Leonardo Nam, creative Asian Pacific stage and screen actor featured in such films as “Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants” and “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,” served as the Master of Ceremonies. The awards reception reached out to the next generation of philanthropists and sought to cultivate leaders serving the Asian Pacific Islander community. A total of four awards were presented to honor young individuals and organizations making a difference in the Asian Pacific Islander community through their exceptional volunteerism, philanthropic efforts, and leadership. This year’s honorees included:
· USC Troy Philippines , Community Excellence Award (Collegiate Category)
· Project by Project, Southern California Chapter, Community Excellence Award (Post-Grad/Professional Category)
· Michelle Chen, Referrals Director, APA Health CARE at UCLA, Distinguished Leader in Philanthropy Award (18-23 Age Category)
· Bryant Yang, President, OCA-Greater Los Angeles , Russell Sakaguchi Philanthropy Leadership Award (24-30 Age Category)
“It’s so important to nurture young, energetic people in a world filled with significant socio-economic challenges,” said Debra Fong, Executive Director of APCF. “These awardees represent some of the best emerging leaders that our community has to offer and we are excited and happy to salute their efforts.”
“As AAPIP celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we reflect on the need to lead the next generation of philanthropists and activists for our communities. AAPIP echoes APCF’s enthusiasm in supporting this year’s awardees, without whom our long-term vision for social justice and community philanthropy could not continue,” said Joyce Ybarra, Co-chair of AAPIP-LA.
At the event, APCF’s Board of Directors & Friends Giving Circle also presented a $5,000 Environmental Impact Grant Award to Khmer Girls in Action for their outreach and education program to expand the understanding of environmental justice that links environmental indicators to poor health outcomes in urban areas. This is the second grant award from the APCF Board of Directors & Friends Giving Circle, which was launched through APCF in 2008.
Event sponsors included Morrison & Foerster LLP, Verizon Foundation and Xerox.
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