LOS ANGELES – Farmers Insurance and the Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), the largest nonprofit organization in the US that provides college scholarships to students of Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) descent, recently awarded $80,000 in scholarships to high school students from around the country. Several of these scholarship recipients from the Los Angeles area were presented with certificates of recognition at a reception hosted by the insurance company.
Kevin Beltran, Jamie Crisostomo, Frances Lee, Christina Lim and Sidney Vu were among the more than 32 scholars selected nationally to each receive the $2,500 Farmers/APIASF Scholarship. The students are graduates from Camino Nuevo HS, Immaculate Heart HS, Beverly Hills HS, Downtown Magnets HS, and Verdugo Hills HS, respectively.
“We are proud to recognize the accomplishments of these outstanding young scholars from the Los Angeles area,” said Farmers agent Shelley Liu. “We are pleased to award them these scholarships, and we wish them well as they pursue their dreams and aspirations.”
The APIASF/Farmers Scholarship is the result of an ongoing partnership between Farmers Insurance and APIASF. It is designed to provide direct scholarship support and student outreach initiatives aimed at increasing access to higher education in underserved communities across America.
“It’s an honor to be able to recognize deserving students for their hard work both in the classroom and in our community,” said Daniel Chang, Director of Multicultural Marketing for Farmers Insurance. “We know that investing in these future leaders like Kevin, Jamie, Frances, Christina and Sidney will help make our communities stronger and more vibrant. This partnership with APIASF embodies our company’s commitment to education and the Asian-American community.”
To date, the Farmers/APIASF partnership has provided 64 students with $160,000 in much-needed scholarship funds. This year’s Farmers Scholars included students from across the country, including states such as California, Minnesota, and Texas.
“Thanks to support from Farmers Insurance, APIASF is able to help students such as these from the Los Angeles area to access higher education and reach their true potential,” said Neil Horikoshi, President and Executive Director of APIASF. “This group of students has already shown a desire to give back to their community and truly represent the future leaders of this country.”
Based in Washington, D.C., the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is the nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted solely to providing scholarships for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA). Since 2003, APIASF has provided a critical bridge to higher education for APIA students across the country by awarding more than $3 million in scholarships to deserving students. APIASF manages two scholarship programs: APIASF’s general scholarship and the Gates Millennium Scholars/Asian Pacific Islander Americans funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Corporate supporters include, but are not limited to: AT&T Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, ING, Macy’s Inc., McDonald’s, Sodexo Foundation, United Health Foundation, USA Funds, Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation, Walmart, Walmart Foundation and Wells Fargo. For more information on APIASF, please visit www.apiasf.org.
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