2023 Central Iowa AAPI Heritage Month Essay Contest

• How AAPI heritage may inspire and enrich our lives through the introduction and/or adoption of a unique culture (e.g., literature, art, film, celebration, etc.), practice (e.g., custom), or value.

• How AAPI heritage may contribute to your personal and intellectual growth.

• How AAPI heritage enriches American culture as a nation.

• AAPI’s contributions toward building and strengthening the nation and society.

• The American experience and the transformation of AAPI heritage.

• Ways to help promote interaction and mutual understanding between AAPI and the broader communities.

• Elementary school participants: 1ST Prize ($100), 2ND Prize ($75), 3RD Prize ($50) 

• Middle school participants: 1ST Prize ($200), 2ND Prize ($150), 3RD Prize ($100) 

• High school participants: 1ST Prize ($300), 2ND Prize ($250), 3RD Prize ($150) 

• College students: 1ST Prize ($400), 2ND Priz e ($300), 3RD Prize ($200)

The winning essays will have the opportunity to be published online and broadcast with KHOI under the consent of the participants or their legal guardians. Download the form:

https://tinyurl.com/4n89uu4x

• For participants under 18, the submission must include a consent form (https://tinyurl.com/4n89uu4x) signed by their parents/legal guardians.

• The essay must be originally written by the participants solely for this event, avoiding plagiarism.

• The essay must be written in English. Only typed essays (doc or docx) are accepted.

• Elementary school participants: 300-500 words

• Middle school participants: 500-800 words

• High school participants: 800-1200 words

• College students: 1200-1800 words

1. A cover page including your name, school affiliation, grade, and email address. Please do NOT reveal your identity in the main text.

2. Double-spaced, Times New Roman, and one-inch margins.

3. Citations (if there are any) need to use footnotes following the MLA style.