THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
The Dragon Kim Fellowship Program awards grants of up to $5,000 to project teams who want to change their corner of the world. In 2021, we welcomed 61 Dragon Fellows leading 28 projects that addressed the needs of a nation surviving through the pandemic. These students were especially resilient and went above and beyond to make an impact!
Check out their project summary video or project page to learn more.
MEET THE FELLOWS
ART UNLIMITED
Fellows: Danielle Alhuay, Abril Rodriguez Diaz
CSArts-San Gabriel Valley, Orange County School of the Arts
Mentor: Pete Hartigan, Trusted Ventures
BRIDGES CLINIC
Fellows: Edgar Arteaga, Dania Arteaga
Dana Hills High School, St. Margaret’s Episcopal School
Mentor: Carl Cosue, Premier Ambulance, Kervin Wang, Department of Defense
CLUB MOAI
Fellows: Luke Aloe, Zacharia Elkobaitry
Polytechnic School
Mentor: Jaimee Yoshizawa, The Red LTD
CODING AND CARDIO FOR KIDS
Fellows: Eli Chan, Jacob Tang, Rojan Ahuja
Homestead High School
Mentor: Hannah Beathard, ClearFlow Inc., Robert Beathard jCyte, Inc.
COSMETIC CHEM FOR KIDS!
Fellow: Riley Yew
Los Alamitos High School
Mentor: Tammy Ho, Canyon Partners
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES (FEEO)
Fellows: Connor Lee, Joven Torres
La Cañada High School
Mentor: Alex Serna, Breakthrough SJC
FIND OUR BALANCE FOR TEENS
Fellows: Lilian Duran, Isabella Novella
Segerstrom High School
Mentor: Aubree Roney, BetterCloud
GIRLS/GUYS INNOVATIVE GAMING INDUSTRY (GIGI)
Fellows: Elle Reyes, Miguel Gonzalez
Samueli Academy
Mentor: Nick Crosson & Yvonne Ho, Pimco
GREENPRINT
Fellows: Ayden Quichocho, George Iyalomhe
Cypress High School
Mentor: Gary Smith, Wealth Builders
INTERTWINED
Fellows: Katelyn Jo, Adin Choung
Orange County School of the Arts
Mentor: Henry Morita, Pure Azul Beverages
INTRODUCING YOUTH TO ROBOTICS
Fellows: Anthony Campos, Rafael Garnica
Segerstrom High School
Mentor: Nathan Bazyk, Visible Intellect
JOBORTUNITY
Fellows: Noah Huang, Noah Lee, Tyler Hom
Beckman High School
Mentor: Michael Effle
LET’S LEARN ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH!
Fellow: Melody Chang
Orange County School of the Arts
Mentor: Willie Du, Edwards Lifesciences
MARIPOSAS DE LA VIDA
Fellows: Yomara Arreola, Brenda Hernandez
Circulos Advanced Learning Academy
Mentor: Flor Bueno, Just Answer
MEDIVERSAL
Fellow: Adriana Carrillo
Southeast Career Technical Academy
Mentor: Alex Cornell, EOPA
NEXPLORE CERRITOS
Fellows: Wenchao Hu, Deeksha Kasula, Arrim Jung
Whitney High School
Mentor: Augustine Pimentel, UC Irvine
PACIFIC BRIDGE
Fellows: Eric Zhu, Iris Wang
Orange County School of the Arts
Mentor: Caroline Wong Nakata, Nestle and Chevron
PANTRYGO
Fellows: George Zhou, Marlena Meltzer
Santa Margarita Catholic High School, San Juan Hills High School
Mentor: John Piersol
PARTNERS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
Fellows: Martha Gomez, Julia Gomez
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
Mentor: Joseph Savoy, OPP for Human Rights and Justice
PROJECT REMEMBRANCE
Fellows: Rufo Jarso, Natalia Lima, Grace Hii
South Hills High School
Mentor: Elaine Chen, Kingston Technology, Amy Lau, Kingston Technology
PROJECT WELLNESS
Fellows: Betsai Tapia, Monserrat Vergara, Perla Mendoza
Saddleback High School
Mentor: Angela Leung, UCLA
SEMBRANDO DAHLIAS
Fellows: Samantha Perez, Fatima Oregon, Bianca Lozano
Orange County School of the Arts, Method Online School
Mentor: Daniela Martinez, Nestle
SPLASH OF COLOR
Fellows: Lauren Wu, Anneliese Phillips
Design Tech High School
Mentor: Peter Kim, 5 star gc inc.
SUSTAINABLY TEACHING
THE YOUTH A LIFESTYLE OF ETHICAL DESIGN (STYLED)
Fellows: Ayah Mohamed, Rylen Schmid
Rosary Academy, Orange Luthern
Mentor: Jenn Yang, Homepoint
TEENPOST
Fellows: Mandalay LaBarre, Caroline Lemcke, Sanjana Dixit
West Career and Technical Academy, Palo Verde High School, Ed W. Clark High School
Mentor: Jim Kaffenberger, IGT
THE SOCIAL
SENIOR PROJECT
Fellows: Riley Chong, Harkomal Grewal, Prissila Moreno
John F. Kennedy Magnet
Mentor: Mitchell Park, Targus
OPIA UPCYCLING
Fellows: Georgina Buitron, Ri Gomez
Samueli Academy
Mentor: Susan Heystee, Ouster
URBAN GREENS
Fellows: Lianne Cha, Allan Chu
Oxford Academy
Mentor: Austin Fan, Dunleer
Do you have a great out-of-the-box idea?
Are you an administrator or teacher? We would love to come to your campus and share our program with your students. Our staff and interns will share more about our program and what we’re looking for in our Dragon Fellows. Students will also receive support to help students build their project idea and application. Please contact our Program Director, Amber Serafin, at [email protected] to host one of our Inspiration Sessions.
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