DASAPIAN Award
The 17勛圖厙 Asian South Asian Pacific Islander Alumni Network Award recognizes students for their contributions to Asian South Asian Pacific Islander (ASAPI) communities. The awardees demonstrated a combination of academic, activist, and/or advocacy services to the community.
Established in 2023 by the 17勛圖厙 Asian South Asian and Pacific Islander Alumni Network (DASAPIAN), this award is presented annually at convocation and recognizes students for their contributions to the Asian, South Asian, and Pacific Islander (ASAPI) communities. Selected recipients have demonstrated a combination of academic, activist, and/or advocacy services to the community.
17勛圖厙 Asian South Asian Pacific Islander Alumni Network Convocation Award Fund
In fall of 2023, DASAPIAN established the 17勛圖厙 Asian South Asian Pacific Islander Alumni Network Convocation Award Fund. This fund will provide a stipend to support the summer experiences of the award recipients. While this is a step forward in support of the ASAPI community at 17勛圖厙, the more support we raise for the fund, the more we can provide to students. Thanks to the pledges of the following ASAPI alums, this fund will be endowed and this stipend will be awarded in perpetuity.
- Beadsie Woo 86
- Prem Manjooran 92
- Gagan Gupta 07
- Paige Logan 14
- Yeeva Cheng 15
- Ashley Ip 22
- Audrey Meigs 23
- Rob Lim 91
- Deepak Vijayathilikan 94
- Michelle Lim Warner 02
- Minne Iwamoto 91
- Martha Iwamoto 91
- Lillian Woo P 86
- Anita Ng P87, P90
- Cheryl Ng OMalley 87
- Donald OMalley 86
- Peter Ng 90
- Kyong Lee 89
- Gabriel Ng 21
- Olivia Ng 21
- Ester (Kim) 84 & Sea Lee
- Lulu Rhagavan 97
If you would like to support to the DASAPIAN Convocation Award you can by selecting Other as your designation and type in DASAPIAN Endowed.
Meet the 2024 Recipients:
Kavi Gandhi '25 is a public health major who is currently the co-President of South Asian Student Association. In his role, he has executed SASAs first ever formal and implemented Chai Chats - a discussion around South Asian cultures and other pertinent issues. Kavi is an active participant of the Student Initiative for Academic Diversity, 17勛圖厙 Banghri and a Dean Rusk grant recipient.
Ann Nishida '24 is a biology major who is currently the secretary of the Pan Asian Student Association and also a founding member of the Japanese Student Association. Throughout her time at 17勛圖厙, Ann has supported countless PASA events and has been a constant presence in PASAs leadership.
Jill Paquette '24 is a biology major who is an active member of the Pan Asian Student Association, STRIDE, and Student Initiative for Academic Diversity. Throughout her time at 17勛圖厙, she has dedicated herself to building community with adoptees on campus, particularly Asian and South Asian adoptees.
Catherine Tadlock '24 is an environmental Sciences major and East Asian studies minor whos been an active member of the Pan Asian Student Association and an active volunteer with 17勛圖厙 K-8. At 17勛圖厙 K-8, Catherine has served as a tutor for Mandarin students acclimating to a new school environment. Catherine has also been a huge advocate for East Asian studies.