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2012 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
RECIPIENTS
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$1,500 Awarded |
Mai-Loan Nguyen is a senior at
Central Catholic High School. She will be attending Santa Clara University
in the fall where she plans to double major in biochemistry and English and
minor in Spanish.
Mai-Loan is an active member in her community through volunteering at
Portland Providence Medical Center and Rosehaven Day Shelter weekly. She is
also involved in many clubs at her school including Central Catholic's Quiz
Bowl team, Spanish club, math club, Rambassadors, Eucharastic ministers, and
National Honor Society. Mai-Loan also serves as a leader in her community
through being president of National Honor Society and Asian Pacific Islander
Club at her school and also an AAYLC student ambassador.
With her scholarship from AAYLC, she hopes to be able to either purchase a
laptop for school and/or plane tickets home to her family during the
holidays. She feels grateful and blessed to have this scholarship and hopes
to help with AAYLC in the future.
Click Here for her
'Be The Difference'
essay.
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$1,000 Awarded |
Christine Nguyen is a senior at
Scappoose High School and plans to attend the University of Portland next
fall. Christine enjoys helping others and plans to become a medical doctor.
She intends to major in biology and then later attend medical school. She is
currently serving as the Associated Student Body Treasurer of her school, as
well as a member of the National Honors Society and Natural Helpers
Community Service club.
Not only is Christine an avid leader in academics and the community, she is
passionate for dancing. Christine has been a part of the Scappoose “Vision”
Dance Team throughout high school. She qualified for a place on the Oregon
All-State Team her senior year and will continue to pursue dancing as a
hobby in college. She is also involved in Track and Field and enjoys it very
much.
This year will be Christine’s first time at the Asian American Youth
Leadership Conference, and she is excited to be involved in the Asian
American community. She is grateful for the opportunity that AAYLC has given
her and plans to reach out and make a positive impact on others.
Click Here for her
'Be The Difference'
essay.
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$500 Awarded |
Phu Nguyen is a senior at Madison high school and will attend the
University of Portland next fall. He was born and raised in a Vietnamese
family whose values are centered on love, respect, and discipline. He was
taught to always approach life with passion, effort, and a focus on
learning. He served as President of the Student Input Board (SIB) of Upward
Bound to lead the group in organizing community service projects and
cultural events. As the SIB president, Phu continued to motivate and inspire
other students to value higher education by his own example, earning a 4.13
GPA while taking the most rigorous advanced placement classes offered at his
school. As a student in Upward Bound, Phu was accepted into the Upward Bound
math and science program at California Lutheran where he studied
college-level math and science. In 2011, he held an internship with Columbia
Medical Clinic where he was able to work one-on-one with many physicians to
gain experience in the field of medicine.
In addition, Phu was elected as Student Body President for the 2011-2012
school year, where he was given the opportunity to work closely with school
administrators as well as with clubs and organizations, so that the voice of
Madison students could be heard. He is an active member of the National
Honor Society, Eco Team, Key Club, Red Cross Club, Leadership and Health
Occupations Students of America. He’s spent countless hours volunteering at
the Oregon Museum of Science Institutions, Columbia Medical Clinic, and
Blanchet House. Furthermore, he is an afterschool tutor for National Honor
Society.
After attending University of Portland, where he will be majoring in
pre-med, he plans to attend medical school and fulfill his career goal of
becoming a medical physician. As Phu says, “I’m grateful for the strong
foundation laid down by my family, friends, teachers, and mentors.
Continuing to build upon that foundation through hard work as a student, I
hope that one day I will become a physician, capable of assisting patients
in maintaining the foundation of their health.”
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'Be The Difference'
essay.
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