom of The Architecture Company, Tucson, Arizona

"Very impressed with the entire conference, especially the number and quality of businesses and government agencies that came."
-Sherry Hwang of Pyramid Systems

"A beautiful and inspiring Awards Dinner. Excellent guest speakers!"
-Susan Sparks of SC Johnson

"The awards ceremony and testimonials were fantastic!"
-Jaymie Mitchell of Bank of America