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Tickets to this year’s Soka Peace Gala are sold out.

If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please contact Melody Lowe at m.lowe@soka.edu or 949-480-4073. Should space become available, we will reach out to waitlisted guests in the order received.

If you would like to make a donation in support of the Peace Gala, you may do so by visiting the "Make a Donation" tab at the top of the page.

We are deeply grateful for your continued support of our students and our mission to foster a steady stream of global citizens committed to living a contributive life.

 

Please Join Us...

Soka's annual Celebrating a Vision of Peace Gala will be held on

Saturday, October 11, 2025. 

 

The 2025 Peace Gala will be held at the Athenaeum.

 

All proceeds from the Gala benefit the Soka University Scholarship Endowment Fund.

 

The event begins at 5:30pm and will include:

Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction

Dinner Program & Live Auction

 

Master of Ceremonies

Gene Kang

 

Enjoy a wonderful evening at the Gala while supporting the students of Soka!

Thank You Sponsors

  • George & Kazue Elliot
  • In Memory of Montgomery D. Altermann
  • In Memory of Yaeko N. Holmes
  • Judy Chao Di Chow & Steve Chi Kong Lee
  • Dave Colebank & Miki Singer
  • Asia Alternatives Management
  • Teiko Cooper & Grace Christianson
  • Danny & Hiroko Habuki
  • Minoru & Kinuko Kogure
  • Linsley Lambert & Michael Jones
  • Naomi Saito
  • Sayoko Tenny
  • Joyce An Thomas
  • Anonymous
  • Arch & Paige Asawa
  • Atlas Holdings LLC
  • Matilda Buck
  • Irene Diaz
  • Kaz & Toshiko Hatakeyama
  • Nobuo & Takako Ijichi
  • Kyoko Kraft
  • Steven & Kumiko MacDonald
  • MUFG Bank, Ltd.
  • Michelle Pak
  • Parsifal Capital Management
  • Gloria Richardson-Davis
  • Sequoia Environmental Services
  • SGI-USA
  • Harumi, Jeff, Stan, and Ernie Shimamoto
  • Malcolm & Johnna Thomas
  • Frances McKindsey
  • Bon Appetit Management Company
  • Bruce & Norah Broillet
  • Max & Alexis Byfuglin
  • Chris Chen
  • Chuan Chuan Chen
  • Chung-Chia & Mei-Hwa Chen
  • Don English
  • Facility Services Partners LLC
  • Edward & Evelyn Feasel
  • Misty & Richard Fisher
  • Andy Fu
  • Joyce Joko Fu
  • Teresa Fu
  • Anjali Gadh
  • In Memory of George Pa Pa Stapchuk
  • Bob & Eileen Hayden
  • Jennifer Hewitt
  • Mr. Les Hayward & Mrs. Hyang Mia Kelly
  • Joe & Olga McMorris
  • Mike Komori & Nicky Mimuro
  • Maple Lee & Dennis Liu
  • Masa & Chieko Miyama
  • Karen Lewis & Howard Kruger
  • Masako & Kevin Nunn
  • Jung Lin Chang & Oak League Education Institute
  • Tiffany Jowen Pan
  • Joe & Junko Perez
  • Rand & Becky Monroe
  • Thomas Scroggins & Kathy Williams
  • Usha & Shashi Singeetham
  • South Coast Plaza
  • Kazue & Mark Stemple
  • Terence & Yong Plautz
  • U.S. Bank, N.A.
  • Debi Key-Velez and Joseph Velez
  • Michael Voves
  • Emiko Yamagishi
  • Masayo Yoshida