AEF Fellow Network
AEF awards fellowships and scholarships each year to law students from around the nation. Below is the list of recipients since 1994.
2024
Robert E. Wone Fellow | Patrick Reyes (Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia)
AEF Fellow | Jihyang Kim (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center)
AEF Fellow | Sinporion Phuong (Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia)
AEF Fellow | Kevin Vo (Immigration Legal Services at Catholic Charities DC)
AEF Fellow | Madeleine Yi (Legal Aid DC)
AEF First-Generation Law Student Scholarship | Muhammad Ali Ilahi
2023
Robert E. Wone Fellow | Angela Chen (Office of the Public Defender for Arlington County)
AEF Fellow | Jill Chien (Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia)
AEF Fellow | Leah Haynes (Catholic Charities (Immigration Legal Services))
AEF Fellow | Breanna de Vera (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)
AEF Fellow | Zulekah Tasneem (Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services)
AEF First-Generation Law Student Scholarship | Amy Patania Lyons
2022
Robert E. Wone Fellow Abigail Van Buren (Alexandria Public Defender Office)
AEF Fellow | Ellen Florek (The Second Look Project)
AEF Fellow | Livia Luan (The Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection)
AEF Fellow | Asritha Vinnakota (The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau)
AEF First-Generation Law Student Scholarship | Arshi Baig
2021
Robert E. Wone Fellow Demi Kim (NLRB, Division of Judges)
AEF Fellow | Nancy Jin (Maryland Office of the Public Defender)
AEF Fellow | Olivia Lu (U.S. Department of Justice - Criminal Division, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery)
AEF Fellow | Taliah Mirmalek (The Advancement Project)
AEF First-Generation Law Student Scholarship | Annie Dang
2020
Robert E. Wone Fellow | Christine Lorica (Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia)
AEF Fellow | Winnie Chen (Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), formerly Asian American Justice Center)
AEF Fellow | Andrew Tran (U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California)
AEF Fellow | Tai Williams (Bread for the City)
2019
Robert E. Wone Fellow Asees Bhasin (Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), formerly Asian American Justice Center)
AEF Fellow | Cary Zhang (AEquitas)
AEF Fellow | Emily Sun (Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Law Project)
AEF Fellow | Leanna Sampson (Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), formerly Asian American Justice Center)
AEF Fellow | Thanh Nguyen (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
2018
Robert E. Wone Fellow Nicole “Nikki” Endsley (Alexandria Public Defender Office)
AEF Fellow Stacy Ham (Maryland Office of the Public Defender - Child in Need of Assistance Division)
AEF Fellow Young Eun Ko (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC) / Chambers of the Hon. John M. Tran, Fairfax County Circuit Court)
AEF Fellow Page Monji (Chambers of the Hon. Roger W. Titus, United States District Court for the District of Maryland)
AEF Fellow Junqi Zhang (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
2017
Robert E. Wone Fellow Gloria Han (Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), formerly Asian American Justice Center)
AEF Fellow Yon Soo “Lauren” Kim (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, World Bank)
AEF Fellow Kyoung-Hong “Brian” Park (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
AEF Fellow Annica Mae Mattus (Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia)
2016
Robert E. Wone Fellow Mylee Sabarre (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
AEF Fellow Joanne Ho (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
AEF Fellow Rupalee Rashatawar (Community Legal Services of Philadelphia)
AEF Fellow Emily Chong (U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Division)
2015
Robert E. Wone Fellow Charlotte Tsui (Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach)
AEF Fellow Teri Chung (Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), formerly Asian American Justice Center)
AEF Fellow Kamille Go (New York Legal Aid Society)
AEF Fellow Rasmeet Singh (American Civil Liberties Union)
AEF Fellow Huyen Le (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
DC Legal Services & Advocacy Fellow Shiyu Wang (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
2014
Robert E. Wone Fellow Shannon Noble (Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault - Sexual Assault Legal Institute)
AEF Fellow Heesu Kim (Chambers of the Hon. Brian Holeman, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia)
AEF Fellow Nicole Fink (Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), formerly Asian American Justice Center)
AEF Fellow Madeline Dang (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
AEF Fellow Fan Li (Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia)
2013
Robert E. Wone Fellow Kristina B. Ramos (Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), formerly Asian American Justice Center)
AEF Fellow Lillyana Daza Jaller (Ayuda)
AEF Fellow Tenzin Pelkyi (Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), formerly Asian American Justice Center)
2012
Robert E. Wone Fellow Virak Anthony Thach (Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), formerly NAPALC)
AEF Fellow Soojin Kim (Superior Court of the District of Columbia)
AEF Fellow Hye Lim Kim (Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), formerly NAPALC)
AEF Fellow Joseph Koe (Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), formerly NAPALC)
2011
Robert E. Wone Fellow Stefanie Shih (U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Division)
AEF Fellow Sharaya Cabansag (United States Attorney’s Office)
AEF Fellow William Carson (Federal Public Defender - District of Maryland, Southern Division)
AEF Fellow Stacey Eunnae (Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), formerly NAPALC)
AEF Fellow Andrea Liou (Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach)
AEF Fellow Jenny Xie (Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), formerly NAPALC)
AEF Fellow Lynette Boggs (Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia)
Community Service Grant Recipient Mississippi Center for Justice
2010
Mineta Fellow Chelsea Zuzindlak (Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), formerly NAPALC)
Robert E. Wone Fellow Stephanie Kang (API Legal Outreach)
AEF Fellow Priyanka Prakash (EEOC Office of Federal Operations)
AEF Fellow Rebecca Lopez (D.C. Employment Justice Center)
AEF Fellow Murti Patel (Health Access Project, Children's Law Center)
AEF Fellow Nelly Montenegro (Ayuda)
2009
Mineta Fellow Tania Shahani (Legal Momentum)
Robert E. Wone Fellow Wendy Lau (D.C. Language Access Coalition)
AEF Fellow Alyce Ahn (U.S. Department of Justice - Domestic Security Section)
AEF Fellow Jessica Flores (National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (Takoma Park, MD))
AEF Fellow Zahra Khan (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
AEF Fellow Atasi Satpathy (Children's Law Center (Washington, DC))
2008
Mineta Fellow Shiwali Patel (Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights)
Robert E. Wone Fellow Andrea Yang (Chambers of the Chief Judge Karen Schreier (U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota))
AEF Fellow Feraz Ashraf (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
AEF Fellow Anjali Subbarao (Amnesty International, USA)
AEF Fellow Adnan Sultan (The Defender Association (Seattle, WA))
AEF Fellow Delphina Yuen (Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), formerly NAPALC)
2007
Mineta Fellow Parag Khandhar (Legal Services of Northern Virginia)
Inaugural Robert E. Wone Fellow Sandeep “Amy” Randhawa (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
AEF Fellow Phong D. Le (Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), formerly NAPALC)
AEF Fellow Gabrielle Mulnick (Children's Law Center)
2006
Mineta Fellow Jeanette Quick (Capital Defender Office of Northern Virginia)
AEF Fellow Maha-Rebekah Abejuela (Legal Services Corporation)
AEF Fellow Candice Chiu (Office of U.S. Solicitor General)
AEF Fellow Akiko Nishino (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
AEF Fellow Chaim Dov Sacks (Neighborhood Legal Services Program)
AEF Fellow Rhea Myung Yo (World Organization for Human Rights USA)
2005
Mineta Fellow Tritia Yuen (International Justice Mission)
AEF Fellow Christine Lao (FINCA, International)
AEF Fellow Christopher Lee (U.S. EEOC (Comm. Ishimaru))
AEF Fellow Nagasilpa Jujjavarapu (Ayuda)
2004
Mineta Fellow Nicole Tuchinda (Children's Law Center)
AEF Fellow Synta Keeling (Casa de Maryland / U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Rights)
AEF Fellow John Lee (Children's Rights Council / House of Ruth Domestic Violence Clinic)
AEF Fellow Amoun Sayaovong (Hmong National Development Inc.)
AEF Fellow George Wu (National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC))
2003
Mineta Fellow Albert Ting (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
AEF Fellow Susan An (Korean American Coalition)
AEF Fellow Angela Gaw (National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC))
AEF Fellow Chaitra Shenoy (D.C. Law Students in Court Program)
AEF Fellow Jane Song (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC) / Catholic Charities' Immigration Legal Services)
AEF Fellow Lina Soni (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
2002
Mineta Fellow Mustafa Kamal (Solidarity USA)
AEF Fellow Smita Khatri (Redacted)
AEF Fellow Shelly Agarwala (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
AEF Fellow Juliet Choi (U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Rights Division/ American Constitution Society (ACS))
AEF Fellow Anne Seymour (Redacted)
2001
Mineta Fellow Yousra Fazili (U.S. Department of Justice - Special Litigation Section)
GroupMagellan Fellow Adam Schultz (Federal Public Defender)
AEF Fellow Seon Lee (National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC))
AEF Fellow Alpha Lillstrom (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
2000
Mineta Fellow Rahul M. Shah (American Immigration Law Foundation)
AEF Fellow Edward Chung (Redacted)
AEF Fellow Maro Constantinou (Redacted)
AEF Fellow Jason Chang (Redacted)
1999
Mineta Fellow Mariju Bofill (U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Rights Division, Voting Section)
AEF Fellow Ada Loo (D.C. Public Defender's Office)
AEF Fellow Tricia Choe (Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC))
1998
Mineta Fellow Stephen Chen (National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC))
AEF Fellow Greg Mayeda (Japanese American Citizens League (JACL))
AEF Fellow Judy Tseng (Office of the Public Defender for Fairfax County, VA)
AEF Fellow Gina Yu (DC Mayor's Office - Office of API Affairs)
1997
Mineta Fellow Arthur Ago (Chambers of the Hon. Harold Cushenberry, Jr., the Superior Court of the District of Columbia)
AEF Fellow Sandy Chen (DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
AEF Fellow Minh Pham (National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC))
AEF Fellow Debbie Sines (MD Governor's Office on APA Affairs)
1996
Inaugural Mineta Fellow Eugene Chay (National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC))
AEF Fellow Margaret Burns (Northern Virginia Legal Services)
AEF Fellow Gautam Dutta (U.S. Attorney's Office)
AEF Fellow Anshu Pathak (Public Defender Office)
1995
AEF Fellow Mary Kim (Redacted)
AEF Fellow May Nicholson (Redacted)
1994
Inaugural AEF Fellow Franklin Kang (Redacted)