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For Contestants

  • Share your story with millions of audiences.
  • Engage with acclaimed filmmakers & influential community leaders.
  • Get a ticket (worth $150) to the award ceremony.
  • Win $5,000 (total $ 20,000) in grants for your future production.
  • Win a sponsored trip to Washington, D.C. by UCA.
  • First 20 submissions will receive Asian American Stories T-shirt.

How to vote

JUDGING CRITERIA

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Reminder

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Please confirm if you will attend the award ceremony. We will reserve a seat for you. We will cancel your ticket if we don’t receive your response before April 15th.

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2025 "My Gift to America" Entries Preview

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#78. Yi Ding, My Gift to America

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#89. Min Zhou, My Gift to America

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#33. Chengwei Chen & Weng Kee Fu , My Gift to America

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#27. FCSN, My Gift to America

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#19. Chiyu Wang, My Gift to America

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Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (14)
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#86. Abby Wu, My Gift to America

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#15. Golden Threads of Tradition: Rowena’s Gift to America

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Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (12)
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#77. Liana Chung, My Gift to America

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Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (11)
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#76. Dougherty Valley Vietnamese Student Association

602
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#53. Lina Vuong, My Gift to America

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#14. Eva’s Aloha Spirit: Sharing Hawaiian Joy Across Generations

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#24. Jiayi Li, My Gift to America

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#05. Pho Brought to You

318
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#35. Vivian Liu, Claire Wang, My Gift to America

296
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#37. Visionary Pioneer: Dr. Vernon Wong’s Million-Eye Miracle

271
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Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (10)
169

#66. Ramkumar Venkatesan, My Gift to America

231
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#04. Homage and Inspiration – Pioneers of Artificial Intelligence

248
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#39. From Harvard to Hope: Amanda Nguyen’s Gift of Legislative Reforms

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#43. Hong Nguyen-Phuong Heal The World Empowerment

242
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#22. The Hollywood Rebel Who Conquered the World

200
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18
152

#18. The Gift of Two Golds: Vicki Manalo Draves

184
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#29. Beats Beyond Borders: Mixed Miyagi’s Rhythmic Gift to America

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#10. Healing Hands, Guiding Heart:

178
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#64. Team Asian Swag, My Gift to America

164
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126

#50. Asians Are Strong, My Gift to America

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#46. Joanne Ho, My Gift to America

385
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78

#07. Making WAVES, Breaking Barriers – The Gift of Susan Ahn Cuddy (1915-2015)

104
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64

#09. Garden Within, Gift of Reflection

111
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34
62

#34. Liesel Louise C. Mendoza, My Gift to America

165
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59

#06. Story of Ellison S. Onizuka Space Shuttle Pioneer

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26
55

#26. Aravind Srinivas: All the World’s Knowledge At Your Beck and Call

78
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Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad
54

#91. Dr. Jike Chong and Yue (Cathy) Chang , My Gift to America

144
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3
53

#03. Rejoice, Importance of a Perfect Pao

117
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45
53

#45. ICAN, My Gift to America

89
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44
42

#44. Ghino Lee, My Gift to America

80
0
8
41

#08. “Raising All Boats” Recognizing Harbir Bhatia

68
0
47
40

#47. Wen Chen, My Gift to America

188
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad
40

#55. Mina, My Gift to America

161
0
54
38

#54. Gunn High School Chinese Culture Club, My Gift to America

72
0
1
37

#01. Jasper Chen, My Gift to America

344
0
40
37

#40. Holt Nguyen-Lee, My Gift to America

61
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (6)
35

#82. Kaihua Skyler Chong, My Gift to America

121
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28
34

#28. Silicon Valley Cyber Lions Club, My Gift to America

123
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad
31

#80. Gunn Language Bridge Club, My Gift to America

101
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (5)
30

#59. Max Tsai, My Gift to America

135
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (22)
26

#93. Daisy Li, My Gift to America

103
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (8)
24

#62. Jaslyn Kwan, My Gift to America

103
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (3)
23

#57. Contemporary Asian Theater Scene (CATS), My Gift to America

67
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (7)
22

#61. Avi Toub, My Gift to America

118
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11
18

#11. Gift of A Special Break

38
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (2)
15

#67. Alvin Duong Group, My Gift to America

51
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (2)
14

#79. Nimo Ren, My Gift to America

45
0
48
13

#48. SDCAP/CHCP, My Gift to America

34
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (7)
12

#83. Bay Area Youth Initiative, My Gift to America

74
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (18)
12

#90. Joshua Zhang, My Gift to America

74
0
21
10

#21. Maximillian Park, My Gift to America

30
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2
9

#02. Thomas Clinton Scofield, My Gift to America

105
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad 19.32.03
9

#87. XeDapViet (XDV), My Gift to America

33
0
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9

#92. Kanica Suy, My Gift to America

46
0
42
8

#42. Forum at Rancho San Antonio

22
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (6)
8

#60. Lisa Tow, My Gift to America

28
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (5)
8

#81. CHCP-Oral History Project, My Gift to America

40
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (8)
8

#84. Sifu Sherwin Gott, My Gift to America

20
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13
7

#13. Ron Chan, My Gift to America

38
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38
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#38. Chinese Hospital, My Gift to America

39
0
36
6

#36. Grant Han, My Gift to America

24
0
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6

#49. Sacrifice With a Purpose

21
0
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6

#88. Cody He, My Gift to America

50
0
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#73. Caden & Evelyn Qiao, My Gift to America

17
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5

#75. Samantha Lee, My Gift to America

24
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16
4

#16. Shaping the Future By Honoring The Past Ron

30
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20
4

#20. Eclipse Volleyball Club, My Gift to America

30
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#51. Shinyee Tang, My Gift to America

16
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (9)
3

#63. Angel Island, My Gift to America

13
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Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (13)
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#85. Tim Zheng, My Gift to America

36
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#25. Nathan Stein, My Gift to America

15
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#30. Lili Li, My Gift to America

20
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#31. Jun Hao Su, My Gift to America

18
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2

#52. Kumu Gupta, My Gift to America

14
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (2)
2

#56. Elly He, My Gift to America

25
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (4)
2

#58. Margaret Jeong, My Gift to America

15
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad
2

#65. Jimmy Chhiu, My Gift to America

9
0
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2

#74. Jason Jeong, My Gift to America

10
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1

#17. Phil Chan, My Gift to America

13
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#23. Daniel Holl, My Gift to America

18
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#32. Nisar Ali, My Gift to America

19
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#41. Nancy Blair, My Gift to America

13
0
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1

#68. Eric Louie, My Gift to America

16
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (4)
1

#69. Shikhar Kwatra, My Gift to America

8
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (5)
1

#70. Ge Dong, My Gift to America

6
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (6)
1

#71. Yue Zhang, My Gift to America

15
0
Black and Green Bold Strong Fitness Gym Facebook Ad (7)
1

#72. Victor Jeong, My Gift to America

16
0
12
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#12. Brian 17, My Gift to America

29
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2024 Selected Winners' Entries

1st Adult Prize: Asian, or American

Produced by Tim Jian Zheng

2nd Adult Prize: The Chinese Women of the Delta

Produced by Min Zhou

3rd Adult Prize: Guardian of Oakland Chinatown

Produced by Kaiyi Li

1st Brotherhood Cup Youth Prize: Vietnamese Culture Club

Produced by Sylvie Nguyen

2nd Brotherhood Cup Youth Prize:Samantha Quỳnh Hương Tran

Produced by Samantha Quỳnh Hương Tran

3rd Brotherhood Cup Youth Prize:Abby Wu

Produced by Abby Wu

Judges’ Special Merits Awards:Absence/Presence

Produced by Avalyn Wu

Judges’ Special Merits Awards:The Peace Messengers of San Francisco

Produced by Chuyun Cathy Chang

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