• Princeton Prize in Race Relations; Princeton University; National Winner; 1 of 36 in the United States; Impact advancing racial justice (2024).

  • Alexander Hamilton National Award; Alexander Hamilton Scholar; 1 of 22 in the United States; For high-achieving leaders of marginalized, underserved backgrounds (2024).

  • Civic Innovation Academy Fellow: Georgetown University with Civics Unplugged; 1 of 75 innovative changemakers across the United States; Collaborated with top executives at U.S. Department of Treasury spearheading equitable services to immigrant and ethnic enslaves (2024).

  • Queer Asian Youth Advocacy Award; Dear Asian Youth; Youngest Global Winner; 1 of 2 internationally recognized (2023)

  • Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations; 1 of 80 student changemakers worldwide selected for the Harvard Global Youth Leadership Forum (2024).

  • Youngest California Youth Rising “Trailblazer”; Youngest Winner in Award History; 1st from Sacramento County in last 7 years; Statewide; Advancing wellness for youth of color; Sponsored by The California Endowment (2023).

  • University of California, Berkeley; Regents’ Scholar Nominee; Regents’ Scholarship, highest prestigious scholarship awarded by University of California; 1-2% of student body (2025).

  • CA Attorney General Rob Bonta; Youth Community Conversations Project Partner; Only Youth Founder exclusively invited to serve statewide qualitative research on youth justice and civil rights (2024)

  • Alliance for Education Solutions; Impact Award, Empowering Vulnerable California Youth; Youngest Winner in Award History; Statewide (2024).

  • AANHPI Innovative Changemaker of the Year; Sole youth recognized, 1 of 5 Northern California AANHPI changemakers; "Advancing Leaders Through Innovation” (2024 National AANHI Heritage Month)

  • University of California, Davis: Youngest guest lecturer at 17 years old; "Building the Youth-Led Narrative: Identity & Existence," invited by Professor Jonathan London (2024).

  • Elevate Youth California; State-Level Grant Partner and Youth Leadership Development Organizer; Community Mentor (2024)

  • City of Sacramento; Historic Pride Month Resolution; Lead Community Partner recognized for activism serving LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities; Led only 100% youth-run and youth-founded organization recognized (2024)

  • City of Sacramento, Certificate of Recognition, Mayor Pro Tem Mai Vang (2023)

  • Sacramento County Excellence; Sacramento County Board of Supervisors (2023)

Awards & Recognition

Celine Qin invited to the national Symposium on Race at Princeton University; Winner of Princeton Prize in Race Relations, nationally-recognized for advancing racial justice. (2024)

Celine Qin collaborating with top executives at the United States Department of Treasury to though-steward equitable outreach approaches to low-income communities nationwide, leading with students (2024).

Left: Celine Qin with Congressman Jamaal Bowman, discussing people power in U.S. politics (2024).

Right: Celine Qin with Damon Brown, civil rights policy and legal advisor to California Attorney General Rob Bonta; California Department of Justice (2024).

From left to right: Jane Kim (Statewide Director of the California Working Families Party), Celine Qin (Founder and Executive Director of The Reclamation Project), Mai Vang (Sacramento City Council Member), Dr. Flojaune Cofer (Sacramento City Mayoral Candidate) (2024).

Celine Qin representing 63,000+ students across 68 schools as Elk Grove Unified School District’s Student Board Member, championing educational equity and youth civic engagement in northern California’s largest public school district (2024-2025).