Our Team

The Youth Voices on China contest was founded in  San Francisco in 2014 by Joan Chen, Tonia Hsieh and Monica Lee.  Advisors include  San Francisco Bay Area educators and Hollywood arts & entertainment folks.  Our contest is funded by private individuals, corporate foundations and U.S. non-profits.

Our Contest Team members below can be reached here.

Youth Voices on China Co-Producers 

• Monica Lee
  1990 Institute Executive Director (2014-2017)
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• Karen Xu
  Program Associate

Advisors

• Tonia Hsieh
  1990 Institute Board Member | Filmmaker | Roses In Concrete Community School Co-Founder
• Sandra Pan
  1990 Institute Board Member  | Chair
• Janie Yu
  1990 Institute Board Member  | Fung Capital

Education Channels & Programs

• Paul Cheng
  1990 Institute Board Member | former Lowell High School Principal
• Pat Donahue
  SFSU Professor |  Youth Voices on China Educator Community Advisor (YVOC-EC)

Marketing, PR, and Judging

• Joan Chen
  1990 Institute Board Member  | Jury Chair, Youth Voices on China
• Stephanie Yang
  PR & Communications Strategist

Website Development & Technologies

• James Bao  | Pixel-SF, CAAM Board Member
  
• Resa Lee    | E-commerce manager, Hewlett-Packard