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		Title Sponsor, 2008 City of Los Angeles Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

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To celebrate the rich diversity and culture of Los Angeles, the heritage month’s steering committee hosted a poster contest for all K-12 students in Los Angeles County. The contest allowed students an opportunity to study the City’s heritage and celebrate its history through their creativity and artistic skill.

The contest’s first, second and third-place winners received savings bonds from competition sponsor Wells Fargo and free tickets to Disneyland from the heritage month’s title sponsor, The Walt Disney Company. Students receiving honorable mentions for their work were awarded art books from the City’s Department of Cultural Affairs.

The theme of the competition was “Honoring Our Pioneers and Uniting Future Generations.”

2008 Student Poster Contest Winners

Best in Show

Division III

Vedang Patankar (5th) “Asian Indian Pioneers in the U.S.” Welby Way Magnet

Division I: (K-1st Grades)

1st Place	Ann Park (1st) “The Great Diver” Castlebay Lane Elementary
2nd Place	John Michael Rayas (1st) “Making Dreams Come True” St. Didacus School
3rd Place	Helen Kim (1st) “Connie Chung the First Chinese American Co-Anchor” Backford Elementary
Honorable Mention	Helena Singleton (K) “Queen Liliuo Kalani’s Garden” New Heights Charter

Division II (2nd-3rd Grades)

1st Place	Mekhi Robert Singleton (3rd) “The Korea to California Bridge New Heights Charter School
2nd Place	Andrew Garza (3rd) “Blocks of time in Asian/ Pacific Islander History” St. Didacus School
3rd Place	Madelyn Escobar (3rd) “Larry Itliong” Plasencia Elementary
Honorable Mention	Catherine Gronkiewicz (3rd) “Queen Lili’uokalani Last Hawaiian Monarch” Castlebay Lane Elementary.

Division III (4th-5th Grades)

1st Place	Vedang Patankar (5th) “Asian Indian Pioneers in the U.S.” Welby Way Magnet School
2nd Place	Lena Sasagawa (4th) “Honoring Our Pioneers & Uniting Future Generations, Yuri Kochiyama” Balboa Gifted/ High Ability Magnet Elementary
3rd Place	Ha Eun Kim (5th) “Dosan Ahn Chang” Cahuenga School
Honorable Mention	Eunseo Kim (5th) “Sammy Lee the Best Diver and Doctor” Cahuenga School

Division IV (6th-8th Grades)

1st Place	Anna Lai (6th) “Katherine Cheung Moving On” Killian Elementary School
2nd Place	Annie Wong (6th) “Ellison Unizuka” Nightingale Elementary
3rd Place	Gabrielle Carmona (6th) “Betty Ong” St. Didacus School
Honorable Mention	Michelle Chang (7th) “Honoring Our Pioneer’s…Sammy Lee Who (Won) Two Gold Medals in the U.S. Olympic Diving Team” Harvard-Westlake Middle School

Division VI (9th-10th Grades)

1st Place	Eddie Kim (9th) “Sammy Lee Dream of One, Hope for All” Fairfax High School
2nd Place	Yi An Tuan (10th) “Asian Twoness” Chen Art Studio
3rd Place	Hyemin Lee (10th) “Ever Lasting 23 Minute Call” West Ranch High School
Honorable Mention	Joan W. Lee (9th) “A Voice for the People” Grenada Hills Charter High School

Division V (11th-12th Grades)

1st Place	Conan Zhad (11th) “Forward” Verdugo Hills High School
2nd Place	Lydia Park (11th) “Upward to the Stars” Verdugo Hills High School
3rd Place	Adrian Castillo (12th) “Remembering an Excavated Past” Jefferson High School
Honorable Mention	Jessica Kim (11th) “Growing Generation” Granada Hills Charter High School