In a new documentary for HP s Generation Impact series, Emily Tianshi details her water conservation prototype that s set to confront the global water crisis.
Emily Tianshi, San Diego resident I m an Asian American woman speaking up. Alice Tsui s poem Golden Light, shared with NBCLX for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, raises a battle cry against AAPI hate and anti-Blackness.
And so, they talk.
A lot.
This is our city, our country, and this is a place that my kids – their next generation – will be here. And we want America to be a better place.
Olivia Tian, San Diego resident
“These conversations are easy to have because they are absolutely necessary to have,” Emily Tianshi told NBC 7 San Diego. “We have no other choice but to have them.”
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrates the contributions of one of the fastest-growing groups of people living in the United States. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders contain multitudes. They are a global community with a homegrown and unique perspective on America.
Their diversity expands continents and demographics. The hopes and dreams of the AAPI community are America at its finest, and its people and traditions are those that are tightly stitched into the fabric of the nation. The American dream is alive and well within the AAPI community, and we ve gathered so many of those dreams here throughout this inspiring list of individuals.
Two San Diego students have been named finalists in the prestigious 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search.
The talent search is sponsored by the Society for Science & the Public and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., and is the nation’s oldest science and math competition for high school seniors. It provides students a national stage to present original research and celebrates their hard work and novel discoveries.
Jeffrey Wang
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Jeffrey Wang, 17, of The Bishop’s School and Jessie Gan, 17, San Diego Jewish Academy, are among 40 finalists chosen from 1,760 entrants based on their projects’ scientific rigor and their potential to become world-changing scientists and leaders. Each finalist receives at least $25,000, and the top 10 awards range from $40,000 to $250,000.