International Awards:

• 1992 International Women’s ForumWomen Making a Difference in Corporate World award

National Awards:

• 2008 Wells Fargo Women Small Business Trailblazer Award
• 2006 Publisher’s story selected for Chicken Soup for Entrepreneurial Soul
• 2001 Asian Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute’s National Summit Heroine Award
• 1991 Women of Enterprise Awards sponsored by Avon & SBA
• 1984 Esquire Magazine’s The Best of Men and Women under 40 (the only Asian woman in the US and the only woman from Washington state receiving the award).

Regional Awards:

• 2009 (Eleanor Lee, 3rd place in Opinion category, Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue)
• 2009 (Nina Huang, 3rd place in Best Story in the Arts category, WNPA in Olympia)
• 2009 (Han Bui, 3rd place in Advertisement, WNPA in Olympia)
• 2009 (Han Bui, 1st place in Web Design in Olympia)
• 2008 Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce’s Best Business Practice Award
• 2008 Staff received 2nd place from Society of Professional Journalists writing award in news story.)
• 2008 (Staff received Washington Newspapers Publisher Association’s 3rd place feature writing)
• 2008 (Staff received Washington Newspapers Publisher Association’s 1st place in arts column)
• 2007 Society of Professional Journalists writing award (staff received 4 other awards.)
• 2006 US Sen. Hillary Clinton & Maria Cantwell’s Women of Valor award
• 2006 (Staff, 1st place, feature photo in Northwest Asian Weekly, Society of Professional Journalists)
• 2006 (Staff received Washington Newspapers Publisher Association’s feature writing)
• 2005 (Staff received Washington State Publishers Association writing award)
• 2005 Washington State Publishers Association business writing award
• 2005 Puget Sound Business Journal’s Women of Influence Award
• 2005 Spirit of Liberty Award from Ethnic Heritage Council
• 2005 Distinguished Alumni of the Year from UW Communication Dept
• 2004 (Staff received 2nd place award, news photo from Washington State Publishers Association)
• 2004 University of Washington Communication Dept. Hall of Fame
• 2002, Legacy of Courage Award. Astro Society in Oregon
• 2000 Distinguished Service to Journalism Award from Society of Professional Journalists
• 1999 Health coverage award from Region X Dept. of Health & Human Services
• 1995 Seattle Times 100 most influential people in Washington State
• 1993 SBA Region Xís Woman Business Advocate of the Year (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska)
• 1992 SBA Western Washington Woman Business Advocate of the Year
• 1992 SBA Western Washington Minority Business Advocate of the Year
• 1991 Nordstrom’s Cultural Diversity Award
• 1986 Pacific Northwest Magazine’s The Brightest under 40 (the only Asian woman)

Local Awards:

• 2007 Community Service award from India Association of Washington
• 2007 Mentoring award from Women of Color Empowered Committee
• 2006 Seattle University’s Law School Women of the Year award
• 2005 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute’s community service award
• 2005 Women’s University Club Brava Award
• 2004 Washington State Multicultural Education Community Service Award
• 2004 Diversity Employment Award
• 2003 Korean Community Service Award
• 2001 Citizen of the Year Award. Municipal League of King County
• 1998 University of Washington Alumni Association’s Multi-culturalism award
• 1998 Asian Management Business Association’s Cohabitation Award
• 1997 Big Sisters Mentor Award
• 1996 Community Service Award from the Asian community
• 1991 Japanese American Citizens League—Community Service Award
• 1991 Eastside Weekly’s influential people under 40
• 1990 Matrix Table, Women of Achievement Award—Women in Communications
• 1989 Network for Managerial and Professional Women Metor Award
• 1989 Seattle Weekly’s influential people under 40
• 1984 Mayor Charles Royer Small Business Award (the only minority woman receiving the award)