Scholarship and Awards Gala

Save the date for the APAA Scholarship and Awards Gala on April 12, 2025.

The annual Scholarship and Awards Gala is the premier event sponsored by the USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association (APAA). Every year, the APAA pays tribute to distinguished members of the Asian Pacific Islander Trojan Family.

We would like to thank our sponsors and attendees for supporting our annual APAA Scholarship and Awards Gala. As our main fundraiser of the year, your support allows us to continue to provide scholarships to our undergraduate and graduate students at USC as well as developing programming to engage alumni lifelong and worldwide.

To help us award scholarships to students and host worldwide programs for alumni, please consider making a gift of any size to APAA. Whatever you give will make a positive difference.

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2024 Honorees

2024 Leadership Awards

Curtis C. Jung ’83

Founder, Jung & Yuen LLP

Young Kim ’94

Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives, CA 40th District

Jaime L. Lee ’06, JD ’09

Trustee, USC Board of Trustees and CEO, Jamison Realty, Inc.

2024 Legacy Award

Yoshio C. Nakamura ’52, MFA ’53

Artist, Educator, and Decorated U.S. WWII Veteran

2024 Sponsors

We would like to thank our sponsors for supporting our annual APAA Scholarship and Awards Gala. As our main fundraiser of the year, your support allows us to continue to provide scholarships to our undergraduate and graduate students at USC as well as developing programming to engage alumni lifelong and worldwide.

Platinum Sponsors

Jaime Lee and Matt Cheesebro
Jamison

Gold Sponsors

Jaime Lee Family & Friends

Cardinal Sponsors

East West Bank
Curtis & Lynn Jung
Mitchell & Deena Lew
Schism Design architecture & interiors
Patrick & Stefani Takahashi
US Bank
USC Alumni Association

Trojan Sponsors

Bryan and Julie Min
Frank Sim, CORE Alumni-Nor Cal
USC Credit Union
USC Gould School of Law
USC Marshall School of Business

Student Table Sponsors

Kuuipo Cashman and Karen Crawford
Ara and Armineh Tavitian

USC Band Sponsors

Kuuipo Cashman
Kenneth Jung and Family

Immortals Lion Dance

Patricia Tom Mar and Harry Mar

Gala contributions are tax-deductible with the exception of $200 if your sponsorship/ticket comes with dinner. Individual admission (no meals or wine included) is 100% tax-deductible.