Toyota Rewards Academic Excellence
May 18 2015 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
22 Asian Pacific Islander (API) Students
Granted Scholarships
Recognizing the many challenges college-bound students face,
Toyota awarded tuition support to 22 Asian Pacific Islander
American (APIA) students from the science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to help with their cost of
higher education.
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Toyota granted 22 scholarships to Asian
Pacific Islander American students from the science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, at the fourth
annual awards dinner and reception at the Toyota Automotive Museum
recently. Photographer: David Cusworth.
In partnership with the Asian & Pacific Islander American
Scholarship Fund (APIASF), a non-profit organization dedicated to
providing college scholarships to APIAs, Toyota granted 22
scholarships at its fourth annual awards dinner and reception at
the Toyota Automotive Museum on May 14, 2015.
With majors ranging from aerospace engineering to microbiology,
and school selections from the University of California, Irvine to
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, scholarship recipients
received $5,000 towards a degree in a STEM field for their first
two years of college. The students, whose heritages trace to five
countries in the API region (including Vietnam, China, the
Philippines, India, and Korea), were also recognized for their
achievements by local Los Angeles government officials in
attendance.
“This scholarship will play such a large part in helping me get
one step closer to becoming a successful mechanical engineer,” says
scholarship recipient Pamela Nguyen from North Torrance High
School. “I hope to influence my community for the better through my
future creations.” Pamela plans to study mechanical engineering at
California State University Long Beach.
“The scholarship recipients were selected from a pool of nearly
9,000 applicants,” said Tracey Doi, Toyota group vice president and
chief financial officer. “Toyota is proud to recognize and
celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of the 22 APIASF
scholars. The commitment to community service and personal
excellence of these future leaders is truly inspiring and we are
excited to be a part of their journey.”
Doi is an advocate of Toyota Asian American Society in Alliance
(TAASiA), an employee resource group that continuously leverages
the strength of a growing APIA population within Toyota to foster
an environment and corporate culture of diversity and
inclusion.
Toyota executives Karen Ideno, Doug Murtha, Julia Wada, and
millennial Toyota team members Shawn Kumar and Kelsey Yu
participated in a panel discussion on the topic, “What has inspired
you in your personal and professional development?" As both
seasoned Toyota leaders and Generation Y TAASiA members, the panel
provided unique insight and guidance on how scholars can
successfully transition into the professional work arena.
In addition to Toyota’s corporate contribution, the Toyota
Giving Circles, a program that allows team members to donate to
their chosen charity, TAAP (Toyota Asian American powered by
associates) and NFTA (Network of Filipino Toyota Associates)
subsidized two of the scholarships in partnership with Asian
Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE: TM) established operations in the United States in
1957 and currently operates 10 manufacturing plants. Toyota
directly employs over 31,000 in the U.S. and its investment here is
currently valued at more than $23 billion, including sales and
manufacturing operations, research and development, financial
services and design.
Toyota is committed to being a good corporate citizen in the
communities where it does business and believes in supporting
programs with long-term sustainable results. Toyota supports
numerous organizations across the country, focusing on education,
the environment and safety. Since 1991, Toyota has contributed
nearly 700 million dollars to philanthropic programs in the
U.S.
For more information on Toyota's commitment to improving
communities nationwide, visit
http://www.toyota.com/philanthropy.
About Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship
Fund
Based in Washington, D.C., the Asian & Pacific Islander
American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is the nation's largest
non-profit provider of college scholarships for Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders (AAPI). APIASF works to create opportunities for
students to access, complete, and succeed after post-secondary
education; thereby developing future leaders who will excel in
their career, serve as role models in their communities, and will
ultimately contribute to a vibrant America. Since 2003, APIASF has
distributed nearly $90 million in scholarships to AAPI students
across the country and in the Pacific Islands. APIASF manages three
scholarship programs: APIASF's general scholarship, the APIASF
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving
Institutions (AANAPISI) scholarship program, and the Gates
Millennium Scholars/Asian Pacific Islander Americans funded by a
grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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