Asian American Stories Video Contest


2023 Theme "All of Us Belong Right Here"


Submission deadline   January 15, 2024

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Our Judges


Don Orozco
Mattie
Kansen Chu
Piyush Malik
Chris Norwood

Chris Norwood

President, Board of Milpitas Unified School District

Sandy Close

Media Editor
Beverly Molina
Judge Carmen Montano

Tony Shyu

Hollywood award-winning TV and film Director
Judges' team

Elplpidio Estioko

Educator, PR pro, author, journalist

There will be two groups of participants:

  • Youth Contestants (aged 12-18)
  • Adult Contestants (aged 19 and above)

A grand total of $19,000 in prizes will be awarded.*

Contestants are required to submit, in English,

  • a video of less than one minute
  • and an accompanying essay of less than 150 words

The theme should focus on “All Of Us Belong Right Here.” 

• Submissions are accepted now until January 15th, 2024.


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Video Essay Contest open to all: journalists, influencers, students, event organizers, civic organizations welcome.

*Winners will receive $5,000 funding to submit expanded video longer than 1 minute.

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Contestant Entries


Sample from 2020
Smile snd Say Hello
Sample from 2020
Catching Love
Sample from 2020
COVID 19 Challenge

Earlier submissions stand to get more views and votes.

In the words of our Champions...


Maeley Tom 
Sacramento
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Evan Low
California State Assembly
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Ro Khanna
 U.S. representative from California
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Evan Low  California State Assembly

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Yang Chao Fremont City Councilmember
Produced by  Sophia Cheng

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