National recognition

From left, President of OCA Ginny Gong, VPO Heartland Ken Lam and Vice Chair of OCA Business Advisory Council David Lin

State Farm was honored as the 2008 Corporate Partner of the Year by OCA Aug. 2 at the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) convention in Washington, D.C. Ken Lam, VPO Heartland, accepted the award on behalf of State Farm.

“Grassroots participation is important to us. We live our philosophy, ‘Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.’  Our Asian American employees are actively engaged in local community events from Washington and California to Illinois, Georgia, Texas, Florida and Washington, D.C.,” he said.