1.
Improve the safety and coordinate the existing security;
2. Beautify the area;
3. Promote SW Chinatown/ New Chinatown to attract more businesses
opportunities.
The
first organization meeting was held at Hilton Garden Inn on August
30, 2005 and there were more than thirty participants from local
real estate developers, real estate companies, banks, business owners
and chamber of commerce to set up the goals, committees, and pledge
more than $50,000 to start this program. Asian American Business
Council, Inc. (AABC) was formed and the initial 9 board members
were elected to serve with Mr. Dake Wang from Law Office of Lai
& Associates as legal council and Anthony Choy, CPA as the accounting
advisor.
The
9 board members are as follows:
Names (alphabetical order) Property/ Business/ Organization
Leeshan
Birney Stone Mountain Properties
Jackson Chang Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce
Michael Chien Dun Huang Group
Michael Koo Chinese Community Center
Andy Lai Law Office of Lai & Associates, P.C.
C. K. Lee Southwestern National Bank
Kenneth Li Diho Square/ Century 21 Southwest
Shao Li Shi Wise Union
David Tai MetroBank