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Growing Up Asian in America

Acknowledgements

Growing Up Asian in America has been a valued community resource since 1995, and it is made possible every year by the enthusiasm of supporters who appreciate the role it plays in students’ lives.

Many young people do not have opportunities to explore their heritage or identity in a structured way, like in school or through extracurricular activities. Growing Up Asian in America helps fill this gap by providing Asian American youth an opportunity to reflect on their experiences.

We are grateful for the many teachers, parents, librarians, youth program directors, religious leaders, and other community members who encouraged young people to participate in Growing Up Asian in America. Thank you for embracing this program in schools, libraries and your homes, and making it possible for us to reach so many in this region.

We are especially thankful for the guidance of our volunteer advisory committee of professionals in the media, public relations and marketing. We extend our thanks for their involvement and counsel.

Lance J. Lew, NBC11
Committee Co-Chair

Gail M. Kong, Asian Pacific Fund
Committee Co-Chair

Advisory Committee Members

Stacie Dong, United Way of the Bay Area
Iris J. Hsu, Wells Fargo
Tony Kaz Naganuma, NDD Creative
Clarissa Angela Ocampo, ABS-CBN International
Cathie Scalice, Daly City Public Library
Ami Tseng, Asian Art Museum
Vicky Wong, Dae Advertising
gayle k. yamada, bridge media
Andrea Yamazaki, KEST AM 1450 & KSJX AM 1500
Lisa Yokota, KTSF26
Caroline Yu, Oracle

Judges and Screeners

Kim Anno, California College of the Arts
Holly Calica, San Francisco Unified School District
Esther Honda, Rosa Parks Elementary School in San Francisco
Jaime Jacinto, San Francisco State University
Stephanie Kao, Asian Art Museum
Tim Kawakami, The Mercury News
Andrew X. Pham, author of Catfish and Mandala
Weston Takeshi Teruya, San Francisco Arts Commission
Christine Wong Yap, Headlands Center for the Arts

Special thanks to Julie Chang, and Pamela and Robert Hilbert. We also appreciate the help of Willard Chin, Don Huey and Carrie Lo of Asian Americans for Community Outreach, and volunteers from Wells Fargo.

Major Sponsors

The Safeway Foundation
Chevron
Walgreens
United Way of the Bay Area
The Mercury News
Asian Art Museum

Additional support provided by Wells Fargo.

Media Sponsors

NBC11
The Mercury News
KTSF26
ABS-CBN International
Filipinas Magazine
The Hokubei Mainichi News
India Currents
KEST AM 1450 & KSJX AM 1500
Ming Pao Daily News



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