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Celebrating APA Heritage Month with Growing Up Asian in America Youth Contest Winners
Students Explore Issues They Want Senator Kamala Harris to Address
SAN FRANCISCO (May 1, 2017) — Asian Pacific Fund announced the winners of the …
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Asian Pacific Fund Opens Dialogue on Surviving and Thriving in Our Post-Election World
SAN FRANCISCO (February 21, 2017) —Asian Pacific Fund, a community foundation, co-hosted a convening on February 17, 2017 in partnership with the San Francisco …
Audrey Yamamoto reflects on 20 years of Growing Up Asian in America. Joining her was Nathan Tong, whose “Arriving in America” video was the winning entry in the 6-8th grade category.
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More than 700 Asian and Pacific Islander kindergarten through 12th grade students shared their family’s story of coming to this country. The 50 winners and honorable mentions are remarkable young writers and artists of Burmese, Chinese, Korean, Indian, Japanese, …
William Lin and sisters Ananya and Samika Goel describe the experiences that inspired their artwork. The three students were winners from our 2014 Growing up Asian in America contest.
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Audrey Yamamoto and Lance Lew share how the Growing Up Asian in America program was established and its lasting impact on Bay Area youth.…
NBC Bay Area’s new show, Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa, sat down with supporters and partners of the Asian Pacific Fund. In the first segment, Robert was joined by Audrey Yamamoto, President and Executive Director of the Asian Pacific …
NBC Bay Area coverage of our Growing Up Asian in America 2014 Awards held in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The ceremony took place on May 4, 2014 at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.…
[Asian Pacific Fund board member] Thuy Vu’s childhood had enough drama to fill a PBS documentary, as her family journeyed from war-torn Vietnam to a church-sponsored home in Minnesota.
But when she explains how she went from knowing no English …
[Asian Pacific Fund board member] Thuy Vu left Vietnam in 1975 with her family, eventually settling in California. She is the host of “KQED Newsroom” on the PBS television station in San Francisco, and does occasional reporting for the program.…
8.11.2013: “Bright Prospects for Asian American Giving” – Chronicle of Philanthropy
8.11.2013: “How to Raise Money From Asian Americans” – Chronicle of Philanthropy
7.11.2013: “San Francisco Pathway to Citizenship Initiative Launched to Assist Eligible Immigrants” – Philanthropy News Digest
7.10.2013: …
6.26.2012: “Op-Ed: Asian Americans aren’t all rich and smart“ – The Bay Citizen
6.20.2012: Executive Director Audrey Yamamoto on the Asian American Pew study – KQED
6.12.2012: San Jose City Hall Honors Growing Up Asian in America Winners – …
