October 26 at 3:00 PM, the Association of Chinese Americans (ACA) proudly hosted its 42nd High School and College Students Achievement Scholarship Award Ceremony, bringing together over 200 attendees at our annual celebration of academic excellence, community service, and cultural pride.
We were honored to welcome Dr. Connie Tingson Gatuz, Associate Vice President for Student Life at the University of Michigan, as our keynote speaker. Her inspiring message — “Find Strength in Your Roots, Soar with Promises” — reminded our youth to embrace their heritage as a foundation for confidence, resilience, and leadership.
This year, ACA recognized 67 outstanding honorees, including 20 high school scholarship awardees and 7 college awardees who successfully completed our rigorous review process. We want to emphasize that every honoree — regardless of award status — embodies the same spirit of excellence and community dedication. Their hard work, character, and perseverance reflect the very best of our next generation.
As Dr. Gatuz encouraged, finding strength in our roots means remembering those who have supported us along the way. We urge all our honorees to continue building community around themselves, uplift one another, and never let comparisons diminish their worth. Every step forward is a reflection of shared effort, family support, and collective pride.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our event sponsors — The Zheng Family, Page Toyota and Page Honda Bloomfield — for their continued generosity and commitment to nurturing future leaders in our community.
Together, let’s keep empowering our youth to believe in themselves, honor their heritage, and soar toward a future full of promise.
2025 ACA Scholarship Honorees – High School
Aiden Rabideau, Alaina Chon, Alexander Feng, Alisa Li, Angela Yang, Anna Li, Anna Wang, Annabelle Hou,
Asia Shi, Austin Su, Brianna Park, Brooke Li, Devin Huang, Elena De Nooy, Ella Zhang, Enna Wainer,
Eric Mu, Ethan Shen, Fang Yuan Mo Feng, Gabriel Chen, Gorden Chen, Grace Tie, Hannah Wang,
Heidi Lin, Houchao Peng, Huawei Ye, Jack Ruan, Jack Xu, Jaden Ding, Jayden Liu, Jessica Wu, Jingyi Ma,
Joanna Ouyang, Johnson Chen, Joy Chen, Junyan Liu, Justin Han, Karen Zeng, Katherine Liu, Kenzie Low,
Lanxuan He, Maria De Nooy, Maria Khan, Noah Shin, Pengfei Gao, Ray Sun, Richard Wu, Riley Zou,
Sarah Lee, Sarah Xu, Sean Miao, Sebastian Madlangbayan, Timothy Li, Yani Zeng, Yueyang Wu
High School Scholarships Recipients:
ACA Scholarship – Best All-Around, Leadership and Community Service $2,000
Anna Wang
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School
Interested college major: Business, Asian American Studies
Gracia Lee Memorial Scholarship – Academics and Entrepreneurship $3,000
Huawei Ye
Detroit Country Day
Interested college major: Film Production (Cinematography)
Tom Hing and Kuen Kuen Yee Memorial Scholarship $3,000
Sarah Lee
Troy High School
Interested college major: Education, Political Science, or Public Policy
Tom Hing and Kuen Kuen Yee Memorial Scholarship $3,000
Riley Zou
Salem High School
Interested college major: Biochemistry; Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Biology, or Neuroscience
Tom Hing and Kuen Kuen Yee Memorial Multi-Year Scholarship $3,000 (1st Year)
Grace Tie
Novi High School
Interested college major: Organizational Studies/Human and Organizational Development
Dr. Chin-Shuh Chen Memorial Scholarship $1,000
Richard Wu
Greenhills School
Interested college major: Political Science, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics(PPE)
Page Toyota and Page Honda Bloomfield Scholarship – Community Service $1,000
Joy Chen
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School
Interested major: Economics
Page Toyota and Page Honda Bloomfield Scholarship – Overcoming Adversity $1,000
Maria De Nooy
Homeschooled
Interested college major: Chinese
Page Toyota and Page Honda Bloomfield Scholarship – STEM, AI or Tech $1,000
Angela Yang
Canton High School
Interested college major: Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biology
Page Toyota and Page Honda Bloomfield Scholarship – Brass Instrument $1,000
Noah Shin
Troy High School
Interested college major: Mechanical Engineering
O.S. Chan and ACA Scholarship – Fine Arts $1,500
Katherine Liu
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Interested college major: Electrical Engineering and/or Art/Design
O.S. Chan Scholarships – Athletic Achievement $1,500
Hannah Wang
International Academy Okma
Interested college major: Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Business
O.S. Chan Scholarships – Mathematics and Physical Sciences $1,500
Houchao Peng
Detroit Country Day School
Interested college major: Robotics, Computer Science or Physics
Mr. and Mrs. P.L. Siak Scholarship $1,500
Elena De Nooy
Homeschooled
Interested college major: Oboe Performance
Lilian Siak Memoriał Scholarship $1,500
Jessica Wu
Huron High School
Interested college major: Applied Mathematics, Data Science, and Biomedical Engineering
Mabel Peng Memorial Scholarship $1,000
Asia Shi
Huron High School
Interested college major: Engineering, Business, Economics, Sociology
The Zheng Family Scholarship $1,000
Pengfei Gao
International Academy of Macomb
Interested college major: Engineering, Education Assessment
The Zheng Family Scholarship $1,000
Fang Yuan Mo Feng
Troy High School
Interested college major: Cognitive science
The Zheng Family Scholarship $1,000
Lanxuan He
Trenton High School
Interested college major: Computer Science, Physics, Engineering
Ning Rothman Scholarship for Excellence in Language Arts $2,000
Brianna Park
International Academy Okma
International Relations, International Studies, Political Science, Business
2025 ACA Scholarship Honorees – College
Ally Wang, Ingrid Huang, Isabelle Jiang, Kaeden Bryer, Lai Ng, Lindsey Ye, Lucy Wu, Mariel Bumanglag, Marielle (Ellie) Thai, Mia Ame Yee Litzenberg, Ryan Ross, Yutian Yin
College Scholarships
Tom Hing and Kuen Kuen Yee Memorial Scholarship $3,000
Ingrid Huang
University of Michigan
Major: Industrial and Operations Engineering
Tom Hing and Kuen Kuen Yee Memorial Scholarship $3,000
Mia Ame Yee Litzenberg
Michigan State University
Major: Environmental Journalism
ACA Scholarship – Humanities or Social Sciences $1,000
Mariel Bumanglag
University of Michigan
Major: Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience (BCN) with Minors in Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA) Studies and Gender, Race, & Nation (GRN) Studies
ACA Scholarship – Humanities or Social Sciences $1,000
Marielle (Ellie) Thai
University of Michigan
Major: English
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Chen Memorial Scholarship – Female Leadership $1,000
Yutian Yin
University of Michigan
Major: Neuroscience
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Chen Memorial Scholarship – Leadership $1,000
Kaeden Bryer
Oakland University
Major: Computer Science
Tom Hing and Kuen Kuen Yee Memorial Scholarship (4th Year) $3,000
Mandy Chen
University of Michigan
Major: Computer Science
