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      • 2017 Lunar New Year Event
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      • February 2016 - Lunar New Year Event
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    • 2015 >
      • February 2015 - Pan Asian Lunar New Year Event
      • May 2015 - Author of "Eurasian"
      • September 20th, 2015 - Brookline Day
      • October 24th, 2015 - BAAFN Open House with Assoc.Dean Brian Poon
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      • February 2014 - Pan Asian Lunar Event
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      • February 2013 - BAAFN Lunar New Year
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      • September 2013 - Brookline Teen Center and Brookline Day
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      • BAAFN Open House - Sunday, October 14th, 2012
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  • Rachel Lee - 2018 BAAFN Award -
  • Jocelyn Zhou - 2018 Creativity Award
  • Yiming Fu - 2018 Creativity Award
  • Lana Chang - 2018 Content Award
  • Maiya Whalen - 2019 BAAFN Award -
  • Iris Yang - 2019 Content Award
  • Nina Bingham - 2019 Creativity Award
  • Elena Su - 2020 BAAFN Award -
  • Sellina Yoo - 2020 Creativity Award
  • Adrian Seeger - 2020 Content Award
  • Rani Balakrishna - 2020 New Voice Award

2021 Asian American Essay Contest Rules

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In celebration of
 Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month 
the 

AWARD CEREMONY
will be held  
on
Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 
 Details TBD
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Send submissions/inquiries to BAAFN1@gmail.com
​more details below
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Deadline: Sunday, February 28th, 2021
​ at midnight

  2021 Asian American Essay Contest Official Rules
Brookline Asian American Family Network (BAAFN) was formed to support the needs of Asian/Asian American students and their families in the Brookline school system.
​ The Steering Committee is seeking submissions for its 2021 Asian American Essay Contest.   
Eligibility Criteria
  • Brookline High School students.
  • High school students who are residents of Brookline, but attend high school elsewhere  
  • Children of contest judges or screeners are ineligible to submit entries

Entry Guidelines
Only one essay submission per person.   
Entry submissions must be original content.

Essays must be in line with the contest theme:
What It Means to be an Asian American?
Examples of topics include:
  •       Your experience arriving in a new country and growing up in America.
  •       Challenges that you have encountered and had to overcome or positive experiences you have had.
  •       How you identify yourself.

Individuals in actual situations should not be identifiable.

Essay Submission Specifications
The maximum length of the essay is 750 words.

Submissions not meeting the expressed specifications will not be eligible for the contest.

 Send an email to BAAFN1@gmail.com telling us:
  1. How you submitted your essay
  2. The title of your essay
  3. Your full name
  4. Your address
  5. Your phone number
  6. The high school you attend and your grade
  7. How you heard about this contest (e.g., friend, teacher, social media, flyer)
Please note that submissions will become the property of the Brookline Asian American Family Network for use in future activities as appropriate to promote diversity.

Prizes
Winning entries are selected based on creativity, originality and skill in the category. 

BAAFN Award - $500
Creativity, Content and New Voices Awards - $250 each


Prizes will be announced by early April and winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony in May.  
Deadline

Sunday, February 28,  2021 at midnight
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