Past Honorees

2023 - OCAABA Trailblazer Award - Rob Bonta, California Attorney General

2023 - OCAABA Judicial Trailblazer Award - Hon. Joanne Motoike, Associate Justice, CA Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate District, Division 3

2023 - OCAABA Lifetime Achievement Award - Hon. Kazuharu Makino (Ret.)

2022 - Lifetime Achievement Award - The Honorable Kirk H. Nakamura

2022 - Community Service Award - Brooke Weitzman / Elder Law & Disability Rights Center

2021 - Judicial Excellence Award - Hon. Joanne Motoike 

2021 - Community Partner Award - O’Melveny & Myers

2021 - Community Service Award - Asian Americans in Action 

2020 NO EVENT

2019 - Community Partner Award - Crowell & Moring LLP

2019 - Judicial Excellence Award - Judge Deborah Chuang Servino, Superior Court of California, County of Orange

2019 - Community Service Award - Nathan Watanabe, Watanabe & Suemori, LLP

2018 - Program honoring Judge Nakazato  

2017 - Inspire Award - Ashleigh Aitken

2017 - Community Champion Award - Mary Ann Foo

2017 - Community Partner Award - Asian Americans Advancing Justice-OC

2016 - Judicial Trailblazer Award - Hon. Jay C. Gandhi

2016 - Corporate Service Award - Union Bank

2015 - OCAABA recognized APA women leaders for their recent election to public office - Peggy Huang - Yorba Linda Council Member (both a presenter and honoree)

2015 - OCAABA recognized APA women leaders for their recent election to public office - Lisa Bartlett - Orange County Supervisor, 5th District

2015 - OCAABA recognized APA women leaders for their recent election to public office - Ling Ling Chang - Assembly Member, 55th District

2015 - OCAABA recognized APA women leaders for their recent election to public office - Young Kim - Assembly Member, 65th District

2015 - OCAABA recognized APA women leaders for their recent election to public office - Janet Nguyen - Senator, 34th Senate District 

2015 - OCAABA recognized APA women leaders for their recent election to public office - Michelle Steel - Orange County Supervisor, 2nd District

2014 - Lifetime Achievement Award - The Honorable Lance Ito

2014 - Judicial Excellence Award - Honorable Andrew Guilford

2013 - Judge of the Year - Hon. Franz Miller

2013 - Lifetime Achievement Award - Hon. Kazuharu Makino, ret.

2013 - Community Service Award - Think Together

2012 - Public Service Award - Hon. Cheri Pham

2012 - Attorney of the Year - Paul O. Hirose

2011 - Lifetime Achievement Award - Hon. Arthur Nakazato

2011 - Corporate Service Award - KIA Motors America 

2011 - Trailblazer Award - Carol C. Lam

2010 - Lifetime Achievement Award - The Honorable Ming W. Chin, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court

2010 - Community Service Award - Asian Pacific American Legal Center

2009 - Attorney of the Year - Andrew Do

2008 - Outstanding Achievement Award - Hon. Kirk Nakamura

2007 - Lifetime Achievement Award - Dean Parham Williams

2007 - Lifetime Achievement Award - Jeannie Luong