S&C WWII Family Histories Featured at the 9th Annual APIA Heritage Month Celebration
Square and Circle Club continued to cosponsor and serve as fiscal agent for the APIA (Asian Pacific Islander American) Heritage Month Celebration at the San Francisco Main Public Library. This year’s 9th annual celebration was entitled “Fighting for the American Dream: APIA WWII Military Gold Medalists.” The event commemorated the three Asian American groups of …
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S&C WWII Veteran Family Histories Shared with Community and Country
The Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) began a national campaign to identify and document Chinese American World War II veterans when the latter were collectively granted the Congressional Gold Medal on December 20, 2018. Square and Circle Club answered that call as a service project for the community and country. Five Square and Circle Club …
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S&C Shared Angel Island Family Histories with the Community
After four years of research, Square and Circle Club’s Angel Island Family History Project was completed on September 3, 2021, with the publication of four family histories. They were written by members whose ancestors underwent the Angel Island Immigration Station experience: Lorraine Dong, Claudia Jeung, Katie Quan, and Emily Salcido. The goal of this community …
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S&C Supported Three Community Causes in Fiscal Year 2021-22
The Francisco Relief Fund was established by the Francisco Middle School faculty and staff to support students who were classified as homeless. S&C supported this fund that bought essential items (shoes, jackets, socks, etc.) for these students. They were distributed before the 2021 winter break. On Lok is a community-based organization whose mission is to …
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2022 Square And Circle Club Scholarship Recipients
Jasmine Bao received the 2022 Square and Circle Club/Elaine Jang Scholarship that was administered by TACT (The Association of Chinese Teachers). She graduated from Lowell High School and held positions in various community service organizations. In Fall 2022, she will be attending University of California, Berkeley with a major in Business. In addition to her …
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Current Square and Circle Club Interns
Joyce D. Bantugan is a first-year graduate student at UCLA’s Department of Education’s Social Science and Comparative Education (SSCE) division. She also works part-time at a nonprofit education organization where she tutors reading comprehension and is the curriculum coordinator for youth programs. She enjoys going on mini adventures around the city, reading, creating art, watching …