2008 Scholarship Winners

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The students, 2008 high school graduates, were judged on their essays outlining how they will give back to society through community service. Other criteria included having been accepted at a 4 year university and to be financially disadvantaged.

The students are:

• EVELYN CHAN
  Independence High School
• JENNIFER TRAN
  Silver Creek High School
• CHELSEA HARRIS
  American High School, Fremont
• JERRY LIN
  John F. Kennedy High School, Fremont
• JIGNA PATEL
  Washington High School, Fremont
• HAMZA FAKHRI
  Burlingame High School
• ESTHER ZENG
  George Washington High School, San Francisco
• BECKY CHEN
  George Washington High School, San Francisco
• ALLEN CHU
  George Washington High School, San Francisco
• SU PING MAI
  George Washington High School, San Francisco
• JONATHAN YEO
  George Washington High School, San Francisco
• SHAO JUN HUANG
  International Studies Academy, San Francisco

Palpung Lungtok Choeling is a Buddhist organization established in San Jose in 2000. It is a branch of Palpung Sherab Ling the monastic seat of the 12th Tai Situ Rinpoche in Northern India.

The Palpung organization believes that education is the cornerstone of our future and that young people are key elements for a better world. Therefore, the organization offered these scholarships to college bound students to give them an opportunity to succeed and become role models for other young people.

posted 7/23/08