Asian Sisters Participating In Reaching Excellence™ (ASPIRE) is proud to present the

Asian Sisters Participating In Reaching Excellence™ (ASPIRE) is proud to present the 3rd Annual ASPIRE Outstanding Woman of the Year Award, recognizing a young Asian American woman who is a leader and role model in her community. ASPIRE is looking for young Asian American women who are role models for their peers and are committed to ASPIRE’s mission of empowerment.

In 2009, ASPIRE announced Rashmi Jasrasaria as the grand prize winner of the 2nd Annual ASPIRE Outstanding Woman of the Year Award. Jasrasaria is a volunteer with Support for International Change (SIC), a non-governmental organization in Tanzania that raises awareness about HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention in rural areas. Since 2007, Jasrasaria has dedicated her time to teaching SIC’s HIV curriculum in village primary schools as well as leading teaching sessions for the village locals, athletes, and religious communities. Originally from Boxborough, Massachusetts, Jasrasaria is currently a senior at Harvard University, where she also acts as the SIC on-campus coordinator through recruiting, interviewing, and training SIC volunteers. “Receiving this award motivates me to continue along an independent path in global health, community development, and social justice work,” says Jasrasaria. “I am grateful to ASPIRE and SIC for supporting and encouraging me in my endeavors.”

The 2010 award will be presented at the Asian American Women in Leadership (AAWIL) Conference on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Boston University, MA. The Grand Prize Winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to Boston to attend the 2010 AAWIL Conference, the opportunity of a lifetime to spend a day with a mentor from ASPIRE’s network of Asian American women, and a featured profile on ASPIRE’s website, with the chance to tell her story to Asian American women everywhere.

Celebrate the woman you ASPIRE to be! To submit an application, please visit www.girlsaspire.org/award. All entries must be received by September 30, 2010.