AALAM Awards
Since 2000, AALAM together with the Dow Fund has awarded the AALAM Community Service Award to an attorney who makes significant contributions to the community outside of their day job.
Since 2005, AALAM has awarded a Founders Award, presented annually to an Asian-American attorney who has made significant contributions in business, academics, or the community as it relates to the law.
Since 2023, AALAM has awarded the AALAM Ally of the Year Award to recognize the extraordinary achievements of organizations (e.g., law firms, nonprofits, companies, etc.) in supporting the AAPI community. This award brings attention to the collaborative nature of our work and highlights valued partners that have stood by AALAM's side.
Recipients of the AALAM 2024: Emily K. Yu 2023: Renee Inomata 2022: Payal Salsburg 2019: Sarah Kim 2018: Vincent Lau 2017: Jeff Hsi 2016: Geoff Why 2015: Onyen Yong 2014: Vivian Hsu 2013: Francis Chin 2012: Marian Tse 2011: Amy Mah Sangiolo 2010: Judge R. Chin, Judge P. Yee, Pancho Chang, and Jeanne Fong 2009: Rebecca Lee 2008: Paul M. Yee 2007: Fred Dow 2006: Zenobia Lai 2005: Glenn D. Magpantay, Andrew M. Troop and Cynthia Mark 2004: Chi Chi Wu 2002: Paul Lee 2001: Andrew Leong | Recipients of the AALAM 2024: Connie Wong 2023: Marian Tse 2022: Tina Matsuoka 2019: Cyndi Mark 2018: Hon. Theodore D. Chuang 2017: Paul Lee 2016: Hon. Fernande R. V. Duffly 2015: Deval Patrick, Former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2014: Hon. Denny Chin (US Court of Appeals, 2nd Cir.) 2013: Rebecca A. Lee 2012: Ivan Fong 2011: William F. Lee 2010: Don Liu 2009: AALAM Founders 2008: Hon. Richard Chin (Mass. Superior Court), long-time member and a role model to many, as well as the first AAPI jurist to be appointed (in 1989) in the history of the Commonwealth. 2007: Caroline Chang, Policy Advisor to Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon, Managing Director of the Chinese Historical Society of New England and Board President of the Asian Community Development Corporation 2006: Hon. Ronald Lew of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California for his distinguished career in public service and on the bench. 2005: Dale Minami, who led the legal team that represented Fred Korematsu in overturning his conviction 39 years earlier for defying military orders and resisting report to an internment camp during World War II. | Recipient of the AALAM Ally of the Year Award 2024: Holland & Knight 2023: Mintz Levin |
