Teens Write

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Teen Essay Contest in 2011

To celebrate Asian & Pacific American Heritage Month in May 2011, the Chinatown Library invited teenagers (ages 12 to 18) to participate in an essay contest. The topic was “The Joy of Reading”. All the essays are in PDF format.

* Middle School Group

-  1st Prize Winner: Sophia Wu, Herbert Hoover Middle School

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* High School Group

-  1st Prize Winner: Tammy Ha, Lowell High School

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-  2nd Prize Winner: Wendy Liang, Galileo High School

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-  2nd Prize Winner: Andrew Huang, Galileo High School

Topic: To Read is to Live

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題目: 讀書樂 (文章檔案為PDF格式)

中文組

第一名: 陸俊杰 (Junjie Lu), San Francisco International High School

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第二名: 李雙彩(ShuangCai Li), Galileo High School

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San Francisco Bites!

This summer, the Teen Services Department launched the Vampire Writing Contest for teens. We received over 30 entries, from short horror stories to paranormal poetry and romantic fan fiction. With so many creative works submitted by so many promising young writers, it was excruciatingly difficult to select just three winners. With the help of the San Francisco Public Library’s Preservation Department, we’ve complied all of the original writing we received and created a bound book entitled “San Francisco Bites”. “San Francisco Bites” will be available for patrons to read as a reference book in the Main Library’s Teen Center. In the mean time, check out the winning entries below!

All of the stories are in PDF format.

First Place: “The Transformation” by Laura J.

Second Place: “Race with Fear…” by J.J.

Third Place: “A Diary of a Typical Teenager in Love” by Christina H.

 

Teen Program at Chinatown Library

Chinatown Teen Zine

An after-school program of the
Chinatown Branch Library

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Essay Contest in 2007
sponsored by Chinatown Branch Library

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”. All of the stories are in PDF format.

  • 1st Prize Winner: Elsie Duarte
    George Washington High School, 10th Grade
    The Topic: A Child no Longer

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  • 2nd Prize Winner: Samantha Sloan
    George Washington High School, 10th Grade
    The Topic: Celebrations and Traditions from My Culture
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  • 3rd Prize Winner: Kevin Lee
    George Washington High School, 10th Grade
    The Topic: Respect Lives Forever
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    • 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!!

    All of the stories are in PDF format.