AAAS Awards Learn more about AAAS Awards AAAS Award Nominations AAAS Awards The AAAS awards were first established in 2009 and presented at the annual conference in Hawai’i as a means of shining a well-deserved spotlight on members of our community and their outstanding contributions. AAAS Award Winners – 2024 (Seattle, WA) Lifetime Achievement Dr. Huping Ling Excellence in Mentoring Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales Exellence in Mentoring – Honorable Mentions Dr. Aimee Bahng Dr. Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez Engaged Scholar Tracy Lai Early Career Noreen Naseem Rodríguez Community Organization Award Legacy of Equality, Leadership and Organizing Massage Parlor Outreach Project Best Graduate Paper for Long Beach Loveleen Brar Best Graduate Paper for Long Beach – Honorable Mention Linda Luu Past Winners – 2023 (Long Beach, CA) Early Career Award Christopher A. Eng Excellence in Mentoring Award Judy Wu Community Organization Award Khmer Girls in Action Lifetime Achievement Award King-Kok Cheung Lifetime Achievement Award, Honorable Mention Anantha Sudhakar Best Graduate Paper for Denver Edward Nadurata Past Winners – 2022 (Denver, CO) Early Career Award Victoria Reyes Engaged Scholar Award Adrian De Leon Excellence in Mentoring Awards Celine Parreñas Shimizu Community Organization Award Colorado Asian Pacific United (CAPU) Best Graduate Paper Sam Ikehara Past Winners – 2021 (Virtual Conference) Early Career Award Kevin Escudero Excellence in Mentoring Awards Tina Chen Robyn Magalit Rodriguez Community Social Distance Award Island Liaison The Auntie Sewing Squad Best Graduate Paper Ka-eul Yoo Past Winners – 2020 (Washington, DC – CANCELED) Lifetime Achievement Award Robert G. Lee Engaged Scholar Award Candace Fujikane Excellence in Mentoring Award Cathy Schlund-Vials Early Career Award Valerie Francisco-Menchavez Community Organization Award Asian American Youth Leadership, Empowerment, and Development Past Winners – 2019 (Madison, WI) Lifetime Achievement Award Dawn Bohulano Mabalon Engaged Scholar Award OiYan Poon Excellence in Mentoring Award Anita Mannur Early Career Award Lawrence-Minh Bui Davis Community Organization Award Freedom, Inc. Past Winners – 2018 (San Francisco, CA) Lifetime Achievement Award Helen Zia Excellence in Mentoring Award Grace J. Yoo Early Career Award Andrew Way Leong Community Organization Award Asian Prisoner Support Committee Community Leader Award Pam Tau Lee Past Winners – 2017 (Portland, OR) Lifetime Achievement Award Betty Lee Sung Excellence in Mentoring Award Augusto Espiritu Early Career Award Lori Kido Lopez Engaged Scholar Award Russell Jeung Best Graduate Student Travel Fund Award Asri Saraswati Graduate Student Paper Award Takashi Michael Matsumaru Community Organization Award ALLY (API Leaders for the Liberation of Youth) Community Leader Award Scot Nakagawa Past Winners – 2016 (Miami, FL) Lifetime Achievement Award Josephine D. Lee Excellence in Mentoring Award Rick Bonus Early Career Award Wendy Cheng Best Graduate Student Travel Fund Award Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi Graduate Student Paper Award Katrina Quisumbing King Minju Bae Community Organization Award National Alliance to Nurture the Aged and the Youth Community Leader Award Winnie Tang Past Winners – 2015 (Evanston/Chicago, IL) Lifetime Achievement Award Janet Francendese Excellence in Mentoring Award Mary Yu Danico Early Career Award Vichet Chhuon Engaged Scholar Award Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales Best Graduate Student Travel Fund Award Karen Buenavista Hanna Graduate Student Paper Award Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan Community Organization Award Invisible to Invincible (i2i): API Pride of Chicago Community Leader Award Jamil Khoury Past Winners – 2014 (San Francisco, CA) Lifetime Achievement Award Peter Nien-chu Kiang Sau-ling Cynthia Wong Roger Daniels Excellence in Mentoring Award Martin F. Manalansan IV Early Career Award Rudy Guevarra, Jr. Engaged Scholar Award Kevin Kumashiro Best Graduate Student Paper Award Chris Suh Graduate Student Travel Fund Award Laura H. Reizman Community Organization Award Chinese Progressive Association Community Leader Award Ruth Asawa Past Winners – 2013 (Seattle, WA) Lifetime Achievement Award Stephen Sumida Bob Suzuki Excellence in Mentoring Award Jigna Desai Early Career Award Jonathan Lee Cathy Schlund-Vials Best Graduate Student Paper Award Ian Shin Honorable Mention: Timothy K. August, Stephen H. Chen, Morgan Kennedy, Qing Zhou Anita Affeldt Graduate Travel Fund Award Vivian Huang Elena Shih Leadership Award Diane Narasaki Community Award Asian Counseling and Referral Service Past Winners – 2012 (Washington, DC) Lifetime Achievement Award Franklin Odo Gary Okihiro Excellence in Mentoring Award Yên Lê Espiritu Early Career Award Anita Mannur Best Graduate Student Paper Award Ma Vang Anita Affeldt Graduate Travel Fund Award Ruth Kim Laura Kwak Leadership Award Honorable Norman Mineta Community Award White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders National Council of Asian Pacific Americans Organization of Pan Asian American Women Past Winners – 2011 (New Orleans, LA ) Engaged Scholarship Award Shirley Hune Lifetime Achievement Award Elaine Kim Leadership and Community Award Vatsana Chanthala Marina Espina Diem Nguyen Minh Nguyen Community Award Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans Mary Queen of Viet Nam Community Development Corporation, Inc Anita Affeldt Graduate Travel Fund Award Kevin Escudero Lily Ann Welty Past Winners – 2010 (Austin, TX) Individual Community Service Award Amy Wong Mok Organizational Community Service Award SAHELI for Asian Families Event Community Service Award Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF) Past Winners – 2009 (Hawai’i, HI) Lifetime Achievement Award Ron Takaki Engaged Scholar Award Don T. Nakanishi Outstanding Service Award Hawai’i’s People’s Fund Chinese Community Action Coalition Bamboo Ridge Press Special Commendation to a University Initiative Engaging Students in Community Service The Program for Engaged Scholarship and Service Learning, Ethnic Studies Department, University of Hawai’i, Manoa Anita Affeldt Graduate Award Ronak Kapadia Anthony Ocampo
