# Past Asian American Award Recipients
**Source**: https://a3c.stanford.edu/programs/saaa/past-recipients
**Parent**: https://a3c.stanford.edu/
## " 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
## 2025
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| Junah Jang '25 - *- Undergraduate Award* | Delaney Holton *- Graduate Award* |
| Sandi Khine '25 *- Undergraduate Award* | Ada Zhang *- Graduate Award* |
| Brandon R. Lum '25 *- Undergraduate Award* | Thaomi Michelle Dinh *- Faculty Award* |
| Zaki Rob '25 *- Undergraduate Award* | Ernesto C. Moya Jr. *- Staff Award* |
| Ishita Verma '25 *- Undergraduate Award* | Rekha Nandakumar *- Staff Award* |
| Terrance Tij-Lim Yang '25 *- Undergraduate Award* | Mimi Gan '79 *- Alumni Award* |
| YuYu Yuan '25 *- Undergraduate Award* | |
## 2024
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| Andrew Cha '24 - *- Undergraduate Award* | Ji Hae Lee *- Graduate Award* |
| Dana Chiueh '24 *- Undergraduate Award* | Faith Ji-Hye Kwon *- Graduate Award* |
| Jonathan Carl Bauzon Laxamana '24 *- Undergraduate Award* | Stephen Murphy Shigematsu *- Faculty Award* |
| Chali Lee '24 *- Undergraduate Award* | Eunice Delumen *- Staff Award* |
| Tom C. Quach '24 *- Undergraduate Award* | Judy Huynh & Sabrina Huynh *- Staff Award* |
| L. Song Wu '24 *- Undergraduate Award* | Latana Thaviseth *- Staff Award* |
| Gaosheng Yang '24 *- Undergraduate Award* | Dave Lu, MBA '04 *- Alumni Award* |
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## 2023
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| Haniyah Najma Burney '23 - *- Undergraduate Award* | Ankita Deb *- Graduate Award* |
| Lindsey Chou ' 23 *- Undergraduate Award* | Megan Ruan *- Graduate Award* |
| Chloe Chow '23 *- Undergraduate Award* | Danielle J. Mai *- Faculty Award* |
| Dwight Hua '23 *- Undergraduate Award* | Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander *- Staff Award* |
| Sarah Yuann Kim '23 *- Undergraduate Award* | Raul Lacara *- Staff Award* |
| Gwyneth Phagnasay Le '23 *- Undergraduate Award* | Julie A. Su '91 *- Alumni Award* |
| Vanessa Lakana Veak '23 *- Undergraduate Award* | |
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## 2022
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| 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* | |
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## 2021
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| 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* | |
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## 2020
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| 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* | |
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## 2019
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| 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* |
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## 2018
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| 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* |
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## 2017
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| 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* |
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## 2016
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| 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* | |
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## **2015**
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| James Huynh '15 *- Undergraduate Award* | Alyssa Fu*- Graduate Award* |
| Katherine Nasol '15 *- Undergraduate Award* | Yanwen Wu*- Graduate Award* |
| Tony Tran '15 *- Undergraduate Award* | Chris Suh *- Graduate Award* |
| Garima Sharma '15 *- Undergraduate Award* | Manju Smith*- Staff Award* |
| Asia Chiao '15 *- Undergraduate Award* | Cherry Cachero*- Staff Award* |
| Sunli Kim '15 *- Undergraduate Award* | Mindie Nguyen*- Faculty Award* |
| Gary Mukai '81*- Alumni Award* | |
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## **2014**
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| Geraldine Baniqued '14 *- Undergraduate Award* | Julie Huang *- Graduate Award* |
| Timothy Huang '14 *- Undergraduate Award* | Long Le-Khac*- Graduate Award* |
| Thanh Nguyen '14 *- Undergraduate Award* | Imee Diego DuBose *- Staff Award* |
| Ravali Reddy '14 *- Undergraduate Award* | Ken Hsu*- Staff Award* |
| Kenneth Savage '14 *- Undergraduate Award* | Bertha Chen*- Faculty Award* |
| Aldric Ulep '14 *- Undergraduate Award* | Charles Lee *- Faculty Award* |
| Valarie Kaur '03*- Alumni Award* | |
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## **2013**
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| Michael Tayag '13 *- Undergraduate Award* | Lin William Cong *- Graduate Award* |
| Van Anh Tran '13*- Undergraduate Award* | Haerin Shin *- Graduate Award* |
| Surabhi Nirkhe '13 *- Undergraduate Award* | Abigail De Kosnik '94 *- Alumni Award* |
| Cheryl Miyake '13 *- Undergraduate Award* | Anne S. Takemoto*- Staff Award* |
| Julian Jaravata '13 *- Undergraduate Award* | Mercedes Agustin*- Staff Award* |
| Healy Ko '13 *- Undergraduate Award* | Fan Yang*- Faculty Award* |
| Victoria Yee '13 *- Undergraduate Award* | Jindong Cai *- Faculty Award* |
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## **2012**
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| Aurora Victoria David '12 *- Undergraduate Award* | Kevin Kim *- Graduate Award* |
| Tina Duong '12 *- Undergraduate Award* | Christopher VanLang*- Graduate Award* |
| Siddharth Damania '12 *- Undergraduate Award* | Cindy Cho *- Staff Award* |
| Ankita Patro '12 *- Undergraduate Award* | Rosary David*- Staff Award* |
| Trac Dang '12 *- Undergraduate Award* | Hayagreeva Rao*- Faculty Award* |
| Melissa Luu '12 *- Undergraduate Award* | Kuldev Singh *- Faculty Award* |
| Dale Ikeda ' 73*- Alumni Award* | |
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## **2011**
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| Minh Dan Vuong '11 *- Undergraduate Award* | Adam Wang*- Graduate Award* |
| Miriam Marks '11 *- Undergraduate Award* | Beth Lew-Williams *- Graduate Award* |
| Kesav Raghavan '11 *- Undergraduate Award* | Maria Roja *- Staff Award* |
| Lucinda Lai '11 *- Undergraduate Award* | Naomi Brown *- Staff Award* |
| Karmia Cao '11 *- Undergraduate Award* | James Chang*- Faculty Award* |
| Stephanie Otani-Sunamoto '11*- Undergraduate Award* | Christine Min Wotipka*- Faculty Award* |
| Fidelia Butt '88*- Alumni A*ward | |
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## **2010**
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| Henry Tsai '10 *- Undergraduate Award* | Don Cheu '55 *- Alumni Award* |
| Lilian Thaoxaochay '10 *- Undergraduate Award* | Marshall Bennett *- Graduate Award* |
| Indu Premakumar '10 *- Undergraduate Award* | Andy Chang *- Graduate Award* |
| Christine Paula de los Angeles '10*- Undergraduate Award* | Stella Ota*- Staff Award* |
| Daniel Shih '10*- Undergraduate Award* | Steven Sohn*- Faculty Award* |
| Michael To '10*- Undergraduate Award* | Teresa Wang*- Faculty Award* |
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## **2009**
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| Christine Hironaka '09 *- Undergraduate Award* | Shahid Buttar '03*- Alumni Award* |
| Cynthia Liao '09 *- Undergraduate Award* | Caroline Lee *- Graduate Award* |
| Ellie Wen '09 *- Undergraduate Award* | Rich Liu *- Graduate Award* |
| Jessa Lee '09*- Undergraduate Award* | Phoenix Liu *- Staff Award* |
| Christian Ngo '09 *- Undergraduate Award* | Elena Serrano*- Staff Award* |
| Theresa Zhen '09 *- Undergraduate Award* | Jeanne Tsai *- Faculty Award* |
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## **2008**
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| Sunthar Premakumar '08*- Undergraduate Award* | David H. Mai '85 *- Alumni Award* |
| Jennifer Liu '08 *- Undergraduate Award* | I-Chant Andrea Chiang *- Graduate Award* |
| Sanah Parvez '08 *- Undergraduate Award* | Chi Cao Minh*- Graduate Award* |
| Diana Austria '08*- Undergraduate Award* | Rose De Guzman *- Staff Award* |
| Yang Lor '08*- Undergraduate Award* | Shelley Tadaki *- Staff Award* |
| Takeo Rivera '08 *- Undergraduate Award* | Linda Dairiki Shortliffe *- Faculty Award* |
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## **2007**
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| Yi-Ren Chen '07*- Undergraduate Award* | Hope Nakamura '83*- Alumni Award* |
| Linda Lee '07*- Undergraduate Award* | Gopi Shah Goda*- Graduate Award* |
| Mark Liu '07 *- Undergraduate Award* | Piya Sorcar*- Graduate Award* |
| Jerry Zee '07 *- Undergraduate Award* | Diana Yen *- Staff Award* |
| Liezel Labios '07*- Undergraduate Award* | Fernando Reyes*- Staff Award* |
| Supriya Misra '07*- Undergraduate Award* | Yinyu Ye *- Faculty Award* |
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## **2006**
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| 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* | |
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## **2005**
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| Brenda Bantados '05*- Undergraduate Award* | Melissa Enriquez*- Graduate Award* |
| Timmy Hang Lu '05*- Undergraduate Award* | Rachel Joo *- Graduate Award* |
| Manisha Parekh '05*- Undergraduate Award* | Sharon Osaki Wong*- Staff Award* |
| Stephanie Hu '05*- Undergraduate Award* | Siegrid Vazquez Munda*- Staff Award* |
| Hai Binh Nguyen '05*- Undergraduate Award* | Inder Perkash*- Faculty Award* |
| Eric Shih '05*- Undergraduate Award* | Anthony Lising Antonio*- Faculty Award* |
| 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* |
| Jordan Lee '04*- Undergraduate Award* | Linda Lin*- Graduate Award* |
| Ricky Wang '04*- Undergraduate Award* | Lisa Wong *- Graduate Award* |
| Bryan Kim '04*- Undergraduate Award* | Sanjiva Lele*- Faculty Award* |
| Sai Patil '04*- Undergraduate Award* | David Palumbo-Liu*- Faculty Award* |
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## **2003**
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| Kuusela Hilo '03*- Undergraduate Award* | Shahid Buttar *- Graduate Award* |
| Meera Kotagal '03*- Undergraduate Award* | Jennifer Chang*- Graduate Award* |
| Owen Li '03*- Undergraduate Award* | Elizabeth Hiyama *- Staff Award* |
| Filamer Kabigting '03*- Undergraduate Award* | Cindy Ng*- Staff Award* |
| Michelle Leung '03*- Undergraduate Award* | Nadinne Cruz*- Staff Award* |
| Amanda Rang '03*- Undergraduate Award* | Natlaie Mendoza*- Staff Award* |
| Delbert Wong '48*- Alumni Award* | Samuel So *- Faculty Award* |
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## **2002**
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| Kristina Adachi '02*- Undergraduate Award* | Dawn B. Mabalon *- Graduate Award* |
| Christine Cordero '02*- Undergraduate Award* | Sameer Pandya *- Graduate Award* |
| Brian Laing '02*- Undergraduate Award* | Myrna Canizares*- Staff Award* |
| Valarie Brar '02*- Undergraduate Award* | Betty K. Oen *- Staff Award* |
| Rosalyn Huynh '02*- Undergraduate Award* | Lori Kohara *- Staff Award* |
| Joel Sangria '02*- Undergraduate Award* | Blanca Vasquez *- Staff Award* |
| George Leong '46*- Alumni Award* | Purnima Mankekar*- Faculty Award* |
| Helen Leong '48*- Alumni Award* | Gordon H. Chang*- Faculty Award* |
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## **2001**
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| Michael Chang AM '84, Ph.D. '88 *- Alumni Award* | Tito Gervacio *- Staff Award* |
| Una Jeanie Lee *- Graduate Award* | Lyn Tadena *- Staff Award* |
| Celine Parrenas Shimizu *- Graduate Award* | Richard Tsien *- Faculty Award* |
| Lucino Hidalgo *- Staff Award* | Steve Sano *- Faculty Award* |
| Rosenna Yau *- Staff Award* | |
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## **2000**
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| Christine Chao '00*- Undergraduate Award* | Charles Han*- Graduate Award* |
| Chester Day '00*- Undergraduate Award* | Christine Min Wotipka *- Graduate Award* |
| Rita Ng '00*- Undergraduate Award* | Ador Escoto *- Staff Award* |
| Min-Hee Cho '00*- Undergraduate Award* | Gertrude Vizmanos *- Staff Award* |
| Suzanne Lee '00*- Undergraduate Award* | Linda Taoka*- Staff Award* |
| Shelley Tadaki '00*- Undergraduate Award* | Rick Yuen *- Staff Award* |
| Emory Lee '59*- Alumni Award* | Steve Chu*- Faculty Award* |
| Julius Paras '91 *- Alumni Award* | Sylvia Yanagisako*- Faculty Award* |
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