NAAAP100, Inspire, & Pride Awards
NAAAP100 Awards
In 2008, NAAAP established the NAAAP100 Awards to recognize exemplary leaders in the Asian community who have made significant contributions to their profession and the Asian community.
Inspire Award
In 2016, NAAAP established a parallel program to recognize promising up-and-coming leaders in the Asian community. Like NAAAP100 honorees, NAAAP Inspire honorees have created significant impact through their roles in various sectors such as business, government, or nonprofit.
Pride Award
In 2019, the NAAAP Pride award was created to honor influential leaders in the Asian American LGBTQ+ community who have made significant contributions to advancing LGBTQ+ leadership, equality, and visibility.
HONOREES
Jane Hyun
NAAAP 100 (2025)
Leadership Strategist and Author “Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling”
Chris Do
NAAAP 100 (2024)
Founder and CEO, Futur and Emmy-Winning Designer
Ai-Jen Poo
NAAAP 100 (2023)
President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance
Sharifa Khan
NAAAP 100 (2023)
Founder and CEO of Balmoral Multicultural Marketing
Piyush Malik
NAAAP 100 (2022)
CDO and CTO of Veridic Solutions
Charles Lee
NAAAP 100 (2022)
Environmental Justice Leader, Policy Author, Founder
Padmasree Warrior
NAAAP 100 (2021)
Chief Technology Strategy Officer of Cisco
Helen Zia
NAAAP 100 (2020)
Journalist, Founder, Author, and Civil Rights Activist
Ryan Patel
NAAAP 100 (2020)
Board Director, Media Contributor, and Senior Fellow
Cecilia Chung
NAAAP 100 (2020)
Senior Director, Health Commissioner, and HIV/AIDS Activist
Mia Yamamoto
NAAAP 100 (2019)
Criminal Defense Attorney and Civil Rights Activist
Apa Sherpa
NAAAP 100 (2019)
Legendary Mountaineer and Founder of Apa Sherpa Foundation
Hitesh Ramchandani
NAAAP 100 (2019)
Paralympic Football Medalist, Author, and Ambassador
Rachelle Arizmendi
NAAAP 100 (2019)
Mayor of Sierra Madre and City Council Member
Frank Wu
NAAAP 100 (2018)
President of Queens College, Legal Scholar, and Author
Lani Wong
NAAAP 100 (2018)
Community Advocate and Philanthropist
Chaiwon Kim
NAAAP 100 (2018)
President and CEO of CPACS
Ben Chestnut
NAAAP 100 (2018)
Co-Founder and CEO, MailChimp
Linda Yu
NAAAP 100 (2017)
News Anchor and Author of “Lessons I Learned in America”
Bernie Wong
NAAAP 100 (2017)
President and Founder of Chinese American Service League
Li-Young Lee
NAAAP 100 (2017)
Poet, Memoirist, Translator
Santa Ono
NAAAP 100 (2016)
President, University of British Columbia
Omar Ishrak
NAAAP 100 (2016)
Chairman and CEO, Medtronic
Victor Dzau
NAAAP 100 (2016)
Scientist and Chancellor of Duke University Health System
Thomas Park Clement
NAAAP 100 (2016)
Founder, President and CEO of Mectra Laboratories
Juju Chang
NAAAP 100 (2016)
News Anchor and Journalist at ABC News
Albert Wong
NAAAP 100 (2015)
Citizenship Judge and Former Lieutenant-Commander
Tammy Nguyen Lee
NAAAP 100 (2015)
President and Founder of Against the Grain Productions
Ronald Chang
NAAAP 100 (2015)
President of UPS Capital
David Tsubouchi
NAAAP 100 (2014)
Former Member of Provincial Parliament and Cabinet Minister
Gary Locke
NAAAP 100 (2014)
Former U.S. Ambassador to China, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Harry Lee
NAAAP 100 (2014)
VP of Corporate Contracts at Northrop Gunman
Grace Lee Boggs
NAAAP 100 (2014)
Philosopher, Activist, Author, Community Organizer
George Takei
NAAAP 100 (2013)
Actor, Narrator, and Author
Thear Suzuki
NAAAP 100 (2013)
Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Chris Lu
NAAAP 100 (2013)
U.S. Cabinet Secretary and Co-Chair, WHIAAPI
Don Liu
NAAAP 100 (2013)
Senior VP, General Counsel, and Secretary, Xerox Corporation
Constance Lau
NAAAP 100 (2013)
President and CEO, Hawaiian Electric Industries
Lang Lang
NAAAP 100 (2013)
Concert Pianist
Daniel Inouye
NAAAP 100 (2013)
U.S. Senator, Hawaii
Tom Hom
NAAAP 100 (2013)
Founder, Tom Hom Group and Author
Hines Ward
NAAAP 100 (2012)
NFL Wide Receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers
Ike Song
NAAAP 100 (2012)
VP of Situation Awareness Systems, Northrop Grumman
Vivienne Poy
NAAAP 100 (2012)
Senator of Canada, Author, Entrepreneur, and Fashion Designer
Richard Lui
NAAAP 100 (2012)
News Anchor, MSNBC and NBC News
Doris Ching
NAAAP 100 (2012)
Vice President of Student Affairs, University of Hawaii
I.M. Pei
NAAAP 100 (2011)
Architect, Founder, Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate
Indra Nooyi
NAAAP 100 (2011)
Pepsico CEO
Norman Mineta
NAAAP 100 (2011)
U.S. Secretary of Transportation and U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Sachi Koto
NAAAP 100 (2011)
Founder and CEO, Sachi Koto Communications, Inc.
Svetlana Kim
NAAAP 100 (2011)
CEO, Consultant, Author, Speaker
Jim Yong Kim
NAAAP 100 (2011)
Physician and President, Dartmouth College
Mike Honda
NAAAP 100 (2011)
Congressman of California’s 15th Congressional District
Brad Furukawa
NAAAP 100 (2011)
VP and CTO, Northrop Grumman
Tracey Doi
NAAAP 100 (2011)
Group VP and CFO, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Mable Yee
NAAAP 100 (2010)
CEO and Founder, Engage Her and High-Tech Entrepreneur
Michelle Rhee
NAAAP 100 (2010)
Chancellor, Washington D.C. Public Schools
Qi Lu
NAAAP 100 (2010)
President, Online Services at Microsoft Corporation
Howard Koh
NAAAP 100 (2010)
Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. HHS
Sonya Gong Jent
NAAAP 100 (2010)
Vice President of Operations, State Farm Insurance
Neil Horikoshi
NAAAP 100 (2010)
President and Executive Director, APIA Scholarship Fund
Doreen Ho
NAAAP 100 (2010)
President and CEO of United Commercial Bank
Chan Hon Goh
NAAAP 100 (2010)
World-Renowned Prima Ballerina, Artistic Director, Entrepreneur
Martha Choe
NAAAP 100 (2010)
Chief Administrative Officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
John Cho
NAAAP 100 (2010)
Actor, Musician, Author
Maya Lin
NAAAP 100 (2009)
Architect, Sculptor, Designer, Environmental Activist
Paul Lee
NAAAP 100 (2009)
Partner at Goodwin Proctor law firm
Bill Imada
NAAAP 100 (2009)
Chairman and CEO of IW Group
David Henry Hwang
NAAAP 100 (2009)
Tony Award-Winning Playwright, Screenwriter, Librettist
J.D. Hokoyama
NAAAP 100 (2009)
President & CEO of LEAP (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics)
Elaine Chao
NAAAP 100 (2009)
Former U.S. Cabinet Secretary and Distinguished Fellow
Scott Oki
NAAAP 100 (2008)
Founder and Chair, Oki Developments and Philanthropist
David Lum
NAAAP 100 (2008)
Executive at Motorola, Consultant, Speaker
HONOREES
Alex Chester-Iwata
NAAAP Inspire (2025)
Founder and CEO, Mixed Asian Media
Julie Huang
NAAAP Inspire (2024)
Associate Scientific Director, Neurocrine Biosciences
Michelle Li
NAAAP Inspire (2023)
Journalist and Co-Founder, The Very Asian Foundation
Stephanie KyeongSeon Drenka
NAAAP Inspire (2023)
Executive Director, Dallas Asian American Historical Society
Michelle MiJung Kim
NAAAP Inspire (2022)
Founder and CEO, Awaken
Onchantho Am
NAAAP Inspire (2022)
Associate General Counsel, University of Central Florida
Francesca Hong
NAAAP Inspire (2021)
Wisconsin State Representative
Tony DelaRosa
NAAAP Inspire (2021)
Founder and CEO, Tony Rosa Speaks LLC
Alpa Amin
NAAAP Inspire (2021)
Executive Director, Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network
Symington W. Smith
NAAAP Inspire (2020)
Founder and CEO, Waysmith Enterprises
Nydia Han
NAAAP Inspire (2019)
News Anchor at WPVI-TV
Aisha Yaqoob
NAAAP Inspire (2018)
Executive Director, Asian American Advocacy Fund
Nanxi Liu
NAAAP Inspire (2017)
Co-Founder and CEO, Enplug
Brian Wong
NAAAP Inspire (2016)
Co-Founder and CEO, Kiip
HONOREES
Jay Kuo
NAAAP Pride (2025)
Founder and CEO, The Social Edge
Michael Liu
NAAAP Pride (2023)
Internal Communications Manager, NAIT
Schuyler Bailar
NAAAP Pride (2022)
Athlete, Author “He/She/They”
Urooj Arshad
NAAAP Pride (2021)
Director of Advocates for Youth
Ocean Vuong
NAAAP Pride (2020)
Author “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” Photographer
Telly Leung
NAAAP Pride (2019)
Broadway Star, Actor, Recording Artist