The Asian American Law Fund of New York awards Public Interest Scholarships each year to law students with a demonstrated commitment to the Asian American community. The purpose of the award is to assist law students with their tuition while encouraging them to use their legal knowledge and training to benefit the Asian American community in New York and to foster commitment by law students to public service to the Asian American community in New York.
| Year | Name | Law School | Community Service Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Winnie Lee | Brooklyn Law School | AALDEF |
| 1998 | Franklin Chiu | Brooklyn Law School | AALDEF |
| 1999 | Pei Pei Cheng | NY Law School | MFY Legal Services |
| 1999 | Jason Park | Brooklyn Law School | Korean American Family Services |
| 2000 | Amelia Toledo | CUNY School of Law | AALDEF |
| 2000 | Tony Lu | NYU Law School | UNITE |
| 2001 | Megan Penick | NY Law School | MFY Legal Services |
| 2001 | Soma Syed | Albany Law School | UNITE |
| 2002 | Silvia Liu | CUNY School of Law | MFY Legal Services |
| 2002 | Suyin So | Georgetown U School of Law | AALDEF |
| 2003 | Bharati Narumanchi | CUNY School of Law | AALDEF |
| 2003 | James Paglinawan | CUNY School of Law | AAFE |
| 2003 | Tzung-lin Fu | NYU Law School | Sanctuary for Families |
| 2004 | Constance Utada | Temple University Beasley School | MFY Legal Services |
| 2004 | Deepika Bains | Columbia Law School | AALDEF |
| 2005 | Monica Roli Khare | Temple University Beasley School | Somaly Mam Foundation |
| 2005 | Eileen Choi | CUNY School of Law | AALDEF |
| 2006 | Sung-Min Lee | Columbia Law School | Sanctuary for Families |
| 2006 | Amy Tai | American University Washington School of Law | AALDEF |
| 2006 | Henna Kaushal | American University Washington School of Law | Center for Constitutional Rights |
| 2007 | Miya Saika Chen | CUNY School of Law | Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York |
| 2007 | Hye Won Chung | CUNY School of Law | AALDEF |
| 2007 | Ali Najmi | CUNY School of Law | Kings County DA Office |
| 2007 | Krishna Sampath | Northeastern Law School | AALDEF |
| 2008 | Haeya Yim | Brooklyn Law School | AALDEF |
| 2008 | Vichal Kumar* | Hofstra Law School | NYS Defenders Association |
| 2009 | Olivia Canlas | CUNY School of Law | AALDEF |
| 2009 | Niji Jain* | Emory U School of Law | Safe Horizon |
| 2009 | Pooja Awatramini* | Seton Hall University Law School | NYCLU |
| 2010 | Trinh Ngoc Tran | Hofstra University Law School | AALDEF |
| 2010 | John Ting | CUNY School of Law | Catholic Charities Newark |
| 2011 | Prathiba Desai | CUNY School of Law | Kings County DA Office |
| 2011 | Sapna Patel | CUNY School of Law | Queens Legal Services |
| 2011 | Maweza Razzaq* | CUNY School of Law | Queens Legal Services |
| 2012 | Min Young Choi | CUNY School of Law | AALDEF |
| 2012 | Hira Amin* | CUNY School of Law | MFY Legal Services |
| 2012 | Mieon Han | Fordham University School of Law | MinKwon |
| 2013 | Lucy Zhang | Duke University School of Law | NYLAG |
| 2013 | Nabila Taj* | CUNY School of Law | Queens Legal Services |
| 2013 | Rebecca Arian | CUNY School of Law | Legal Aid Society |
| 2014 | Jane Lo | NYU School of Law | MinKwon |
| 2014 | Marissa Wong | NYU School of Law | Sakhi for South Asian Women |
| 2014 | Eva Yung | NYU School of Law | NY Asian Women’s Center |
| 2014 | Pooja Shah* | Pace University School of Law | Urban Justice League |
| 2015 | Kamille Go | American U Washington College of Law | Legal Aid Society |
| 2015 | Jasleen Singh* | UC Berkeley School of Law | Legal Aid Society |
| 2015 | Michelle Chan | University of Virginia Law School | NY Asian Women’s Center |
| 2016 | Alice Thai | NYU School of Law | Atlas: DIY |
| 2016 | Maria Iman* | NY Law School | Sakhi for South Asian Women |
| 2017 | Devika M. Balaram* | UC Berkeley School of Law | NYCLU |
| 2017 | Ruhi Behal* | CUNY School of Law | Kings County DA Office |
| 2017 | Corinne Merdegia | UC Berkeley School of Law | Center for Constitutional Rights |
| 2018 | Nishat Bella Tabassum* | CUNY School of Law | Kings County DA Office |
| 2019 | Vaishali S. Kamlal* | New England Law School | Bronx Defenders Office |
| 2020 | Jenna Agatep | Northeastern University School of Law | AABANY Pro Bono Clinic |
| 2020 | Jeremy Chan-Kraushar | CUNY School of Law | Coalition for Asian American Children and Families |
| 2020 | Susu Zhao | Fordham University School of Law | Urban Justice Center |
| 2020 | Pooja Shivaprasad* | CUNY Law School | Mission to End Modern Slavery |
| 2020 | Amanda Jimenez | CUNY Law School | Mission to End Modern Slavery |
| 2021 | Evelyn (Meng) Lin | Syracuse University College of Law | Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York |
| 2021 | Shelley Wu | Cardozo School of Law | Urban Justice Center |
| 2021 | Dawa Lhamo* | CUNY Law School | Catholic Migration Services |
| 2022 | Juliana Chang | Harvard Law School | A Better Balance |
| 2022 | Vincent Kwan | UC Hastings Law School | U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York |
| 2022 | Emlyn Medalla | CUNY Law School | National Domestic Workers Alliance |
| 2023 | Judy Lee | CUNY Law School | Mobilization for Justice |
| 2023 | Mylisa Nogra | Boston College Law School | Bronx Legal Services |
| 2023 | Deepti Sailappan | CUNY Law School | Brooklyn Defender Services |
| 2024 | Jessica Chan | New York Law School | The Legal Aid Society |
| 2024 | Ranjana Venkatesh | CUNY Law School | Bronx Defenders |
| 2025 | Lori Giargias | St. John’s University School of Law | JASA Legal Services for the Elderly |
| 2025 | Jiaqi Huang | University of Florida Levin College of Law | Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Law Unit |
| 2025 | Issalina Sagad | CUNY School of Law | Catholic Charities Community Services |
| 2025 | Eqra Muhammad* | St. John’s University School of Law | Urban Justice Center’s Domestic Violence Project |
*AALFNY – SABANY Public Interest Scholarships