Miss Asian American Colorado 2010

Posted on Mar 31, 2012 Last Updated Apr 20, 2012 Posted by administrator

Congratulations to our 2012 Miss AACO Candidates!

See their profiles here!

1. Wivina Sitthisay - Lao (Regis University)
2. Rebecca Newton - Japanese (CU-Denver)
3. Stephanie Ng - Chinese (School of Mines)
4. Tammy Nguyen - Vietnamese (CU-Boulder)
5. Salley Paeng - Cambodian (CU-Denver)
6. Karen Huang - Chinese (DU)
7. Stephanie Truong - Vietnamese (Regis University)
8. Amy Ng - Chinese (CU-Denver)
9. Stephanie Nghiem - Vietnamese/Chinese (CU-Denver)
10. Leanna Nguyen - Vietnamese (Mountain Range HS)
11. Thao Dao - Vietnamese (Lakewood HS)
12. Blu Koizumi Mays - Japanese/African American (CU-Boulder)
13. Juliet Jung - Korean (CU-Boulder)

14. Lena Vongphackdy - Lao (Arvada HS)

Posted on Mar 27, 2012 Last Updated Apr 22, 2012 Posted by Annie Guo

On Saturday, April 21, Miss AACO 2011 Dao Than hosted a fundraising event fo the Asian Pacific Development Center's ReLAY (Responsible Leadership and Action for Youth) program as part of her community service project.

Re-LAY After School Program (Responsible Leadership and Action for Youth) is an intensive mentorship and after school program for middle school youth. The activities at Re-LAY includes but are not limited to: mentoring, life skills curriculum, tutoring. The program currently serves the refugee students at Merrill Middle School (Denver Public Schools).

ARTiste (ART Is Shown Through Expression) was an art gala showcasing the art done by our refugee youth and to celebrate the youth and their art. Miss Dao Than has been working with the youth every week at the program on the art project that will be showcased at the ARTiste fundraiser. Local artist made their artwork available for purchase. 100% of the proceeds from the event was donated to APDC's ReLAY after school program, including the entrance fees and sales from the artwork.

For more information, visit the ARTiste page.

Asian Avenue magazine

is proud to present the fifth annual 2012 Miss Asian American Colorado Leadership Program.

Our mission is to:

- Showcase the leadership, service, intelligence and individual talent of young Asian American women

- Increase public awareness of the diversity and strengths of the Asian American community

- Encourage unity and understanding among Asian Americans in Colorado

- Provide scholarships to talented Asian American women

- Build a network between Asian American women, who undergo similar life and career experiences that may further develop into friendships and/or mentorships

Our objective gives Asian American women in Colorado a sense of purpose and contribution to the growing community. We challenge conventional notions of beauty, culture, and intelligence, by emphasizing not merely on appearance but also beauty that radiates within. Beauty and intelligence make these Asian American women, future leaders for Colorado's Asian community.

We hope our program will shed light on the fact that beauty, especially Asian American beauty, is much

deeper than merely physical appearance.

Read more about our mission

Announcing our 2012 Candidates

Dao Than hosts "ARTiste" Fundraiser