High School: Galileo Academy of Science & Technology
College: UC Irvine

Area of Study: Medicine (Dentistry)
Career Goal: Wants to open a safe-passage dental clinic in his neighborhood, the Tenderloin

 

 

When I was eleven, I began going to the Tenderloin Boys and Girls Club to get help with homework. The teen director helped me set priorities for school and prepare for the future. At thirteen, I took the initiative to join Keystone, a leadership program where teenagers volunteer to help the less fortunate. I wanted to learn more about being a leader by learning how to make a change in my community.

 

High School: Ruth Asawa School of the Arts

College: Eugene Lang Univeristy

Area of Study: Art/Graphic Design/Fashion/Communications

Career Goal: Wants to become a successful fashion designer

 

 

I learned that my dream was to make my parents proud of me and have a career in the fashion industry. Although my parents couldn’t provide the foundation for me to succeed academically in the US, they provided me with a strong moral foundation. Through their example of leaving their home country, they taught me to go outside of my comfort zone. Despite my limited world, every opportunity I’ve created for myself has led to another opportunity; each one preparing me for the next. My world always seems to be expanding.

 

Maisin Scholar, Class of 2006

Thurgood Marshall Academic High School

University of California, Santa Cruz, Class of 2010

B.A. in Sociology and Psychology

Served as an intern at Huckleberry Youth Academy through The Maisin Scholar Award Internship program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maisin Scholar, Class of 2005

Phillip & Sala Burton Academic High School

University of California, Berkeley, Class of 2009

B.A. in Sociology, Minor in Asian American Studies

Sonia currently works with San Francisco Travel Association and volunteers for the St. Mary’s Day School’s Drum and Bell Corps and the San Francisco Holy Family Parish.

 

 

Maisin Scholar, Class of 2001

Lowell High School

UC B

erkeley, Class of 2006

B.A. in Social Welfare

Currently employed in Alameda County and pursuing a graduate degree in Public Administration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maisin Scholar, Class of 2006

Balboa High School

San Francisco State University, Class of 2011

Kinesiology

Currently a Personal Trainer at Gold’s Gym

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maisin Scholar, Class of 2001

Mission High School

Universi

ty of San Francisco, Class of 2005

B.S. in Biology

Barry University, Class of 2009

Masters in Biomedical Sciences

Ross University, Class of 2013

M.D. in Doctor of Medicine