Past Asian American Award Recipients
" I think a lot of us took spaces like the A³C or funding for our organizations for granted, so I am grateful and lucky to have had this extremely vibrant and supportive API community then and now."
SAYA '16
2022
| Karunya Bhramasandra '22 - Undergraduate Award | Elaine Jean Lai - Graduate Award |
| Rachel Minseo Koo '22 - Undergraduate Award | Iris Hui Zhang - Graduate Award |
| Diana Khong '23 - Undergraduate Award | Bryant Lin - Faculty Award |
| PaJah Vang '22 - Undergraduate Award | Karen Hong - Staff Award |
| Angela Ming Yang '22 - Undergraduate Award | Diane Abundabar - Staff Award |
| Ekalan Hou '22 - Undergraduate Award | Jamie Tam '10 - Alumni Award |
| Jianna So '22 - Undergraduate Award | William Hsu '98 & Angie Y. Hsu '96 - Alumni Award |
| Maya Salameh '22 - Undergraduate Award |
2021
| Theresa Gao '21 - Undergraduate Award | Laura Wai Ng - Graduate Award |
| Sarah Maung '21 - Undergraduate Award | Bright Pan Zhou - Graduate Award |
| Alyssa Bautista Romanos '21 - Undergraduate Award | Belinda Bandstra - Faculty Award |
| Rachael Kia Xiong '21 - Undergraduate Award | Sharika Thiranagama - Faculty Award |
| Melody Yang '21 - Undergraduate Award | Shirley Mak - Staff Award |
| AnQi Yu '21 - Undergraduate Award | Maria Gregorio & Lindsay Mancebo - Staff Award |
| Matthew Haide Zheng '22 - Undergraduate Award | Russell Jeung '84 - Alumni Award |
| Katherine Liu - Graduate Award |
2020
| Jacky Chu '20 - Undergraduate Award | Calvin Cheung-Miaw - Graduate Award |
| Cathy Gao '20 - Undergraduate Award | David Shuang Song - Graduate Award |
| Soly Lee '20 - Undergraduate Award | William Gow - Faculty Award |
| Jay M. S. Liu '20 - Undergraduate Award | Ann Hsing - Faculty Award |
| Huanvy Phan '20 - Undergraduate Award | Mary Beth Cebedo Lefebvre - Staff Award |
| Ysabel Mariah Ojoylan '20 - Undergraduate Award | Mona Tekchandani '96 - Staff Award |
| Tenzin Yeshi Wangdak Yuthok '20 - Undergraduate Award | Kevin Fan Hsu '08, MS '11 - Alumni Award |
| Caroline Zha '20 - Undergraduate Award |
2019
| Maya Acharya '19 - Undergraduate Award | Terence Zhao '19 - Undergraduate Award |
| Juliana Chang '19 - Undergraduate Award | Nick DeFiesta - Graduate Award |
| Janet Chen '19 - Undergraduate Award | Shadab Fatima Hussain - Graduate Award |
| Cheng-Hau Kee '19 - Undergraduate Award | Marci Kwon - Faculty Award |
| Ian Carlo Macato '19 - Undergraduate Award | Joseph Bartolo Guinto - Staff Award |
| Manisha Rattu '19 - Undergraduate Award | Sophia Kim - Staff Award |
| Janzoille Joy Gallemit Sotero '19 - Undergraduate Award | Nelson G. Dong '71 - Alumni Award |
2018
| Davis Chhoa '18 - Undergraduate Award | Hilary Sun '18 - Undergraduate Award |
| Vineet Gupta '18 - Undergraduate Award | Tina Cheuk - Graduate Award |
| Yeji Jung '18 - Undergraduate Award | Lucy Zhang Bencharit - Graduate Award |
| Lina Khouer '18 - Undergraduate Award | Gilbert Chu - Faculty Award |
| Jason Li '18 - Undergraduate Award | Kathryn Gin Lum - Faculty Award |
| Joriene Mercado '18 - Undergraduate Award | Warren Chiang - Staff Award |
| Savannah Pham '18 - Undergraduate Award | Curie Sevilla - Staff Award |
| Shakthi Raman '18 - Undergraduate Award | Ron Nakao '82, MA '03, PhD '07 - Alumni Award |
2017
| Colin Kimzey '17 - Undergraduate Award | Rona Hu - Faculty Award |
| Jo Lee '17 - Undergraduate Award | Afroz Algiers - Graduate Award |
| Mirae Lee '17 - Undergraduate Award | Renren Yang - Graduate Award |
| Vanessa Ochavillo '17 - Undergraduate Award | Jerald Adamos - Staff Award |
| Co Tran '17 - Undergraduate Award | Serena Rao - Staff Award |
| Mai Ka Vang '17 - Undergraduate Award | Marsha Fong '77 & Emily Lee '84, MS '85 - Alumni Award |
2016
| Sammie Wills '16 - Undergraduate Award | Wendy Ni - Graduate Award |
| Annie Phan '16 - Undergraduate Award | Yiyang Li - Graduate Award |
| Linda Nguyen '16 - Undergraduate Award | May-Ling Gonzales - Staff Award |
| Gaozong Vang '16 - Undergraduate Award | Christian Ollano - Staff Award |
| Saya Jenks '16 - Undergraduate Award | Latha Palaniappan - Faculty Award |
| Tanvi Jayaraman '16 - Undergraduate Award | Jacquelyn Chang '91 - Alumni Award |
| Ray Chen '16 - Undergraduate Award |
2015
|
James Huynh '15 - Undergraduate Award |
Alyssa Fu- Graduate Award |
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Katherine Nasol '15 - Undergraduate Award |
Yanwen Wu- Graduate Award |
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Tony Tran '15 - Undergraduate Award |
Chris Suh - Graduate Award |
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Garima Sharma '15 - Undergraduate Award |
Manju Smith - Staff Award |
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Asia Chiao '15 - Undergraduate Award |
Cherry Cachero- Staff Award |
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Sunli Kim '15 - Undergraduate Award |
Mindie Nguyen- Faculty Award |
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Gary Mukai '81 - Alumni Award |
2014
|
Geraldine Baniqued '14 - Undergraduate Award |
Julie Huang - Graduate Award |
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Timothy Huang '14 - Undergraduate Award |
Long Le-Khac - Graduate Award |
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Thanh Nguyen '14 - Undergraduate Award |
Imee Diego DuBose - Staff Award |
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Ravali Reddy '14 - Undergraduate Award |
Ken Hsu - Staff Award |
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Kenneth Savage '14 - Undergraduate Award |
Bertha Chen - Faculty Award |
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Aldric Ulep '14 - Undergraduate Award |
Charles Lee - Faculty Award |
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Valarie Kaur '03 - Alumni Award |
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2013
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Michael Tayag '13 - Undergraduate Award |
Lin William Cong - Graduate Award |
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Van Anh Tran '13 - Undergraduate Award |
Haerin Shin - Graduate Award |
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Surabhi Nirkhe '13 - Undergraduate Award |
Abigail De Kosnik '94 - Alumni Award |
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Cheryl Miyake '13 - Undergraduate Award |
Anne S. Takemoto - Staff Award |
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Julian Jaravata '13 - Undergraduate Award |
Mercedes Agustin - Staff Award |
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Healy Ko '13 - Undergraduate Award |
Fan Yang - Faculty Award |
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Victoria Yee '13 - Undergraduate Award |
Jindong Cai - Faculty Award |
2012
|
Aurora Victoria David '12 - Undergraduate Award |
Kevin Kim - Graduate Award |
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Tina Duong '12 - Undergraduate Award |
Christopher VanLang - Graduate Award |
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Siddharth Damania '12 - Undergraduate Award |
Cindy Cho - Staff Award |
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Ankita Patro '12 - Undergraduate Award |
Rosary David - Staff Award |
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Trac Dang '12 - Undergraduate Award |
Hayagreeva Rao - Faculty Award |
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Melissa Luu '12 - Undergraduate Award |
Kuldev Singh - Faculty Award |
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Dale Ikeda ' 73 - Alumni Award |
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2011
|
Minh Dan Vuong '11 - Undergraduate Award |
Adam Wang - Graduate Award |
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Miriam Marks '11 - Undergraduate Award |
Beth Lew-Williams - Graduate Award |
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Kesav Raghavan '11 - Undergraduate Award |
Maria Roja - Staff Award |
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Lucinda Lai '11 - Undergraduate Award |
Naomi Brown - Staff Award |
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Karmia Cao '11 - Undergraduate Award |
James Chang - Faculty Award |
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Stephanie Otani-Sunamoto '11 - Undergraduate Award |
Christine Min Wotipka - Faculty Award |
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Fidelia Butt '88 - Alumni Award |
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2010
|
Henry Tsai '10 - Undergraduate Award |
Don Cheu '55 - Alumni Award |
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Lilian Thaoxaochay '10 - Undergraduate Award |
Marshall Bennett - Graduate Award |
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Indu Premakumar '10 - Undergraduate Award |
Andy Chang - Graduate Award |
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Christine Paula de los Angeles '10 - Undergraduate Award |
Stella Ota - Staff Award |
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Daniel Shih '10 - Undergraduate Award |
Steven Sohn - Faculty Award |
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Michael To '10 - Undergraduate Award |
Teresa Wang - Faculty Award |
2009
|
Christine Hironaka '09 - Undergraduate Award |
Shahid Buttar '03 - Alumni Award |
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Cynthia Liao '09 - Undergraduate Award |
Caroline Lee - Graduate Award |
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Ellie Wen '09 - Undergraduate Award |
Rich Liu - Graduate Award |
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Jessa Lee '09 - Undergraduate Award |
Phoenix Liu - Staff Award |
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Christian Ngo '09 - Undergraduate Award |
Elena Serrano - Staff Award |
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Theresa Zhen '09 - Undergraduate Award |
Jeanne Tsai - Faculty Award |
2008
|
Sunthar Premakumar '08 - Undergraduate Award |
David H. Mai '85 - Alumni Award |
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Jennifer Liu '08 - Undergraduate Award |
I-Chant Andrea Chiang - Graduate Award |
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Sanah Parvez '08 - Undergraduate Award |
Chi Cao Minh - Graduate Award |
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Diana Austria '08 - Undergraduate Award |
Rose De Guzman - Staff Award |
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Yang Lor '08 - Undergraduate Award |
Shelley Tadaki - Staff Award |
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Takeo Rivera '08 - Undergraduate Award |
Linda Dairiki Shortliffe - Faculty Award |
2007
|
Yi-Ren Chen '07 - Undergraduate Award |
Hope Nakamura '83 - Alumni Award |
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Linda Lee '07 - Undergraduate Award |
Gopi Shah Goda - Graduate Award |
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Mark Liu '07 - Undergraduate Award |
Piya Sorcar - Graduate Award |
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Jerry Zee '07 - Undergraduate Award |
Diana Yen - Staff Award |
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Liezel Labios '07 - Undergraduate Award |
Fernando Reyes - Staff Award |
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Supriya Misra '07 - Undergraduate Award |
Yinyu Ye - Faculty Award |
2006
| Sanjay Kairam '06 - Undergraduate Award | Cecilia Tsu - Graduate Award |
| Yoko Okano '06 - Undergraduate Award | Stuart Miyasato - Staff Award |
| Jason Sinocruz '06 - Undergraduate Award | Vida Revilla - Staff Award (Recognized as a FACS Volunteer) |
| LiMin Lam '06 - Undergraduate Award | Ashima Madan - Faculty Award |
| Nicole Alia Salis '06 - Undergraduate Award | Carolyn Wong - Faculty Award |
| LInda Tran '06 - Undergraduate Award | Leslie Hatamiya AB'90, JD'97 - Alumni Award |
| Rena Patel - Graduate Award |
2005
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Brenda Bantados '05 - Undergraduate Award |
Melissa Enriquez - Graduate Award |
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Timmy Hang Lu '05 - Undergraduate Award |
Rachel Joo - Graduate Award |
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Manisha Parekh '05 - Undergraduate Award |
Sharon Osaki Wong - Staff Award |
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Stephanie Hu '05 - Undergraduate Award |
Siegrid Vazquez Munda - Staff Award |
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Hai Binh Nguyen '05 - Undergraduate Award |
Inder Perkash - Faculty Award |
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Eric Shih '05 - Undergraduate Award |
Anthony Lising Antonio - Faculty Award |
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Goodwin Liu '91 - Alumni Award |
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2004
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Sarah Ihn '04 - Undergraduate Award |
Robert Ching Wo '46 - Alumni Award |
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Jordan Lee '04 - Undergraduate Award |
Linda Lin - Graduate Award |
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Ricky Wang '04 - Undergraduate Award |
Lisa Wong - Graduate Award |
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Bryan Kim '04 - Undergraduate Award |
Sanjiva Lele - Faculty Award |
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Sai Patil '04 - Undergraduate Award |
David Palumbo-Liu - Faculty Award |
2003
|
Kuusela Hilo '03 - Undergraduate Award |
Shahid Buttar - Graduate Award |
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Meera Kotagal '03 - Undergraduate Award |
Jennifer Chang - Graduate Award |
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Owen Li '03 - Undergraduate Award |
Elizabeth Hiyama - Staff Award |
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Filamer Kabigting '03 - Undergraduate Award |
Cindy Ng - Staff Award |
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Michelle Leung '03 - Undergraduate Award |
Nadinne Cruz - Staff Award |
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Amanda Rang '03 - Undergraduate Award |
Natlaie Mendoza - Staff Award |
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Delbert Wong '48 - Alumni Award |
Samuel So - Faculty Award |
2002
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Kristina Adachi '02 - Undergraduate Award |
Dawn B. Mabalon - Graduate Award |
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Christine Cordero '02 - Undergraduate Award |
Sameer Pandya - Graduate Award |
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Brian Laing '02 - Undergraduate Award |
Myrna Canizares - Staff Award |
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Valarie Brar '02 - Undergraduate Award |
Betty K. Oen - Staff Award |
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Rosalyn Huynh '02 - Undergraduate Award |
Lori Kohara - Staff Award |
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Joel Sangria '02 - Undergraduate Award |
Blanca Vasquez - Staff Award |
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George Leong '46 - Alumni Award |
Purnima Mankekar - Faculty Award |
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Helen Leong '48 - Alumni Award |
Gordon H. Chang - Faculty Award |
2001
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Michael Chang AM '84, Ph.D. '88 - Alumni Award |
Tito Gervacio - Staff Award |
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Una Jeanie Lee - Graduate Award |
Lyn Tadena - Staff Award |
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Celina Parrenas Shimizu - Graduate Award |
Richard Tsien - Faculty Award |
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Lucino Hidalgo - Staff Award |
Steve Sano - Faculty Award |
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Rosenna Yau - Staff Award |
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2000
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Christine Chao '00 - Undergraduate Award |
Charles Han - Graduate Award |
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Chester Day '00 - Undergraduate Award |
Christine Min Wotipka - Graduate Award |
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Rita Ng '00 - Undergraduate Award |
Ador Escoto - Staff Award |
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Min-Hee Cho '00 - Undergraduate Award |
Gertrude Vizmanos - Staff Award |
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Suzanne Lee '00 - Undergraduate Award |
Linda Taoka - Staff Award |
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Shelley Tadaki '00 - Undergraduate Award |
Rick Yuen - Staff Award |
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Emory Lee '59 - Alumni Award |
Steve Chu - Faculty Award |
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Julius Paras '91 - Alumni Award |
Sylvia Yanagisako - Faculty Award |