{"id":6183,"date":"2010-08-13T05:08:40","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T05:08:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-08-12T18:08:29","modified_gmt":"2010-08-12T18:08:29","slug":"Apply-to-be-ASPIRE-s-Outstanding-Woman-of-the-Year-2010-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=6183","title":{"rendered":"Apply to be ASPIRE&#8217;s Outstanding Woman of the Year 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Asian Sisters Participating In Reaching Excellence\u2122 (ASPIRE)<\/strong> is proud to present the <strong>3rd Annual ASPIRE Outstanding Woman of the Year Award<\/strong>, recognizing a young <strong>Asian American woman who is a leader and role model in her community<\/strong>. <strong>ASPIRE<\/strong> is looking for <strong>young Asian American women who are role models for their peers and are committed to ASPIRE&#8217;s mission of empowerment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2009, <strong>ASPIRE announced Rashmi Jasrasaria as the grand prize winner of the 2nd Annual ASPIRE Outstanding Woman of the Year Award<\/strong>. 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&#8217;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. &#8220;Receiving this award motivates me to continue along an independent path in global health, community development, and social justice work,&#8221; says Jasrasaria. &#8220;I am grateful to ASPIRE and SIC for supporting and encouraging me in my endeavors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2010 award will be presented at the Asian American Women in Leadership (AAWIL) Conference on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Boston University, MA.<\/strong> 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&#8217;s network of Asian American women, and a featured profile on ASPIRE&#8217;s website, with the chance to tell her story to Asian American women everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Celebrate the woman you ASPIRE to be!<\/strong> To submit an application, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.girlsaspire.org\/award\">www.girlsaspire.org\/award<\/a>. 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