Past recipients of the American Courage Award

2009– Mallika Dutt

2008– Professor Eric K. Yamamoto

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