Ann Miyagi seeks to design better policies for the elderly, the poor, and disadvantaged minorities and is this year's Mo Noguchi Award recipient. Charlene Sakoda helped create UC Riverside's Daion Taiko group and is this year's George Kondo Award recipient. Lesley Siler is another scholarship recipient. She is pursuing a double major in Biology and Psychology at UC Santa Barbara. CJAAA Scholarship Recipients 1999-2000 See also: Awards Luncheon at Yoshi's THE California Japanese American Alumni Association proudly announced the award of eight scholarships for the 1999-2000 academic year. The committee was pleased to receive quality applicants from various disciplines ranging from Asian-American studies, biology, communication, engineering, dental health, international relations, psychology and social welfare. The selected recipients represented nearly all campuses, including UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine and UC San Francisco.     Our top scholarship, the Mo Noguchi Memorial Award, is presented to Ann Miyagi in the amount of $3000 this year. Ann studied at UC Berkeley specializing in social welfare policy for the aging. Her community service work at nursing home facilities and other projects reflects her interests to design better policies for the elderly, the poor, and disadvantaged minorities. Recently, she worked as a case manager helping seniors through the nonprofit Japanese American Services of the East Bay (JASEB). Ann is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Social Welfare at UCLA.     Our recipient of the George Kondo Memorial Award for community service is Charlene Sakoda. With her extensive community involvement and broad extramural activities it is fitting that she receive this $2500 scholarship. Charlene is an undergraduate at UC Riverside with a double major in Biology and Business. While excelling academically, she also helped to establish the UC Riverside taiko group. She has served as a peer mentor for over three years and also a volunteer at Riverside General Hospital. Charlene hopes to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. Ted Nakamura (UC Berkeley), Jesse Nishinaga (UC Berkeley), Trevor Nakagawa (CJAAA Scholarship Chair), and Donna Eck (UCSF).     Lesley Siler, a sophomore at UC Santa Barbara majoring in Biology and Psychology received $2000. Jesse Nishinaga, studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley also received $2000. Nathan Haga, a graduate of UC Irvine, pursuing an advanced degree at the UC San Diego International Relations/Political Science program, received a $1500 award.     CJAAA also awarded a Japan Scholarship of $1500 to Greg Sato. Greg is a junior in Communications at UCSD and is currently studying abroad in Japan. This award was established to help offset the high cost of living in Japan while promoting academic and cultural exchange.     Other scholarship recipients include Ted Nakamura, studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley, and Donna Eck, pursuing dental hygiene at UCSF and returning to school after more than 10 years. Both received $1000 awards.     CJAAA would like to wish all of the scholarship recipients the best in their future endeavors! We would also like the thank members of the CJAAA Scholarship Committee for their hard work reviewing the applications and making tough decisions according to the selection criteria. Committee members were Jesse Ante, Mark Abey, Michele Kato, Ron Yamada, Emiko Yamada, Katherine Yoshii, and Trevor Nakagawa (chair). Special thanks to all CJAAA members who helped to spread the word about the scholarship program in order to make it such a success! NAME CAMPUS DISCIPLINE AWARD Ann Miyagi UCLA Social Welfare Mo Noguchi Award $3000 Charlene Sakoda Riverside Biology and Business George Kondo Award $2500 Jesse Nishinaga Berkeley EECS $2000 Lesley Siler Santa Barbara Biology and Psychology $2000 Nathan Haga San Diego International Relations and Political Science $1500 Greg Sato San Diego Communications $1500 Donna Eck UCSF Dental Hygiene $1000 Ted Nakamura Berkeley EECS $1000 $14,500