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Past Recipients 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
2003 Adam Briones Sarah Chinn Jason Estella Brian Kozono Vinh Le Stephanie Lee Ya Wei "Yvonne" Liang Gina Lowe Vien Dung Phung Lo Yuan Saetern Caroline Thompson Anna Tran Adam Visconti Jennifer Ting Yu
Albert Chan Teresa Hui Dung Le Aaron Quan Koy Yoon Saeteurn Srinidhi Vijaykumar Ying
Hua Xie
2000 Sheena Lee Tutram Nguyen Susie Tu Eleanor Kung Michael Visconti
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About AEA The Asian Employees Association (AEA) at the Port of Oakland is a non-profit organization founded by Port employees in 1991. Membership to the association is open to anyone regardless of ethnic or cultural background. The goals of AEA are: • To promote mutual understanding and goodwill by organizing Asian cultural programs for all Port of Oakland employees and community members to enjoy • To inspire and reward outstanding academic achievement among our Oakland high school students as well as children of current Port of Oakland employees, through the AEA Scholarship Program. AEA Scholarship Program In 1993 the AEA established a scholarship program to encourage deserving high school students from the community to pursue post-secondary education. The program has grown steadily over the years, and to date the AEA has awarded 178 scholarships totaling $273,000. In 2011, AEA expects to award scholarships from $500 to $4,000 up to a total of $30,000*. Criteria for Scholarship Application: • Applicant must be a resident of the City of Oakland and currently enrolled in an Oakland public or private high school. Applicants who are children of the Port of Oakland employees may be enrolled in any high school. • Applicant of any ethnicity may apply. • Applicant must be a high school senior who intends to pursue a bachelor’s degree at an accredited university or college on a full-time basis. • Applicant must possess an overall grade point average of 3.0 (B average) or better. • PLEASE NOTE: Distributions of scholarship funds are made upon confirmation of the students’ registration at a post-secondary education institution. Application Requirements: To apply for a scholarship award, the following must be submitted to the AEA Scholarship Committee for review: • A completed scholarship application form. • Two essays personally written by the applicant. The essay topics are specified on the following application form. If the essays submitted are irrelevant to the essay topics, the application will be disqualified. • Applicant’s official transcript from the applicant’s school (may be sent separately from the school). The transcript must bear the school’s official seal. • A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s current high school instructor or counselor (may be sent separately from the author). Selection Criteria: The AEA Scholarship Committee will carefully review all applications. Selected applicants will be invited to interview with the committee and awarded scholarships based on: • Potential for academic achievement. • Potential for impact on the community, both immediate and long-term. * The number of scholarships and the total amount is established by the board of the AEA each year based upon available funds. The board has committed to $30,000 for 2011. Deadline to submit application materials: Completed scholarship application packet must be submitted to the AEA Scholarship Committee by the following dates:1) If submitting by U.S Postal Service mail, applications must be postmarked no later than March 25, 2011. 2) If submitting in person, applications must be delivered to the Port of Oakland offices no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2011. Please address application packets and mail or hand-deliver to: AEA Scholarship Committee Attn: Mr. Chris Chan Port of Oakland 530 Water Street Oakland, CA 94607 The AEA Scholarship Committee will review the applications and invite a select number of applicants to a personal interview (to be scheduled around the week of April 18th.) The selected applicants will be notified of the time and place of their individual interview. Participation at this interview is mandatory. The Scholarship awardees will be recognized at an event sponsored by the AEA around the end of May. For additional information about the AEA’s 2011 scholarship program you may contact any of the following AEA Scholarship Committee members: Mr. Chris Chan (510) 627-1331 Ms. Minnie Chan (510) 238-3733
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