Asian American Awareness Month Competition
Past Winners
All winning essays below are in pdf file format. To view them you will need a pdf reader.
2006 Essay Topic: "Envision how the Asian American community at UIUC can build upon our recent achievements."
2005 Essay Topic: "Describe how Asian Americans on campus or nationally have been breaking ground for their communities."
2004 Essay Topic: "Describe the significance of an Asian American Cultural Center for our campus."
2003 Essay Topic: "Describe how events in the past year have demonstrated the strength within
the Asian American community. Use local, national, or Asian American Awareness Month events as examples."
The 2003 Winning Entry was a video that is available at the Asian American Cultural Center.
2002 Essay Topic: "Explore how the terrorist attach on the United States on September 11, 2001 has affected the Asian Pacific American community, particularly with respect to diversity, identity and citizenship."
2001 Essay Topic: "Describe and react to one of more critical event that have focused on Asian Americans during the past year and demonstrate how these events have affected U.S. society's perceptions of Asian Americans."
2000 Essay Topic: "Describe the impact of Asian Americans on United States' culture."
1999 Essay Topic: "Why should we celebrate Asian American Awareness Month?"
