Awards
API Heritage Month Honoree
ABC7 News API Heritage Month, May 2016
Oakland City Councilmember Dan Kalb, May 2016
Unsung Hero Award
NonProfit PRO
Making Waves: Non-profit Professionals of the Year 2016
Excellence in Advocacy Award
Alameda Health Consortium, Community Health Center Network
August 12, 2010
Advocacy in Service Delivery Award
Alameda Health Consortium, Community Health Center Network, August 11, 2006
Under Julia’s leadership, the Nail Salon Collaborative received the following awards:
Roy Family Award - John F. Kennedy School of Environment, Harvard University, November 2016
Excellence in Advocacy Award - Alameda Health Consortium, Community Health Center Network, August 13, 2014
Community Award - Asian Pacific Islander Caucus, American Public Health Association, October 30, 2012
Momentum Award - Women’s Foundation of California, May 20, 2011
Community Health Champion Award - Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum, “VOICES 2011: Purposeful Leadership
for Tangible Outcomes” Conference, May 16, 2011
Region 9 Environmental Award - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2007
Featured Articles
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