Committees	Board Members
Coordinating Chair	Brian Chi
Events Chair	PIa Banerjee
Logistics Chair	Andrew Zheng
Fundraising	James Liu, Jenny Fan, Peter Cai
DP Suplement	Elizabeth Chen
Marketing	Erica Wong, Minna Zhang
Web Design	Linda Kang
Historian	Alice Gao
Publicity	Julie Son, Cyrus Huang
Kickoff	Alicia Yang, Carlin Yuen
New Event	Sharleen Chen
Extravaganza	Joanna Wu, Lisa Hoang
Candle Light Vigil	Tony Liu
Charity Gala	Ji Yoon Chung
Fashion Show	Anna Li, Catherine Hsu, Marcus Lim

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Name: Alicia Yang

Position: Kickoff Co-Chair
Year: 2010
Major: Bioengineering
Email: walicia@seas.upenn.edu

The best part about Asian heritage: being able to haggle in chinese in China. knowing that stuff that's "400" is actually only worth 40.

Top three places you want to travel to: France, Italy, Costa Rica.

Favorite places you have visited: Singapore, because it's amazingly clean and the food's delicious. AND dominican republic because falling off a banana boat multiple times is damn fun.   

Advice for traveling: know the language. it realllyyy helps.

Random fact about yourself: i can beat carlin in a dessert eating contest

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Name: Andrew Zheng

position: logistics chair
graduation year: 2010
major: Biology
Email: zandrew@sas.upenn.edu

The best part about Asian heritage - food!

Top three places you want to travel to - Shanghai, China / Venice, Italy / Los Angeles, CA

Favorite place you have visited (your favorite travel memory or a very random but very interesting travel story) - Eating street food in Beijing and shopping in shady alleyways

Advice for traveling (or item you have to have when you travel) - mp3 player for the plane/car ride

Random fact about yourself (or about a place in Asia) - I wish life was a musical

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Name: Brian Chi

Position: Coordinating Chair
Graduation Year: 2010
Major: Finance and Marketing
Email: Brian.c.chi@gmail.com

Best part of Asian Heritage: the nuances of the traditions of Chinese and Asian culture

Places I want to travel: London, Paris, and Xi'an

Favorite Place: San Diego - Zoo/Wild Animal Park/Sea World/Sea Port Village/Beach

Advice for Traveling - don't travel on a budget - its no fun.  enjoy everything, and pay for it later. 

Random Fact: I like big butts and I cannot-- wait, nvm. 

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Name: Carlin Yuen

Position: Kick-off chair
Graduation Year: 2010
Major: DMD
Email: contact.me@carlinyuen.com

The best part about Asian heritage: the beauty behind our eyes.

Places I want to travel to: South America, Antartica, South Africa.

Favorite places you have visited: France was fantastic, Singapore also very nice, Amsterdam was dirty, but the best was probably Austrailia.

Advice for Traveling: Pack light. Find someone who knows the place that you can trust to show you the real highlights. Bring a small pack of tissues with you everywhere.

Random Fact: I live in Saudi Arabia.

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Name: Catherine Hsu

Position: Fashion Show Chair
Year: 2011
Major: Communication & Commerce
E-mail: cmhsu@sas.upenn.edu

1. FOOD
2. Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan
3. NYC
4. Explore everything! Immerse yourself in the culture, especially the food.
5. I love green tea anything (e.g., green tea ice cream, green tea tiramisu, etc.)!

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Name: Cyrus Huang

Publicity Chair
Bioengineering/Economics 2011
cyrush@seas.upenn.edu

The best part of Asian heritage is our history. There are written records that date back to over 4,000 years ago and there are artifacts that are over 8,000 years old. No other culture can claim to have such a long standing history. It's easily one of the most profound or impressive things you can think about when you think of Asian heritage.

Top 3 places to visit: China, Korea, Japan. I've already been to China many times, but honestly the entire place is so huge that it would take centuries to explore everywhere. Also I'm addicted to street buns. I'm really itching to go see Seoul because it sounds like a really cool place and Korean people are really nice. Finally I have to go visit Japan at some point just to witness the craziness of Tokyo and the awesomeness of Kyoto.

My favorite place that I have ever visited was the Vatican City. The Sistine Chapel is easily the most amazing thing I have seen in my life. And the place is enormous and even though I have no religious affiliation, I was so mesmerized by everything I saw there.

Don't try to talk to locals in their native language unless you actually know how to speak it.

I can't speak Chinese but I've lived somewhat independently in China for entire summers.

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Name: Elizabeth Chen

Position: DP Supplement Chair
Graduation Year: 2011
Major: Biological Basis of Behavior and Marketing (dual degree)
Email: ejchen@sas.upenn.edu

1. Connecting with all the awesome people in the Asian community (and the food is pretty good too :D)
2. Paris (around Christmastime), Greece and Thailand
3. Peru -- free salsa lessons at the clubs, perfect weather in Machu Picchu, and llamas galore!!
4. Essential items: iPod and camera
5. My favorite fruit is the mango, which incidentally, was one of my nicknames in middle and high school.

 

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Name: Erica Wong

Position: Marketing Co-Chair
Major: English
Year: 2010
Email: ericasunshine@gmail.com

The best part about Asian heritage: bubble tea

Top three places you want to travel to: 1) Taiwan 2) France 3) England

Funny story about a favorite place you have visited: Once I went to Walt Disney World and got my tongue stuck on Popsicle while watching Tarzan on Ice.

Advice for traveling:  If you're sitting next to an annoying person, iPod it..
Random fact about yourself: My inner fat kid is addicted to Jimmy John's, and so is my outer
fat kid :)

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Name: James Liu

Position: Fundraising Co-Chair
Year: 2010
Major: Wharton
Email: jamesliu@wharton.upenn.edu
The best part about Asian heritage: Makes me an Asian American

Top three places you want to travel to: Eastern Europe and the Trans-Siberian Railroad, Peru, Southern Mexico

Favorite place you have visited : getting scammed for $6 in Inner Mongolia

Advice for traveling: Don't lose your passport

Random fact about yoursef: I enjoy Chipotle burritos.

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Name: Jenny Fan

Position: Fundraising
Year: 2012
Major: Finance, Marketing/OPIM
Email: jennyfan@wharton.upenn.edu

The best part about Asian heritage: K Dramas, being trained in the ways of Hardass Asian Parents (see www.disgrasian.com), and appreciating MSG in food ("It makes it taste better, I promise!!")

Top three places you want to travel to: Seoul, Tokyo, Peru (Machu Picchu!)

Favorite place you have visited: Kauai, Hawaii. I was there for a week, and it was heaven on earth. Then I blinked, and had to come back. Darn.

Advice for traveling: Always bring a camera, even if you're going somewhere for the natural scenery - the sunsets away from the city are mind blowing. When you're not near a city, don't forget to look up at night: the amount of stars you can see are incredible. Oh, and ditch the universal, "rip me off, I'm a tourist!" white tennis shoes. 

Random fact about yourself: I am constantly drinking tea - black tea, green tea, milk tea, bubble tea, white tea, oolong tea, chai, herb tea, iced tea, Nestea... Doesn't matter what kind, I love it all!

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Name: Ji Yoo Chung

Position: Charity Gala Chair
Graduation Year: 2010
Major: International Relations & Psychology
Email: jiyoonc1@gmail.com

The best part about Asian heritage:  the delicious food and the awesome language!

Top three places you want to travel to: Thailand, Japan, and Jeju Island in Korea

Favorite place you have visited: Greece, Mauritius, Seoul!

Advice for traveling: DON'T OVERPACK (this advice is especially for girls like me!)

Random fact about yourself: I want to learn Japanese so that I can say I speak most of the East Asian languages-- Korean, (some) Mandarin, and Japanese!

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Name: Joanna Wu

Position: Extravaganza Co-Chair
Year: 2011
Major: Biology with concentration in Neuroscience, minors in Asian American Studies and Chemistry
Email: wujn@sas.upenn.edu

Best par about being an Asian Americant: Asian history passed down through legends/stories

Top three places to visit: Australia/New Zealand, Japan, Europe (anywhere!!)

Faveorite place: Las Vegas -- I loved seeing so many lights and...other oddities

Advice: Plan ahead, but don't keep your nose stuck in the guidebook

Random fact: I hate walking over grates on the sidewalk and will go out of my way to avoid them

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Name: Julie Son

Position: Publicity Co-chair
Graduation Year: 2011
Major: Health and Societies; Concentration: Public Health
Email: json@sas.upenn.edu

The best part about Asian heritage: My unique culture, language, and of course the food.

Top three places you want to travel to: Italy, Philippines, India

Favorite place you have visited: Cambodia. I was there to meet family members for the first time in my life. It was great to see and explore my heritage, from the music, food, to the ancient history. I definitely recommend it to everyone.

Advice for traveling (or item you have to have when you travel):  A camera, definitely need to capture the memories.

Random fact about yourself (or about a place in Asia): I still do not drive because I was always too lazy to get my my driver's license...and I'm 20 years old now

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Name: Linda Xiao Kang

Position: Web Desginer
Graduation Year: 2011
Major: Health and Societies and Nursing
Email: kangxi@sas.upenn.edu

Best part about Asian heritage: the legends and tv series

Top three places you want to travel to: Argentina, Australia and Egypt

Favorite place you have visited (your favorite travel memory or a very random but very interesting travel story): Edingburgh, Scotland and Yunnan province in China

Advice for traveling (or item you have to have when you travel): do layers so you won't be bogged down by clothes

Random fact about yourself (or about a place in Asia): I draw anime/manga stuff when I get really bored

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Name: Lisa Hoang

Position: Extravaganza Co-Chair
Graduation Year: 2011
Major: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Email: lmhoang@sas.upenn.edu

Best part about Asian heritage: the unique, ancient legends and stories

Top three places you want to travel to: The Forbidden City, The Great Barrier Reef, and The Great Pyramids

Favorite place you have visited (your favorite travel memory or a very random but very interesting travel story): Las Vegas because there are great shows, fancy hotel/casinos, and lots of new sights to see! 

Advice for traveling (or item you have to have when you travel): Don't forget your electronics' chargers!!  ;)

Random fact about yourself (or about a place in Asia): I like eating all things made from apples: apple juice, apple sauce, apple pies, etc....except eating the actual apple, haha. 

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Name: Minna Zhang

Position: Co-Marketing Chair
Year: 2010
Major: Bioengineering
Email: zhangml@seas.upenn.edu

The best part about Asian heritage The food!

Top three places you want to travel to: England, Greece, France. Would settle for anywhere in Europe. 

Favorite place you have visited: One time I was visiting China with my family, a random shoe saleslady asked my mother if I was half French (I'm not) 

Advice for traveling: Do not bring a rolling suitcase with a broken handle.

Random fact about yourself: Easily amused

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Name: Peter Yincheng Cai

Position: Fundraising Chair
Graduation Year: 2012
Major: Biochemistry

-The best part about Asian heritage: Everybody is jealous of your food, your brains, your martial arts, and your women.
Top three places you want to travel to: Africa, Dubai, Seoul
Favorite place you have visited: San Diego, California
Advice for traveling (or item you have to have when you travel): Don't act like a tourist, people will try to take advantage of you
Random fact about yourself (or about a place in Asia): I was born in Mainz, Germany!

 

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Name: Sharleen Chen

Position: New Event Chair
Graduation Year: 2010
Major: Communications; minors: Fine Arts and Music
Email: chashar@sas.upenn.edu

The best part about Asian heritage: The delicious food :P

Top three places you want to travel to: Morocco, Portugal, Brazil

Favorite place you have visited (your favorite travel memory or a very random but very interesting travel story): Holland, because I got to bike on land that was below sea level, see windmills and lots of cows on pretty pastures, eat fresh cheese from their famous factories, and buy a pair of real wooden clogs.

Advice for traveling (or item you have to have when you travel): my ipod, because I can't survive without my music!

Random fact about yourself (or about a place in Asia): I taught myself how to cook by obsessively watching the Food Network one summer

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Name: Tony Liu

Position: Candlelight Vigil Chair
Graduation Year: 2012
Major: Undecided
Email: tonyliu@wharton.upenn.edu
The best part about Asian heritage: The history and the food.
Top three places you want to travel to: Rome, Tokyo, Dubai
Favorite place you have visited (your favorite travel memory or a very random but very interesting travel story): Guilin, China, it is absolutely beautiful there.
Advice for traveling (or item you have to have when you travel): Don't sleep on the airplane, it helps fighting jetlag.
Random fact about yourself (or about a place in Asia): I have more white hair than some middle aged people.