Awarded to students already enrolled in a fouryear college. Mr. Lee was one of the founders of the LACAAEA, who was a visionary and worked tirelessly to help promote AAPIs, fight discrimination in the workplace, and ensure that future generations would not face the same issues and problems that he observed and experienced. Mr. Lee was a Division Chief with the Department of Health Services in the Environmental Mgmt Division, and then became the Director of Community Relations.

Awarded to graduating high school seniors planning careers where certificates of completion are acceptable and college degrees are optional. Mr. Takata was one of the founders of the LACAAEA, who fought for recognition of AAPIs in the County workforce and development of AAPI with qualifying job skills to compete for promotional opportunities. Mr. Takata retired in 1998 from the Internal Services Dept, but remains active with LACAAEA.

Awarded to graduating high school seniors entering a four-year college. Ms. Bolinger was a Division Chief with the Chief Administrative Office. She was an active member of the LACAAEA and pushed for the creation of these scholarships. Sadly, Ms. Bolinger passed away before the first scholarships were awarded.