CPC Queens Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Benefit Honorees

CPC is proud to announce its 2025 award recipients. We honor their commitment to advancing our community. Join us for the award presentation at CPC Queens Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Benefit on May 28th, 2025 at Terrace on the Park.

Honoree: Steven Raga

Steven Raga proudly serves as Assemblymember for District 30, encompassing the neighborhoods of Woodside, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Maspeth, and Jackson Heights. Currently in his second term, he serves as the Chaplain of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, & Asian Legislative Caucus. Previously, Steven has worked as Executive Director of the non-profit organization Woodside on the Move, as the Northeast Regional Manager for Policy & Advocacy for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the Chief of Staff for Assemblymember Brian Barnwell, and Senior Strategist for Multicultural Leadership at AARP where he focused on AAPI Community Outreach.

Currently, he is also a NY State Advisory Committee Member for the U.S. Federal Commission on Civil Rights, appointed under President Obama, which has conducted investigations on discriminatory practices in housing, education, and prison reform.

Honoree: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens 

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, located in Flushing, New York, is a community teaching hospital serving residents of Queens and metro New York. The 535-bed tertiary care facility provides services in 14 clinical departments and numerous subspecialties, with 15,000 surgeries, 4,000 infant deliveries, and 124,000 emergency service visits each year. Through its network of affiliated primary and multispecialty care physician practices and community-based health centers, NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens also provides approximately 162,000 ambulatory care visits annually. The Hospital is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network and is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine.

ABOUT CPC
The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is a social services organization that creates positive social change. Founded in 1965, CPC is the nation's largest Asian American social services organization and aims to promote the social and economic empowerment of Chinese American, immigrant, and low-income communities of New York City. CPC is the trusted partner to individuals and families striving to achieve goals in their education, family, community, and career. 

關於華策會
華人策劃協會（簡稱“華策會”）是一個致力於創造正向社會變革的社會服務機構。華策會成立於1965年，是美國最大的亞裔美國人社會服務機構，旨在促進紐約市華裔美國人，移民，及低收入社區的社會權益和經濟賦權。華策會是為實現其教育，家庭，社區及職業目標而努力的個人和家庭可信賴的機構。

ACERCA DE CPC
El Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) es una organización de servicios sociales que crea un cambio social positivo. Fundada en 1965, CPC es la mayor organización de servicios sociales asiático-americanos del país y su objetivo es promover la capacitación social y económica de las comunidades chino-americanas, inmigrantes y de bajos ingresos de la ciudad de Nueva York. CPC es el socio de confianza de personas y familias que se esfuerzan por alcanzar objetivos en su educación, familia, comunidad y carrera.