CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship

2014 Recipient Baozhen Xie (Brooklyn College) Project: Health and Nutrition Tracing Project (HNTP) An undergraduate student majoring in Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College/CUNY, the goal of Ms. Xie’s project, Health and Nutrition Tracing Project (HNTP), is to deliver basic health education and nutrition information to seniors to improve their ability to self-monitor their … Read more

2013 Recipient ($1,000) Kamelia Kilawan (Baruch College) Project: Does Kali Devotion Empower Urban Women in Hindu Diaspora? A student of Journalism and Religious Studies at Baruch College, Kamelia Kilawan’s project uses writing, video, and photography to compile the stories of healing and empowerment of Indo-Caribbean women in Kali temples. Kali is the Hindu goddess associated … Read more

2012 Recipient Sun Mei Liu (Brooklyn College) Project: Filling The Gaps of Knowledge: Assessing the Health Status of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Population Asian Americans are the most rapidly growing minority population in the United States. While Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders only make up about 5% of the U.S. population, that … Read more

2011 Recipient Sahar Khan (City College of New York) Project – Islamic Studies Program The idea to start an Islamic Studies Program began in 2010 with student petitions, the creation of a proposal, and meetings with faculty, students and administration at City College of New York. Due to the growth of City College’s student population … Read more

2010 Recipient Zhong Yang (Baruch College) Project – Helping Asian Students Get Into CUNY In order to help Asian students who are applying to CUNY, I made a film with my friends and instructor. The film covers most of the procedures required for applying to CUNY, as well as the preparation needed before applying. It … Read more

2009 Recipient Erick Pinedo (Borough of Manhattan Community College) Project – Visiting the Great Wall of Mott Street Photo by Corky Lee Excerpt: “There is so much history and culture in Asian communities in the United States. Unfortunately, I believe it mostly gets overlooked by visitors who feel that bargain hunting takes precedence. My plan … Read more