Awards

September 21, 2025 marked a milestone moment for civic technology as the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation honored outstanding student innovators On September 21, 2025, the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation (SVCAF) proudly hosted the AI4Legislation 2025 Award Ceremony, celebrating remarkable achievements in artificial intelligence applications for legislative processes and civic engagement. The virtual ceremony brought together innovative students, industry experts, and civic technology enthusiasts to recognize groundbreaking projects that demonstrate how AI can enhance democratic participation and legislative transparency. ...

SVCAF announces a new program to recognize Chinese Americans who publish influential articles which help advance the mission of SVCAF. A recipient of this award will get a certificate and a small honorarium. Criteria The articles are related to at least one of the items listed in SVCAF’s mission statement: The Foundation shall advance better integration of Chinese communities in Silicon Valley and its neighboring areas into the U.S. society by: providing education to Chinese communities on legal and political systems in California and the nation; encouraging active civic engagement and political participation by Chinese communities; and promoting recognition of Chinese communities’ contributions.- Due to restrictions on 501(c)3, the articles should be non-partisan. Nor can they be tied to any election campaigns. - The articles should be first published within the past six months at the time of the nomination. - The articles can be written in either English or Chinese. How to Nominate An Article If you think you have found an article meeting our criteria above, please send us (info@svcaf.org ) your nomination with the following information: ...

作者： 徐佶翮 （圣地亚哥亚裔平权会基金会） 由圣地亚哥亚裔平权会基金会（SDAAFE）、硅谷华人协会基金会（SVCAF）、橙县俱乐部（TOC）三个加州地方组织联合举办的加州青少年立法论文大赛于11月2日下午5:30在圣地亚哥Hilton Garden Inn San Diego Del Mar酒店举行了隆重的颁奖典礼。 圣地亚哥县检察长Summer Stephan、平权会会长谢家树、硅谷华人协会基金会理事廖春华、橙县俱乐部执行会长李嘉济、赞助圣地亚哥地区赛事的阳光地产主席赵京分别为获加州州级前三名以及进入州级决赛的同学颁发奖状和奖金。橙县俱乐部会长、加州68选区州众议员候选人Benjamin Yu（于淼）也来到现场为获奖同学们加油鼓劲。 本次立法论文大赛的主题是今年七月份刚刚通过的AB-392法案（五月份选题时仍在议会讨论中），关于警察使用致命武力的合法性界定问题。县检察长Summer Stephan的发言从执法者的角度介绍了警察日常工作的危险性，还描述了警察所接受的减少使用致命武力的训练，也列举了关于本县警察枪击事件的各项统计数据，还直接阐述了AB-392的相关情况，为参赛的同学们提供了第一手的详尽资料。她还回答了在场听众的问题，她对所从事工作各项数据的熟悉程度令在场听众折服。 在Summer Stephan的讲座结束以后举办了获奖学生的颁奖典礼，大赛裁判委员会主席曾永煌介绍了评奖的流程，以展示评奖过程的公正性。主持人徐佶翮分别介绍了获奖学生各自论文当中的亮点，并鼓励同学们2020年继续参加加州立法论文大赛，鼓励亚裔孩子们能够发挥自己的特长，积极思考社会问题，参与社区建设，回馈社会。 2019年立法论文大赛的获奖名单如下： The judges have put down the vote! Congratulation to the winners of 2019 Essay Contest on California State Legislation (The Third ‘Sunrise Realty Cup’ Youth Legislative Essay Contest ) ** 2019 Essay Contest Final Round Rankings: ** Proposition Side: Final RankingAuthor NameTitle of EssayAuthor Associated SchoolAuthor’s Grade in School1Minle GuoAB-392: A Bill to Save Lives Cerritos High School102Sophia FangAB-392: One Less Gunshot Westview High School103Yujia WangNew Bill to Save Lives Westview High School123Lucy LiuCalifornia Act to Save Lives Valley Christian High School9 ...

2017年5月25日，AD16区众议员Catharine Baker向SVCA基金会颁发了Non-Profit of the Month奖，表彰本基金会三年来作出切实努力，推动硅谷和东湾华人社区参与加州政治和民主活动，扩大广大社会对华人贡献的认知度。基金会的部分董事和成员来到Baker的办公室代表组织接受表彰，同时也与她交流了州议会的热门议题和华人社区关心的问题。