ASPIRE is a Boston-based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Asian American high school and college girls with career development and leadership skills through shared experience and mentoring.

They recently announced the first annual ASPIRE Outstanding Woman of the Year Award, celebrating outstanding Asian American women making a difference in their communities. The winner will be recognized at the 2008 Asian American Women in Leadership Conference on April 26 in Boston.

The grand prize winner will receive a trip to Boston to attend the conference, an engagement with a mentor from the ASPIRE professional network, a profile in an upcoming issue of Audrey Magazine, as well as a chance to meet the conference keynote speaker, Suchin Pak of MTV News.

This is about acknowledging, encouraging, and empowering young women. Do you know an outstanding Asian American woman who deserves to be recognized? Nominate them. For more information about the contest, including rules and guidelines, go here.