Mr. Edward C. Tang established this award in 2007 to provide financial assistance to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) for post-secondary education. This scholarship is to help LGBT youth proudly achieve educational pursuits and dreams without shame. These scholarships are renewable for a maximum of three additional years, for a total of four years, provided each student annually meets the renewal requirements. Applicants must be self-identified as Asian/Pacific Islander (at least 25 percent Asian/Pacific Islander ancestry), lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender and involved in the LGBT community. They must be a graduate of a high school in one of the nine Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Napa, Sonoma or Solano. Applicants must submit two letters of reference only. One letter must be from a teacher or academic advisor; and one letter must be from a work or volunteer supervisor, a youth leader or personal acquaintance. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.