Grants Funded

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. 

This is a cryptography competition hosted by the Cryptology Club at Gunn High School. To increase awareness in the field of cryptography by allowing schools across the United States in participate in a fun, online competition. 

JEANs (Journalism Expression, Advocacy and eNrichment) is a journalism program to empower low-income, at-risk students in our community. Through their in-depth curriculum and program experience, students will learn to develop and share cogent opinions, use their voices for community news and advocacy, and express their perspectives. Partnering with DreamCatchers, I was able to teach students journalism over the spring and summer of 2020, and we are launching a 7+ week enrichment program this spring!

Advocacy Through Art, a student-run nonprofit dedicated to using art to raise conversations about important youth issues, is hosting its annual art show featuring local student artists. To raise awareness and conversations about youth mental health, Bay Area teenagers will be able to submit work of any medium, answering the prompt: your experience with mental health during the pandemic. The juried show will be exhibited at the Pacific Art League and the Palo Alto Art Center.

The main goal of this project is to encourage teenagers to use art as their voice to inform and raise awareness in the community about current social issues and advocate for change. My plan is to lead workshops introducing teenagers to various artists that create art which raise awareness of social issues. Examples of current social issues include discrimination against Asian during the pandemic, discrimination and inequalities faced by under-represented groups, and environmental issues. During these workshops, the participants will have the chance to discuss current social issues and create their own drawings, paintings, comics to express their view point.

N.I.C.E Nosh is an Instagram community that I have created where teenagers can find content to make everyday dishes that are N.I.C.E. (Nutritious, Inexpensive, a Cinch to make, and Eco-friendly). I would like to hold cooking workshops at the Teen Center and the PAUSD middle and high schools for 11-17 year olds so they can learn to be home cooks. Our mission is to inspire teens to become confident home cooks of healthy dishes.

Gunn Hacks is an intimate hackathon (150 hackers) with an emphasis on education. We welcome students with no programming experience and provide computers, hardware, mentors, and workshops to help kickstart their projects. As a student-run hackathon, we need sponsors and donations to fund the event every year. 

Open Brackets wants to help bridge the digital divide through education. Through their course offerings, they provide support in computer science to middle and high school kids who may not receive it at home, and encourage kids all over the Bay to consider tech as a career. They also provide students with the opportunity to hear from the Guest Speakers in the industry, to see the versatility a computer science foundation can provide. 

Lucidity is a Google Chrome Extension that uses machine learning to help students focus and teachers manage their virtual classroom. It blocks distracting websites and provides statistics to the teacher with an easy-to-use classcode system. With different modes for teachers, Lucidity allows them to easily take control of their virtual classroom and provide a better learning experience for their students.

The main goal of this project is to encourage teenagers to use art as their voice to inform and raise awareness in the community about current social issues and advocate for change. My plan is to lead workshops introducing teenagers to various artists that create art which raise awareness of social issues. Examples of current social issues include discrimination against Asian during the pandemic, discrimination and inequalities faced by under-represented groups, and environmental issues. During these workshops, the participants will have the chance to discuss current social issues and create their own drawings, paintings, comics to express their view point.

A web application to help Peninsula Bridge (a local college-access organization for underserved students) manage its volunteer programs more efficiently. The platform went live for 800 volunteers, 400 students, and 20 staff members on September 1. At the very minimum, the platform will be live for Peninsula Bridge through the end of the 2022 Peninsula Bridge summer program, which is in August 2022.