Scholarship Recipients
We are tremendously excited and humbled to support our cohorts of scholarship recipients. Each one of them shows incredible potential and promise as a future AAPI leader.
Kathy Zhao
Harvard UniversityKathy is an incoming freshman at Harvard University and a force in AAPI advancement and restorative justice advocacy. With a deep commitment to equity, she works to center immigrant and low-income voices in the fight for racial justice, ensuring they are not only heard but drive the conversation towards systemic change.
Betty Nguyen
Harvard UniversityBetty Nguyen is a student from Boston, Massachusetts who is passionate about identity, community, and creating space for underrepresented voices. Informed by her experiences with mentorship and advocacy in Boston, she is especially interested in the intersections of culture, storytelling, and social impact. She hopes to continue uplifting others and fostering belonging through her work.
Fateha Choudhury
University of HoustonFateha will attend the University of Houston in the fall to study Management Information Systems. Originally from Bangladesh, where limited infrastructure restricts access to technology, she’s passionate about uplifting AAPI voices and using storytelling and tech to foster cross-cultural understanding and empower underrepresented youth.
Ngoc (Giao) Nguyen
University of Texas at AustinGiao Nguyen is an incoming freshman at the University of Texas at Austin as an undeclared major with plans to study Nursing. Growing up as a first-generation immigrant, she experienced first-hand challenges with the language barrier. On her journey as an advocate to bridge the cultural and generational gap, Giao hopes to broaden her AAPI involvement through dedicated service in her community.
Lisa Chen
Princeton UniversityLisa will be attending Princeton University in the fall, where she hopes to major in either Economics or Psychology. She aspires to create policies that support equity, efficiency, and safety in the community, focusing on conditions in workplace settings; aiming to build workplaces where people feel safe being themselves—where no one’s race, class, or gender ever makes them feel unseen, unheard, or unwelcome.
