Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman presented the inaugural Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Awards to 15 distinguished AAPI business owners and community leaders during a ceremony held on May 28, 2025, at the Louis L. Goldstein Treasury Building in Annapolis.
Small Business Community Awards
Gopinath “Gopi” Swamynathan, owner, Dosa & Chaat Indian Restaurant (Montgomery County)
Xiaonao Liu, PhD, CEO, NanoBioFAB (Frederick County)
Venkat Subramanian, founder, president and CEO, ANGARAI, (Prince George’s County)