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AACI and NBC Bay Area are hosting the Growing Up Asian in America (GUAA) art, essay, and video contest for K-12 students in the nine Bay Area counties. Founded by Lance Lew of NBC Bay Area and Asian Pacific Fund in 1995, the contest provides a unique platform for young artists to creatively explore and celebrate being both Asian or…

Asian Pacific America: Annika Pyo is a Best in Class winner in the Growing Up Asian in America art, essay, and video contest.

Asian Pacific America: Ji Min Kim is a best in class winner in the Growing Up Asian in America art, essay and video contest.

Asian Pacific America: Arya Das is a Best in Class winner in the Growing Up Asian in America art, video and essay contest presented by Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI). Her essay is titled “Remote.”

Asian Pacific America: Katie Nguyen is the 25th Anniversary Lance Lew Grand Prize Winner in the Growing Up Asian in America art, essay and video contest.

Asian Pacific America: Sky Ng-Thow-Hing is a Best in Class winner in the Growing Up Asian in America art, video and essay contest.

Tom Izu is a civil rights educator, community organizer and retired Executive Director of the California History Center at De Anza College. Tom was raised in the South Bay and from an early age, he felt isolated and could not understand why. “Growing up here during that time there were very few Asians. Out of my graduating class, I think…

Sachin Radhakrishnan is a homelessness advocate and founder of the nonprofit, In Their Shoes. He was born in Bahrain, an island in the Middle East, and grew up in Toronto surrounded by a vibrant and diverse community. Sachin’s family later immigrated to San Jose to find opportunity. When he was young, Sachin saw his father share their meal with...

Thu Quach came to the United States as a refugee from Vietnam when she was four years old. From a young age, she was the primary interpreter for her parents, especially for her mother when she was ill and needed to go to the hospital. This led Thu toward a career in the health field and also gave her a…

Anne Im was born in South Korea and immigrated to the U.S. with her family when she was two years old. Serving others was a big part of her family growing up but she began to learn more about issues affecting the Asian community such as race, gender, immigrant status, LGBT issues, and domestic violence during her college years....

Asian Pacific America: In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, AACI and NBC Bay Area honor Tom Izu for his contributions to the APA community.

Asian Pacific America: In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, AACI and NBC Bay Area honor Thu Quach for her contributions to the APA community.

Asian Pacific America: Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) staff are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic working to provide essential health care services to families in need.

Congratulations to the Growing Up Asian in America Contest Winners The 25th Anniversary Lance Lew Grand Prize winner of the Growing Up Asian in America Contest is Katie Nguyen. Her winning essay is called, “Head Up: Mouth Open” (Find her essay below.) In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage month NBC and AACI are proud to announce the 25 winners…

AACI has quickly mobilized, and are writing to let the community know the essential services they are continuing to provide at our Moorpark location even during the shelter in place order: Health Center is providing medical care and screening for patients.   Behavioral Health is providing counseling and support to clients using telehealth and phone visits when possible. Asian Women’s...