San Diego, CA – San Diego Asian Americans for Equality (SDAAFE) and Friends of We Chinese in America (FOWCIA) would like to congratulate the following Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) youths who won a prize in our youth art/essay/media contest to raise awareness of health and wellness in AANHPI communities.
| High school | Name | Grade | School Name | Art/Assay/Media Title |
| First Prize | Ryan Hu | 9th | Francis Parker | By Better Representing Yourself |
| Second Prize | Aria Liu | 11th | The Bishops School | The Future of Health |
| Second Prize | Audrey Thompson | 10th | Rancho Bernardo High School | The Odyssey to Diversity |
| Third Prize | Annie Fang | 12th | The Bishops School | The Harm of Misunderstanding |
| Third Prize | Ruby Gao | 9th | Canyon Crest Academy | All of Us, All for Us |
| Third Prize | Sara Duan | 12th | Westview High School | Comfort |
| Middle School | Name | Grade | School Name | Art/Assay/Media Title |
| First Prize | Felix Yang | 7th | Mesa Verde Middle School | Increasing Asian American Participarion in Clinical Trials |
| Second Prize | Manasiv Merugu | 6th | Carmel Valley Middle School | Untitled |
| Second Prize | Enying Lin | 7th | Bernado Heights Middle School | Faith, Hope and Love |
| Third Prize | Charles Liu | 6th | Ashley falls | Volunteer, Research and Helping each other |
| Elementary School | Name | Grade | School Name | Art/Assay/Media Title |
| First Prize | Ethan Hu | 4th | Montery Ridge Elementary | Step in the Right Direction |
| Second Prize | Cyra Su | 5th | Ocean Air Elementary | Blooms of Healing/ Inside the Wings of the Medical Symbol/ A Healthy world |
| Second Prize | Maggie Lin | 3rd | The Cambridge School | Untitled |
| Third Prize | Joanna Fang | 3rd | Canyon View Elementary | Medical Research Saves Hundreds of Lives |
| Third Prize | Selina Liu | 1st | ocean air elementary | I Want to Be a Doctor |
| Third Prize | Ivy Su | 1st | Monterey Ridge Elementary | The Happiness of Volunteer |
This youth art/essay/media contest attracted many AANHPI youths to submit their essay, art and multiple media focusing on promoting the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Research Program in AANHPI communities. The submission was judged and scored by peers based on the following 5 criterions in scale of 1-5: overall impression, relevance to topic, creativity, message, and composition/quality. The winning art/essay/media will be published in local AANHPI media soon. Any further inquiries can be directed towards allofus2021@sdaafe.org