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Awards

NYTWA is proud to have received the following recognition:

  • Labor Notes Troublemakers Award (2008)
  • Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Caucus Citation (2008)
  • Labor Research Association Ernest DeMaio Labor Award (2008)
  • Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Leadership Award (2008)
  • Aspirations and Expressions South Asia Voice Award (2007)
  • DC37 Asian American Heritage Committee (2007)
  • New York Civic Participation Project Bridge Builders Award (2007)
  • AFL-CIO Certificate of Affiliation & First-Ever Worker Center Vote into Central Labor Council (2007)
  • Community Service Award, Sanjha Punjab TV and Radio (2006)
  • Cchaya CDC Contributions to South Asian Community Award (2005)
  • Leadership for a Changing World Award, Ford Foundation (2005)
  • Community Health Research Partnership Award, National Cancer Institute (2005)
  • Gujarati Samaj Women’s Leadership Award (2004)
  • Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce, “Top 5 Under 35” (2004)
  • Fighting Spirit Award, New York Jobs With Justice (2004)
  • Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, “Justice in Action” Award (2003)
  • Office of President of Borough of Manhattan Citation for Post-911 Services (2002)
  • Emigrant Savings Immigrant Advocate Award (2002)
  • CUNY Graduate School Oral Histories of Women Activists Project (2000)
  • Invitation to White House Dinner from President Bill Clinton (2000)
  • Union Square Award for Activism (1999)
  • A. Magazine Top 100 Asians of the Decade (1999)
  • Ms. Magazine Top 10 Female Role Models of the Year (1998)
  • NY Magazine Newsmaker of the Year Award (1998)
  • George Magazine “Twenty Most Fascinating Women in Politics”(1998)