T.E.A. will honor David Henry Hwang (Tony Award-winning Playwright, Screenwriter), Edward Cardinal Egan (Retired Archbishop of New York), Tisa Chang (Artistic Producing Director of Pan Asian Repertory Theatre), BrainPOP (Award-winning Online Education Resource), Hamilton-Madison House (Non-profit Settlement House Dedicated to Improving the Quality of Life in the Two Bridges/Chinatown)

David Frei, Cindy Hsu, and Jennifer Lim will MC the evening's event.

The T.E.A. is an advisory board of business, education and community professionals. The Association provides support and service to education in the Chinatown community. Proceeds from past dinners have helped to enrich the schools' curriculum, provide scholarships, improve the schools' physical environment and secure technology resources.