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Our Mission
The WWAAC Alliance Foundation is a non-profit organization created to advance, benefit and better the lives of Asian American Pacific Islanders; To educate the public and bring about awareness, understanding and appreciation of the diverse cultures and ethnic backgrounds of Asian Americans.
To serve as a platform and source by recognizing, highlighting and honoring Asian Americans who have contributed greatly to various sectors of society; And to create, promote, and disseminate compelling and impactful information about the needs and concerns of the Asian community through events such as conferences, seminars, panel discussions, television programming, symposiums, and other charitable events.
Signature Events
The 13th Annual WWAAC Leaders & Legends Awards:
The WWAAC Awards are dedicated to honoring successful Asians who serve as leaders and role models in their respective communities. The purpose of the WWAAC Awards is to recognize the accomplishments of these leaders, publicize their achievements, and promote the Asian American community into mainstream America.
The WWAAC Alliance Conference:
The WWAAC Alliance Conference is committed to delivering lasting programs provided with the intent to benefit the Asian American community as well as other minority groups – and empower these groups to achieve more.
The purpose of the Conference which includes workshops, seminars, panel discussions, etc., is to bring various Asian groups, students, young professionals and business professionals of any nationality together, to discuss the needs and concerns of Asian Americans; promote awareness of the Asian American community; empower the Asian American community with leadership and development training; educate the Asian American community and connect the Asian American community with mainstream America. The discussions are provided to motivate, develop, and enhance the skills of Asian Americans and other minorities in the workforce and their professional lives.
Discussion topics include subjects that concern and impact Asian Americans specifically; subjects such as health care initiatives, education, the model minority myth of Asians, Asian women & men as role models, initiatives to succeed as leaders, breaking through the glass ceiling, discussions around winning more board seats in major corporations, social services for Asians, mentoring
opportunities, etc.
For over one hundred fifty years, Asian Americans have made enormous contributions to the prosperity and success of this great nation. While there are many different Who’s Who organizations recognizing outstanding members of our society, very few, if any, focus on the prominent Asian Americans who have been our role models for success, great contributors to our community and to the nation, and distinguished figures in their own professions.
Achievements:
In eleven years, the WWAAC Awards have honored 147 distinguished Asian Americans and UPS, McDonald’s and State Farm Insurance as the WWAAC Corporate Champions.
2006 – The Inaugural WWAAC Awards honored 67-Honorees from Georgia & published the hardbound book – Who’s Who in Asian American Communities GEORGIA 2006
2007 – The 2nd Annual WWAAC Awards honored 38-Honorees from 10-Southeastern states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia & West Virginia) & published the hardbound book – Who’s Who in Asian American Communities WWAAC 2007
2008 – The 3rd Annual WWAAC Awards were televised nationwide from Hollywood, California on TVK24 – Korean Network. The 2008 WWAAC Honorees were:
| Bill Imada Chairman and CEO I W Group, IncSenator Daniel K. Inouye United States Senator State of Hawaii WWAAC Leaders & Legends Lifetime Achievement Award |
Wallace Tsuha
Chairman and CEO
Saturn Electronics & Engineering, IncElaine L. Chao
Secretary of Labor
U.S. Department of LaborRichard A. Chow-Wah
Vice President of Powertrain Manufacturing
Chrysler, LLC
Greg Chun
Composer
2009 – The 4th Annual WWAAC Awards were televised by ION-TV
| Anne Chow Senior Vice President AT&T Premier Client GroupJon C. Iwata Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications IBM Corporation |
VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr.
WWAAC Community Spirit AwardMichael Fung
Senior VP – Wal-Mart Finance and Strategy
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Norman Y. Mineta
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Vice Chairman of Hill and Knowlton
UPS
WWAAC Corporate Champion Award
2010 – The 5th Annual WWAAC Awards televised on the AIB Cable Network
| Ronald Chang Vice President Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions UPSPatricia “Kiko” Harvey Vice President Corporate Audit Delta Air Lines |
Lieutenant General Joseph F. Peterson
2010 WWAAC Community Spirit AwardMichael E. Chen
President & CEO
Media, Communications & Entertainment
GE CapitalShamina Singh
Chief Operating Officer
Citi Community Development
McDonald’s USA
2010 WWAAC Corporate Champion Award
The 2011 Who’s Who in Asian American Communities
| Kathie S. Lee Vice President and Associate General Counsel Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.JuE Wong Chief Executive Officer Astral Brands, LLC |
State Farm Insurance
WWAAC Corporate Champion AwardsRudy Pamintuan
Managing Director
Sherman WorldwideKoichi Wakata
Astronaut
WWAAC Community Spirit Award
2012 WWAAC – Partner Honorees
| US Congressman Mike Honda APAICS Asian Leaders & Legend AwardArchie Kao CSI actor CAPE Asian Leaders & Legend Award |
Harry Gee
Harry Gee, Jr. and Associates
LEAP Asian Leaders & Legend AwardMargaret Chon
Associate Dean for Research
Seattle University – School of Law
CAPAW Asian Leaders & Legend AwardRADM Melvin H. Chiogioji
PPALM Asian Leaders & Legend Award
2013 WWAAC & Partner Honorees
| Yixuan (Matt) Ma University of Michigan in Ann Arbor ECAASU – East Coast Asian American Student UnionDonna Fujimoto Cole President and CEO Cole Chemical |
Anthony A. Quan
C.A.Coca-Cola Pacific
CFO and Director of Business StrategyAntonio M. Taguba
Major General , U.S. Army (Ret)
PPALM – Pan-Pacific American Leaders & MentorsRichard Lui
MSNBC Anchor
2014 WWAAC & Partner Honorees
| Rohini Anand The Center for Asian Pacific American Women Leaders & Legends HonoreeCatherine Bioc Asian & Pacific islander American Scholarship Fund APIASF Leaders & Legends Honoreee |
Christine Sato-Yamazaki Pan-Pacific American Leaders & Mentors PPALM Leaders & Legends HonoreFloyd Mori The WWAAC Leaders & Legends Honoree |
2015 WWAAC & Partner Honorees
| Lindsay Dacuan – Emory University
Belkis Leong-Hong – Founder, President and CEO – Knowledge Advantage, Inc. Joseph Melookaran – President – JMA Information Technology, Inc. |
2016 WWAAC & Partner Honorees
| Radha Dahal – 2016 APIASF Leaders & Legends Honoree
Rosie Abriams – CEo Center for Asian Pacific American Women Lt. Col. Michael J. Yaguchi, U.S. Air Force, Ret |