The Shui Kuen and Allen Chin Foundation: scholarship update

SKAC Foundation

Mission
The Mission of The Shui Kuen and Allen Chin Foundation ("The SKAC Foundation") is to honor the values of restaurant owners Shui Kuen and Allen Chin through supporting the educational aspirations of children of workers in the Asian/Pacific Islander food service industry in the United States of America.
History/genesis
The selfless commitment and hard work of Shui Kuen and Allen Chin, co-owners and operators of Chung's, a well-known Chinese restaurant in the greater Detroit area, allowed their six children to successfully complete post-secondary education and pursue a diverse range of career paths. With pride, the Chins regularly shared news of their children's latest accomplishments with long-time and new restaurant customers alike. On October 11, 2005, Allen Chin lost his life on his way to the restaurant. Shui Kuen Chin survived the car accident and provided encouragement to her children as they sought to turn the family tragedy into something positive. The result is The Shui Kuen and Allen Chin Foundation.
Supporting educational aspirations
The Chin children have decided that The SKAC Foundation's support of educational aspirations will take the form of an annual scholarship award program to be known as The SKAC Scholarship. Subject to change, two (2) annual scholarships of $1,000 will be made.

Scholarship Timeline

11:59 PM (PST), March 17, 2011
SKAC Scholarship applications deadline. All applications must be sent via email by March 17.
March - April
Finalists contacted for confirmation of financial need and test scores.

Previous Scholarship Recipients

2010: Van Nguyen, University of Chicago
2009: Emily Chin, San Francisco State University
2008: Connie Bi, UC Davis
2006: Sarin Prakobwanakit, UCLA
Linda Cheng
Nikki Lac, Seattle University

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scholarship update

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your inquiries about the scholarship. We sincerely apologize for the delays, but we are in the midst of relocating the foundation from one host to another. Our new host is reviewing our processes to ensure compliance with their own. We don't expect the delays to last much longer than the next couple of weeks, however, we do want to make sure that this transition is proper and smooth. Be sure to check back here for updates soon.

Thanks for your patience.

January 25, 2007 in SKAC Scholarship | Permalink