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Page 10 n THE ASIAN REPORTER Scholarship & Awards Banquet AR Foundation Scholars May 21, 2018 Chablue Wah $2,000 sponsored by Comcast NBC Universal Chablue Wah is a senior at Roosevelt High School, where she participates in Academic Allies, jazz band, and more. Since 2016, she has worked at Panda Express to help support her family. She also helps care for four of her younger siblings, who range in age from six to 13 years old. Her elder sibling is a freshman in college. Chablue plans to study political science at Portland State University. w Megan Nellor $2,000 sponsored by United Way of the Columbia-Willamette Megan Nellor is a senior at Fort Vancouver High School, where she has participated in Knowledge Bowl, basketball, tennis, theater club, National Honor Society, and more. Megan plans to attend Lewis & Clark College and her major is currently undecided. w Hannah Tan 2018 Asian Reporter Foundation Scholars (left to right, top row down): Chablue Wah, Megan Nellor, Hannah Tan, JJ Pen, Alexis Han, Feeyee Zhen, Catherine Le, Linh Ly, and Catherine Hu. (AR Photos) $2,000 sponsored by the City of Portland Hannah Tan is currently a senior at Franklin High School. Her volunteer activities include donating time to the Asian Health & Service Center, Randall Children’s Hospital, and other organizations. She has also participated in Upward Bound and spent time as a summer reading program mentor. Hannah plans to study pre-medicine or biology at Portland State University. w Charter Academy in Oregon City, where he volunteers as a teacher’s assistant, a concert stagehand, and more. He is very involved in music, including participation in his school’s choir, jazz choir, and other vocal ensembles. Since 2014, he has also taken on guitar lessons. JJ plans to study music & Christian ministry at Corban University. w Alexis Han $2,000 sponsored by Travel Portland Alexis Han is currently a senior at La Salle Prep, where she participates in tennis, speech & debate, theater, cross country, and student council. She has volunteered at local organizations such as the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization and has taken Vietnamese language classes since 2005 at the La Vang school. Alexis plans to major in inter- national relations at the University of Oregon. w Feeyee Zhen $2,000 sponsored by the Northwest Health Foundation Feeyee Zhen is currently a senior at Franklin High School, where she is involved in Chinese Club, Vietnamese Club, Link Crew, Key Club, and more. She has volunteered her time with the Multno- mah County Library’s summer reading program and has worked part-time at a Chinese restaurant since 2015. Feeyee and her family immigrated to the United States in 2010 from Fiji. She plans to study nursing at Portland State University. w JJ Pen Catherine Le $2,000 sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank JJ Pen currently attends Alliance Saturday, June 2, 2018 7-9 p.m. $2,000 sponsored by The Asian Reporter Continued on page 11 LEARN MORE. DO MORE. SHARE MORE. tickets $45 — Lan Su Member $55 — General $25 — Student An evening in Lan Su Chinese Garden featuring tastes from 11 local Asian restaurants with traditional Chinese music and a dragon procession. Savor cuisines from Thailand to Vietnam to Japan and China among more. A culinary adventure not to be missed. INTERNET ESSENTIALS FROM COMCAST SM 9 $ 95 per month + tax Participating Restaurants E-San Thai • H em 23 • Little T 's Cafe • Master Kong • Oyatsupan Bakers • Shangdong • Siam Lotus Asian Kitchen & Bar • Suwannaphum • Taiwan Ea ts • Tambayan • The Tao of Tea www.lansugarden.org/ tasteofasia An online version of this scholarship & awards banquet special issue is available at <www.asianreporter.com>. 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