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OCA Receives Grant from the UPS Foundation; Announces Scholarship Recipients

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

30 November 2020

Contact: Eiley Fong | Communications Associate
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Washington, DC - OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates is honored to receive another grant from the UPS Foundation, which drives global corporate citizenship and philanthropic programs for UPS. This grant will be used as scholarship money for current Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) high school and university students across the country. OCA was proud to provide two groups of students with financial opportunities. The Gold Mountain Scholarship for high school graduates, who are first in their family to attend college, awards each student $2,000. The Gold Mountain Scholarship for rising college seniors awards each student $2,500. These outstanding AAPI college students received scholarships to help with tuition and school expenses. Congratulations to the following scholarship Awardees:

Gold Mountain Scholars: High School Recipients
* Gina Cao; San Jose, CA; University of California, Santa Barbara
* Britnie Chanheuang; Fort Worth, TX; Austin College
* Jeffrey Chen; Brooklyn, NY; Yale University
* Kevin Cheng; Lusby, MD; University of Maryland
* Donna Fernandez; Oakland, CA; University of California, Davis
* Sarra Hussien; Richardson, TX; University of Southern California
* Angela Huynh; Morrow, GA; Georgia Institute of Technology
* Hassan Javed; Avon Park, FL; Columbia University in the City of New York
* Imani King; Greenville, SC; Anderson University
* Keane Law; Lehi, UT; University of Utah
* Ayame Lewis; Gardena, CA; Pomona College
* Itbaan Nafi; Euless, TX; Stanford University
* Kimberly Nguyen; Gardena, CA; Georgetown University
* Nina Linh Nguyen, San Jose, CA; University of Southern California
* Quynh Anh Nguyen, San Jose, CA; University of Southern California

Gold Mountain Scholars: College Recipients
* Wasiq Javed; Houston, TX; University of Houston
* Shuning “Sunnie” Liu; Houston, TX; Yale University
* Vy Tran; Houston, TX; Yale University
* Julia Zhong; Staten Island, NY; Emory University

“We are so excited to be in partnership with UPS for another year. The financial support provided to these first generation students from underserved communities allows for academic opportunities that might not be possible otherwise,” says Sharon M. Wong, OCA National President. “By being part of these young and emerging leaders’ journeys with the Gold Mountain Scholarship, we hope to build up AAPI communities across the country.”

“The UPS Foundation is honored to support OCA National’s Gold Mountain Scholarship for High School Seniors and College Seniors,” says Eduardo Martinez, the president of The UPS Foundation and chief diversity and inclusion officer at UPS. “Our goal is to fund powerful programs that make a lasting difference to the global community.”

UPS (NYSE:UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions including transportation packages and freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. Since its founding in 1907, UPS has built a legacy as a caring and responsible corporate citizen, supporting programs that provide long-term solutions to community needs. Founded in 1951, The UPS Foundation leads its global citizenship programs and is responsible for facilitating community involvement to local, national, and global communities. In 2018, UPS and its employees, active and retired, invested more than $123.8 million in charitable giving around the world. The UPS Foundation can be found on the web at UPS.com/Foundation ([link removed]) and @UPS_Foundation on Twitter. To get UPS direct, follow @UPS_News on Twitter.

OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates is a national civil rights organization dedicated to improving the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).

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