A Taste of Ginger

We are going virtual!

Calling all foodies … we are bringing Joslin Diabetes Center’s annual A Taste of Ginger event to your home on Sunday, May 16, 2021, from 7:00-8:00 pm EST. We will still be bringing you the excitement of hearing from some of Boston’s top chefs, the opportunity to hear about the important work of the Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI) and the pride of honoring one of our long-standing contributors. You will enjoy a cultural performance and the opportunity to participate in our silent auction. If you chose to sponsor the event, you will also have the option of receiving food from our generous restaurant partners. Best of all, our guests aren’t limited to the Boston area. Join from anywhere, you don’t want to miss this event.

Our patients have no choice but to make diabetes their first priority, we hope you will choose to make it your priority too. This year, we need your support more than ever before. Your sponsorship or gift is important, meaningful, and deeply appreciated. Diabetes doesn’t stop and neither can we.

Thank you to our dedicated restaurant partners

Joslin would like to thank the many Boston area restaurants for their continued support of our annual A Taste of Ginger event. For the last 16 years, these restaurants have been the pillars of the event. It is no doubt that this past year has been unprecedented and taken a toll on our restaurant community. We encourage our attendees to patron both our present and past restaurant partners. We truly could not hold our annual event without them, and look forward to a time when we can all gather together again.

Thank you to the following restaurants for their participation in this year’s event and their support of our mission during these unprecedented times:

You can receive a box with tastings from all of these restaurants by sponsoring the event or purchasing a meal ticket for $250 if you live within 50 miles of Boston. Each tasting box serves two people. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate special food requests as part of this box.

Event Information

Committee Members

Co-Chairs: Huiming Guo and Shunee Yee

Culinary Chair: Bik Fung-Ng

Committee:

Herb Capron
Nick Chau
Wesley Chen
Scott Chin
Brigid Delaney
Sera Evcimen
Om P. Ganda, MD
Qian Ge
Henry He, MD, PhD
Anthony Ho
Runhua Hou, MD
Diana E. King
George L. King, MD
Richard D. Lee
Mila Levinson
Nandan Padukone, PhD
Audrey H. Paek
Miin Irene Roh, MD
Shelby Stubbs
Tiffany Su
Jennifer K. Sun, MD, MPH
Yu Wang
Leverett L. Wing
Connie S. Wong
Peng Yi, PhD

Support A Taste of Ginger

Become a Sponsor

A Taste of Ginger sponsorships are available at many levels for both corporations and individuals. This year, we are bringing this foodie event to your home! As a sponsor, you will have the option of receiving food from our generous restaurant partners (you must reside within 50 miles of Boston to receive the meal). You can also opt out of receiving the food for a near full tax deduction. For more information, please click here to view our sponsorship opportunities.

Purchase Tickets

Show your support of the AADI by purchasing tickets to A Taste of Ginger. You can choose to purchase a ticket that includes food from our restaurant partners for $250 or you can purchase a ticket without food for $150 (comes with gift box). To receive food from our restaurant partners, you must reside within 50 miles of Boston.

Make a Donation

If you can’t attend the event but would like to make a donation to support the AADI and Joslin’s mission to prevent, treat and cure diabetes, please click here. Your donation is fully tax deductible. Please note that a donation to the event will NOT provide you with a ticket to the virtual event.

Purchase an Advertisement

Purchase an advertisement to support and congratulate Joslin Diabetes Center or one of our honorees. Advertisements range from $250 to $1,500. If you would like to purchase one, contact us at rsvp [at] joslin.harvard.edu or call 617-309-2412. The deadline to place an advertisement is April 2, 2021. Please note that a purchase of an advertisement will NOT provide you with a ticket to the virtual event.

Donate an Auction Item

Our event would not be the same without the generous support from businesses and individuals who donate goods and services to our silent auction. If you have an item that would be a perfect addition to our auction, please submit the auction donation form or contact rsvp [at] joslin.harvard.edu or call 617-309-2412. Please note that a donation of an auction item will NOT provide you with a ticket to the virtual event.

About the AADI

In response to the rising rates of diabetes in the Asian American population and the lack of culturally relevant research, clinical care, and education, Joslin Research Director George L. King, MD, and supporters of Joslin Diabetes Center established the Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI) in 2000.

Goals of the AADI

Study diabetes in the Asian American population and disseminate Joslin’s research findings to healthcare providers and Asian American communities
Provide diabetes education through innovative and culturally appropriate materials and outreach programs
Design and implement clinical treatment programs for Asian Americans
Collaborate with local, national and international organizations to raise diabetes awareness
Incorporate diverse community voices to promote health equity

Over the past 16 years, A Taste of Ginger has not only served as a major diabetes education event, but also as a critical fundraiser for the AADI. Since 2005, the Ginger event has raised over 2.4 million dollars driving accomplishments such as:

Successfully advocated for the Federal CDC to include Asian Americans (AAs) in their national study and the results led the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and American Medical Association to change their screening guidelines for diabetes for AAs
Led, and continue to lead, the national Screen at 23 effort with the National Diabetes Coalition and the ADA on the increased risks of diabetes among AAs which has been adopted by 6 different states including the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Established the Asian Social Club series—seasonal workshops for Asian Clinic patients and their caregivers—to provide practical knowledge and tips to better manage their diabetes
Developed culturally appropriate educational materials and clinical approaches to treat diabetes in the Asian Clinic including webinars on the management of COVID-19 for AAs with diabetes

Your generous support for A Taste of Ginger will help us achieve the following goals for the year 2021:

Empower Asian American communities to better manage or prevent type 2 diabetes by distributing our new bilingual booklet developed to support at-risk communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Work with women with or who have had gestational diabetes to prevent developing type 2 diabetes in their lifetime as well as helping their children start off with healthy eating habits and exercises
Develop clinical approaches in the Asian Clinic that can delay the progression or even reverse type 2 diabetes in AAs