June 19, 2008 -
The Asian American /
Asian Research Institute
(AAARI), of The City
University of New York
(CUNY), is pleased to
announce the 2008
recipient of the CUNY
Thomas Tam Scholarship,
Ms. Olivia Lin, a senior
at Hunter College,
majoring in Media
Studies, with a minor in
Asian American Studies.
Ms. Lin’s project,
Founding of the
Coalition for the
Revitalization of Asian
American Studies at
Hunter (CRAASH), was
selected from a diverse
pool of outstanding
applicants from colleges
throughout the
University including
Baruch, Brooklyn, City,
Hunter, Kingsborough,
and Medgar Evers.
The Thomas Tam
Scholarship is funded by
an endowment established
by The City University
of New York in
recognition of Dr.
Thomas Tam's
contributions as a
former member of the
CUNY Board of Trustees,
Executive Director of
the Asian American /
Asian Research
Institute, and
leadership in the Asian
American community. The
Scholarship awards
$1,000 annually to a
single qualified
undergraduate student
currently enrolled at
any of the twenty-three
colleges within CUNY,
Asian or non-Asian, who
has demonstrated
creativity in the
communication of the
concerns of the Asian
American community
in areas such as Health,
Education and Culture.
Unable to declare a
minor in Asian American
Studies at Hunter
College in Fall 2006,
due to an administrative
freeze placed on the
minor, Ms. Lin and four
other students founded
CRAASH, a student-led
group advocating on
behalf of the Asian
American Studies Program
on their campus which
they believed to be
underfunded. Featured in
various newspapers,
blogs, and other media
outlets, CRAASH has
conducted letter and
email campaigns to State
and City officials, as
well as met with
administrators at Hunter
College and CUNY to
voice their concerns and
opinions on the
inadequate support being
given to the Asian
American Studies
Program.
Due to the impressive
list of projects
submitted for
consideration for the
2008 CUNY Thomas Tam
Scholarship, the family
of the late Dr. Thomas
Tam has announced that
they will be making an
additional contribution
to support the award of
$250 Honorable Mention
Scholarships to each of
the following four
students:
Reshama Shah (City
College)
Project: College
Readiness Program
Hong Xin (Hunter
College)
Project: Unknown
Melody
Jian Liu (City College)
Project: Civic
Leaders of Tomorrow
Public Policy Fellowship
Erick F. Paiva Nouchi
(Kingsborough Community
College)
Project: Mirror of
Stone
All of the 2008 CUNY
Thomas Tam recipients
will be honored at
AAARI’s 7th
Annual Banquet on
October 30, 2008, at
Golden Bridge Restaurant
in Manhattan’s
Chinatown. We hope you
will join us that
evening to congratulate
all of these fine
students on their
leadership and support
of the Asian American
community.
CUNY Thomas Tam
Scholarship
Application Form
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The purpose of the
Scholarship is to help
support and recognize a
CUNY undergraduate
student, Asian or
non-Asian, who has
demonstrated creativity
in the communication of
the concerns of the
Asian American community
in areas such as
Health, Education and
Culture. The display of
this communication can
be in the form of
written reports, film,
video, new media
techniques, and the
development of
performances or
materials in the Arts
and Sciences.
