The Asian Pacific State Employees Association Foundation was founded in 1999 by a small but visionary group of Asian Pacific state government and legislative staff who felt a need to support the educational and career development of state government workers in addition to helping students pursuing a
college education.

The APSEA Foundation is proud to announce the 2020 scholarship recipients. These four high school seniors were selected based on their academic achievements, volunteer activities that demonstrated their dedication to improving the API community, financial need, and special circumstances. While the scholarships would be presented at the annual APSEA Foundation Scholarship Gala in the spring, this year’s event was canceled due to COVID-19. We have asked the awardees to submit a video accepting their scholarship. The awardees are:

	Katie Han Benicia High School Stanford University, Class of 2024 Scholarship from the Chinese American Council of Sacramento
	Amandip Chauhan River Valley High School University of the Pacific, Class of 2024 Scholarship from the Woo Family

	Samantha Tsang John F. Kennedy High School UC Berkeley, Class of 2024 Scholarship from APSEA and APSEA Foundation
	Avantika Chand Ronald E. McNair High School UC Merced, Class of 2024 Scholarship from Jean Shiomoto

These scholarships could not have been awarded without the unwavering generosity of our donors, and their support during these times is especially appreciated.