SOUTHERN CALIFORNIARecognizing initiative, service, and achievement in youthNovember 9, 2019 | Richard Nixon Presidential Library

THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD

Congratulations to this year’s 187 Congressional Award Recipients!

with special guests

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE KATIE PORTERU.S. REPRESENTATIVE JUDY CHU

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PROGRAM

MASTER OF CEREMONIESChris Murphy

FOX 5 San Diego

PRESENTATION OF COLORS& PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 675 - Irvine, CA

CONGRESSIONAL REMARKS& AWARD PRESENTATION

U.S. Representative Katie PorterU.S. Representative Judy Chu

EARNED. NOT GIVEN.The United States Congress’ highest honor for youth.

INVOCATIONPastor Timothy Unke

Crean Lutheran High School

WELCOME FROM TITLE SPONSOROtsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.

CONGRESSIONAL GUESTS OF HONOR

CLOSING REMARKSDr. Daniel Moyer

2018 Inspiration Awardee

REP. JUDY CHU (CA-27)

Rep. Porter has remained committed to putting Orange County families first.

She currently serves as a member of the House Financial Services Committee. Before Congress, Porter spent nearly two decades as a consumer finance expert. Congresswoman Porter helped Congress pass the original Credit CARD Act in 2009, which enacted federal protections from abusive credit card fees.

First elected to Congress in July 2009, Rep. Chu represents consituents in Pasadena and the west San Gabriel Valley.

Congresswoman Chu serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Small Business Committee. In 2011, Chu was elected Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC). Chu also founded and co-chairs the Congressional Creative Rights Caucus.

REP. KATIE PORTER (CA-45)

AWARDEES

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Sihan ChenWesley DaleTeresa FundterJacqueline HuffPriscilla HuiElissa KimEmmalyn KimSteve KimAmber LimEthan PosardRene Servin

Helen SohnJoshua SonWoo Hyun SongRichard YeaNa Won YoonPatrick Yu

Matthew ChoeBethany ChoyAllen ChunInbae ChunHyun ChungAndrew DaiDerek Xiaojiang DaiEric DongJacqueline EmanuelSean GaoAlexandros Georgiou

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The Congressional Award is the United States Congress’ only charity and the highest honor bestowed upon young Americans. The program is open to all young people ages 13 1/2 to 23. Participants earn Bronze, Silver, and Gold Certificates and Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals. Each level involves setting goals in four program areas: Voluntary Public Service, Personal Development, Physical Fitness, and Expedition/Exploration.

Learn more at www.congressionalaward.org.

California is the most active state in The Congressional Award’s national portfolio, ranking #1 in both number of enrolled participants and number of awards earned.

Southern California (congressional districts 24-53) has produced 7,431 awardees all-time. There are currently 6,535 participants pursuing the award in the region. The 187 Congressional Award Medalists being honored this year have contributed 38,749 hours of voluntary public service to their communities.

ABOUT THE AWARD THE IMPACT IN SOCAL

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Adam AnOmer BarlasStephanie BensonAvinash CalidasJames ChenMiranda ChenTracy ChenCaitlin CheungCameron ChoDaniel ChoKelsey Choe

Nicolas GhaffaryNathan HuNathan HwangEmily HyunJenna JabourianLena JabourianJessica JangKaitlyn Bokyung JangSeokboem JangLuke Jankowski*Aaron Jin*

Jay JockelleMichael JuHyeseung Heidi JungJames Hyun JungMinsoo KangSimone KangNikhil Kapoor*Justin KhouSoojung (Crystal) KiAaron KimBrian Kim

Erin KimErin Jin KimEthan KimEugene KimGrace Ju Eun KimHyeonsu KimIris KimJennifer KimJeremy KimJihyun KimJoshua Kim

Kayla KimKelly KimKyeongmin KimMadison KimRenny KimSanghyun KimSeok Woo KimSydney KimSean KiyoharaDavid Bon Hee KooChristina Kwak

Esther KwonTiffany KwonBrian LeeDavid LeeEthan Jinwoo LeeIris LeeJae Hoon LeeJae Hwan LeeJaeeun LeeJason LeeRachel Lee

Stella Ji Sung LeeValerie LeeMadison LegayadaMeghan LegayadaWeixuan LeiJoe LewisAndrew LiBill (Zeyu) LiDavid LiJerry LiXiaomeng Li

Leo Dongqi LiuKatherine McPhieMichael McPhieKatrina MizuoLuke MorrisonMehmet NadiQian Ni*Brandon Pae*Yea-Lyn PakAbigail ParkErin Park

Serah ParkRhiannon ParkerAmber Peters*Shi QiArya SamimiAmelia ScharinKaylee SeoChenkun ShengAllison ShiMichael ShiSeunghyeon Shim

Joyce ShinMin ShinAneal SinghSpencer SolbergColman SunSkylor SunJillian TecsonMatthew TianIsabella TongNicole TsaiMuhammad Uzun

Jake VandenburgFaith VarelaFred WangLauryn WangHannah WilliamsonThomas WilliamsonNoah WonJoy XuTracy YanKyunghong YooSarah Yoon

Sharang YounAshley ZengBlossom ZhangQueena ZhangJiangda Zhao

*Denotes 2020 Gold Medalist

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Yusuf AkbasEn ChenKen ChenJino ChoughJo Hannah Faith- Castillo ChuaSeo Yeon ChungRuby ColbyWilliam HanStephanie HuBomi JungNihan Keskinturk

Caleb LeeCelis LeeWillem LentDonovan MorganAngelina PapaJade SiegelChris SongErin SukHannah SullivanAmber SunAnna TobeyEthan Tobey

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Connor WangCoraline WangShane WatkinsJiwon WooTianxi XiaEthan YeeLauren YuAnne ZhangLin ZhengRick Zhou

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