Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago

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The Humanitarian of the Year Award is given to an individual or organization whose work in the realm of food has improved the lives of others and benefited society at large. Michael Phillips, president of Jamestown Properties and a James Beard Foundation trustee, has established the Michael Phillips Humanitarian Fund at the James Beard Foundation, which awards an annual cash prize of $20,000 to the Humanitarian of the Year.

As the author of three best-selling cookbooks, winner of six IACP awards—including the IACP Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021—and a two-time James Beard Award-winner, Grace Young has been recognized as Humanitarian of the Year for her work to save America’s Chinatowns amid Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more about Grace Young here: bit.ly/3CAXTfZ