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      • February 2016 - Lunar New Year Event
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      • February 2015 - Pan Asian Lunar New Year Event
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      • 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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      • October 14th, 2012 - BAAFN Open House
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    • Town of Brookline
    • U.S. Census Report 2010 (issued March 2012)
    • Understanding Brookline
    • Bibliography for Adoptees and Multiracial
    • Brookline Reads Books
  • Driscoll School - 2021 AAPI Project
  • Pierce School - 2021 AAPI Project
  • Link to BAAFN AAPI Book Project

2021 6th BAAFN Essay Award Ceremony 
with Keynote Speaker Joon Lee
and Special Guest Dr. Linus Guillory


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Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month 
in a Virtual Award Ceremony on 
May 5th, 2021
Scroll down to view the: 
  • judges of the essays
  • sponsors for the essay contest
  • winners and read their essays
  • speakers
  • recording of the virtual ceremony made by Brookline Interactive Group

2021 BAAFN Essay Judges and Sponsors

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2021 BAAFN Essay panel of judges - Clockwise: Charu Swamy, Chris Chanyasulkit, Caitlin Starr, John Hodgman, Gisele Ferro Puigbo & Alicia Hsu
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2021 BAAFN Essay Sponsors: Brookline Booksmith, Office of DIversity, Inclusion & Community Relations, Brookline Frames, Brookline Interactive Group, Pho Viet's, Brookline Community Foundation, John Hodgman, Hsiu-Lan Chang, & Robert Guen & Associates

2021 BAAFN Essay Contest Winners

Click on each picture below to access the link to the winner's essay.
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Jacqueline Gu - 2021 BAAFN Award
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Tina Li - 2021 Activist Award
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Lilia Burtonpatel - 2021 Creativity Award
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Claire Choi - 2021 Content Award
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Audrey Seeger - 2021 Content Award

 Scroll down to access the link to hear the uplifting stories told in the authors' own voices, as well as to hear Joon Lee's and Dr. Guillory's unique stories.  

Joon Lee - Keynote Speaker and  Special Guest - Dr. Linus Guillory  

Click on Joon's picture below to access his keynote address
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Joon Lee - Keynote Speaker "SPEAK UP"
Click on Dr. Guillory's picture to read the Patch article to learn more about him.
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Dr. Linus Guillory - Guest Speaker - Incoming Brookline Superintendent (July 2021)

Recording of BAAFN's 6th Annual Asian American Virtual Award Ceremony

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​Thank you to BIG (Brookline Interactive Group) for providing the recording of the virtual event.
Please  click on the image to the left to view the entire recording of BAAFN's 6th Annual Asian American Essay contest held on Wednesday, May 5th, 2021. 
 
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