2011 Asian Pacific American Heritage Award

Emerging Leadership

Mayor Edwin Lee and the Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Committee invite the public to submit nominations for the 2011 Asian Pacific American Heritage Awards. The annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Awards is one of the main events of San Francisco's official celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month during the month of May.

AWARDS THEME
The Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Committee recognizes the tremendous role the media, traditional as well as news, plays in disseminating news and information about the Asian Pacific American community. These diverse forms of communication technologies offer opportunities for Asian Pacific Americans to be their own authors and reporters on local, national and international issues. And through their words and voices, we, as well as future generations, will be able to learn more about our community and connect with each other.

This year's APA Heritage Award for Emerging Leadership will honor an individual for his or her distinct achievements and community impact in the area of traditional and new media.

NOMINATION CRITERIA
This award will be presented to an Emerging Leader who has achieved measurable and distinct success in traditional and/or new media by:

1. Providing a platform to promote communications and connections within an Asian Pacific America ethnic group or within the broader Asian Pacific American community;
2. Providing a voice for Asian Pacific American community concerns and promoting understanding of issues important to the community; and
3. Promoting civic engagement of Asian Pacific Americans.

Nomination of persons of all ages is welcome, including youth and young adults.
Please note that while the nominee does not have to be a San Francisco resident, his or her work and achievement must clearly benefit the Asian Pacific American community in San Francisco.

NOMINATION PROCESS & AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT
The nomination period is from February 10-March 10, 2011.
All nominations must be submitted online and received by 5pm PST on March 10, 2011.

Members of the APA Heritage Awards Committee will review all nominations submitted by deadline date and select the finalists. Interviews may be conducted if additional information is needed on any nominee. All finalists will be sent an additional questionnaire which will include a request for references. The finalists will then be presented to a panel of three judges, consisted of community and business leaders, who will select the winner of the Award.

All finalists will be notified by the first week of April and will be invited to the Awards Ceremony scheduled to be held on Monday, May 2, 2011 at 5:30pm at the Herbst Theatre. The winner will be announced during the event and presented with his or her award.

THE AWARD
Recipient of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Award for Lifetime Achievement will receive the APA Heritage Trophy, a Certificate of Honor from the City and County of San Francisco, and will be featured on the website www.apasf.org.

NOMINATION FORM – ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED; to be considered, this nomination must also be accompanied by a one-page biography of the nominee, send to jack.song@sfgov.org, with subject line: "2011 Asian Pacific American Heritage Award for Emerging Leadership"

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