2025 AAPI Youth Change Maker Awards
Nominations Now Open
2025 marks the 21st year of the annual celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in San Francisco, and this year's celebration theme is "Energizing The Next Generation."
As part of the celebration, the AAPI Youth Change Maker Awards will be presented to an AAPI middle school student and an AAPI high school or college student in recognition of their distinct impact in the San Francisco AAPI community through voluntary service or projects.
a. There are no restrictions on the type of service and project areas; the following are some examples: social justice, preservation of AAPI cultural heritage, and projects promoting cross-cultural and/or multicultural community relations.
b. The distinct impact of the nominee’s service and/or project can be beneficial to the AAPI community broadly, or to a specific ethnic community within the diverse AAPI community.
Nominee's Eligibility
Nominee must be an AAPI middle school student (age 12-14) or an AAPI high school/college student (age 14-24) in San Francisco.
Award Selection Criteria
The awards recipients will be selected based on responses to the questions in the Nomination Form below and subject to the following considerations: consistency of community/volunteer service, innovative approach, leadership qualities, and distinct impact achieved by the Nominee.
Award Announcement
All the nominations will be reviewed by a panel of judges. Award recipients will be announced at the AAPI Heritage Month Kickoff Press Conference during the last week of April, and the award presentation will take place at the AAPI Heritage Awards event at the Herbst Theater on May 1, 2025.
For more information about Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, please visit our website at apasf.org
Deadline for Nominations: Friday, March 28, 2025.