This year's honorees are:

Person of the Year: K.A. Nanjappa, a retired engineer whose time and expertise have benefited numerous boards and organizations throughout his lifetime.

Outstanding Asian Business: Informatics, Inc., a Cedar Rapids internet-hosting company owned and run by the Osako family.

Outstanding Business: Citi, a financial services company based in Des Moines. 43% of Citi's Des Moines employees are minorities.

Outstanding Youth: Kristy Huynh, a senior at Iowa State University, whose devotion to those who need health care stemmed from having to interpret for her mother's medical appointments.

Asian Ambassador (non-Asian advocating on behalf of Asian community): Senator Daryl Beall of Fort Dodge, chair of the International Relations Committee for the Iowa General Assembly and a champion of Iowa-Asia international relations.

Outstanding Volunteer: Grace Obata Amemiya, a longtime volunteer from Ames who uses her World War II internment camp experience as a means to serve and inspire others.

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