Asian American Heroes of Colorado - click here to see photos
To nominate an Asian American Hero of Colorado for 2012, please download the nomination form here.
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, the Colorado Asian Culture and Education Network (CACEN) and Colorado’s APA organizations, recognize Asian American Heroes of Colorado each May at the Asian American Heroes of Colorado Awards Ceremony. Each year, selected recipients of the Asian American Heroes of Colorado award recepients are highlighted in the cover story of Asian Avenue magazine and awarded a certificate from the Selection Committee, comprised of leaders from Colorado’s APA communities.
We encourage you to nominate deserving friends, family members, neighbors, teachers, mentors and community volunteers in 2012. Please email: info@cacenetwork.org or call us with any questions at: 303.937.6888.
2009 Asian American Heroes: Judge Kerry Hada, Captain Felix Magalong, Jim Hada, Christina Chao, and Daniel Oh.
2010 Asian American Heroes: Dennis Apuan, Karen Nakandakare, Ved Nanda, Phong Vo, and Somxai Vue.
2011 Asian American Heroes: Alok Sarwal, Ding-Wen Hsu, Linda and Jimmy Yip, Dr. Ben Konishi, Drucie Bathin.
Cultural Study Programs
CACEN invites students of all ages from Asia to visit the colorful state of Colorado. With the CACEN cultural study programs, students can gain exposure to American culture that cannot be found in the classroom and enjoy this once in a lifetime experience.
2011 Winter Cultural Study Program - click here to see photos
From February 9th to 16th, 2011, 43 students from Kunming, China, ages 10 to 17 visited Denver with the Cultural Study Tour Program. Students stayed with host families, learned English in the classrooms in the mornings and spent their afternoons embarking on unique excursions across Colorado. During their one-week stay, the group visited the MillerCoors Brewery in Golden, The Garden of the Gods and Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, The Denver Mint, The Museum of Nature and Science and Red Rocks. They even learned how to ski in Loveland, while many of the students had never seen snow before!
Next Generation Voices (NGV) Student Leadership Program – click here to see photos
Next Generation Voices is a student-run Asian American advocacy and leadership coalition that was established in February 2008. The organization serves the community to collectively represent the ideals of Asian Americans today.
Throughout the years, NGV has expanded chapters at colleges/universities as well as in Colorado high schools. Each year, a student leadership conference is held in the spring. On March 24, 2012, the annual Colorado Asian American Leadership Conference will be held for Asian American high school students at the Aurora Public Schools (APS) Learning Center. Students can register here!
Asian Model Mothers Award Ceremony
Each year CACEN recognizes Asian and Asian-American model mothers nominated by their children. Mothers are honored for being unsung heroes who parent with grace, humility and kindness. The annual event is held in May and includes a banquet dinner in which mothers receive and award presented by their children.
