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Finalists - 2009 AsiaNetwork Asian of the Year Awards

The 15 Finalists Selected by the Committee, will each receive an award plaque during the Awards Ceremony to be held on Parliament Hill, Wednesday, May 6th, 2009. They represent the best of the best in each of the following categories: Arts/Sports, Business/Public Service, Volunteerism, Lifetime Achievement, and Asia-Canada Relations.

Arts/Sports:

	Ms. Sandra Oh is a Korean-Canadian Actress from Nepean, Ontario. Best known for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang in the television series Grey's Anatomy. Ms. Oh also played notable roles in the feature films Under the Tuscan Sun and Sideways. She has won numerous international awards for her acting, but remains grounded in her heritage with the ability to speak fluent Korean, English, French and Spanish.
	Ms. Carol Huynh is a Vietnamese Canadian Olympic Gold Medalist from Calgary, Alberta. Specializing in freestyle wrestling, Ms. Huynh comes from a family of wrestlers and picked up the sport at the age of 15. Her gold medal, in the 48 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, represents only the second time a female wrestler from Canada has won a medal.
	Mr. James Tan is a Chinese Canadian Brush Artist/Painter from Vancouver, British Columbia. In his years of study with established masters of the Lingnan school and more than fifteen years of teaching other aspiring artists, Mr. Tan has now emerged as a leader of the next generation of Lingnan brush painting masters. Generous with sharing his talent, he lectures, has done group and solo exhibits around the world, won numerous awards and — loves his dogs tremendously, as a short visit to his website will reveal.

Business/Public Service:

	Dr. David T. Fung is a Chinese Canadian and Chairman & CEO of ACDEG Group from Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Fung has investment partnerships in North America, Europe and Asia through strategic alliances in forest products and energy. He holds degrees in chemical engineering and business, and is actively involved on many boards and advisory committees.
	Ms. Cora Dela Cruz is a Filipino Canadian and President of Delamarc Corporation and Principal of CDC Consulting from Toronto, Ontario. Ms. Dela Cruz Dela Cruz has thirty years of management experience in business regulation and in the administration of consumer protection statutes in Ontario. She is the recipient of many awards, including Most Outstanding Filipino-Canadian Award in 1999.
	Dr. Dipak Roy is an Indian Canadian and Founder & Chairman of DTA Systems Inc. from Ottawa, Ontario. Mr. Roy led Interactive Circuits Systems Ltd., the internationally recognized defense electronics company, until 2004. He then formed DTA to invest in technology companies around the world. Dr. Roy has published over a dozen technical papers and articles in trade journals.

Volunteerism:

Photo N/A	Dr. Nelly W.K. Ng is a Chinese Canadian Family Medicine Doctor from Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Ms. Ng is planning a cultural dialogue between Canada and China. She co-founded a Canadian organization for the preservation of Chinese treasures, including those of the Three Gorges. She was the lead Chinese media spokesperson when the SARS outbreak occurred, and helped open the Scarborough Hospital.
Photo N/A	Dr. Ken Hiu-Ming Ng is a Chinese Canadian Family Medicine Doctor from Markham, Ontario. He is also founder of Canada's largest Asian Festival, Taste of Asia in Markham, Ontario. Dr. Ng has been recipient of many civic, community and political awards for his membership on dozens of boards and committees over the years, notably the World Potluck Fiesta which pays tribute to our Canadian Armed Forces.
Photo N/A	Ms. Nazira Naz Tareen is an India Canadian Retired Teacher & Business Manager from Ottawa, Ontario. For the past thirty some years, Ms. Nazira has been teaching about Islam to hundreds of high school students and helping new immigrant families. She collects for food banks, has participated in organizations as varied as Block Parent and the Kidney Foundation and was named a YWCA Woman of Distiction.

Lifetime Achievement:

	The Right Hon. Adrienne Clarkson is a Chinese Canadian and former Governor General from Ottawa, Ontario. A one-time journalist for the CBC where she won numerous ACTRA awards, Ms. Clarkson has represented Canada on the international stage since the early 1980s. She recently co-founded the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and penned a memoir and a biography on Dr. Norman Benthune.
	Dr. John Samuel is and Indian Canadian and Managing Editor of South Asia Mail from Ottawa, Ontario. He is an Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University since 1985, has published numerous chapters in books, papers and books, sat on several Ph.D. and M.A. thesis committees in different universities, and advised students on diversity, employment equity, and immigration.
	Dr. Yiyan Wu is a Chinese Canadian and Principal Research Scientist from Kanata, Ontario. A research scientist of international repute, Mr. Wu is an engineering pioneer whose innovative work in communications technologies is helping to revolutionize the way people interact around the world. His exemplary work has cinched Canada's reputation as a telecommunications leader and established a standard of excellence for future research scientists and engineers to follow.

Asia-Canada Relations:

	The Right Hon. Jean Chrétien is a former Prime Minister of Canada and currently a Counsel, Heenan Blakie LLP from Shawinigan, Quebec. Mr. Chrétien was first elected in 1963 and ended his political career as the 20th Prime Minister, having won three majority governments. He led four "Team Canada" trade missions to China, and sharply increased the amount of trade between the two countries during his tenure.
Photo N/A	The Hon. Jack Austin is a former Senator from Vancouver, B.C. A lawyer and a former Parliamentarian, Mr. Austin has a record of public service that includes his appointments to a number of ministerial positions. In 1970, he was appointed deputy minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and was part of the first Canadian trade mission sent to the People's Republic of China.
Photo N/A	Mr. Arthur Menzies is a retired Diplomat from Ottawa, Ontario. An expert on Asian affairs, he cultivated and improved Sino-Canadian relations as our representative to the People's Republic of China. Mr. Menzies continues, in retirement, to promote awareness of Chinese culture and has made generous donations of archeological research materials and Chinese artifacts.