Writing Categories
Children’s Group (< 12)
- Song-Bie
By Angelina Ding
Short Story: Inspiration taken from my mom and I’s story and the 2013 Boston Marathon attack.
Award: Gold Medal - Patriot’s Day Parade @ Lexington
By Emma Shi
Essay: Experience of 2024 Patriot’s Day Parade @ Lexington.
Award: Silver Medal
Young Adults Group (13-17)
- Building Belonging
By Allison Liu
Short Story: “Building Belonging” is a creative nonfiction piece based on real historical and modern events that juxtaposes the story of a Chinese American immigrant with that of her multiracial granddaughter. This narrative explores themes of alienation, family, and belonging in order to answer the question, “What gets passed down?”
Award: Gold Medal - Revolutionary Rush
By Sabrina Bhattacharjya
Essay: Lexington is a very diverse place; with a rich revolutionary history. This essay covers how I fell in love with history, started Lexington250.com, the revolutionary rush, and specifically how Asian Americans can better understand Lexington, and greater the United States’ history.
Award: Silver Medal
Adults Group
- Art and Charity as Bridges: Getting to Know Five Lexington Immigrants
By Ying Chen
Essay: Through art and volunteerism, I got to know five Lexington immigrants.
Award: Gold Medal - My Immigration Story
By Leeyin Wu
Short Story: I’m founder and general manager of EA Education Consulting and Services.
Award: Silver Medal - My Story in Ghana
By Nancy
Short Story: This is a story of a Chinese girl in Ghana.
Award: Silver Medal - Duckweed
By Yahong Shen
Poem: The duckweed, which is rootless, often refers to a traveller, someone trying to find a home.
Award: Silver Medal - 16 years later, i’m back in the US
By Sunny Zhang
Essay: When I come back to the US 16 years later, what I see and feel.
Award: Bronze Medal - Walking in the Forest
By Sophia Qin
Poem: A little poem I wrote when I first came to the United States. Express the inner shock of living in a new environment with a new identity.
Award: Bronze Medal - My Amusing Stories in Lexington
By Yuxiu Lei
Short Story: The work includes three amusing stories about the cultural and municipal interactions between the author and the community.
Award: Bronze Medal - My Immigration Story
By Yu-Chi Larry Ho
Essay: My immigration story - I am a lucky immigrant!
By Yu-Chi Larry Ho
Essay: I am a lucky immigrant - Spoken Word – Ukraine
By Christina Gamota
Short Story: Spoken Word – Ukraine. - 移民生活-莱镇元夕
By Elizabeth Xu
Poem: This poem captures the joyful atmosphere of the 2024 Lantern Festival in our town. It vividly paints the scene of vibrant lanterns glowing against the night sky and families gathered together to celebrate. - Mohammed and Samima’s Journey from Herat to Lexington
By Mohammed and Catherine Rielly
Short Story: 12 countries in 24 months from Taliban to United States