Asian American Studies: Asuncion Castro Abarquez and Rosalinda Abarquez & Alcantara Endowment

Spring 2024: 2023-2024 Academic Year Award

The Asuncion Castro Abarquez and Rosalinda Abarquez & Alcantara Endowment was established through the CSUN Foundation for the Abarquez Prize in Asian American Studies by the generous gift of Prosy de la Cruz.

This is an annual prize for an Outstanding Essay by a student in Asian American Studies at CSUN. The winner will receive a cash prize in the amount of $1,000.

• Although the prize is intended for a single outstanding essay, the committee may select up to two essays. If two essays are selected, the award will be divided equally between the two recipients.

The topic of this essay competition is open to any issue relevant to Asian Americans and Asian American Studies.

Essays must meet the following criteria:

• Essay Submission: Essays must be no longer than 1500 words, typed, double-spaced.
• Essays must be revised in a manner suitable for potential publication in the weekly column “Rhizomes” in The Asian Journal.
  At the discretion of the donor, the winning essay(s) may be published in Prosy de la Cruz’s column in the Asian Journal “Rhizomes.”
• Essays may be based on coursework in CSUN Asian American Studies courses.
• We encourage you to discuss your submission with a current CSUN AAS instructor.
• You will be required to upload your essay as part of the application process in Microsoft Word format by the deadline of Monday, April 15th at 11:59pm.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The award is restricted to Undergraduate students who are current CSUN Asian American Studies majors, double-majors, and minors.
• Graduate students who received a CSUN Undergraduate degree in AAS (double-majored, and minored) may also be considered.
  Current AAS majors, double majors and minors will be given priority.
• Winner must be available for the AAS graduation/student awards ceremony on Sunday, May 19 from 1 to 3 pm.
  
  

If you have any questions, please contact: Prof. Tomo Hattori thattori@csun.edu

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