From left to right: Agent Dennis Biscocho, APIASF Representative Patty LimJap, Agent Joy Cai, Scholar Michael Xie, Scholar Harriet Hu, Scholar Jenny Fang, Scholar Sophia Vu, Agent Tina JangSan Francisco Area High School Students Awarded Scholarships from APIASF and Farmers Insurance®
SAN FRANCISCO — Farmers Insurance® and the Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), the largest nonprofit organization in the U.S. that provides college scholarships to students of Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) descent, recently awarded $80,000 in scholarships to high school students from around the country. Today, several of these scholarship recipients from the San Francisco area were presented with certificates of recognition at a reception hosted by the insurance company.
Jenny Fang, Harriet Hu, Sophia Vu, Michael Xie, Julia Yu and Yipeng Yu were among the more than 32 scholars selected nationally to each receive the $2,500 Farmers/APIASF Scholarship. The students are graduates from Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, George Washington H.S., Lowell H.S., Archbishop Riordan and Philip and Sala Burton Academic H.S.
“These young, talented individuals have a bright future ahead of them,” said Farmers agent Dennis Biscocho. “We are proud to recognize these students for their academic achievements and service to our community in San Francisco and hope that this scholarship can help them accomplish their future goals and dreams.”
The APIASF/Farmers Scholarship is the result of an ongoing partnership between Farmers Insurance and APIASF. It is designed to provide direct scholarship support and student outreach initiatives aimed at increasing access to higher education in underserved communities across America.
“It’s an honor to be able to recognize deserving students for their hard work both in the classroom and in our community,” said Daniel Chang, Director of Multicultural Marketing for Farmers Insurance. “We know that investing in these future leaders like Jenny, Harriet, Sophia, Michael, Julia and Yipeng will help make our communities stronger and more vibrant. This partnership with APIASF embodies our company’s commitment to education and the Asian-American community.”
To date, the Farmers/APIASF partnership has provided 64 students with $160,000 in much-needed scholarship funds. This year’s Farmers Scholars included students from across the country, including states such as California, Minnesota, and Texas.
“Thanks to support from Farmers Insurance, APIASF is able to help students such as these from the San Francisco area to access higher education and reach their true potential,” said Neil Horikoshi, President and Executive Director of APIASF. “This group of students has already shown a desire to give back to their community and truly represent the future leaders of this country.”
Jenny Fang, Harriet Hu, Sophia Vu, Michael Xie, Julia Yu and Yipeng Yu were among the more than 32 scholars selected nationally to each receive the $2,500 Farmers/APIASF Scholarship. The students are graduates from Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, George Washington H.S., Lowell H.S., Archbishop Riordan and Philip and Sala Burton Academic H.S.
“These young, talented individuals have a bright future ahead of them,” said Farmers agent Dennis Biscocho. “We are proud to recognize these students for their academic achievements and service to our community in San Francisco and hope that this scholarship can help them accomplish their future goals and dreams.”
The APIASF/Farmers Scholarship is the result of an ongoing partnership between Farmers Insurance and APIASF. It is designed to provide direct scholarship support and student outreach initiatives aimed at increasing access to higher education in underserved communities across America.
“It’s an honor to be able to recognize deserving students for their hard work both in the classroom and in our community,” said Daniel Chang, Director of Multicultural Marketing for Farmers Insurance. “We know that investing in these future leaders like Jenny, Harriet, Sophia, Michael, Julia and Yipeng will help make our communities stronger and more vibrant. This partnership with APIASF embodies our company’s commitment to education and the Asian-American community.”
To date, the Farmers/APIASF partnership has provided 64 students with $160,000 in much-needed scholarship funds. This year’s Farmers Scholars included students from across the country, including states such as California, Minnesota, and Texas.
“Thanks to support from Farmers Insurance, APIASF is able to help students such as these from the San Francisco area to access higher education and reach their true potential,” said Neil Horikoshi, President and Executive Director of APIASF. “This group of students has already shown a desire to give back to their community and truly represent the future leaders of this country.”
About APIASF
Based in Washington, D.C., the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is the nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted solely to providing scholarships for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA). Since 2003, APIASF has provided a critical bridge to higher education for APIA students across the country by awarding more than $3 million in scholarships to deserving students. APIASF manages two scholarship programs: APIASF’s general scholarship and the Gates Millennium Scholars/Asian Pacific Islander Americans funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Corporate supporters include, but are not limited to: AT&T Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, ING, Macy’s Inc., McDonald’s, Sodexo Foundation, United Health Foundation, USA Funds, Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation, Walmart, Walmart Foundation and Wells Fargo. For more information on APIASF, please visit www.apiasf.org.About Farmers Group, Inc.
Farmers is a trade name and may refer to Farmers Group, Inc. or the Farmers Exchanges, as the case may be. Farmers Group, Inc., a management and holding company, along with its subsidiaries, is wholly owned by the Zurich Financial Services Group. The Farmers Exchanges are three reciprocal insurers (Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange), including their subsidiaries and affiliates, owned by their policyholders, and managed by Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information about Farmers, visit our Web site at www.farmers.com.
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