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Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin

Also in attendance: pop stars, TikTok celebs, Michelin chefs and NBA legends

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Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin

Simu Liu, Jeremy Lin and many of their famous friends were in town last weekend celebrating the third-annual Canadian Chinese Youth Athletic Association (CCYAA) Celebrity Classic. Festivities began Friday night with the VIP party, held at the recently Michelin-starred Enigma Yorkville. Laughs were had, food and drink were bountiful, and everybody looked fantastic. Here, an inside look at the gala.

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Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
Simu Liu with former Raptor and NBA champ Jeremy Lin

 

Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
AbCellera’s Tiffany Chiu, Hate Is a Virus CEO Tammy Cho, Watcher Entertainment co-founder Steven Lim, actor Olivia Cheng and comedian Steven He

 

Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
David Hwang, TikTok sensation Leenda Dong, songsmith Alex Porat and Ben Green

 

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Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
Simu Liu assistant Sabeen Faheem, pro baller Gokul Natesan, actor Saara Chaudry and Andrew Phung hang with the Marvel superstar

Related: A Q&A with Run the Burbs creator Andrew Phung

Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
Raptors legend Dee Brown with stand-up Andrew Fung

 

Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
Models Madison Leyes and Daniel Liu, cosplayer Lena Lemon, actor Jason Chan, and CantoMando’s Mike Wu

 

Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
Sandy Wong, CantoMando’s Sheldon Ho and Netflix star Young Mazino

 

Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
Film producer Samir Hernandez, CCYAA founder Clement Chu and Olukoya Davis, founder of the Entersection Group

 

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Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
Artists and partners Alyssa and AJ Rafael with Simu Liu and partner Allison Hsu

 

Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
CCYAA’s Kamen Sun, Clement Chu, comedian Nigel Ng and Phil Wang of Wong Fu Productions

 

Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
Chef Quinton Bennett with Kamen Sun

 

Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
Chef Bennett with his cheery brigade of Michelin-recognized cooks

 

Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
Pretty people mingling at Enigma Yorkville for the CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party
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