Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
at Brookline Library, Hunneman Hall on
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018
3rd Annual BAAFN Essay Award Ceremony
and Guest Speaker Janet Wu
Graphic by Hsiu-Lan Chang
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Brookline High School students pose with Guest Speaker, Janet Wu, first row, third from the right
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On May 23rd, 2018, winners of BAAFN's student essay contest were joined by family, friends, educators and Brookline community members in Hunneman Hall at Brookline's Main Library to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Each winner addressed the theme of "What It means to be Asian American" and shared personal reflections and anecdotes on the impact this has had in their life.
This year, entries included students with backgrounds from Korea, China, Japan, The Philippines, Sri-Lanka, France and Israel.
Janet Wu shared her views on "Conflict, Information and Diversity" after the ceremony.
Scroll down to view the list of sponsors, see photos of the winners and read their essays and view a slideshow of the evening's events and the AAPI display in the Brookline Main Library.
Each winner addressed the theme of "What It means to be Asian American" and shared personal reflections and anecdotes on the impact this has had in their life.
This year, entries included students with backgrounds from Korea, China, Japan, The Philippines, Sri-Lanka, France and Israel.
Janet Wu shared her views on "Conflict, Information and Diversity" after the ceremony.
Scroll down to view the list of sponsors, see photos of the winners and read their essays and view a slideshow of the evening's events and the AAPI display in the Brookline Main Library.
2018 BAAFN Essay Sponsors and Event Sponsors
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Thank you to the Essay Sponsors and Event Sponsors
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2018 BAAFN Essay Contest Winners
Congratulations to the BAAFN Essay winners - click on each photo to follow the link to read winning essay
Rachel Lee
2018 BAAFN Award |
Jocelyn Zhou
2018 Creativity Award |
Yiming Fu
2018 Creativity Award |
Lana Chang
2018 Content Award |
Slide Show of the Third Annual BAAFN Essay Award Ceremony in Hunneman Hall and the AAPI display at the Brookline Main Library
on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018
on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018
