Silk Road Gala 2007

Delectable wasabi crips

Yummy coconut bread with flank steak and mongolian sauce with baby bok choy







Henna design on my hand



Silk Road Attendees getting Henna designs on their hands



Dining room at the Copley Marriott for the 2007 Silk Road Gala



The stage



Silk Road Gala 2007
Diversity of Asia
SAVE THE DATE!Saturday, November 3, 2007Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel

Get involved with the Silk Road Gala! Consider volunteer, sponsorship, and other opportunities. The Silk Road Gala is the annual fundraising benefit for the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence. It began in 1992 when the Task Force needed to raise funds to support its Asian women’s shelter, the first and only one in New England. Donations raised through the gala support the programs of the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, a private, non-profit organization, which provides emergency shelter, a multilingual hotline, stabilization services, support, and advocacy to over 200 battered Asian families every year. Staff and community members work together using outreach and education to create an environment of intolerance towards domestic violence in Asian communities.

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I attended the Silk Road Gala with my sis on a very bad day last Saturday. The remainder of a hurricane made it very rainy and high winds in Boston area. My folks were hit with 90 mph winds and a tree fell on their home. Luckily they had minor damage and three days of no electricity. The Cape was caught with many fallen trees and NSTAR the electric company were working non stop to restore electricity for everyone.

Luckily in Boston, we missed the brunt of the rain and wind before heading out for the Silk Road gala. The event was very nice and the food was excellent! From the wasabi crips, coconut rice, flank steak with mongolian sauce we loved it all. My sis and I had a grand ole time! The three women who did acting monologues did a great job sharing stories of actual domestic violence victims. My sis and I got henna tattoos as well, hers was on her wrist as her work is strict on mustaches, tattoos and anything that can alter ones appearance.

Plus I sprained my ankle YET again by missing the step in front of my work place. AIYA!