16th AACC Annual Celebration

Year: 1999
Host: Chinese American Community
Sponsors:
- Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
- Chinese American Civil Council
- Organization of Chinese Americans
Venue: Chicago Hilton and Towers
Theme: Many Voices, One Vision
Attendance: 1300
Highlights: Featured performance was "Sayonara, Ms. Saigon,” a musical parody on Asian American stereotypes from stage and screen, which starred the 60-member strong 1999 Asian American Coalition artists. The highlight of the event was a presentation of an original musical power ballad written especially for the Coalition for this event, "Many Voices, One Vision," which featured music and lyrics by Keith Uchima.