Asia Society’s Tiger Ball roars
No need to wish upon a star when you have wishing trees.
The traditional trees, strung with hot-pink and red ribbons, greeted the 600-plus guests at Asia Society’s Tiger Ball, one of the social season’s most lively and stylish affairs.
With the theme of “Celebrating the Diversity of Asia,” the event honored Sylvia and Gordon Quan, longtime Asia Society advocates. Also recognized were co-chairs Kathy and Glen Gondo, Helene and Stephen Le, and Sultana and Moez Mangalji, as well as honorary chairs The Honorable Theresa
Chang and Dr. Peter Chang. This year’s gala raised more than $1.2 million.
A tent over Asia Society’s Chevron Gala Pavilion was decorated in a Taj Mahal theme, complete with Moorish gates, lanterns, rugs, ottomans and lounging poofs. Guests enjoyed cocktails and Chinese performances by Dance of Asian America, which led a procession into the Grand Hall for dinner.
After dinner, guests were treated with Pan-Asian desserts and an impromptu hula lesson from dancers from the Ka Pa Hula Na Pua O Kamali’i Polynesian dance ensemble.
Special guests included: His Highness Maharaja Gaj
Singh II of Marwar-Jodhpur and his daughter, Princess
Shivranjani Rajye, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Phoebe
and Bobby Tudor, Nancy Allen, Joni Baird, Rice University president David W. Leebron and wife Y. Ping Sun, Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, Isla and Tommy Reckling, Andrea and Bill White, Alex and Astley Blair, and Lily and Charles Foster.