Shiu Kuen and Allen Chin Scholarship 2012

By Allen Shih | Published February 2, 2012

*SHUI KUEN AND ALLEN CHIN SCHOLARSHIP 2012 – NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
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Two $1,000 scholarships for restaurant workers and children of restaurant workers are available from the Shui Kuen and Allen Chin Scholarship, a program of the Asian Pacific Fund. The scholarship, founded in 2005, honors
the values of Detroit restaurant owners Shui Kuen and Allen Chin through supporting the education aspirations of children of workers in the Asian/Pacific Islander food service industry in the U.S.

Eligibility criteria are:

· Self or parent currently or formerly employed at an Asian-owned or Asian cuisine restaurant
· Community advocacy and social justice work on behalf of Asian American, immigrant, gay and lesbian and/or other progressive causes
· Grade level: Incoming freshman or current, full-time undergraduate at a four-year college or university in 2012-13
· Minimum GPA: 3.0
· Financial need

Completed application includes:
Application, including common application and additional academic and career questions

Essays
Most recent transcript(s) of grades (including grading scale); unofficial transcripts are OK.

Resume (work experience, school activities, family responsibilities, community service, honors and awards).

Two letters of recommendation, at least one of which is a from a current teacher or professor

Application Deadline: March 15, 2012

For more information and the scholarship application, go to the website of the Asian Pacific Fund

Shiu Kuen and Allen Chin Scholarship 2012

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