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APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community
APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community6 days ago
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - APIQWTC SCHOLARSHIP 2025
DEADLINE: February 14, 2025

The APIQWTC Scholarship was founded to uplift current (or future) API queer and trans community leaders. We will be awarding scholarships of $3,500 each to two (2) Asian/Pacific Islander lesbian, bisexual, or queer women or transgender individuals pursuing technical, professional, or trades certification or other tuition-based learning.

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APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community
APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community6 days ago
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - Terri Higa Memorial Scholarship 2025
DEADLINE: February 15, 2025

The Terri Higa Memorial Scholarship provides financial aid to an Asian Pacific Islander lesbian, bisexual, or queer woman, or a non-binary or transgender individual preparing for a career in a technical or trade program.

Founded by the elders of APIQWTC (Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community), the scholarship celebrates the life and achievements of Terri Higa, a longtime San Francisco Bay Area resident and community activist.

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APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community
APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community4 months ago
Oakland, California
APIQWTC & Terri Higa Memorial Scholarship Celebration & Fundraising Party 2024
APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community
APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community5 months ago
✨🎊 APIQWTC & Terri Higa Memorial Scholarship Celebration 2024 🎊✨
Please join us for an in-person celebration & fundraising party
➡️ RSVP HERE! ⬅️
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsHFLxl63Jn8xE8YijPXNj4f7a81RWkbtyLdbnuViHW1pOtw/viewform

When: Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 4:00-6:00 PM
Where: Oakland Bloom, 528 8th St, Oakland, 94607 (7 min walk from 12th St Bart)

Light appetizers and drinks will be served (GF, VG options available)

Accessibility: ADA accessible. Outdoor dining option available; we highly encourage everyone to be masked while indoors if you are not eating or drinking. Please stay home if you are sick!

The APIQWTC Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the 2024 Scholarship Recipients:
Brittany Ladion-Lucero
Michelle Vong
Veronica Takenaka
Zibanur Turfan
Read more about the awardees: https://apiqwtc.org/2024-apiqwtc-scholarship-awardees/

Donate: To continue our efforts to sustain the APIQWTC scholarship, please donate here:
https://apiqwtc.org/apiqwtc-scholarship-fund
APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community
APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community5 months ago
The APIQWTC Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the 2024 Scholarship Recipient Zibanur Turfan!

Please join us at our in-person award & fundraising party on August 3, 2024, 4-6PM in Oakland! (RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsHFLxl63Jn8xE8YijPXNj4f7a81RWkbtyLdbnuViHW1pOtw/viewform)

Zibanur Turfan (she/her) is a queer, first-generation Uyghur-American student attending the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), College of Arts and Sciences in August as a first-year student. During her senior year of high school, Zibanur dedicated her capstone project to spreading awareness of the Uyghur genocide. Uyghurs are the ingenious people of Xinjiang, China, which was forcibly annexed in 1955. Things grew worse in 2013 as they began sending Uyghurs to concentration camps, put them through forced labor, and even massacred them in organ farms. She wrote a paper on her research and spoke to full-time activists such as Jewher Ilham and Rushan Abbas and received advice. She then reached out to her school to ensure they weren’t using any products linked to Uyghur forced labor. She was also invited to present her research at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). Although she is new to the world of activism, this entire experience has opened a door for Zibanur; it proved that anyone could initiate action and make concrete change. With this hope, she looks forward to doing more activism work from college and onward.
APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community
APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community
APIQWTC - Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community5 months ago
The APIQWTC Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the 2024 Scholarship Recipient Veronica Takenaka!

Please join us at our in-person award & fundraising party on August 3, 2024, 4-6PM in Oakland! (RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsHFLxl63Jn8xE8YijPXNj4f7a81RWkbtyLdbnuViHW1pOtw/viewform)

Veronica Takenaka (she/her) is a transgender, fourth generation Japanese American woman from Salt Lake City, Utah. She is excited to be going to the University of Utah this fall, going in Undeclared. Some of her favorite highlights have been her work for the community as drag persona “Aiko Thee Empress”, as well as being the President of the Women’s Alliance Club and Queer History Club at her school. She is also the Head Manager of West Winds, the literary arts club at her school. This goes alongside her work as an activist, inspiring countless walkouts and protests in her local community. Some of her proudest achievements of her career have been as the main cohost of Youth Utah Pride in 2023, as well as being featured in the Teen Vogue article, “This Teen Activist Is Taking on Anti-Trans Laws in Utah.” She is hoping to work towards becoming a Clinical Therapist and help queer youth find community and comfort, and to work towards better mental health for all. She also hopes to continue her work as an activist, and continue to spread her message to the world.
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