International Women’s Day March celebrates Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, a time to commemorate the contributions of women throughout history.
Asian Avenue highlights Asian American young women who are making a difference in their schools and communities!
Alexandra Yao Age: 9 | Denver
Alexandra, who is in 3rd grade, loves classical music and has played the piano since she was 4 and the violin since she was 7. She loves performing and has done so at many senior and nursing homes. She received her black belt in tae kwon do when she turned 7. Alexandra is learning Chinese through Colorado Chinese Language School in Washington Park and loves learning the language as well as more about her Chinese heritage. She loves participating in community service projects and last year, ran a water bottle donation drive benefiting individuals experiencing homelessness at the St. Francis Center in Denver. She
was able to get 600 bottles donated! After having encountered racism as a result of COVID, Alexandra is working with her mom to create a nonprofit organization and podcast helping educate and empower kids to work together as one community to stand up against racism, hate, and bullying. They hope to launch the nonprofit by the end of this year. Alexandra hopes to finish reading at least 50 Newberry books by the end of 3rd grade. She would like to be a lawyer and maybe even a judge someday. She admires Ruth Bader Ginsburg because she advocated for equal rights for women, immigrants, and people of color.
Sophie Liu Sophie is in 8th grade. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Centennial, Colo. She loves visual and performing arts, and has been playing the piano and going to art classes since she was 6. She has performed in many different dance techniques for the majority of her life, including ballet, tap, Chinese folk
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Age: 13 | Centennial dance, rhythmic gymnastics, and jazz. With a love for performing, she enjoys providing performances for senior and nursing homes and participating in regional competitions. Sophie would like to be a dance instructor or an interior designer in the future. She also loves to write her own stories, each time improving her skills even more than before. Sophie is a part of a nonprofit organization, ACUVA, that raises funds and promotes initiatives to serve the people who need them most. ACUVA has donated over $21,000 and will continue to assist for many years to come. She helps create flyers and posters for events.
She admires Laura Zeng because of her creativity, determination, and dedication to her sport (rhythmic gymnastics). Sophie is very grateful for the freedom and rights that all women deserve and worked hard to earn.
