During the month of May, we celebrate the culture and history of California’s diverse and expansive Asian and Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (NHPI) American communities. While we celebrate our A/PI communities’ histories, we must also stand united against the recent incidents of anti-Asian racism and hate crimes.
APIA Heritage Month Honorees 2005-2023
Amanda Nguyen (2018)
Vincent Pan (2020)
Tammy Cho (2022)
Sameena Usman, Support Life Relations (2023)
Lou Diamond Phillips (2005)
Pat Morita (Posthumously) (2006)
Kal Penn (2007)
George Kee Cheung (2008)
June & Dan Kuramoto of Hiroshima (2010)
Mindy Kailing (2013)
Kevin Tsujihara (2013)
Sharon Hoshida (2013)
Fresh Off the Boat (Represented by: Melvin Mar & Hudson Yang) (2016)
Kelvin Yu (2017)
Charles Yu (2017)
Crazy Rich Asians (Represented by Adele Lim) (2019)
Maz Jobrani (2020)
Daniel Dae Kim (2021)
Ken Jeong (2022)
Wisa Uemura and Franco Imperial, San Jose Taiko (2023)
Anne Nguyen Oliver, House of M Beauty (2023)
C.C Yin (2005)
Chieu and Yen Le (2006)
Alexis Wong (2007)
Pervaiz Lodhie (2008)
Hieu Tai Tran (2009)
Anil Yadav (2010)
Jonghwan Patrick Park (2010)
Andrew Ly (2010)
Christine Young (2011)
Davis Tran (2013)
Jonnie Giles (2016)
Minh Nguyen (Excellence in Small Business) (2017)
Putu Blanco (Excellence in Corporate Business) (2017)
Ron Wong (2018)
Andrew and Peggy Cherng (2020)
Dr. Charles Huang (2022)
Julia Gouw, Piermont Bank (2023)
Travis Kiyota, East West Bank (2023)
C.C. Yin (2009)
Judy Ki (2019)
Progressive Vietnamese American Organization (PIVOT) (2021)
Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu (2005)
Lillian Nakano (2008)
Faith Bautista (2009)
Marily Monjevar (2010)
Nitasha Sawhney (2011)
Khmer Girls in Action (2012)
Jose Antonio Vargas (2014)
Larry Itliong (2015)
David Tsai (2016)
Stewart Kwoh (2019)
Connie Wun (2021)
Cynthia Choi (2021)
Manufou Liaiga-Anoa’l (2022)
Sithea San (2010)
Community Service
Alice Bulos (2007)
Hideo Johnny Yamada (2007)
June Pouesi (2008)
Martin Yan (2012)
Charles Phan (2015)
Cathlyn Choi (2016)
James Syhabout (2019)
Dr. Tony Vang (2005)
Dr. Elaine Kim (2006)
Michael Chang (2010)
Leroy Morishita (Excellence in Higher Education) (2012)
Professor Lois Takahashi (Excellence in Ethnic Studies) (2012)
Frank Wu (2013)
Bill Hing (2014)
Henry T. Yang (2015)
Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales (2016)
Marilyn Chin (2017)
Dr. Judy Sakaki (2020)
Dr. Russell Jueng (2021)
Tania Israel (Excellence in Mental Health) (2012)
Paul Troung (2016)
Dr. Erica Pan (2021)
Dr. Peter Bretan (2022)
Anni Chung, Self Help for the Elderly (2023)
Jodi Hicks, Planned Parenthood (2023)
Dr. Albert W. Young, ApolloMed Holdings (2023)
Nisei Veterans (2011)
Joey Quinto (2008)
Alan Wang (2009)
Cora Oriel (2012)
Iris Chang (2013)
K.W. Lee (2015)
Thuy Vu (2016)
Vic Lee (2017)
Richard Lui (2019)
Lisa Ling (2020)
Josie Camacho (2011)
Angie Wei (2013)
Courtni Pugh (2014)
Dave Low (2018)
Bryan Ha (2022)
Sergeant Lai Lai Bui (2007)
Sharon Hoshida (Excellence in Public Safety) (2013)
Judge Tammy Chung Ryu (2005)
Ruthe Ashley (2005)
Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye (2006)
Phillip Shinn (2007)
Lim, Ruger, & Kim, LLP (2009)
Jerry Kang (2010)
Lucy Koh (2011)
Justice Goodwin Liu (2013)
Dale Minami (2014)
Erica Yew (2015)
Vince Chhabria (2016)
Richard Konda (2017)
Anh Phoong, Phoong Law (2023)
Viet Thanh Nguyen (2018)
Dr. Anmol Mahal (2007)
Dr. Parampal Gill (2008)
Dr. Manbir Singh (2023)
Phil Yu (2014)
Lonnie Wong (2006)
Benny Lou, NextShark (2023)
Peggy Saika (2018)
Lata Krishnan (2019)
Dr. Amarjit Singh Marwah (2020)
March Fong Eu (2004)
Paul Bannai (2004)
Floyd Mori (2004)
Nao Takasugi (2004)
Hamid Khan (2006)
Sarah Kim-Lee (2009)
Catherine Ofa’Mann (2010)
Efren Gorre (2011)
Albert and Anna Wang (2011)
Ted Fang (2012)
March Fong Eu (2013)
Diane Ujiiye (2014)
Bill Wong (2016)
Maeley Tom (2018)
Mona Pasquil (2019)
Andrew Yang (2020)
Samuel So (2009)
Shuji Nakamura (2016)
Samaira Mehta (2022)
Sammy Lee (2013)
Nathan Adrian (2014)
Jordan Clarkson (2017)
Vincent Zhou (2018)
Shohei Otani (2022)
Stop AAPI Hate, Dr. Manjusha P. Kulkarni (2021)
Daniel Fong and Maryann Fong, Million Dollar Baby (2023)