2004 ICIJ Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting

2004 Asian American Journalists Association First Place for Unlimited Subject Matter

2004 White House Correspondents Association Edgar A. Poe Award

2004 National Headliner Best in Show and First Place Investigative Division

2004 Clark Mollenhoff Award for Investigative Reporting

2004 Scripps Howard Foundation Distinguished Service to the First Amendment

2004 Finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting

2004 Investigative Reporters and Editors Certificate

2004 Ohio Associated Press First Amendment Award; Second Place Investigative Reporting

2004 Best of Cox Award First Place Investigative

2003 Ohio SPJ First Place for Coverage of Children’s Issues

2002 Ohio SPJ First Place for Human Interest Story and First Place for Best Special Section

2002 Ohio SPJ First Place Best Sept. 11 Coverage Overall (Team Member)

1998 Asian American Journalists Association First Place for Coverage of Asian-American Issues

1997 Society of American Business Reporters and Editors Spot News (Team Member)

1996 Society of Professional Journalists Con Lee Kelliher Award for Outstanding Young Journalists