To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage
Month in May 2007, the Chinatown Library invites teenagers (age 12 – 18)
to participate in an essay
contest. The topic was “Celebrations and Traditions from My Culture”.
The winners of the 2007 Teen Essay Contest:
1st Prize Winner: Elsie Duarte
George Washington High School, 10th Grade
The Topic: A Child no Longer
Read the essay (PDF)
2nd Prize Winner: Samantha Sloan
George Washington High School, 10th Grade
The Topic: Celebrations and Traditions from My Culture Read the essay (PDF)
3rd Prize Winner: Kevin Lee
George Washington High School, 10th Grade
The Topic: Respect Lives Forever Read the essay (PDF)
Mission High Spanish Reading Club Story Contest
Mission Branch librarian Martha Neves’
Spanish language reading club at Mission High School is using
challenging Latin-American literature to promote interest in reading
among Spanish speaking youth. In each class session Neves read aloud
challenging short stories by some of the best known writers from all
over Latin America. At the end of each class series, students wrote stories
of their own. Read the winning stories here!!
