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15+ impactful Community Projects
Incubated by and Executed with us
Each Miss Asian Chicago (formerly Miss Chinese Chicago) contestant drafts a year-long community service project plan. We work with them, one on one, to connect them with non-profit orgs in need of help or help them build a completely new idea and build the project plan. The goal is for the project to be meaningful to them and impactful to the community. Their project must meet the following evaluation criteria:
- Passion - They must be passionate about the project
- Due Diligence - They must have done their homework with the stakeholders, tools, impact, and agreements.
- Execution - They must define relevant success criteria, ensure they personally have or have built/joined a team that has the skillset/experience to execute it, define a schedule with milestones, and secure any required budget.
The year following the pageant, we work with titleholders and whomever else is interested to execute their project. Many of them continue volunteering in the community beyond their defined year of service.
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lianacris uy panaligan
2023 Miss Asian Chicago
Crowd Favorite
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project highlight
Jean Elliott - Sewing and Soccer
Empower the youth by teaching the youth how to play soccer and empower women by teaching them how to sew.
- Raised $1500+ across 3 non-profits.
- Volunteered 200+ hours since joining Miss Chinese Chicago.
- Drafted and implemented a youth soccer program with the Chicago Dragons.
- Led a sewing workshop with the youth at CMAA.
- Led a AAPI Women Empowerment Series workshop on sewing.
"Since Miss Chinese Chicago’s inaugural pageant in 2018, we have seen many young women empowered to uplift the community through their individual platforms. We have had the pleasure and honor to work with the women of MCC who are passionate about youth development and have volunteered their time and effort to support our youth organization through direct service and fundraising. We are grateful to witness MCC’s commitment to developing a culture of service, positivity, and inclusivity."
- Sandy Ruan, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Project:VISION
learn more about past Projects
Youth education
2018 Miss Chinese Chicago First Princess & Miss Chinatown USA 2022 Second Princess
Brittany Lau
2018 Miss Chinese Chicago Queen & Miss Chinatown USA 2019 Community Service & Congeniality
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