DPS ASIAN EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL

26th Annual AEAC Awards

Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Doubletree Hotel, 3203 Quebec Street Denver, Colorado 80207

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COLORADO ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION HSU FAMILY FOUNDATION JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZEN LEAGUE, MILE-HI CHAPTER ASIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, INC. ASIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THE ABO GROUP, INC. CHIYO HORIUCHI

Contributing Friends

Ba Vovan Dr. Jeff Maen Kristina Arko Howard & Christine Wanifuchi Tillie Fong Laurence Aylesworth, PhD APS The Capital Grille E.T. Yoshimura & G.K. Asakawa Leslie Sakato Colorado Rapids Dennis Kaw Randella Jane Knight Cameron Mitchell Restaurants Denver Nuggets Dimitri & Emily Truman Sharon Ioka Kosuke Kimura Mangalika Senevirantne Jose Lopez Jamie Sra Build-A-Bear Alise Boxer Virginia & Jeremy Lew Ooka Asian Cuisine W. G. Hamlyn M. F. Hoff & Stephen S. Laudeman Kumon Math Ann & Anthony Haro Thomas Migaki Nicole Enomoto Annie Dalton Wendy Schmitz Khanh Vu Peter & Alenka Han Hankang Korean Restaurant Robin Yasui & Raymond Estacio Karen Enomoto Linda Rodriguez Irene Tracy & Jennifer Bailey Thanh Vo Priscilla Shaw Lan & Brian Donovan Kelly Campbell

The Asian Education Advisory Council of the Denver Public Schools is pleased to present the 26th Annual AEAC Awards to honor students, parents, educators, and community volunteers for outstanding achievements and contributions to Asian/Pacific Islander communities. AEAC was established in 1985 by the Denver Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) and seeks to improve educational quality and opportunities for all students, with emphasis on students of Asian or Pacific Island heritage.

Program AEAC Award Recipients  Highest Honor Welcome Annie Chung, Violinist Elementary School

Silent Auction Academic Awards Opening Introductions Alexander, Sofya Ellis Steve Kohuth & Priscilla Shaw, Board Members Altanzagas, Anand Ellis Bayar, Lakshmi Ellis Posting of Colors, Montbello Color Guard Bhattarai, Madhav "Raj" Ellis Cao, Lily Johnson Pledge of Allegiance

George “Joe” Sakato, Awarded the Congressional Medal of Dang, Rosa Schmitt Honor for his Valor during World War II Deala, Dylan Green Valley Diep, Kenny D. Schmitt Breakfast Han, Ivy Green Valley

Herlinge, Mia * Polaris at Ebert Hoang, Vyvina Schmitt Entertainment Hoong, Angel Johnson Queen of Vietnamese Martyr Lion Troupe, Lion Dance Huynh, Kenneth Schmitt

Jackson, Kendra Ellis Keynote Speaker Jackson, Riley Ellis Reverend Chun Ki-won, Durihana, Inc. Jargalsaikhan, Suvd Ellis

Krutsinger, Anna Polaris at Ebert Awards Ceremony Mohammad, Shanaz Green Valley AEAC Board Members Nguyen, Tommy Schmitt

Qasemi, Tom Green Valley Closing Remarks Hoff, Pawkarur Ellis Steve Kohuth & Priscilla Shaw, Board Members Tay, Kway Ellis Teawdeswan, Slinthip Ellis Closing Colors, Montbello HS Color Guard Tran, Diana Schmitt Vo, Pasteur Ellis Leadership Awards High School Do, Katy Kunsmiller Academy Duong, Long Kaiser Hill, Noah Polaris at Ebert Academic Awards Hoff, Sabine * Ellis Cheng, Elizabeth ** John F. Kennedy Rodrakkwan, Yazzmine Ellis Le, ThuAnh "Jenny" John F. Kennedy Tran, Ly Fairview Scott, Grace East Tran, Anh Lincoln Tran, Monica Montbello Middle School Youdon, Chimi Thomas Jefferson Zheng, Kevin Lincoln

Academic Awards Ariunbold, Suvd Hamilton Leadership Awards Bui, Jerry Henry World School Do, Vincent * John F. Kennedy Daniels, Brandan Hamilton Quach, Brenda MLK Early College Dao, Eric Lake Gudder, Rochelle Bill Roberts Ho, Ly Henry World School Special Talent Awards Ho, Scott Henry World School Hoff, Paw They Lah Htoo Merrill Chung, Ae Eun * Violin DSA Kohrt, Sabrina Hamilton Cubbage, Sylvie Ballet DPS On-Line Kraybill-Voth, Kristin Hill Curran, Hannah Visual Art Bill Roberts Kumagai, Samuel Hamilton Creative Writing Le, Brandon Hamilton Ho, John & Art Schmitt Mai, Jamie Hamilton Hoong, Angel Art Johnson Mortel, Pamela Hamilton Liang, MeiQi Music & Art Fairview Nguyen, Amanda Henry World School Truong-Bui, Kiet Art Johnson Nguyen, Kathy Henry World School Vy, Lu Writing Henry World School Nguyen, Kristina * Lake Middle School Oh-Willeke, Grace Hamilton Paw, Htoo Place Bridge Academy Teacher Awards Prasad, Ashley Henry World School Copeland, Anna Greenwood ECE-8 Sihombing, Jaqueline Hamilton Douglas-Tran, Holly Castro E.S. Tran, Charlene Henry World School Eaton, Kathy Green Valley E.S Tran, Nami Rachel B. Noel Le, Long JFK H.S. Truong, Ngan Merrill Legg, Hap Montbello H.S. Yang, Paul Rachel B. Noel MacCormack, Sage Green Valley E.S Turner, Kim * Fairview E.S. Leadership Awards Kalagana, Harsha Hamilton M.S. Paraprofessional Awards Preap, Manyrith Rachel B. Noel Jackson, Rosalyn Ellis E.S. Truong, ThuSuong * Henry World School Khin, Thanda Tun * Ellis E.S. Tsogtsaikhan, Jennifer DSA Nguyen, Lan CMS Schneck Zheng, Julie Kunsmiller Academy

Parent Award Lew, Virginia (Vee) * Bromwell & Hill

Keynote Speaker Special Recognition Reverend Chun Ki-won, Durihana, Inc. Congratulations to AEAC Board Member Kosuke Kimura for kicking the Rapids’ winning goal and for earning the National Championship title!

Reverend Chun Ki-won is President of Durihana and a South Korean NGO who has devoted his life to rescuing North Korean refugees from China and other countries, and who operates underground homes for children of Support AEAC! female North Korean defectors. AEAC meets the second Wednesday of every month at the DPS Pastor Chun is a graduate of Back Suk Theology College. In Administration office, 900 Grant St. Denver at 5:30pm. 1995, while as a missionary in the region, Chun met Anyone is welcome to join us as a guest or volunteer board his first North Koreans in hiding. "These people had lost all member. their rights," he said. "The most important thing I could do We are a non-profit organization and rely on generous was revive their humanity." In October of 1999, Reverend donations of patrons to provide awards for students. Chun founded Durihana. Contributions can be mailed to:

This South Korean pastor has been called the “Asian Asian Education Advisory Council (AEAC) [Oskar] Schindler,” after the famous World War II 1001 16th Street B-180/307 industrialist who saved hundreds of Jews from the Nazis, Denver, CO 80265 and “the Robin Hood of the North Korean refugees” for his role in leading more than 900 North Korean refugees across China into countries like Cambodia, Thailand, Mongolia, AEAC Board Members and and the . Awards Selection Committee In December 2001, Chinese authorities arrested Chun as he attempted to smuggle a group of refugees across the Priscilla Shaw, Chairperson border into Mongolia. Their journey was captured on film Khanh Vu , Secretary and is featured in the documentary SEOUL TRAIN. Chun Satinder Arora, Treasurer spent nearly eight months in a Chinese prison for his “crime” of helping North Korean refugees. Nicole Enomoto, Anne Koshio, Sharon Ioka, Keiko Kawahara, Tom Migaki, Lan Donovan, Linda In 2009 Chun met with two American reporters, Rodriguez, Steven Kohuth, Steve Shigaya, Tillie Fong, and Euna Lee, in Seoul and was instrumental in helping Mel Okimono, Kosuke Kimura, Harry Budisidharta, them plan their trip to the border to report on North Kengi Haruna, Nana Haruna, Baljinder Kaur Korean refugees. That same year, in July, Colorado’s Governor, Bill Ritter, issued a proclamation designating July 17, 2009 as Durihana Day. Thank you to Keat, from Klipp Architecture, for donating the printing of our programs!