2007 Carol C. Lam
2006 Susan Ahn Cuddy
2005 Major General Antonio M. Taguba, USA
2004 Japanese American Military Intelligence Service Veterans. Award accepted by Harry Fukuhara
2003 Ramu V. Potarazu, Chief Operating Officer of Intelsat, Ltd
2002 Justin Lin, Director, Writer, Editor and Producer
Lou Diamond Phillips, Actor and Director
2001 MTV Network, Fight for Your Rights Campaign. Award accepted by Van Toeffler, MTV President
2000 Rose Ochi, Director of Community Relations Service at the Department of Justice
1999 George Takei, Actor and Community Activist
1998 Anna Deavere Smith, Distinguished Actress, Playwright, and Professor
1997 Chang-Lin Tien, Former Chancellor, NEC Distinguished Professor of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
