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Embracing the hopes and
aspirations of Asian Pacific Americans
2008 OCA-WI Board of Directors
President - Lorna Young
V.P. & Membership - Betty Chan
Secretary - Sue Check
Treasurer - T.J. Wang
Public Relations - Madeline Huston
Education - Linda Huang
Member-at-Large - Tony Lam
Immediate-Past President - Anna Wong
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Try as many things as you can in college. There will never be
another time in your life where you have so many opportuni-ties thrown at you. Don’t care about what other people think and be yourself, it will be more
fulfilling.
-Erica Hong ‘01
Don’t worry too much about
choosing what you are going to
do “for the rest of your life”
right away. Enjoy the time that
you have in college or whatever
you choose to do, because it will
go fast. Your career will fall
right into place if you work hard
and pursue what interests you.
Keep in touch with old friends,
but make new ones. Don’t for-
get about your family and tell
them you love them often!
-Amy (Moy) Dufek ‘02
Don’t be too scared if you don’t know exactly what you want to do when you start college. Col-lege is when you get to figure that out. I would say in general, don’t be afraid to do too much of anything in college. Make sure to take a few classes that have nothing to do with your major. I took a storytelling class my senior year and it was one of the courses that had a large impact on my life. Try to live off campus for at least one year so you learn how to deal with things like leases and landlords. Finally, choose your friends wisely: the friends you make in college will probably be the ones you take with you for the rest of your life. Focus on quality over quantity. -Justin Koh ‘98
Always believe in yourself.
-Wen Tyan Soo ‘93
Do what is in your heart, and take any opportunities that may arise. Understand that there are never mistakes, just ex-periences that let you grow to become a better person.
-Linda Ting ‘99
Take the time to explore new fields
and redefine your priorities – no need
to rush things!
- Diana Wu ‘96
Enjoy Life. Take this time to edu-cate yourself holistically – academi-cally, practically, and culturally.
Work Hard to Play Hard. –Wendy Gong ‘95
Like my dad says, “take time
to smell the roses.”
-Erin Marra ‘02
Get involved with activities on campus, whether it would be volunteering or join-ing a club! Keep yourself occupied, but
don’t get too overwhelmed with all of that and schoolwork.
-Alyson Moy ‘07
Never give up on your dreams -
but be prepared to work hard
for them!
-Vanessa Tsang ‘03
Know that you have options and the time to explore those options. Many students feel pressured to know their major course of study as early as their freshman year, but in reality, the first few semesters of college should be used as a testing period to explore the various subjects that you might feel passionate about. Also, if given the opportunity, STUDY ABROAD! I never had the opportunity to do this, and it is one thing that I will always wish I had been able to participate in.
–Jessica Hsia ‘03
Take advantage of as many experiences
as you can…..be open-minded! Study
abroad or take a class that you would
not normally (dance, language, science,
etc….) Learn to be organized and make
sure you are able to play on your skill
strengths and develop on your areas of
opportunities. Establish mentors and
remain connected with friends and fam-
ily. Stay balanced and have fun!
Best of luck!
~ Do what you love, do it better and
more creatively than it has ever been
done before, and do it passionately to
help people. The world will "get it." ~
-Emily Chin ‘02
Work hard in college, but don’t forget to enjoy your time there too. These will be some of the best years of your life, memories and friend-ships to treasure for a lifetime. Be open to new experiences but always keep true to who you are. And if you get a chance to travel/study abroad, seriously consider it! Best of luck and much success!
-Lynn Chia ‘89
Get involved, get out there and don’t stay in your dorm room! I know it’s a
bit cliché, but there’s a whole world of activities, people and places to ex-
plore that I’m even still finding in my final year! -Alex Chin ‘04
Stay on top of your schoolwork in college, but it is just as im-portant to create meaningful
friendships. They’ll not only be there when you’re having fun, but they’ll also get you through
all the hard times and all-nighters. -Diana Chan ‘05
OCA-WI Scholarship Program 1988-2008
The OCA-WI Scholarship Program was established in 1988. Its mission remains the same today; to recognize college-bound high school graduates, who are children of OCA-WI members and business affiliates, for their academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and commitment of service to the Chinese American community and beyond. As of 2008, ninety-six scholarships will have been awarded.
The Scholarship Committee is grateful to OCA-WI, CACC, and the many individual donors and businesses who have contributed to the scholarship endowment and general funds. Please con-sider the OCA-WI Scholarship in your financial planning. OCA-WI is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and all contributions are tax deductible. Donations are always welcome.
A BIG THANK YOU...
to all the Trustees for their time and dedication and to the many kind individuals who have sup-
ported the Scholarship Program for the past 20 years.
Chen, Albert 04-Present
Chen, Fengchi 88-92 Ho, Ben † 90-91
Ho, Charles 93-94
Huang, Caecilia 94-97
Huang, Linda 04-Present
Huang, Shaochi † 88-91 King, Ming Ta 88
Lee, PC* 98-00
Liu, Theresa 92-94
Marra, Shirley 94-97
Ni, Nick (Sun-nain) * 92-98
Ting, Patrick * 92-02
Tsao, Keh * 88-Present
Tsao, Maryanne *† 88-04
Wong, Walter * 96-99
Wu, Anthony 88-94
Wu, Vera Lau * 04-Present
Yang, Jack 96-Present
CACC/OCA-WI Presidents*
Lorna Young 2008 Anna Wong 2005-07
Janet Lew Carr 2002-04
Clarence Chou 2001
Walter Wong 2000
Nick Ni 1998-99
Anna Wong 1997 Anthony Wu/ Anna Wong
1996
And many thanks to all the
prior OCA-WI and CACC Presi-
dents and Board members for
their support of the Scholarship
Program since 1988.
* served as Chairperson
† in loving memory
Chan, Adrian 94
Ho, Yang 96-97
Richmond, Amy 98-99
Wong, Bill 94
Wong, Chris 02-04
Yang, Barry 05-07
*since merger
OCA-WI Scholarship Committee
Trustees Board Liaisons
In Appreciation...
to all the generous donors who have made the
scholarships possible.
OCA– WI Scholarships
1. The OCA-WI General Scholarships are awarded annually to deserving high school graduates for their academic achievements and service to the OCA and community.
2. The Arsenio & Co Bit Siy Scholarship (est. 1993) is awarded annually by Drs. Lucio and Conchita Siy to promote the strength of the Chinese-American community in remembrance of Dr. Lucio’s parents. They immigrated to the Philippines from Quanzhou, Fujian in the 1920's where they set up a business and raised their family.
3. The RP & JL Carr Social Justice Scholarship (est. 2008) is awarded annually by the Janet Lew Carr Family to graduate students pursuing advanced degrees related to social justice. This merit award is established in memory of Richard Peter Carr, and to encourage aspiring APA leaders to actualize a diverse democracy. Mr. Carr was a stalwart peacemaker, distin-guished attorney and mentor, selfless community volunteer, and devout family man.
4. The OCA-WI Memorial Fund Scholarships are awarded annually in memory of the fol-lowing individuals on a rotating basis:
•The Professor Kwang Yu Memorial Scholarship: established by Mrs. Maryanne Tsao and her family in remembrance of her late father. Professor Yu was an educator, agri-cultural economist and expert in land reform.
•The Dr. Benjamin P.C. Ho & Mrs. Lien-Hwa (T'ao) Ho Memorial Scholarship: established by the late Dr. Benjamin Ho and son, Gordon Ho. Mrs. Ho was an accom-plished microbiologist and a devoted mother and wife. Dr. Ho was a senior mechanical en-gineer at the Allis-Chalmers Corporation and a loving father and husband.
•The Benjamin Tsong-Wei Wu Memorial Scholarship: established by the late Pro-fessor Samuel Wu and Mrs. Daisy Wu in remembrance of their beloved son. Tsong-Wei was a 26-year-old mechanical engineering doctoral student at Northwestern University.
•The Professor Shien-Ming (Samuel) Wu Memorial Scholarship: established by Mrs. Daisy Wu in remembrance of her beloved husband. Professor Wu was an internation-ally recognized scholar and pioneer in manufacturing engineering who helped modernize automobile factories and worldwide industries. He was a professor of mechanical engineer-ing at the UW for 30 years before joining the University of Michigan.
•The Yulin & King Ying Hsi Memorial Scholarship: established by Mrs. Clarice Chou in remembrance of her parents. Mr. Hsi was China's first certified public account-ant. Mrs. Hsi was an expert in Chinese herbal medicine.
•The Maryanne Yu Tsao Memorial Scholarship: established by Professor Tsao and his family in remembrance of his wife. Mrs. Tsao was the founder and tireless fundraiser of the Scholarship Committee. She was a biochemist, clinical biochemist, CFP, and she had a great green thumb!
College is a time where you will learn so much about yourself and have experiences that you will never forget. Live, laugh, love. Don’t forget that besides the classes and exams, there are a lot of different people out there to meet and help you grow. Not all the lessons you learn in college will be in the classroom. Treasure the time you have because it flies by, make lasting friendships, and understand that sometimes you have to make mistakes in order to learn and move forward. Most importantly, have fun!
-Carrie Woltman ‘05
It is important to do well, but don’t stress out too much. College is a really great experience and you should try as many new things as
possible. –Mary Kao ‘06
Try new things. Study what you love and make a career of it.
-Richard Hsia ‘99
Don’t take school too seriously… take educa-
tion seriously! Try a lot of things and find out
what your passions are, and pursue them. We
Chinese Americans have a lot in common,
let’s figure out how to leverage our strengths
and become leaders and change agents in the
world.
-Dale Ting ‘96
Have an open mind to college. You will meet people from all walks of life, even if you think you’ve experienced it all. It is quite an eye opening experience, and the more that you allow yourself to be open to new ideas, and other people’s ways of living and their takes on life the more satisfied you will become of your experience in college, mainly because it will provide an awesome opportunity for you to find your own life path. Also, don’t go into college set on a major. If you aren’t enjoying what you are majoring in, I would definitely suggest trying other classes that may spark your in-terest, or talk to career counselors. The longer you wait to make a decision about your major, the more time you may have to spend in college to make up for not know-ing what you want to do with your life. Lastly, the dorm you live in will make up a huge part of how your social life will be. If you live in a close quarters dormitory it will be very easy to make friends since you all live and interact almost every day. However, if you’re dorm is more apartment styled, you live off campus, or commute, I would definitely suggest joining student organizations or clubs ASAP in order to meet people who share the same interests as you. –Brandon Hoeft ‘06
If you have the opportu-nity to travel and see the world, this is the best time of your life to do it. While traveling is costly, money can always be earned back but time cannot.
-Moneta Ho ‘94
“Remember
your Creator in the days of your youth…
Fear God and
keep his com-
mandments,
for this is the
whole duty of
man.” -
Ecclesiastes
12:1, 13
-Nancy (Ou)
Chu ‘88
Sometimes it takes a while to figure
out what you want to do, especially
in college. Once you figure out what
your passion is, don’t let outside
forces get in your way. If you have
confidence in yourself, you won’t
need to rely on outside forces to
move you along your path. Every-
thing will fall into place.
–Christine Liu ‘98
Enjoy life, don’t work too hard, travel while you can and make time for your friends and family – don’t let life get too busy to hold onto the im-portant things. Find something to be passion-ate about – find a job you love and a hobby you can lose yourself in – it’ll make you a happier and healthier person. You have a bright future ahead and I wish you all the best!
-Deborah Wu ‘96
Pursue your dreams. Money can be tempting, but
doing what you love fills your soul. Entering col-
lege is one of the best points in your life – a
chance to find out not only who you are, but to
grow into who you want to be. Be generous,
kind, and honest to those around you. Enjoy life!
- Sean Riley ‘96
Just tell them what they want to hear and any-body will hire you.
-Max Lam ‘00
To the Class of 2008, pursue your dreams. Keep an open mind and try everything at least once. You never know what you will like and where you will find in-spiration. Do what you love and you will enjoy your life.
-Thomas Lai ‘95
Remember your family and appre-
ciate what you’ve been given.
-Sarah Wong ‘05
Don’t be dissatisfied by what you don’t have or be disappointed by failures. Rather, be open to the world of opportunities and appreciate
the immense gifts in life you have been given. Seize opportunities and be open to where life takes you.
Be ready for change and focus on what is right. Find truths in mis-takes and learn from every experience.
Have passion for whatever you do. And take pride in knowing you did your best. Admit you are not perfect, but always strive to be.
Serve others and share your life and livelihood. Be generous. It’s far more fun to give than to receive.
-Jerome Siy ‘90
A Look Back
1988
Thomas Lai, Mom and dog Casey 1995
Sean Riley 1996
Linda Ting, Mom and Dad 1999
Titanic was the “King of the World” 1997
Lindsay
King 1996
Barney first
aired on PBS
1992
Friends was
“Must See TV”
1994
MC Hammer
popularized
parachute pants
1988
Beanie Babies fad
was born
1993
Spice Girls “Wannabe”
rocked charts
1996
Tamagotchis
were the rage
1996
Always continue to challenge yourself in new ways!
Question your assumptions about people, and form relationships you wouldn’t expect to have.
Fall in love with your college/university. –Devon Cupery ‘07
The best way to survive college is to have some structure in your life. Also try to stay active as much as possible. I found that my best weeks were the ones that I worked out. Don’t stay up too late….and
don’t eat too much dorm food. -Clayton Tsang ‘07
Find out what you like to do and try to find a way to make money doing
it.
Have faith in yourself. If worse comes to worse rely on your family and
friends.
If you move, keep in touch with the ones you like and the ones you love.
Milk tea is good by itself, but when you add boba it becomes something
different and amazing. Find your boba.
–Winston Lee ‘97
As you venture out into the world on your own, don’t
be afraid of anything. If there’s anything you’ve ever
wanted to do, just do it. You can always fall back on
something later or take it easier. But you won’t al-
ways be able to take off and travel the world, experi-
ment, or do something crazy. Make as many new
friends and contacts as you can, because these are
the people that will help you and be with you for the
rest of your life. –Jon King ‘00
1. Man is not perfect so more than likely neither is the system he created so think unconvention-ally because just when you think you can’t.....you can!
2. Be proactive and not reactive. 3. Take care of this earth.
-Leslie Chan ‘94
Transition to college life may be dif-ficult at first, but as long as you stay involved and are open to new op-portunities, you will find it very re-warding. Work hard and try not to
join too many organizations/groups your first year. Don’t forget to sleep!
-Megan Yee ‘06
Since I am only four years older than the Class of 2008, I am not sure how much useful advice I can offer, but here it goes. Enjoy your college years because it is a
unique time in your life, a time when eve-ryone around you is in the same place in
life, you function somewhat as an inde-pendent, and you have more free time. Take advantage of the opportunities your school has to offer. Take your studies seri-
ously and try your best but try not to stress yourself out.
-Vicky Lee ‘04
Participate in as many activities as you can in college
Volunteer somewhere
Don’t eat or drink too much (the freshman 15 is not a myth)
Get to know your professors
Enjoy every day of the college experience before it is gone
-William Kao ‘04
Do as many internships as you possibly
can—this is how you’ll find out whether
you really like what you’ve set out to do.
Also, if you plan to go to graduate school,
it’s a good idea to get some work experi-
ence in the field beforehand. You’ll know
that much more than people who have
never been in “the real world.”
You’ll get out of school what you put into
it, and don’t forget that it probably won’t
be a straight line from classes to a job.
Sometimes the other things you do in
your life lead to good things for your fu-
ture too.
-Lindsay King ‘96
Enjoy your new-found independ-
ence as you leave home for the first
time. Travel as much as possible;
experience new opportunities as
they are presented to you; do as
many crazy things as you are in-
clined to try. The next 15 years
will fly by faster than you can
imagine (you will probably not
fully realize this until you get
there). It is really nice to be able to
think back to those days and recall
all the fun things I experienced, and
to have great friendships with peo-
ple that I met during that time.
-Angela Chen ‘92
Don’t be afraid of the unknown. You don’t need to know all of the answers…what’s more impor-tant is that you’re asking the right questions, even
of yourself.
Cherish your family and friends. Accept and love your parents for everything that they are. They
love you in the best way they know, and they know more than you think they do.
Find and nurture your passions.
Learn something from every situation. Learn to laugh at yourself. Ask yourself how you can be of service to others, then go do it. Foster a sense of gratitude. Believe in karma now, because as you
go through life, you’ll see that it exists.
Set your goals, work hard, and whatever the out-come, remember that everything happens for a reason…everything unfolds as it should.
-Carmelita Tiu ‘93
When you’re tired, step away from the
computer.
-Sarah Wong ‘05
If you put in the time and effort, great
things will come. Don’t expect any-
thing to fall onto your lap – you have
to earn it!!
-Terri Moy ‘93
Get actively involved with organiza-
tions that you feel strongly about…as
this is great way to give back to causes
you feel are important and it also be-
comes the most effective method of in-
formal networking. –Milton Hwang ‘89
2008
Elise
Caceres 2001
Jade Chan 2005
“Brangelina” was
coined
2005
Emily Chin
2002
First iPod was
released by Apple
2001
Survivor sparks
the reality-TV
revolution
2000
Jessica Hsia
College grad
2007
Kelly Clarkson
became the first
American Idol
2002
Bob Barker retired
from the Price is Right
2007
Friends airs its
last episode
2004
Pluto is no longer
considered a planet
2006
OCA-WI Scholarship Recipients
Jannette Eng 1988
Warren King 1988
Jonathan Knopp, Jr. 1988
Elaine Lee 1988
Nancy Ou 1988
Ellen Wong 1988
Milton Hwang 1989
Lambert Wu 1989
Lynn Chia 1989
Bryan Chan 1990
Jerome Siy 1990
Cynthia Chan 1990
Karen Cheng 1990
David Knopp 1990
Chern Sing Goh 1990
Erick Chan 1991
Albert Liu 1991
Bryong Tom 1991
Kelly Cheng 1991
Angela Chen 1992
Gerald King 1992
Alphonse Tiu 1992
Carmelita Tiu 1993
Fu Kuang Chen 1993
Christine Lee 1993
Julius Wu 1993
Douglas Yee 1993
Christopher Lai 1993
Terri Moy 1993
Chyi (Allison) Soo 1993
Tyan (Vanessa) Soo 1993
Kendra Cheng 1993
Nicholas Ni 1994
Andrew Li 1994
David King 1994
Bryan Marra 1994
Linda Yang 1994
Mary Sy 1994
Moneta Ho 1994
Leslie Chan 1994
Gary Hong 1994
Jennie Wong 1994
Judy Ou 1994
Thomas Lai 1995
Joyce Hsiang 1995
Judy Cui 1995
Sherry Chen 1995
Wendy Gong 1995
Lindsay King 1996
Dale Ting 1996
Deborah Wu 1996
Sean Riley 1996
Winston Lee 1997
Ludwig Moy 1997
Justin Koh 1998
Amy Chang 1998
Pei Ho 1998
Christine Liu 1998
Wei Ho 1999
Tian Hong Lan 1999
Linda Ting 1999
Richard Hsia 1999
Jonathan King 2000
Christopher Chan 2000
Max Lam 2000
Diana Wu 2000
Erica Hong 2001
Elise Caceres 2001
Erin Marra 2002
Emily Chin 2002
Amy Moy 2002
Jessica Hsia 2003
Adam Carr 2003
Vanessa Tsang 2003
Michael Chan 2003
Victoria Lee 2004
Alex Chin 2004
William Kao 2004
Sarah Wong 2005
Diana Chan 2005
Carrie Woltman 2005
Jade Chan 2005
Eva Lam 2006
Mary Kao 2006
Megan Yee 2006
Brandon Hoeft 2006
Devon Cupery 2007
Myra Lam 2007
Clayton Tsang 2007
Alyson Moy 2007
Hua Yong 2007
Nadine Frassetto 2008
Amanda Wong 2008
Brittaney Check 2008
Marissa Hoeft 2008
Jasmine Chan 2008
Create a plan and stick to it: Set your goals and de-velop a realistic plan to achieve them.
Don’t forget the details: You’ll stay ahead of the curve by paying attention to the details that others overlook.
Welcome challenges: All of you will have promising
futures, but to reach them, you’ll encounter many ob-stacles. Welcome the challenges and they will help you
grow stronger.
Be practical: Always try to follow your interests, but don’t forget to keep your priorities straight and be prac-
tical.
Finally, don’t forget to listen to your parents! -Bryan Chan ‘90
Learning is all academic – get
involved with other activities.
-Jerry King ‘92
Advice to the Grads
Never forget your roots or your
family. By far, my family is the
most important aspect of my life.
Achievements, honors, awards,
and money are wonderful – but by
themselves cannot give you true,
lasting happiness.
-Erick P. Chan ‘91
Set your goals long term and strive
for them. Don’t be down on yourself
with any obstacles that may get in
the way.
-Ludwig Moy ‘97
Get a job. Get Married. Pay your taxes.
Use Compact Fluorescent bulbs. Don’t
watch reality TV, it rots your brain.
-Weikang Nicholas Ni ‘04
Since we’ve already established that I am al-
most ready to qualify for “old geezer” status, I
do have a few misshapen pearls of wisdom to
offer:
Life is what you make of it. If you suffer a set-
back, don’t dwell on it; just pick yourself off
and move on.
Always do a quality job on whatever task you
are working on, no matter how menial.
Treat everyone you work with in business with
respect, including and especially service peo-
ple, support staff and those who work for you.
Sometimes these people can really be helpful
to you in emergencies, so it’s good to be
friendly with them.
Also, always make full use of your resources.
Make sure you take the time to participate in
different activities in college, take different
classes, and meet different people. Whether at
work or at school, don’t be afraid to ask people
for help. Most people want to be helpful, and
those that aren’t, aren’t really worth your time.
-Elaine Lee ‘88
First of all, congratulations! You have made it through a very impor-
tant milestone! I am sure you are feeling very excited about your
future. I remember how I felt in your shoes nearly 20 years ago!
Undoubtedly you are already on solid footing because of the care,
attention, and love that your parents gave to you all these years.
Great times are ahead! In terms of advice, I would advise the gradu-
ates to cherish their personal relationships. You each will accom-
plish many great things. However, in the final analysis, you will find
that the most important things in life are the solid relationships that
you develop over your lifetime. One final word of advice- don't
forget your parents! As you mature, you will find them to be a great
source of wisdom and also find them to be wonderful friends. Best
wishes to you all!
-Lambert Wu ‘89
Jasmine Chan Address: S31 W24801 Green Valley Lane
Waukesha, WI 53189
Phone #: 262.544.6560
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Betty and Gary Chan
Current Employer Waukesha Park and Rec.
Lifeguard/Instructor
High School Waukesha West High School ‘08
Activities, Awards and Achievements Captain of the Swimming and Diving team
Hobbies Swimming, being around my friends, shopping, basically having a good time
Where I’ve lived Waukesha
Jobs 3
Favorite OCA memory The Folk Fair Clean up and going out to eat with everyone =]
Nadine Frassetto
Address: 3356 S. Indiana Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Phone #: 414.769.6301
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Beth and Dave Frassetto
High School Rufus King IB World High School ‘08
College Life University of Minnesota- Morris ‘12
Activities, Awards and Achievements OCA dancers, Lifesmarts State Champion!
Hobbies drawing, jewelry making
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee
Favorite OCA memory Every Folk Fair!
I’m graduating high
school and will be look-
ing for my first job this
summer and starting
this fall, I will be at-
tending the University
of Minnesota– Morris
as a freshman!
Current Employer Boeing
787 Flight Deck Engineering and Boeing Delegated Com-pliance Organization Authorized Representative
High School Nicolet H.S. ‘88
College Life Cornell University ‘92
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering
Graduate School The Johns Hopkins University
Post graduate study in mechanical engineering and structures
Graduate School Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univer-sity ‘08
Masters of Science in Technical Management (degree candidate)
Activities, Awards, and Achievements
Former FAA Designated Engineering Representative
ARINC Technical Excellence Award 1995
ARINC Division Recognition Award (1993, 1994, 1995)
Hobbies Private Pilot, Snowboarding, Sports Cars, Surfing, Fitness, Travel
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, WI; Ithaca, NY; Annapolis, MD; Seattle, WA
Jobs 2 (ARINC Research 1993-1996, Boeing 1996-present)
Favorite OCA memory Holiday Folk Fair
Jonathan E. Knopp Jr.
Address: 11801 SE 4th Pl. #103
Bellevue, WA 98005
E-mail: [email protected]
Parents: Jonathan and Willette Knopp
Attending Chinese school and
participating in the Holiday
Folk Fair helped to develop
my awareness of other cul-
tures and appreciation of my
Chinese heritage at an early
age. This sense for apprecia-
tion and awareness of differ-
ent cultures and diversity has
enhanced my personal life and
career, opened doors, and
made life much more interest-
ing and enjoyable!
(photo was from Boeing 787 Roll Out)
The Update
Elaine K. Lee
Address: 723 Green Ridge Drive, Unit 2
Daly City, CA 94014
Phone #: 650.756.5436
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Kwang K. and Nancy S. Lee
Current Employer Altera Corporation
Intellectual Property Counsel
High School Nicolet High School ‘88
College Life Cornell University ‘92
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Engineering, minor in German Literature
Graduate School University of Wisconsin, Madison ‘95
Juris Doctor
Activities, Awards and Achievements Arts and Entertainment Writer for the Cornell Daily Sun; Dean’s List
Hobbies travel, photography, hiking, swimming, biking, trying to learn to knit, trying to learn to play pool
Where I’ve lived Ithaca, New York; Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Davis, CA; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA.
Jobs Probably about 15 jobs total, including summer and part time jobs.
Favorite OCA memory Dancing in the Folk Fair as a little girl; helping out in the Folk Fair Chinese food booth with my Dad; going to the OCA/Civic Club Christmas parties and running around with my little brother and the other kids.
My OCA graduation party I remember dancing while holding my little sister Vicky, who was about 1 year old at the time. Now she is a college graduate, heading off to medical school! I guess that qualifies me, not only as a part of history, but also as (gasp) OLD, but I don’t feel that old!
Personal Statement
I have been living here in the Bay Area for the past 8 years. Seven years ago, I became a homeowner in the overheated Bay Area housing market. Now I am living in an airy, bright condo on top of a mountain, with fabulous mountain views and San Francisco city views. Since my job is 40 miles away in San Jose, I also have one of the Bay Area’s fa-mous long commutes, but since I love where I live and love San Francisco and the ocean, it is worth it to me.
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Marissa Hoeft
Address: 15920 Ridgefield Ct.
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone #: 262.784.9156
Email: [email protected]
Parents: John and Imelda Hoeft
Current Employer Claim Jumper & Brookfield Learning Center
Hostess & Tutor for summer school kids
High School Brookfield East High School ‘08
College Life Saint Louis University ‘12
Activities, Awards and Achievements Varsity tennis, key club, National Honor Society, Spanish Honors society, chamber orchestra, President’s Award for high school excellence, Honor Roll, Scholarship Medallion Recipient
Hobbies Tennis, running, arts and crafts
Where I’ve lived St. Louis, MO; Manila, Philippines; Brookfield, WI
Jobs 3
Favorite OCA memory All the dances I’ve performed with the OCA dance troupe; all holi-day folk fairs and Chinese New Year Celebrations!
As for summer, I'm looking forward to some down time ☺ and plan to spend a lot of time with family and friends as I will be traveling so far for college. I am incredibly thankful for the love and support I have found in Wisconsin and expect my departure to be bittersweet.
Brittaney Check Address: 7906 W. Clarke Street
Wauwatosa, WI 53213
Phone #: 414.476.9166
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Susan Check
High School Wauwatosa East High School ‘08
College Life Brown University ‘12
Expected IR Degree
Activities, Awards and Achievements Immediate-Past Governor for the Wisconsin Up-per-Michigan Key Club, Lieutenant Governor for Division 1 Key Club (06-07) received the Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor Award; Chair of the Wauwatosa Youth Commission, 2nd Vice Chair of the Wauwatosa Youth Commission (06-07); Managing Editor of the Cardinal News, Photo Editor (06-07); Senior Class President; Student Council Member; National Honor Society Member; Student Director; Writing Center Tutor; Time Warner Cable Kidz Biz/Wisconsin On Demand Reporter; Chinese Dancer; Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship Recipient, AXA Achievement Community Scholar; Northwestern Mutual Life Scholar; Sam Walton Community Scholar; Toyota Community Regional Scholar; Coca Cola National Scholar; Gates Millennium Scholar.
Hobbies I enjoy reading; philosophizing and discussing with others; painting, sketching, photography; and writing.
Where I’ve lived I have lived throughout Wisconsin, from Oshkosh to Sussex to currently, Wauwatosa. In the fall I will be off to Providence Rhode Island.
Jobs Three
Favorite OCA memory My favorite OCA Memory is attending Chinese culture camp when I was first introduced to the OCA community and began to participate in Chinese Dance.
Personal Statement
Currently I am suffering from acute Senioritis☺. Though the end of the year is very near and many things are tying up, there is still the reality that I have over-involved my-self. I love being involved but sometimes push it a bit too far to the extreme; I don't hon-estly know if I will ever change that because being a busy bee is very much my personality.
My largest projects currently are creating and organizing various parts of our Senior Graduation, setting up my Senior Art Show, preparing my predecessor to take over as Chair of the Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, beginning to direct a play for our upcoming student play festival, and finishing off our last issue of my school's newspaper.
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I am working in a Silicon Valley semiconductor company as a patent, copyright, and licensing attorney. Among other things, my job duties include talking with the company’s engineers and technology experts and pulling their inventions out of them, and making sure the company files patents on them. I also help manage the company’s patent litiga-tion and intellectual property licensing activities.
Nancy (Ou) Chu Address: 1360 Poplar Ridge Court Brookfield, WI 53045 Phone #: 262.786.9550 Email: [email protected]
Parents: George and Angela Ou Spouse: Steven
Children: Justin (9), Abigail (7), Stephanie (5), Nathanael (2), Josiah (5 months)
Previous Position Baxter/Allegiance/Cardinal Healthcare (I.T. Systems)
Current Position Homemaker
High School Milwaukee Rufus King High School ‘88
College Life UW - Madison ‘92
B.S. Mathematics
Hobbies Music, Cooking
Where I’ve lived Wisconsin, Illinois
Jobs 1
Favorite OCA memory I’ve always loved being a part of the Holiday Folk Fair.
Personal Statement
God has blessed me with a very abundant life. My husband has been a pastor at the Chi-nese Christian Church of Milwaukee for the past 7 years. We are serving in a variety of ministries ranging from children, youth, family and senior fellowships. We are homeschooling our five children and enjoy being a part of their various music, athletic and church activities. It is a humbling and exciting privilege to be a part of God’s work here in our family, church and community.
Jannette Eng Address: 1704 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone #: 415.637.6700
Email: [email protected]
Parents: David and Betty Eng
Spouse: William Geyer, Jr.
Current Employer PDI/Dreamworks
Production Supervisor
High School Nathan Hale High School ‘88
College Life UW-Madison ‘92
B.A. in Communications Arts, B.A. in Spanish
Milton Hwang Address: 550 E. Glencoe Place
Bayside, WI 53217
Phone #: 414.540.6612
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Tina and Ben Hwang
Spouse: Sarah
Children: Ethan – 3 (almost 4)
Current Employer GE Healthcare
IT Leader
High School Brookfield Central ‘89
College Life Purdue, UW-Madison ‘94
BS – Electrical Engineering
Graduate School Kellogg Graduate School- Northwestern ‘01
MBA
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Amanda Wong
Address: 1320 Indianwood Dr.
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone #: 262.797.8252
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Anna and Walter Wong
High School Brookfield Central High School ‘08
College Life Marquette University ‘12
Activities, Awards and Achievements OCA Youth Dance Troupe, H.S. Chamber Orchestra, Theatre Produc-tions, Key Club Board, National Honor Society, Solo Ensem-ble Gold ratings in piano, violin, and vocal
Marquette Ignatius Scholarship for Academic Distinction
Marquette Magis Scholarship for Community Service
Hobbies old movies, musicals, travel, music
Where I’ve lived Brookfield, WI
Jobs Accompanist for the Milwaukee Ballet School and Community Baptist Church
Favorite OCA memory Watching the BIG girls dance, Cleaning up after Holiday Folk Fair was over, Dancing with the “Fan Club”, Dance Troupe Halloween parties
I look forward to attending Marquette University where I was accepted in the Doctorate of Physical Ther-apy program.
I’ve danced with the OCA dance troupe for seven years and will always re-member the friendships and fun during all those years of practice!
I am thankful to the OCA community for their sup-port.
Devon Cupery
Address: 75 Waterman St. Box 1236
Providence, RI 02912
Phone #: 414.617.5843
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Lorna Young and Steve Cupery
High School Shorewood HS ‘07
College Life Brown University ‘11
B.S. in Environmental Science (??)
Hobbies I love to play the violin, run, going camping, and fold origami!
Where I’ve lived Wisconsin! And currently, Rhode Island.
Jobs No official jobs yet, although I’ve performed in many paying gigs with my string trio and Klezmer band.
Favorite OCA memory I have fond memories of the small girl belting karaoke at the annual Chinese New Year talent show.
My OCA graduation party The 2007 graduation party was held in Peony restaurant. Hua Yong performed a martial arts piece, and Clayton and I performed a traditional Chinese piece arranged for string quartet. Myra and Alyson MCed the event and conducted a fun 2007 OCA scholar trivia game with the audience.
Hua Yong Address: 2929 N. Bartlett Ave.
Milwaukee, WI
Phone #: 414.587.8763
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Colleen O’Laughlin and Michael Kalashian
High School New Berlin West High School ‘07
College Life University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘11
Education/ Chinese
Activities, Awards and Achievements Campus Crusade for Christ, Martial Arts (kung Fu), Honor Roll
Hobbies Martial arts, Lion dancing, Camping, Outdoor activities
Where I’ve lived New Berlin
Jobs About 6
Favorite OCA memory The numerous events that took place such as a kung fu demo and the instrument playing
My OCA graduation party It was at Peony Restaurant
Activities, Awards and Achievements Biggest other involvements besides specific work commitments are recruiting at UW-Madison, and committee and group projects in Commu-nity Service – mostly targeted at Youth/Education related organizations
Hobbies Any/all sports
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, Chicago, Louisville, Erie, Singapore
Jobs Multiple…w/ various GE businesses
Favorite OCA memory Sunday Chinese school and Folk Fair participation
Personal Statement
Biggest thing for Sarah and I is of course Ethan. He is a happy and healthy – nearly 4 – year old and therefore takes a lot of energy !
Sarah is the Marketing Director for Renaissance Theater-works…a theatre company in the Third Ward – Downtown Milwaukee, and this helps maintain a great balance with the heavy “corporate” aspect of my work.
Lambert Wu Address: 1524 NW Grove Ave.
Topeka, Kansas 66606
Phone #: 785.233.5863
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Anthony and Anna Wu
Spouse: Julia
Children: Jessica (5 yrs old) and Rachel (2 years old)
Current Employer StormontVail HealthCare- Cotton O'Neil Heart Center
Staff Cardiologist
High School Brookfield East High School ‘89
College Life University of Wisconsin- Madison ‘93
Bachelor of Science
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Graduate School University of Wisconsin- Madison ‘97
Doctorate of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 1997-2000
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 2000-2004
Activities, Awards, Achievements
-Elected to Vice Speaker of the House, Kansas Medical Society: 2008 -Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Diseases Outstanding Achievement Award: 2004 -Mayo Clinic International Health Program Scholarship-Visiting Scholar to Xinhua University Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University- Shanghai, China: 2004 -American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award: 2003 -Mayo Clinic Individual Award for Excellence: 2002 -American Society of Clinical Pathologists Award: 1995 -University of Wisconsin Medical Student Association Leadership & Service Award: 1992-1993 -University of Wisconsin Vilas Scholar: 1989-1993 -University of Wisconsin School of Music- Full Music Scholarship: 1989-1993
Hobbies Violin (yes, I still play!), Travel
Where I’ve lived Madison, WI for college and med school; Rochester, Minnesota for resi-dency and fellowship; Topeka, Kansas
Jobs 3- internal medicine residency, cardiovascular disease fellowship, and now my current job
Favorite OCA memory I still remember the national OCA meeting I attended with my par-ents in California in the early 1980's
My OCA graduation party I remember the fun and excitement of being with friends whom I had grown up with. We were done with high school! It was sad in a way because we were going in different directions. However, it was also a very happy time. The world lay in front of us with exciting new horizons to explore and more challenges to face and overcome! I was confident my friends would do very well.
Personal Statement
My wife and I are busy raising our 2 daughters. My daughter, Jessica, is starting to play violin so it is exciting to see her learn the instrument. As all parents know, raising kids is a full time job! I am also busy in organized medicine at the local, state and national levels. We like to travel to Taiwan and China regularly to see relatives and make sure Jessica and Ra-chel still keep ties to their Chinese Heritage.
Alyson Moy
Address: 12940 W. Ohio Ct.
New Berlin, WI 53151
Phone #: 262.827.9530
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Ken and Lori Moy
Current Employer Northwestern Mutual, Human Re-
sources summer intern
Princeton Health and Fitness Club, Daycare worker
High School Martin Luther High School ‘07
College Life University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘11
Activities, Awards and Achievements The Ave- College
ministries
Hobbies watching sports and playing sports when I have time,
watching movies and spending time with friends and family
Where I’ve lived New Berlin, WI
Jobs 2
Favorite OCA memory Dancing with the OCA dance troupe!
My OCA graduation party We made a photo video of all of
the graduates, and the food was delicious!
I am a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I like it, but there are a lot of students and I’m used to going to a small school. I was think-ing about transferring to a smaller school, but haven’t made any decisions about that yet. I am also unde-cided about my major at the moment, but am lean-ing towards studying com-munication disorders and going on to grad school to become a speech/language pathologist. I keep myself active with school and with working in a daycare. I also enjoy attending a worship/Bible study on Tuesday nights called The Ave that is lo-cated on Marquette’s cam-pus.
Myra Lam
Address: Box 8225, 1 Chapin Way
Northampton, MA 01083
Phone #: 414.477.2567
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Martha Brown and Tony Lam
High School Rufus King H.S. ‘07
College Life Smith College ‘11
Hobbies Synchronized swimming, dance, backpacking
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, WI and Northampton, MA
Jobs None yet- just a student!
Favorite OCA memory Our great slide show with everyone’s
baby pictures!
My OCA graduation party I enjoyed meeting the other scholars
at an Indian restaurant, getting to know everyone, and planning
the party.
I’m a first year at Smith College in western Massachusetts. I’m leaning towards a psy-chology major, though I’m still undecided. I like the school a lot – classes are engaging and I’ve met really great people. I’m also studying Chinese for the first time. I’ve started synchronized swimming, and I’m also involved with the Chinese cultural or-ganization, and I’m on my dorm’s house coun-cil. I work as a research assistant and a campus tour guide.
Lynn Chia
Address: Washington, DC
Email: [email protected]
Parents: James and Pat Chia
Current Employer BearingPoint
Senior Manager
High School Brookfield East ‘89
College Life University of Michigan ‘93
BA, Political Science
Graduate School University of Chicago ‘98
MBA, Finance and Marketing
Hobbies Travel, Food, Film, Sports, Social Entrepreneurship
Where I’ve lived Ann Arbor, London, Chicago, Washington, DC
Jobs Many
Favorite OCA memory Seeing friends at annual Christmas parties
My OCA graduation party Feeling exited to be there, but the thought of starting college
hadn’t really hit me yet
I recently returned from backpacking around the world. Had a great time!
Chern Sing Goh Address: Manhattan, NY
Parents: Peng-Beng and Siew-Eng Goh
Spouse: Jure Skarabot
Children: Eva (2 yrs)
High School Brookfield East ‘90
College Life UW-Madison ‘94
B.S., Molecular Biology with honors
Graduate School UC-SF ‘02
Ph.D., Biological and Medical Informatics
Stanford
M.A. in Computer Science
David Knopp
Address: PO Box 1327
Sarit Centre, 00606, Nairobi, Kenya
E-mail: [email protected]
Parents: Jonathan and Willette Knopp
Current employer Emerging Markets Group
Senior Manager
High School Nicolet High School, ‘90
College Life University of WI - Madison
BA double major Spanish and International Relations, with honors
Graduate School American University – School of International Service
MA International affairs, specialization international trade and investment
Favorite OCA memory From selling food at the Chinese booth to Kung Fu demonstrations in the larger auditorium, activities at the folk fair were always a memorable experience, and made me proud of our Chinese heritage.
Personal Statement
For the past 5 years David Knopp has served as Chief-of-Party on the Kenya Business Development Services Program, an economic development program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The objective of this program is to enhance rural competitiveness within the horticulture sector through inter-firm linkages, end market expansion, cluster development, and facilitation of a local support services mar-ket. In this capacity, Mr. Knopp provides overall technical management and administration of program activities while based in Nairobi.
In May 2003 Mr. Knopp was appointed by the Minister of Labour and Human Resource Development to participate on a 14 member MSE development task force which was gazet-ted into law. In this capacity, Mr. Knopp served as advisor to the Kenyan Government in setting the agenda for future programming and strategy design in support of the micro- and small enterprise sector. He also provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development on policy issues affecting growth and productivity in targeted clusters.
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Clayton Tsang
Address: 960 Talon Ct.
Brookfield, WI 53045
Phone #: 262.271.6188
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Sean and Rose Tsang
Current Employer Wheel and Sprocket
Bike assembler
High School Brookfield Central High School ‘07
College Life Indiana University ‘11
Bachelor of Music – Music Performance, cello
Activities, Awards and Achievements National Merit Final-ist, Arrowwood Trio – cellist.
Hobbies I enjoy drawing, running, and reading.
Where I’ve lived Brookfield, WI, and Bloomington, IN
Jobs 6
Favorite OCA memory I really enjoyed playing with the string quartet during the banquet – I ended up playing with that group a few times more for fun.
My OCA graduation party Again, my favorite part had to be working with the string quar-tet. Hua Yong’s martial arts demonstration was also really impressive.
I just finished my first year of music school. It was a really inspiring year because it was the first time I’ve lived long term in an environment with such a strong musi-cal community. Now I’m back for the entire sum-mer excepting a couple weeks. It’s the first time in awhile that I’ve been home for almost the en-tire summer so it’s kind of a refreshing experi-ence.
High School Nicolet High School ‘06
College Life UW-Madison ‘10
Biochemistry, Violin Performance
Activities, Awards and Achievements UW Symphony, UW Running Club, Madison Ulti-mate Frisbee Association
4 year tuition-free music clinic scholarship
Hobbies Reading, running, music, biking
Where I’ve lived Around Madison
Jobs 3 part time jobs – worked in the cafeteria of a dorm freshman year, and currently in a biochemistry lab and as a web designer for the UW-Madison grad school
Favorite OCA memory Working the folk fair
Mary Kao
Address: 204 N. Brooks St. #3
Madison, WI 53715
Phone #: 414.687.9328
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Ming-Yuan and Christine Kao
High School Rufus King High School ‘06
College Life Harvard College ’10
Social Studies
Activities, Awards and Achievements Harvard College Democrats, volunteering for Barack Obama's campaign, and tutoring at the Harvard Writing Center
Hobbies speech and debate, piano, and taekwondo
My OCA graduation party And the clearest memory I have of our OCA party was my par-
ents embarrassing me with a slideshow about events I'd forgotten from my childhood!
Eva Lam
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Martha Brown and Tony Lam
Before his current position, Mr. Knopp served as Senior Manager at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, as well as Enterprise Development Specialist at Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) where he completed numerous technical assignments in Africa, South-East Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. He has served as an active participant and presenter in several international forums for USAID, the Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, and IFC.
In May 2008 Mr. Knopp will leave Nairobi for a new post in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he will serve for the next 5 years as Team Leader on an upcoming World Bank Clus-ter/Competitiveness Program. In his free time, David enjoys surfing and golfing.
Jerome Siy Address: 1841 Selby Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104
Phone #: 651.646.1538
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Dr. Lucio and Dr. Conchita Siy
Current Employer HealthPartners Medical Group
Position: 1. Hospitalist, Internal Medicine; 2. Hospitalist, Pal-liative Care; 3. Division Head of Primary Care, Regions Hospi-tal; 4. Chief of Hospital Medicine, Regions Hospital; 5. Direc-tor, Fellowship in Hospital Medicine
High School Marquette University High School ‘90
College Life University of Wisconsin- Madison ‘93
B.S Biochemistry and B.S. Molecular Biology
Graduate School Mayo Medical School ‘97
MD
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Activities, Awards and Achievements (school and non-school)
Activities: Medical mission work, development and speaking engagements in continuing medical education, medical program development and leadership, host father for interna-tional high school students (Chinese pianists), foreign travel, (see hobbies below)
Graduation with distinction
Phi Beta Kappa
Mayo Merit scholarship
Harry N. Hoffmann II Humanitarian Clerkship Grant
2007 Minneapolis/Saint Paul Business Journal’s “Forty under 40”
Hobbies Travel, Reading, Cooking, Running, Biking
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Rochester, Minnesota, Min-neapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jobs 1 professional job, 1 college research job
Favorite OCA memory Volunteering at the Holiday Folk Fair.
Personal Statement
I live and work in St. Paul, Minnesota, where I moved after medical school and went into residency. After completing my Internal Medicine training at the University of Min-nesota in 2000, I took a job with HealthPartners at Regions Hospital where I am a hospi-talist. This means my practice is entirely composed of patients who are admitted into the hospital. In 2006 I also began consulting in Palliative care. While I enjoy treating patients who are acutely ill, I also have a passion for those who are dying.
Since 2006, I have been a leader and administrator for our hospitalist group (now 60 providers) and for Regions hospital. Half of my job is administrative. Examples of my ac-countabilities include oversight of Hospital Medicine, primary care (Internal medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology), quality, physician practice, and strategic growth and development. I am also a faculty member of the University of Min-nesota Medical School and am involved nationally with the Society of Hospital Medicine.
Beyond work life, I enjoy traveling, often on my own, without much more purpose than to experience something new and get away from all that is familiar. The more distant and unique it is the better. When I have a moment, I like to read or get a good run or bike ride in.
Megan Yee
Address: 8165 N. Mohawk Road
Fox Point, WI 53217
Phone #: 414.352.8986 (h)
414.530.3600 (c)
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Mick and Kam Yee
High School Nicolet ‘06
College Life University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ‘10
Bachelor of Science
Activities, Awards and Achievements
High School: National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society-Wilberto Cantón chapter, Dean’s List, Award from the Science and Engineering Fair, Merit Award, Solo & Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, Pit Orchestra, Stage Crew, Yearbook, Spanish Club, Bowling Club, Academic Decathlon, STAR tutor
College: Campus orchestra, Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, campus group called Biology Without Borders where you volunteer around the community, country, and overseas, Habitat for Hu-manity
Hobbies Sleeping, eating, drawing, lounging
Where I’ve lived Fox Point, Wisconsin and currently Minnea-polis, Minnesota for school
Jobs One, at Bayside Garden Center
Favorite OCA memory Youth dancing at Holiday FOLK FAIR and all the Sunday afternoon practices and Halloween parties.
My OCA graduation party Mary Kao and I played a couple duets while people were get-ting food/arriving, Sarah made a speech, I don’t remember the restaurant’s name, but it was buffet style.
I am currently in my second year of college working on a major of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, a Spanish minor, and Pre-Pharmacy at the Uni-versity of Minnesota-Twin Cities. I am very involved in my sorority and currently hold a position as a Junior Panhellenic Delegate, otherwise known as someone who works to improve public rela-tions inside and outside the Greek community, so I am either working on schoolwork or doing something with my so-rority most of the time.
Brandon Hoeft
Address: 15920 Ridgefield Ct.
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone #: 262.227.5173
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Imelda and John Hoeft
Current Employer Source Media
Data research intern
High School Marquette University High School ‘06
College Life Loyola University Chicago ‘10
Double major in Finance and Information Systems
Activities, Awards and Achievements recipient of Loyola University Presidential scholarship for academic and community involvement achievements; deans list Spring 2007 and Fall 2007, cumulative 3.62 GPA
Hobbies I enjoy playing and watching baseball a lot, any-thing outdoors
Where I’ve lived St. Louis, Manila, Philippines, Milwaukee, Chicago
Jobs Five
Favorite OCA memory The New Year’s party at UWM every year is always a lot of fun to watch
My OCA graduation party It was a great success at China Buffet; the food was great, we had a good turnout and we did a great job of decorating and making it an engaging fun filled time for everyone there.
I am currently a sophomore at Loyola University Chi-cago finishing up my sec-ond year here. Living in Chicago has been a blast thus far! I’ve gotten to ex-perience so much of the fun filled city life that Chicago has to offer from Millenium Park, St. Patty’s day pa-rade, jazz and comedy clubs, discount tickets to Phantom of the Opera or Blue Man Group and so much more. The course load at school is pretty heavy, but manageable as long as I keep organized with my day to day activi-ties. Right now, I just be-gan an internship down-town right next to the Sears Tower at a financial con-sulting firm called Source Media that I am excited about! It is really hard for a sophomore with little ex-perience in the business world to get internship without experience but thankfully to some lucky networking I was able to land one.
Bryan Chan
Address: 578 Kiholo Ter.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Phone #: 650.464.7887
Email: [email protected]
Parents: S.H. and Shirley Chan
Spouse: Sandra
Current Employer Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Radiologist
High School Marquette Univ. H.S. ‘90
College Life Stanford University ‘94
B.S.
Graduate School Stanford University School of Medicine ‘99
M.D.
Activities, Awards and Achievements Recently appointed as a Clinical Instructor at Stanford Univ. School of Medicine, Dept. of Radiology
Hobbies Tennis, golf
Where I’ve lived Palo Alto, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Diego, CA
Jobs 1
Favorite OCA memory OCA X’mas parties
Personal Statement
Well, after finishing college at Stanford, I spent 5 years in medical school at Stanford spending an extra year on research and teaching and dabbling in dot com startups. I was fortunate to match at Stanford for residency in radiology – so I spent my internship year in San Francisco, then four more years in residency at Stanford. Afterwards, I completed a one year fellowship in musculoskeletal imaging in San Diego. And that was only 3 years ago. Currently I am a radiologist at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Mountain View, CA and also serve as a Clinical Instructor at Stanford. It has been 18 years since I received the OCA scholarship and I’m looking forward to the next 18 years.
Erick P. Chan Address: 8 Buckingham Pl. Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 Phone #: 856.489.6916 Email: [email protected]
Parents: S.H. and Shirley Chan Spouse: Grace Chan
Children: Emily (4 yrs), Natalie (1 yr)
Current Employer Hospital of the Univ. of Pennsylvania
Instructor of Medicine
High School Marquette University H.S. ‘91
College Life Harvard College ‘95
A.B.
Graduate School Georgetown Univ. School of Medicine ‘01
M.D.
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health Research Scholar, Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society, American Gastroenterological Association Fellow-Faculty Transition Award
Hobbies Playing with my daughters, biking, hiking, golf
Where I’ve lived Cambridge, MA; Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA
Jobs One
Favorite OCA memory Regular get-togethers with families with lots of food and hanging out with the other kids
Personal Statement
Just a year earlier, my brother Bryan had graduated from high school and left Milwaukee to head west to Stanford University – he has never left California since. When it was my turn, I headed to the opposite coast to Harvard College, where, among many wonderful ex-periences, the most important was meeting Grace during my sophomore year. Schooling then took me to medical school at Georgetown in Washington, DC (and Grace to the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia). We married in our final year of medical school. Next for both of us was internal medicine training at the University of Pennsylvania, where we stayed for our respective fellowships: Grace in endocrinology, and myself in gastroen-terology (GI). While at Penn, we were truly blessed with the birth of our two daughters, Emily and Natalie. I cannot remember (and would never want to imagine) life without them. We have been very lucky to have the love and support of both of our parents – and our mothers (especially) have been a huge help with raising our girls.
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Jade Chan
Address: 445 W. Johnson St. Apt 402
Madison, WI 53703
Phone #: 262.894.7702
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Gary and Betty Chan
Current Employer Meriter Hospital, Capital Lakes Retirement
Nursing Assistant and Resident Assistant
High School Waukesha West High School ‘05
College Life: UW-Madison ‘09
Nursing
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Wal-mart Student Scholarship
UW-Madison School of Nursing Scholarship
Activities Volunteer @ Capital Lakes Retirement
Hobbies Watching movies, FACEBOOKING, shopping, running, sports (soccer, basketball, tennis), and hanging out with my friends
Where I’ve lived Cole Hall, Merit House, Adams Hall
Jobs I think 6
Favorite OCA memory Dancing and having fun during Holiday folk fair and Asian Moon Fest.
My OCA graduation party It was at Peony Restaurant and a funny graduation movie by Sarah Wong…Desperate Seniors. :D
Carrie Woltman
Address: 344 W. Dayton St. Apt 511
Madison, WI 53703
Phone #: 414.364.0536
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Martin and Sandy Woltman
High School Nicolet High School ‘05
College Life UW Madison Dec. ‘09
BA Communication Arts
BA Chinese
Activities, Awards and Achievements UW Madison Division
Track and Field, Scholar Athlete, 8th in Big Ten for High Jump,
Symphony Orchestra
Hobbies Watching movies, outdoor activities, sports
Where I’ve lived Still just Wisconsin
Favorite OCA memory Dancing in the folk fair
My OCA graduation party I remember it was at the Peony res-
taurant and it was very informative to have the graduates from
previous years speak about their college experiences. It made me
so much more excited to begin the quest through college and even-
tually a career.
My life has been very busy, which I’m sure is the common answer among everyone! I am very lucky to be a part of the track and field team at Madison, where I am able to make lasting friend-ships, travel the US, and learn so many valuable lessons of hard work and compe-tition. School has also kept me occupied with two majors. I love learning Mandarin, and it helps to have my already existing Can-tonese background. I miss playing the violin as much as I used to, but I try to break it out every once in awhile. I am not sure what I will do exactly after I graduate, so I try to take it one day at a time making the most of my college experi-ence!
This past year I have joined the GI faculty at Penn with a special interest in liver dis-eases. Our family will be relocating to the Bay Area this summer, to take new positions in Palo Alto, CA (not far from Bryan). We are looking forward to the move!
High School ‘91
College Life Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at
Georgetown University ‘95
BSFS in International Politics
Graduate School Tufts University ‘97
MA in Urban & Environmental Policy
Personal Statement
Greetings from Seattle!
After spending a year as a research assistant at the World Wildlife Fund in Washington, DC, I joined the Peace Corps and was sent to Bolivia, where I worked on a regional com-munity-based tourism initiative in the eastern tropical lowlands. I returned to Milwaukee in late 2000 and began working at Alterra Coffee Roasters, initially as the Projects & Communications Coordinator and later as the Director of Culture & Communications. In early January 2008, I moved to Seattle to work for a small specialty-coffee importer as their Director of Relationship Development. I am managing the company’s relationships with coffee producers around the world and have begun traveling to meet them in person. Recently I spent two weeks in Colombia and will be going to Ethiopia, Guatemala, Nicara-gua, and other countries over the next year.
Al Liu Address: Seattle, WA
Parents: John and Theresa Liu
Angela Chen Krauskopf
Address: 3116 NW Sierra Dr.
Camas, WA 98607
Phone #: 360.833.1359
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Greg and Sheng-Sheng Chen
Spouse: Lloyd
Children: Tristan (2), Austin (1 month)
Current Employer Hewlett-Packard
Design Engineer
High School Nicolet ‘92
College Life MIT ‘96
BS-ME
Graduate School Stanford University ‘00
MS-ME
Hobbies Hiking, camping, snowboarding, stained glass / fused glass art, gardening
Where I’ve lived Boston, MA; Portland, OR
Jobs 1
Favorite OCA memory I really enjoyed the folk fair every year. There was one year where we performed a drum dance for the children’s program. I remember having to consume a lot of shoestring potatoes for snacks during Chinese School prior to the folk fair weekend, so that we could use the canisters to make our drums with.
Personal Statement
I moved out to Portland, OR immediately after college to take my first full-time job with Hewlett-Packard. My initial intention was to do this for 3-5 years and then move on to something else. Over the next 12 years, my position at HP has changed a bit and I am now living in the suburbs of Portland (Camas, WA), but I am still here! I did take a brief hiatus from my job to get my master’s down in the Bay Area, but decided that the Pacific NW was home and returned after obtaining my degree.
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family
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Grandpa
and
Grandma
Chen
Sarah Wong
Address: 1320 Indianwood Dr.
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone #: 262.271.5899
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Walter and Anna Wong
High School Brookfield Central ‘05
College Life Washington University in St. Louis ‘09
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Minor in Economics
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Asian American Association, President
Wash U Filmboard, Secretary
Volunteer Middle School Tutor
Dean’s List
Hobbies movie making, music/concerts, trivia, food
Where I’ve lived Brookfield, WI and St. Louis, MO
Jobs private tutor and summer jobs/internships
Favorite OCA memory Some of my fondest memories growing up include my years dancing in the OCA Youth Dance Troupe (miss you girls!) and helping my mom at the Holiday Folk Fair marketplace.
My OCA graduation party I enjoyed working with Carrie, Diana, and Jade on our “Desperate Seniors” movie. We laughed the whole time making it!
I want to thank OCA-WI for their generous scholarship as I pursue my academic endeavors. Congrats for 20 years of support to Milwaukee’s OCA grads!
I just finished my junior
year at Wash U and am
sad that I’m almost done!
I’ve really enjoyed my
time in college and have
tried to make the most of
it. When I’m not study-
ing like crazy, you can
find me playing trivia and
eating potluck style with
my friends. I still enjoy
coming home to my fam-
ily during breaks and I
plan on applying to law
school in the fall.
Diana Chan
Address: 3460 N. Hackett Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone #: 414.964.1766
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Carlyle and Patricia Chan
High School University School of Milwaukee ‘05
College Life Carleton College ‘09
B.A. in Biology
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Track and Field 2005-2007
Environmental Studies Summer Internship Grant 2008
Hobbies Broomball, sports in general, camping
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, WI and Northfield, MN
Jobs 5
Favorite OCA memory Filming the “Desperate Seniors”
video for our graduation party.
My OCA graduation party Peony Restaurant
I am a junior biology major and environ-mental studies minor at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. I spent last summer on a conservation-based study abroad program in the Great Bear Rain-forest of British Colum-bia. I will be returning there this summer to teach science to Heiltsuk First Nation youth at a summer camp and continue the field work I started last year.
My job at HP is a mechanical engineer, working on designing high-end commercial ink-jet products. We recently introduced our first multi-function copier product, based on ink-jet technology. I love what I do and the interesting and smart people that I have worked with over the years. However, I have found that it is most important to have a job that al-lows flexibility for a fulfilling personal life outside of work.
I recently gave birth to our second son, Austin. Our older son, Tristan, is almost 2. The past couple of years have been very much dedicated to taking care of babies. We hope to someday be able to get a little more sleep. But, for now, we are very much enjoy-ing seeing things through their eyes for the first time.
You are welcome to visit our blog for the latest on our family -- http://www.krauskopf-family.blogspot.com/
Jerry King
Address: 545 East Wells St. #601
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Parents: Gloria and Ming King
Current Employer Precast Engineering Company
President
High School University School of Milwaukee ‘92
College Life Univ. of Illinois – UC ‘96
BS Engineering, BS Psych
Graduate School MIT ‘97
MS Engineering
Hobbies Travel, Hiking, Camping
Where I’ve lived Chicago, Boston, Bath England, Kansas City
Jobs 3
Favorite OCA memory Folk Fair
Wen-Tyan Soo
Address:1430 E. Russell Avenue, Unit C
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Phone #: 414.294.3350
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Kwan and Madeline Soo
Current Employer AFLAC
District Sales
High School DSHA ‘93
College Life Marquette, UW Milwaukee, WCTC ‘98 Double Associates Culinary Arts, Hospitality Manage-ment
Hobbies Travel, food, wine, pool, movies
Where I’ve lived Singapore, Milwaukee
Jobs A lot from restaurant and bar management!
I live in Milwaukee and have worked with Aflac for 4 years. I was promoted to the District Sales Coordinator position in January.
Most of my family has moved away from Milwaukee but I am still happy and proud to call it home. My twin sister Chyi has lived in Paris for about 10 years now and is getting married in May.. that is the big news in my life right now!
I still keep in touch with a couple of peo-ple from high school and look forward to seeing everyone’s updates!
Alphonse Tiu Address: Chicago, IL
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Drs. Alfonso and Lou Divina Tiu
Spouse : Chean Tiu (after May, 2008)
Current Employer: BidClerk
Senior Application Developer
High School Univ. School of Milwaukee ‘92
College Life Northwestern University ‘96 BA Economics
Where I’ve lived West Allis, WI and Chicago, IL
Favorite OCA memory The banquets were always fun.
Victoria Lee
Address: 9431 N. Sleepy Hollow Lane
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Phone #: 414. 351.5066
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Kwang and Nancy Lee
High School Nicolet High School ‘04
College Life University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘07
B.S.
Graduate School Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine ‘12
M.D. eventually
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Wisconsin Women’s Lightweight Rowing
UW-Madison Women’s Ultimate Frisbee
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Comprehensive Honors (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Draminski Scholarship for Excellence in Economics
John W. Moore Award for Excellence in Chemistry
College of Letters and Science Leo and Jean Besozzi Schol-arship in the Liberal Arts
Hobbies Ultimate frisbee, basketball, fishing, reading when I have time, music, watching the Office/Grey’s Anatomy/Desperate Housewives, hiking
Where I’ve lived Wisconsin, California, China
Jobs 4 (Kentucky Fried Chicken, public health intern, women’s center intern, lab research assistant)
Favorite OCA memory Playing erhu in the Chinese Orchestra at the OCA Chinese New Year party
My OCA graduation party I think there were two parties. One was at Peony Restaurant with a buffet-style dinner. Another was at a larger dinner hall, which was where the Tsao’s presented the scholarship to me.
I am currently spending a
few months in China, sight-
seeing, practicing my Chi-
nese, learning about Chi-
nese culture, tea specifi-
cally, and learning Zhejiang
cooking techniques. I am
planning on starting medi-
cal school in August, and as
a result, intend on fully
enjoying my last few
months of stress-free life.
My brother and his wife
also recently had their first
child, and my sister and I
are enjoying our new roles
as aunts (and my parents
as grandparents).
Alex Chin
Address: 1118 Foster St.
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone #: 414.732.3462
Parents: Michael and Judy Chin
High School Whitefish Bay High School ‘04
College Life Northwestern University ‘08
Electrical Engineering
Activities, Awards and Achievements ChinaCare
(Philanthropic group used to raise money for surgeries and to
better lives of Chinese orphans)
Hobbies Volunteer work, traveling, sports!
Where I’ve lived I’m still finishing up my last year, so
still in Evanston, IL
Jobs No official jobs yet, but lots of internships
Favorite OCA memory My favorite memories are
the potlucks and social gatherings where we would get
together and just stay in touch with all the families and
their children who are still like brothers and sisters to
me.
My OCA graduation party I’m not completely sure about the name of the restaurant, but
I do remember all the familiar faces that came in support of all of us that were graduating. I
especially remember the good food!
Right now, I’m wrapping up my final year at Northwest-ern University as an Electri-cal Engineering major. I have had an amazing four years in Chicago, and it’s bit-tersweet to see it ending so soon! I’ve made countless friends, connections and memories that I know I will keep up with no matter where my life leads me. After graduation, I will be attend-ing graduate school to get a Masters degree in engineer-ing and possibly manage-ment. I’m still trying to de-cide what school to attend, but rest assured, I’m going!
Christine (Lee) Haight Address: 4325 W. 182nd St. #2
Torrance, CA 90504
Phone #: 310.750.0811
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Cheng-Ming and Lily Lee
Spouse name: Matt Haight
Current Employer SAIC Inc
Senior Systems Engineer
High School Nicolet High School ‘93
College Life MIT ‘97
BS in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Graduate School University of Washington-Seattle ‘00
MS in Civil Engineering
Hobbies Triathlons, rock climbing, beach volleyball, reading, hiking/backpacking, scuba div-ing, travel
Where I’ve lived Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles
Jobs 3
Wen-Chyi Soo Address: 142, rue du Faubourg
St. Denis, 75010 Paris, France
Phone #: +33.6.61.13.91.78
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Kwan and Madeline Soo
Spouse: Jonas Unger
Current Employer OECD
High School Divine Savior Holy Angels High School ‘93
College Life University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ‘00
Bachelor of Arts
Christopher Lai Address: 1600 Beacon St. #1112
Brookline, MA
Phone #: 603.767.7263
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Helen and Joseph Lai
Current Employer State Street Bank and Trust
Senior Custody Specialist
High School University School of Milwaukee ‘93
College Life Vanderbilt University ‘98
BS H&OD- Health and Human Services and Psychology
Graduate School Murray State University ‘01
MA Health, Physical Education, and Recreation: Exercise Physiology
Graduate School University of New Hampshire ‘06
MBA Business Administration
Activities, Awards and Achievements 2008 Boston Marathon; Published works (Anxiety
and Burnout in Female Collegiate Ice Hockey and Soccer Athletes, Perceptual and Motor
Skills, 2005, 101, 519-524.; Gender Differences in Burnout of Collegiate Division I Soccer
Players, Thesis, 2001)
Hobbies Skiing, Surfing, Running, Enjoying life, Travel, Real Estate
Where I’ve lived Nashville, TN; Murray, KY; Hempstead, NY; Dover, NH; Newmarket, NH;
Manhattan, NY; Boston, MA; Brookfield, WI.
Jobs 4
Favorite OCA memory Folk Fair – every year
William Kao Address: 602 Langdon Street
Madison, WI
Phone #: 414.688.6647
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Ming and Christine Kao
Current Employer Office of Human Resource Development
Intern
High School Nicolet ‘04
College Life UW-Madison ‘08
BBA in Management and Human Resource
Activities, Awards and Achievements
School of Business Dean’s List
College of Letters and Science Dean’s List
Society of Human Resources
Youth with a Mission Phos House
Madison Chinese Christian Church
Hobbies Sports, comedy, learning Chinese, superheroes, Jay Chou music
Where I’ve lived University Dorms, Phos House
Jobs 5
Favorite OCA memory The Graduation Celebration
Michael Chan
Address: S31W24801 Green Valley Lane
Waukesha, WI 53189
Phone #: 262.544.6560
Parents: Guo Rui and Betty Chan
High School Waukesha West High School ‘03
College Life UW- Milwaukee ‘08 Business and Finance
Hobbies cars
Adam Carr
Address: 2535 N. Terrace Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone #: 507.301.8570
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Janet Carr
Current Employer The Silva Project
Volunteer Coordinator/Kiwi Farmer
High School Rufus King High School ‘03
College Life Carleton College ‘07 Mathematics & Philosophy, Magna cum laude
Activities, Awards and Achievements 88.1 KLRX, Carleton’s Student-Run Radio Sta-tion: Music Director, Programmer, Station Manager; College Quiz Bowl, Many Tournament Victories
Hobbies Music, Distance Running, Uncle-ing, Traveling, Table Tennis, Reading
Where I’ve lived Since graduating from Carleton last spring, I’ve been in Corfu, Greece for the past 10 months
Jobs In Corfu, I’ve held the same position as Volunteer Coordinator/Kiwi Farmer
Favorite OCA memory When my father played the role of Santa Claus for Christmas. Also, the visits from Frank Wu and his deep and commanding voice.
My OCA graduation party It was in a UWM hall. I can’t remember much about the enter-tainment, but I remember the food was good and there were plenty of good conversation.
Carmelita Tiu
Address: 1250 W. Van Buren St. #115
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone #: 312.420.5209
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Drs. Alfonso and Lou Divina Tiu
Spouse: Matthew Woodburn
Current Employer Harpo Productions, Inc.
Sr. Clearance Coordinator / Attorney
High School Divine Savior Holy Angels H.S. ‘93
College Life University of Notre Dame (1993-1995)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago ‘98
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Graduate School DePaul University College of Law ‘07
Juris Doctor
Activities, Awards and Achievements CURRENT: Womancraft, Inc. (Board Member), Junior League of Chicago (Member), Collaboraction Theater Company (Development Council Co-Chair), Women’s Treatment Center (Volunteer), Redmoon Theater (Planning Committee), Lawyers for the Creative Arts (Volunteer), Chicago Bar Association Member, American Bar Association Member, Asian-American Bar Association Member
PAST AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS Illinois State Bar Association Law Student Public Service Award; DePaul Service Award; nominated to the REAL Hot 100 (list of female activists); Dis-pute Resolution Certificate from Northwestern University
Hobbies Dance, volunteering, supporting the arts (galleries, museums, theater, etc.), yoga, traveling, reading
Where I’ve Lived Milwaukee, WI; South Bend, IN; Chicago, IL
Jobs Many!
Favorite OCA memory Just the usual mischief when bunches of kids get together
My OCA graduation party I think it was at the Midway Motor Lodge on Moorland. We had a DJ I think, b/c I remember dancing a fair amount!
Weikang Nicholas Ni Address: 30 Antique Rose Irvine, CA 92620 Phone #: 702.328.2588 Email: [email protected]
Parents: Nick and Terry Ni Spouse: Jennie Ni
Children: Lex Ni, 10 months
Self-Employed
High School Nicolet High School ‘94
College Life University of Madison, Wisconsin ‘97
Bachelor of Science, Computer Sciences
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Terri Moy Address: 2452 N. 114th Street
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone #: 414.774.9938
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Chuck N. and Sau C. Moy
Current Employer Octane, LLC
Business Analyst
High School Wauwatosa West High School ‘93
College Life Marquette University ‘98
International Business, Finance and Marketing
Hobbies Travel, shopping, decorating, spending time with friends.
Where I’ve lived Rome, Italy ; Chicago, IL
Jobs 3
Favorite OCA memory Working with all of the individuals—wonderful and helpful
My OCA graduation party I remember all of the people that are part of the organization.
Personal Statement
Besides getting older and wiser, I’ve been able to work with some wonderful people and made some amazing friends in Milwaukee and Chicago.
I’ve also had the opportunity to travel (Europe, US, Puerto Rico) – one of my favorite things to do. I hope to go and see China for the first time next year.
Jessica Hsia
Address: 204 N. Pinckney St.
Madison, WI 53703
Phone #: 617.233.1370
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Wen-chen and Pei-min Hsia
Current Employer Epic Systems Corporation
Technical Services
High School Brookfield Central High School ‘03
College Life MIT, UW-Madison ‘07
B.S. in Mathematics and Physics
Hobbies Volleyball, fishing, cooking
Where I’ve lived Madison, WI
Jobs 1
Favorite OCA memory I don’t have any single favorite
memory, but most of my fondest OCA memories are asso-
ciated with Chinese Youth Summer Camp.
My OCA graduation party The party was located in the
Medical College of Wisconsin. I played a violin duet with
Vanessa Tsang, and our previous graduate guest speaker
was Emily Chin. I also remember the food being catered
from Fortune Chinese Restaurant.
I am currently living in Madi-
son, WI and working for a
healthcare software develop-
ment company located in Ve-
rona, WI. The majority of my
free time is spent playing vol-
leyball in various leagues
throughout Madison or enjoy-
ing the company of friends
and family. Besides volleyball
and family/friends, one of my
other biggest interests in life is
traveling, and in January
2008, I had the opportunity to
travel to China for the first
time with my father and
brother. It was an incredible,
eye-opening experience, and
in the future, I hope to travel
back to China, as well as to
many of the countless other
countries I have not yet had
the opportunity to visit.
Vanessa Tsang
Address: 960 Talon Court
Brookfield, WI 53045
Phone #: 262.271.6622
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Parents: Rose and Sean Tsang
Current Employer L’Oréal skincare in New York City
Marketing
High School Brookfield Central HS ‘03
College Life New York University ‘07
Communication Studies, B.S.
Activities, Awards and Achievements (College)
Graduated cum laude with dean’s list honors
Study Abroad – NYU Paris, Spring 2006
NYU Resident Advisor 2006-2007
Hobbies Traveling, trying new restaurants, Bikram Yoga, shopping, reading
Where I’ve lived New York, NY; Paris, France; Charlotte, NC
Jobs 5 internships in college, 1 post-graduate full time job.
Favorite OCA memory It was an honor to receive an OCA scholarship and be a part of or-ganizing that event.
Vanessa with
brothers
Clayton and
Riley
Jennie Wong Ni Address: 30 Antique Rose
Irvine, CA 92620
Phone #: 949.679.8580
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Johnny and Susan Wong
Spouse: (Weikang) Nick Ni
Children: Lex Ni - 10 months
Current Employer Newport-Mesa Unified School
District
Occupational Therapist
High School Brown Deer High School ‘94
College Life University of Wisconsin – Madison ‘98
B.S. Psychology and Zoology
Graduate School Tufts University ‘01
M.S. Occupational Therapy
Where I’ve lived Nick and I have lived in Boulder, CO, Las Vegas, NV, and currently live in
Irvine, CA
Personal Statement
Nick and I are enjoying living in California. We moved to Irvine about 5 years ago be-
cause we wanted to start a family. We have a 10 month old son named Lex and are loving
spending time together and watching him grow. I work as an occupational therapist in
the school district, working with children who have autism and various other develop-
mental delays. I love working with children and would love to have my own pediatric
practice in the future.
Family picture– Lex at 10 mo.
Hobbies Dropping wisdom on my infant son.
Where I’ve lived Boulder, CO, Las Vegas, NV, Irvine, CA
Jobs 3
My OCA graduation party Yes, Mojo Marra and I organized it.
Personal Statement
Married college sweetheart, Jennie (also an OCA scholarship recipient in 1994).
Recently we had a kid, Lex. He rules.
Current Employer Microsoft
User Experience Designer
High School Brookfield Central HS ‘94
College Life Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ‘99
Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Science, Building Science
Graduate School Massachusetts Institute of Technology ‘04
Master of Science, Comparative Media Studies
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Microsoft Developer Division Compass Award for Individual Excellence, Sept 2007
Microsoft Gold-Star Award, May 2007
Microsoft Patent Award, Feb 2007
International Game Developers Association GDC Scholarship Recipient, March 2004
First Place, Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts at MIT, 2003
Hobbies I enjoy painting, arts and crafts, playing tennis, snowboarding, traveling and fine dining.
Where I’ve lived Brookfield, WI; Troy, NY; Rome, Italy; New York, NY; Cambridge, MA; Walnut Creek, CA; Seattle, WA
Jobs In the past 10 years since I finished my undergrad, I have worked as an architectural intern then web designer in New York City, designed video games at Electronic Arts and now design software at Mi-crosoft.
Favorite OCA memory Performing the fan dance and the dragon dance at the OCA Chinese New Year’s Celebrations
My OCA graduation party Leslie Chan and I did the decorations. It was at a Bavarian-themed hall and we had a DJ and dancing.
Moneta Ho Kushner
Address: 1221 Minor Ave. #403
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone #: 206.618.2686
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Sun-O and Minah Ho
Spouse : Ethan Kushner
Children: Adina An-Yee Kushner ,
born on 2/22/08
Erin Marra
Address: 2355 University Ave. Apt H
Madison, WI 53726
Phone #: 414.305.3262
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Tom and Shirley Marra
High School Nicolet HS ‘02
College Life UW Madison ‘06
BA in Biology and Spanish
Graduate School University of Wisconsin School Of Medi-cine and Public Health ‘10
MD
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Activities: volunteering at hospitals, doing research for a neu-roscience lab and an emotive psychology lab, board member for a student organization
Awards: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Hobbies Tennis, running, cooking, watching the history channel, studying
Where I’ve lived Madison, Boston
Jobs Kaplan test prep instructor for several years
Favorite OCA memory My OCA graduation party ☺
My OCA graduation party UW-Milwaukee campus, good music and great friends
I am currently studying for the first step of the medical licensing exam. I start my third year of medical school in July. I am excited to be doing rotations next year and putting my book knowledge to use. I will spend a semester rotating through inner city hospitals in Milwaukee as part of a new program at the medi-cal school that aims to pro-vide help to the under-served areas of Milwaukee.
Current Employer MPS
Special Ed Teacher
High School Martin Luther ‘02
College Life UW – Stevens Point ‘06
BS – Business Administration & Sociology
Graduate School Rockford College ‘07
Masters of Arts - Teaching
Hobbies Scrapbooking, spending time with family and friends, bargain shopping, church activities
Where I’ve lived Stevens Point, London (4 Months), New Berlin, West Allis
Jobs 4 – Boston Store, Children’s World Learning Center, Legacy Fine Dining, Longfellow School
Favorite OCA memory Christmas parties with Santa!
My OCA graduation party We rented a room at UWM, ate Chinese food from Fortune Res-taurant, we had a dance afterwards with a DJ and we invited our friends and family to cele-brate with us.
Amy (Moy) Dufek
Address: Milwaukee, WI
Phone #: 414.640.3536
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Ken and Lori Moy
Spouse: Luke Dufek
I got married to Luke in October of 2006. He is a youth pastor at a church called Woodridge in New Berlin. I got my teaching certification and master’s degree within a year and have been teaching now for 2 years in Mil-waukee Public Schools. I’m happy to have summers and holidays off! We have to move into the city of Milwaukee this summer, due to residency rules. We love spending time with our families, since they are both in the area.
The biggest event happening in my life right now is I just became a mom! My husband Ethan and I welcomed our daughter Adina An-Yee Kushner on Feb. 22, 2008. We live in Seattle and are looking forward to lots of fun activities with our baby girl this summer. We cherish our time with our family and friends; many of which are also fellow OCA scholar-ship recipients.
Professionally, I have been working as a user experience designer at Microsoft since com-pleting graduate school at MIT in 2004. I work on Visual Studio software and find my job to be challenging and rewarding.
Mary (Sy) Ehlenbach Address: 518 31st Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Dr. Santiago and Lynn Sy
Spouse: Bill Ehlenbach
Children: Madeleine (3 yr) and Bethany (15 mo)
Current Employer Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, WA
Pediatric Hospitalist
High School ‘94
College Life University of Notre Dame ‘98
Graduate School University of WI– Madison ‘02
MD
Personal Statement
Mary completed her residency in pediatrics. Her husband, Bill, is currently doing a fel-lowship in critical care/pulmonary medicine at the Univ. of WA. Although they love life in the Northwest, they really miss family in WI. Once Bill completes his training, the plan is for them to return to this area (probably Madison or Chicago). Today, Mary is busy bal-ancing family life and her career.
Linda Yang
Parents: Jack and Gin Yang
Spouse: married college classmate in 2002
Current Employer Boston Beth Israel Hospital in July
High School ‘94
College Life UW-Madison ‘98
BS in Toxicology Graduate School Michigan Medical School ‘02
MD degree, specialized OBGYN
Personal Statement - moved to Boston, started residency at Beth Israel Medical Center, finished in 2006 - now pursuing 2-year fellowship program specializing in female surgery at University of Pittsburgh
Gary Hong
Address: 6644 148th Street West
Minneapolis, MN
Phone #: 952.913.5558
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Harvey and Susana Hong
Spouse: Angela Hong
Current Employer OnSite Eng
Electrical Engineer
High School Waukesha North ‘94
College Life University of Wisconsin- Madison ‘99 Electrical Engineering
Hobbies Basketball
Where I’ve lived Minneapolis, MN
Jobs 2
I am married to my wife An-gela Hong. I have one dog (Cocoa) and one cat (Lucy). I am a forensic engineer and investigate electrical acci-dents. I volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters and my little brother has just turned 16.
Emily Chin
Address: 4910 Goodman Ave. Apt. 3930
Addison, TX 75001
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Michael and Judy Chin
Current Employer AT&T
Leadership Development Program
High School Whitefish Bay High School ‘02
College Life University of Notre Dame ‘06
Bachelors in Business Administration- Marketing
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Student Body Chief of Staff (2003)
Student Body Vice President (2004)
Class of 2006 President (2005-present)
Irish Clover - Leadership Award (2004-2006)
Hobbies Traveling, trying new foods
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, WI - Shanghai, China- South Bend, IN- Chicago, IL - San Antonio, TX - Dallas, TX
Jobs 3 rotations with AT&T
Favorite OCA memory Chinese dancing
My OCA graduation party My graduation party was held at UWM celebrating our accomplishments of high school. Everyone was very excited to be able to share our experiences with our scholarship donors, friends and family. We ended the night with dancing!
I wanted to first take this oppor-tunity to personally thank Drs. Lucio and Conchita Siy for their generous scholarship.
My time since high school graduation has been truly enjoy-able. I spent 4 wonderful years at the University of Notre Dame involved in Student Govern-ment, participating in service projects, studying abroad in Shanghai, and attending football games. I then was accepted into AT&T’s Leadership Develop-ment program where I led a Customer Care team in Chicago, IL, moved to San Antonio, TX to market wireless products, and am currently in Dallas, TX su-pervising a team involved with the U-Verse TV product.
I have enjoyed the experiences of moving around the country and the world. It’s been great to meet new people and see differ-ent places.
Current Employer Chr Hansen
Quality Control Tech
High School Waukesha North High School ‘01
College Life UW-Madison ‘06
Bacteriology
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Member of Bacteriology Club
Hobbies I like to run, play tennis, and read.
Where I’ve lived Wisconsin
Jobs 1
Favorite OCA memory The Picnics
My OCA graduation party I remember that Elise Ca-ceres and I planned the entire event. It was at the Medical College of Wisconsin. We were the only graduates so we found it hard to fill the time so we tried to incorporate fun games into the program. We also each played a musical instrument so we played a solo song for the attendees. Overall it was a good experience to plan the event.
Erica Hong
Address: 1019 E. Brady St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone #: 262.488.2538
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Harvey and Susana Hong
Right now I have been out of school for about 2 years. I got my first job at Chr-Hansen in West Allis and have since been working there. At my place of em-ployment, I am currently working on the highest prior-ity project that our company has globally, and have trav-eled to France and Denmark for this project. I will be working in France this sum-mer for an exchange program and am currently taking french lessons to brush up on my language skills. For fun I ran the Chicago Marathon last year and am going to train for it again this coming year along with a few half marathons. I live on the east-side of Milwaukee with a cou-ple of my friends and really enjoy the area a lot. Overall, just a basic recent college graduate.
Leslie Chan Address: Hottingerstrasse 33
8032 Zurich, Switzerland
Phone #: +41.78.790.8910
Email: [email protected]
Parents: William and Clara Chan
Current Employer Credit Suisse
Assistance Vice President - Private Banking External Reporting
High School Brookfield Central ‘94
College Life UW- Madison ‘98
B.B.A in Finance & International Business
Hobbies Outdoor activities, travel
Where I’ve lived Texas, USA; London, UK; Sydney, Australia; and Zurich, Switzerland
Jobs 3
Personal Statement
After traveling around the world many times for both professional and personal reasons, I have been happily based in Zurich, Switzerland for the last 2 years. I am working at Credit Suisse in the Private Banking division at the main headquarters. My current role is related to Investor Relations, which has proven quite interesting given the current volatility in the financial markets.
When I am not busy working, I am often found in the mountains snowboarding or hik-ing, in the woods running or in transit to the airport to fly somewhere for a long weekend.
Judy (Ou) Chan
Parents: George and Angela Ou
Spouse: Mike
Children: Matthias(8), Peter (6), Micah (3)
Previous Job Civil Engineer with Wisconsin DOT
Current Job Homeschooling mother
High School Milwaukee Rufus King HS ‘94
College Life UW, UWM
B.S. Engineering
Wendy (Gong) Riker Address: 7748 Hunt Club Dr.
Mason, OH 45040
Phone #: 513.382.5829
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Sam and Dora Gong
Spouse: Tom Riker
Children: Owen (20 months old)
Current Employer Procter & Gamble
Senior Scientist Engineer
High School Oak Creek High School ‘95
College Life University of Wisconsin- Madison ‘00
BS Chemical Engineering
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Band & Colorguard ’92-’95 (Capt ’94-’95); Drama ’93-’95; National Honors Society (Secretary); Dean’s Honor List ’95-’98; SWE/AIChE ’95-’00; Engineering Expo PR Chair ’98-’00; Chemical Engineering Summer Lab Oviedo, Spain ’00
Hobbies Running, Playing Soccer, Traveling internationally, Cooking, Girls night out, Scrap-booking
Where I’ve lived Oviedo, Spain (5 weeks); Cincinnati, OH; Oak Creek, WI
Jobs Depends on how you count them…including internships = 8.
My OCA graduation party Feeling uneasy since I didn’t know many of the people but en-joyed my time – then while at college met up with Nick and through him met some of the best friends I keep in contact with still today.
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Attorney High School Nicolet ‘94 College Life UW Madison ‘98 BS – Political Science and Economics Graduate School Georgetown Law School ‘02 JD
Bryan Marra Address: Washington DC Email: [email protected]
Parents: Tom and Shirley Marra
Current Employer Carolina RailHawks FC
Head Athletic Trainer
High School Rufus King International Baccalaureate H.S. ‘01
College Life University of WI – Madison (2001-2002)
University of WI – Milwaukee ’06
B.S. Kinesiology
Activities, Awards and Achievements Internship with the Milwaukee Wave Professional
Indoor Soccer team. Now in the 2nd year as the Head Athletic Trainer for the 2nd year with the
Carolina RailHawks professional outdoor soccer team.
Hobbies sports, staying fit, music, dancing
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, WI ; Raleigh, NC
Jobs Since graduating: 2
Favorite OCA memory Receiving my scholarship!
Elise Caceres
Address: P.O. Box 170441
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Abraham and Milagros Caceres
Favorite OCA memory Working at the cultural festivals.
My OCA graduation party I remember having planning sessions with the other recipients in my dining room.
Diana Wu
Address: 500 Riverside Dr. 2F
New York, NY 10027
Phone #: 608.608.2817
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Gilbert and Vera Wu
High School Waukesha North High School ‘00
College Life University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘04
Triple Major: Journalism, French, Social Welfare
Graduate School Columbia University: School of International and Public Affairs, School of Social Work ‘08
Dual Degree Masters -- Social Work, International Affairs
Activities, Awards and Achievements (since graduate school)
Presented research on educational equity in Bangladesh at Compara-tive and International Education Society Conference (2008)
Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship (2007-2008)
Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellow (since 2007)
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Training Grant (2006)
Hobbies languages, reading, music and hiking
Where I’ve lived Wisconsin, China, New York
Jobs No real jobs yet – just several short-term posts (since college):
Lived and taught in Jinan, China (2005-6)
Direct Practice Social Work –Senior Services (2006-7)
Rural Non-Formal Education work (in China: summer 2006, 2007; total: 2005-present)
Microfinance in Sichuan, China (Summer 2007)
External Evaluation – International Institute of Rural Reconstruction. Bicol Region, Philip-pines (2007-8)
Research and Policy – CARE International (2007-8)
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I am preparing to graduate with dual-degree Masters from the School of Interna-tional and Public Af-fairs and the School of Social Work at Colum-bia University. Cur-rently, I work with CARE International’s advocacy unit at the United Nations, focus-ing on gender-based violence, children in armed conflict, the DR Congo, Somalia and Sudan. Eventually, I hope to go into the field of international devel-opment/humanitarian assistance, with a focus on education and gen-der. However, in the coming months, I’m not really sure where I’ll be or what I will be doing – which is quite excit-ing!
Sherry Chen
Address: 826 W. 34th Street
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Chee and Sheng-Sheng Chen
Consultant
High School Nicolet ‘95
College Life Year of graduation: ‘99
Bachelor of Arts
Graduate School Cornell Institute for Public Affairs ‘01
Masters in Public Administration
Hobbies Fitness, movies, travel
Where I’ve lived Baltimore, MD
Jobs 4
Personal Statement
Upon graduating from college (2000), I moved to Cincinnati, OH with my new puppy, Rocky, for a job with P&G in their Research & Development group. But not before I spent 11 weeks in Western Europe traveling around to all the big cities and doing my summer ChE lab class in Oviedo, Spain. Funny, I started work the same day as Dale Ting (fellow OCA recipient). Eventually, I met my future husband, Tom, in Cincinnati through playing on a co-ed recreational soccer team and we were married in Aug. 2004. In Aug 2006, we had our first child – Owen. So now, I try to balance working full-time, being a mom, play-ing soccer games, and evening with friends. Since Tom isn’t from Cincinnati or Milwaukee – we spend a lot of our time flying all over the country to visit friends and relatives.
At Procter & Gamble, I’ve worked on a variety of products and brands from Febreze to Downy to Mr. Clean. I’ve also have experienced working on different areas of R&D. Being its a global company has enabled me to see other parts of the world and work with people all over the world. I also lead recruiting P&G – R&D recruiting at the University of Wis-consin which allows me a trip back to the university and relive my college memories.
Current Employer Rainbow Babies and Chil-dren’s Hospital
Neonatology Fellow
High School University School of Milwaukee ‘95
College Life Princeton University ‘99
BA
Graduate School Boston University School of Medicine ‘03
MD
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Pediatric Residency at Children’s Hospital at Oakland in Oakland, California
Neonatology Fellowship at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio
Hobbies Rock climbing, snowboarding, golf, spending time with our dog “Ein”
Where I’ve lived Princeton, NJ; Boston, MA; Emeryville, CA; Cleveland, OH
Jobs 2 – pediatric resident, neonatology fellow
Favorite OCA memory The fun dinners talking with friends and family. The lion dragon and lion dances that we did.
My OCA graduation party Too long ago to remember much. Good Chinese food.
Personal Statement
I am currently finishing my second of three years as a neonatology fellow at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. I take care of premature and term infants who are too sick to go home. It is a stressful and time consuming but rewarding career. My wife Sylvia and I plan to move back to California after my three years in Cleve-land are done. She is a physical therapist working at the Cleveland Clinic. We have a 2 year old Pembroke Welsh Corgi dog named Ein who loves children and other dogs.
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Thomas Lai
Address: 23521 Wimbledon Road
Shaker Heights, OH 44122
Phone #: 216.751.1268
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Joseph and Helen Lai
Spouse: Sylvia Lai
My wife, our dog Ein, and myself
at his 1 yr
birthday
Current Employer Burbank Unified School District,
Universal Studios Hollywood, Freelance Tech Theatre
Teacher, Sound Stage Manager, Sound Engineer
High School Waukesha West High School ‘00
College Life Univ. of Southern California ‘04
B.A. in Cinema-Television Production
Activities, Awards and Achievements National
Merit Finalist, Dean’s List, Cum Laude, co-founded Re-
verse Osmosis a cappella group
Hobbies Listening to/writing/performing music, mov-
ies, photography, drawing/painting/design, computers
Where I’ve lived Wisconsin, California, Louisiana
Jobs More than I can count
Favorite OCA memory The summer camps were
probably the most fun.
My OCA graduation party It was at the Medical Col-
lege of Wisconsin, and we had a lot of speaking, some
music and a little dancing.
Jon King
Address: 5255 Riverton Ave. #207
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Phone #: 213.447.9271
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Robert and Judy King
I currently live in North Hollywood,
CA, doing freelance sound engineer-
ing at various places around Los
Angeles. I teach Tech Theatre at
John Burroughs High School in
Burbank, where I also do sound
recording and mixing and music
arranging. In addition, I work at
Universal Studios Hollywood, doing
live sound and video mixing. I re-
cord and mix film scores at USC,
and occasionally do production
sound work, such as on the film The
Guardian. I share an apartment
now, but I’m working to save up
money to hopefully buy a condo in
the next few years.
Chris Chan
Address: 3460 N. Hackett Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211-2945
Phone #: 414.964.1766
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Drs. Carlyle and Patricia Chan
Current Employer Marquette University
Teacher’s Assistant
High School University School of Milwaukee ‘00
College Life Lawrence University (Appleton, WI) ‘04 B.A., Double major: History and English, minor: Government. Magna cum laude.
Graduate School Marquette University
M.A. in U.S. History ’06
Ph.D. in U.S. History, pending
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Member of the Asian American Writer’s Workshop (2005-present)
Member of the American Chesterton Society (2003-present)
Contributing editor to Gilbert Magazine (2004-present)
Hobbies Reading, writing, founder of P.A.T.H.O.S. (Peace Activism Through Historical & Ontological Studies)
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee all my life, save for brief stays in Appleton during college.
Jobs About six
Favorite OCA memory Meeting with other students and learning about their goals and hopes for the future.
My OCA graduation party I remember that each of us introduced one of the other scholar-ship winners to the audience. It was held in a meeting room in the Medical College of Wis-consin.
Chris with
mom
Current Employer Procter and Gamble
Engineer
High School Brookfield Central HS ‘96
College Life Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison ‘00
BS Chemical Engineering
Graduate School Xavier University ‘07
MBA
Activities, Awards and Achievements Cin-
cinnati Community Orchestra
Hobbies Softball, volleyball, violin
Jobs 1 company, 6 jobs
Favorite OCA memory The Christmas parties
with the Asian Santa Clauses
My OCA graduation party It was at Manning’s
on the north side… it was the first time I’ve ever
been a part of planning an event. I really had a
blast!
Dale Ting Address: 8256 Indian Summer
Mason, OH 45040
Phone #: 513.260.9336
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Patrick and Eve Ting
I’m an engineer at Proc-ter and Gamble, work-ing in Fabric Care. I’m still playing the violin, and I’m on the board of trustees for the Cincin-nati Community Or-chestra. At work, I’m the team leader for our de-partment’s Asian/Pacific American team, and have made it my mis-sion to bring Asian Americans (both ABCs and non-ABCs) together and leverage the strengths we as Asians bring!
I am very thankful for the support of the OCA and all of its members. Living anywhere can be difficult as a minority, and the OCA provided a source of support and friendship in an area where there are not many Chinese or other Asians. I am also grateful for the finan-cial support that the scholarship provided.
Lindsay King
Address: 2840 N. Lincoln Ave. #H2
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone #: 773.868.1282
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Bob and Judy King
Spouse: Brian Armknecht
Current Employer Northwestern University Library
Art Collection Manager
High School Waukesha West HS ‘96
College Life Bradley University ‘00
BA, Art History
Graduate School School of the Art Institute of Chicago ‘02
MA, Modern Art History, Theory, and Criticism
Graduate School University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ‘08
MS, Library and Information Science
Activities, Awards and Achievements Illinois State Library Training Grant (2007), School of the Art Institute Graduate Grant (2001), Phi Eta Sigma Scholarship for Graduate Study (2000), Phi Kappa Phi Award of Excellence (2000), Academy of American Poets Prize First Place (2000), Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society (1998), Bradley University Fine Arts Tal-ent Scholarship (1998-2000), Phi Eta Sigma Academic Honor Society (1997), Bradley Univer-sity Presidential and Dean’s Scholarships (1996-2000), National Merit Scholar (1996)
Hobbies Singing, painting, playing the piano, knitting, sewing, baking, reading
Where I’ve lived In reverse order: Chicago, Denver, Washington, D.C., Peoria, and Wauke-sha.
Jobs Lots, considering that I’m not quite 30! The main ones have been my current job in the art and architecture library at Northwestern, my adjunct lecturer position at the Art Institute of Chicago, and my earlier job in Interpretive Exhibitions and Family Programs at the Art Insti-tute. I also did internships at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Washington Pro-ject for the Arts at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Denver Art Museum, and the Art Institute.
Favorite OCA memory When I think of the OCA parties I’ve been to, I remember a lot of the older members smiling at me. That was always a warm feeling.
My OCA graduation party It was fun to spend time with the other kids who were around my age, since there weren’t very many Chinese kids in Waukesha. I think there was swing dancing at the graduation party, and of course there’s always a lot of food!
Current Employer Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Associate
High School Waukesha West HS ‘00
College Life New York University ‘04
Broadcast Journalism / Politics (International Relations)
Activities, Awards and Achievements NYU College of Arts and Science Scholarship; NYU Faculty of Arts and Science Scholarship; NYU Chancellor’s Grant; NYU Honors Scholar; Dean’s List
Hobbies Cooking, Food Science, Badminton, Volunteering, Art/Museums
Where I’ve lived New York City
Jobs 2 full time jobs since graduation
Personal Statement
Ever since I moved to New York City to attend NYU with the help of the OCA scholar-ship, I’ve been working hard to build a future for myself. Since we sacrificed so much com-ing to this country, my overarching goal is build on our family’s desires for a more success-ful and happier life.
I have been working full time for Lehman Brothers, an invest-ment bank, for about two years now. With this job, I am well on my way to achieving my goal and I believe that none of our sacri-fices were in vain.
Max Lam
Address: 32-76 32nd Street #1E
Astoria, NY 11106
Phone #: 212.320.6989
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Johnny Lam and Levina Lau
Tian Hong Lan
Address: New York City
Parents: Yisheng Lan and Huijun (Jane) Zhang
Spouse: Panich Prompat
Current Employer Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Attorney
High School Shorewood High School ‘99
College Life Wellesley College ‘02
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Graduate School UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) ‘05
Juris Doctor
Activities, Awards and Achievements Suma Cum Laude (Wellesley College)
Where I’ve lived Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY
Jobs 2
Favorite OCA memory Volunteering at the Holiday Folk Fair
Richard Hsia Address: Madison, WI
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Wen-Chen and Pei-min Hsia
Current Employer WSLL
High School Brookfield Central High School ‘99
College Life UW-Madison ‘04
BA Psychology
Hobbies Reading, movies, sports, etc.
Where I’ve lived Madison
My OCA graduation party The Domes
I’ve been married since 2001 to Brian, who I met at Bradley, and we just bought our second condo in Chicago, in the Lakeview neighborhood. Brian works as a solutions engineer for Veri-zon Business and completed an MS in Information Technology at Northwestern in 2006. Now it’s my turn to be in grad school, and I’m doing the LEEP program in Library and Information Science through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which means I’m taking classes that meet live online, and I physically go to campus once per semester. My plan is to graduate in December and then try to get a professional position as an academic art librarian at a college, university, or museum library. I’m also working full-time as the Art Collection Manager at Northwestern University Library, and I occasionally give tours and talks at the Art Institute of Chicago, where I worked for a few years after I graduated from the School of the Art Institute. One of these days I’m hoping to have some more free time.
Sean Tze Hung Riley Address:117 W. 2nd St. #5
Madison, IN 47250
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Dan Riley and Margaret Wong-Riley
Current Employer Twisted Pixel Games
Lead Game Designer
High School Brookfield East High School ‘96
College Life University of Chicago ‘00
B.A. English and B.A. Computer Science
Hobbies Video Games (obviously), Basketball
Where I’ve lived Chicago, IL and Madison, IN
Jobs 6 years at High Voltage Software and now 6 months at Twisted Pixel Games.
Favorite OCA memory I definitely remember working at the folk festival and being part of the dragon!
My OCA graduation party I think I was so dizzied at the prospect of graduating and leaving for college that it’s all a blur!
I’ve worked in the video game industry for about 7 years and re-cently joined a group of my friends who started a new games company. It’s lots of long hours, but the work is excit-ing, challenging, and requires constant crea-tivity. I can’t imagine doing anything else.
Deborah Wu
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Vera Lau and Gilbert Wu
Current Employer William Beaumont Hospital
Resident
High School Waukesha North High School ‘96
College Life University of Wisconsin ‘00
BS - Genetics
Graduate School University of Wisconsin ‘04
MD
Hobbies Figure skating, swing dancing, tennis
Where I’ve lived Madison WI, Marshfield WI, Royal Oak MI
Ludwig Moy Address: 9858 Murano View
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Chris and Samson Moy
Lead Software Developer
High School Brookfield Central High School ‘97
College Life U Of Wisconsin (Madison) ‘02
BS Computer Science
Hobbies Sports, Violin, Piano, Movies
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, Madison, Atlanta
Jobs 4
Favorite OCA memory Giving a speech at the Banquet
Acquiring experi-ence in the technol-ogy field to start a company.
Linda Ting
Address: 230 Bunker Hill Dr.
Brookfield, WI 53005 (until 8/08)
Phone #: 262.389.5797
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Eve and Patrick Ting
Spouse: (soon to be ☺) Brady Baehring
Current Employer BVK
Account Executive
High School Brookfield Central ‘99
College Life UW-Madison ‘03
Consumer Science
Graduate School UW- Milwaukee
MBA
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Featured in Ad for UWM Grad School: 4/11 and 4/12 Wiscon-sin Lutheran and Alverno theatre ads, May/June issue of Midwest Airlines, 6/1 Journal Sentinel, 6/27 Business Jour-nal, June issue of Milwaukee Magazine
Hobbies Photography, fashion, fashion shows, promotions, working out, event planning (my wedding ;-) )
Where I’ve lived Madison, California, Milwaukee, soon in Muskego
Jobs 3
Favorite OCA memory When I was 5 years old I danced with the big kids and won a record from the DJ.
My OCA graduation party I had a great time planning the event at Zorba’s (now Panos’)
After working at ESPN radio in Milwaukee for 2 years, I switched my career direc-tion into advertising at the ad agency, BVK. I currently work with the 3rd largest account DeVry University and am in charge of the west region.
I am also in the MBA pro-gram at UWM, building a house with my fiancé in Muskego and planning our wedding which will be in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands!
Wei Ho
Parents: Yang and Ruoh-Hwey Ho
High School New Berlin West ’99 College Life Harvard University ‘03 AB Mathematics and AM Mathematics Graduate School Cambridge University ‘04 CASM Princeton University PhD Mathematics (expected)
Justin Koh
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Tong-Chui and Siew-Ai Koh
Current Employer Google
Software Engineer
High School Marquette University High School ‘98
College Life Northwestern University ‘02
Computer Science / Computer Engineering
Activities, Awards and Achievements Graduated cum laude, coached improv theater group at Northwestern (The Titanic Players) and performed at ImprovOlympic
Hobbies I play guitar, read books, and perform at storytelling open mics.
Where I’ve lived Evanston, IL and San Francisco, CA
Jobs 2
Personal Statement
I recently moved from the Midwest to work for Google as a software engineer. I have always wanted to try living in California and I’m glad I got the opportunity. I’m still set-tling in out here and getting adjusted to a new city and new job. I’ve always been very lucky and blessed in my life and I’m grateful for all the people who helped me get to where I am.
Winston Lee
Address: 1155 Tanglewood Ct.
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone #: 818.926.1206
Email: [email protected]
Parents: P.C. and Betty Lee
Fiancée: Shanying
Current Employer Del Monte Foods
Process Engineer
High School Brookfield Central High School ‘97
College Life University of Wisconsin - Madison ‘01
Chemical Engineering
Graduate School University of California - Davis ‘06
MS, Food Science
Hobbies Cooking, eating, gaming, fantasy sports, basketball
Where I’ve lived Buffalo, Milwaukee, Madison, Austin, Davis, Long Beach
Jobs 3 salaried positions. A bunch of hourly jobs.
My OCA graduation party I remember a Chinese restau-rant and dancing the Macarena. Yes, I’m old.
I have been with Del Monte Foods for 2 years working on the Meow Mix. We have “meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow” as a ring tone. It gets old quick.
I recently got engaged and am planning on moving up to the Bay area to join my fiancée. That may be the last ma-jor move in my life as I love the area and want to stay there. It is the land of cheap groceries, good Asian restaurants and iceless winters.
One of my major hobbies is food, so we’re working on a food website www.foozoo.org. The goal is for everyone to be able to find the Fortune restaurant of their area.
Christine Liu Address: 306 Norris Court Apt. G
Madison, WI 53703
Phone #: 415.810.1746
Email: [email protected]
Parents: John and Theresa Liu
Current Employer University of Wisconsin-Madison
Project Assistant
High School Whitefish Bay High School ‘98
College Life UW-Madison ‘02
Bachelor of Music – violin performance
Graduate School San Francisco Conservatory of Music ‘06
Master of Music
Hobbies Cooking, traveling, shopping
Where I’ve lived Shanghai, China (2002-2003), San Francisco (2004-2007), Madison, WI 2007-present)
Jobs Since college? Too many! Over 20…
Personal Statement
Upon graduating from UW-Madison in 2002, I moved to Shanghai to work as a general music teacher at the SMIC Private School in Pudong. I taught grades 1-10 and served as homeroom teacher for grade 9. When I moved back, I decided to switch to viola and audi-tioned for a master’s program. In 2004, my brother Al and I drove from Milwaukee to San Francisco. I got my degree in two years but decided to stay for another year freelancing as a musician. This past fall, I moved back to Madison where I started a doctorate program in music. I will hopefully be graduating in 2010 with a Doctor of Musical Arts in viola per-formance with a minor in Business.
Christine
with her
sister, niece
and brother
High School New Berlin West ‘98 College Life Harvard University ‘02
AB Biology
Pei Ho Parents: Yang and Ruoh-Hwey Ho
Amy Chang
Address: 248 Queen's Road East 35/F Wanchai, Hong Kong
Phone #: 852.9758.7555
E-mail: [email protected]
Parents: Tsong-how and Linda Chang
Current Employer Burson-Marsteller
Senior Associate
High School Nicolet High School ‘98
College Life Harvard University ‘02
BA, Economics, Cum Laude
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Chinese Students Association, President
Asian American Dance Troupe, Co-Captain
Harvard University Figure Skating Club, Founder, President
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Hobbies Yoga, Running, Dance
Where I’ve lived Hong Kong
Jobs 3
Favorite OCA memory Christmas Parties
My OCA graduation party Hanging out with all the other graduates my year.
So glad you are
doing this.
Would be great
to get everyone
together again!
Christine Liu Address: 306 Norris Court Apt. G
Madison, WI 53703
Phone #: 415.810.1746
Email: [email protected]
Parents: John and Theresa Liu
Current Employer University of Wisconsin-Madison
Project Assistant
High School Whitefish Bay High School ‘98
College Life UW-Madison ‘02
Bachelor of Music – violin performance
Graduate School San Francisco Conservatory of Music ‘06
Master of Music
Hobbies Cooking, traveling, shopping
Where I’ve lived Shanghai, China (2002-2003), San Francisco (2004-2007), Madison, WI 2007-present)
Jobs Since college? Too many! Over 20…
Personal Statement
Upon graduating from UW-Madison in 2002, I moved to Shanghai to work as a general music teacher at the SMIC Private School in Pudong. I taught grades 1-10 and served as homeroom teacher for grade 9. When I moved back, I decided to switch to viola and audi-tioned for a master’s program. In 2004, my brother Al and I drove from Milwaukee to San Francisco. I got my degree in two years but decided to stay for another year freelancing as a musician. This past fall, I moved back to Madison where I started a doctorate program in music. I will hopefully be graduating in 2010 with a Doctor of Musical Arts in viola per-formance with a minor in Business.
Christine
with her
sister, niece
and brother
High School New Berlin West ‘98 College Life Harvard University ‘02
AB Biology
Pei Ho Parents: Yang and Ruoh-Hwey Ho
Amy Chang
Address: 248 Queen's Road East 35/F Wanchai, Hong Kong
Phone #: 852.9758.7555
E-mail: [email protected]
Parents: Tsong-how and Linda Chang
Current Employer Burson-Marsteller
Senior Associate
High School Nicolet High School ‘98
College Life Harvard University ‘02
BA, Economics, Cum Laude
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Chinese Students Association, President
Asian American Dance Troupe, Co-Captain
Harvard University Figure Skating Club, Founder, President
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Hobbies Yoga, Running, Dance
Where I’ve lived Hong Kong
Jobs 3
Favorite OCA memory Christmas Parties
My OCA graduation party Hanging out with all the other graduates my year.
So glad you are
doing this.
Would be great
to get everyone
together again!
Wei Ho
Parents: Yang and Ruoh-Hwey Ho
High School New Berlin West ’99 College Life Harvard University ‘03 AB Mathematics and AM Mathematics Graduate School Cambridge University ‘04 CASM Princeton University PhD Mathematics (expected)
Justin Koh
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Tong-Chui and Siew-Ai Koh
Current Employer Google
Software Engineer
High School Marquette University High School ‘98
College Life Northwestern University ‘02
Computer Science / Computer Engineering
Activities, Awards and Achievements Graduated cum laude, coached improv theater group at Northwestern (The Titanic Players) and performed at ImprovOlympic
Hobbies I play guitar, read books, and perform at storytelling open mics.
Where I’ve lived Evanston, IL and San Francisco, CA
Jobs 2
Personal Statement
I recently moved from the Midwest to work for Google as a software engineer. I have always wanted to try living in California and I’m glad I got the opportunity. I’m still set-tling in out here and getting adjusted to a new city and new job. I’ve always been very lucky and blessed in my life and I’m grateful for all the people who helped me get to where I am.
Winston Lee
Address: 1155 Tanglewood Ct.
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone #: 818.926.1206
Email: [email protected]
Parents: P.C. and Betty Lee
Fiancée: Shanying
Current Employer Del Monte Foods
Process Engineer
High School Brookfield Central High School ‘97
College Life University of Wisconsin - Madison ‘01
Chemical Engineering
Graduate School University of California - Davis ‘06
MS, Food Science
Hobbies Cooking, eating, gaming, fantasy sports, basketball
Where I’ve lived Buffalo, Milwaukee, Madison, Austin, Davis, Long Beach
Jobs 3 salaried positions. A bunch of hourly jobs.
My OCA graduation party I remember a Chinese restau-rant and dancing the Macarena. Yes, I’m old.
I have been with Del Monte Foods for 2 years working on the Meow Mix. We have “meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow” as a ring tone. It gets old quick.
I recently got engaged and am planning on moving up to the Bay area to join my fiancée. That may be the last ma-jor move in my life as I love the area and want to stay there. It is the land of cheap groceries, good Asian restaurants and iceless winters.
One of my major hobbies is food, so we’re working on a food website www.foozoo.org. The goal is for everyone to be able to find the Fortune restaurant of their area.
Deborah Wu
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Vera Lau and Gilbert Wu
Current Employer William Beaumont Hospital
Resident
High School Waukesha North High School ‘96
College Life University of Wisconsin ‘00
BS - Genetics
Graduate School University of Wisconsin ‘04
MD
Hobbies Figure skating, swing dancing, tennis
Where I’ve lived Madison WI, Marshfield WI, Royal Oak MI
Ludwig Moy Address: 9858 Murano View
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Chris and Samson Moy
Lead Software Developer
High School Brookfield Central High School ‘97
College Life U Of Wisconsin (Madison) ‘02
BS Computer Science
Hobbies Sports, Violin, Piano, Movies
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, Madison, Atlanta
Jobs 4
Favorite OCA memory Giving a speech at the Banquet
Acquiring experi-ence in the technol-ogy field to start a company.
Linda Ting
Address: 230 Bunker Hill Dr.
Brookfield, WI 53005 (until 8/08)
Phone #: 262.389.5797
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Eve and Patrick Ting
Spouse: (soon to be ☺) Brady Baehring
Current Employer BVK
Account Executive
High School Brookfield Central ‘99
College Life UW-Madison ‘03
Consumer Science
Graduate School UW- Milwaukee
MBA
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Featured in Ad for UWM Grad School: 4/11 and 4/12 Wiscon-sin Lutheran and Alverno theatre ads, May/June issue of Midwest Airlines, 6/1 Journal Sentinel, 6/27 Business Jour-nal, June issue of Milwaukee Magazine
Hobbies Photography, fashion, fashion shows, promotions, working out, event planning (my wedding ;-) )
Where I’ve lived Madison, California, Milwaukee, soon in Muskego
Jobs 3
Favorite OCA memory When I was 5 years old I danced with the big kids and won a record from the DJ.
My OCA graduation party I had a great time planning the event at Zorba’s (now Panos’)
After working at ESPN radio in Milwaukee for 2 years, I switched my career direc-tion into advertising at the ad agency, BVK. I currently work with the 3rd largest account DeVry University and am in charge of the west region.
I am also in the MBA pro-gram at UWM, building a house with my fiancé in Muskego and planning our wedding which will be in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands!
Tian Hong Lan
Address: New York City
Parents: Yisheng Lan and Huijun (Jane) Zhang
Spouse: Panich Prompat
Current Employer Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Attorney
High School Shorewood High School ‘99
College Life Wellesley College ‘02
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Graduate School UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) ‘05
Juris Doctor
Activities, Awards and Achievements Suma Cum Laude (Wellesley College)
Where I’ve lived Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY
Jobs 2
Favorite OCA memory Volunteering at the Holiday Folk Fair
Richard Hsia Address: Madison, WI
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Wen-Chen and Pei-min Hsia
Current Employer WSLL
High School Brookfield Central High School ‘99
College Life UW-Madison ‘04
BA Psychology
Hobbies Reading, movies, sports, etc.
Where I’ve lived Madison
My OCA graduation party The Domes
I’ve been married since 2001 to Brian, who I met at Bradley, and we just bought our second condo in Chicago, in the Lakeview neighborhood. Brian works as a solutions engineer for Veri-zon Business and completed an MS in Information Technology at Northwestern in 2006. Now it’s my turn to be in grad school, and I’m doing the LEEP program in Library and Information Science through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which means I’m taking classes that meet live online, and I physically go to campus once per semester. My plan is to graduate in December and then try to get a professional position as an academic art librarian at a college, university, or museum library. I’m also working full-time as the Art Collection Manager at Northwestern University Library, and I occasionally give tours and talks at the Art Institute of Chicago, where I worked for a few years after I graduated from the School of the Art Institute. One of these days I’m hoping to have some more free time.
Sean Tze Hung Riley Address:117 W. 2nd St. #5
Madison, IN 47250
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Dan Riley and Margaret Wong-Riley
Current Employer Twisted Pixel Games
Lead Game Designer
High School Brookfield East High School ‘96
College Life University of Chicago ‘00
B.A. English and B.A. Computer Science
Hobbies Video Games (obviously), Basketball
Where I’ve lived Chicago, IL and Madison, IN
Jobs 6 years at High Voltage Software and now 6 months at Twisted Pixel Games.
Favorite OCA memory I definitely remember working at the folk festival and being part of the dragon!
My OCA graduation party I think I was so dizzied at the prospect of graduating and leaving for college that it’s all a blur!
I’ve worked in the video game industry for about 7 years and re-cently joined a group of my friends who started a new games company. It’s lots of long hours, but the work is excit-ing, challenging, and requires constant crea-tivity. I can’t imagine doing anything else.
Lindsay King
Address: 2840 N. Lincoln Ave. #H2
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone #: 773.868.1282
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Bob and Judy King
Spouse: Brian Armknecht
Current Employer Northwestern University Library
Art Collection Manager
High School Waukesha West HS ‘96
College Life Bradley University ‘00
BA, Art History
Graduate School School of the Art Institute of Chicago ‘02
MA, Modern Art History, Theory, and Criticism
Graduate School University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ‘08
MS, Library and Information Science
Activities, Awards and Achievements Illinois State Library Training Grant (2007), School of the Art Institute Graduate Grant (2001), Phi Eta Sigma Scholarship for Graduate Study (2000), Phi Kappa Phi Award of Excellence (2000), Academy of American Poets Prize First Place (2000), Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society (1998), Bradley University Fine Arts Tal-ent Scholarship (1998-2000), Phi Eta Sigma Academic Honor Society (1997), Bradley Univer-sity Presidential and Dean’s Scholarships (1996-2000), National Merit Scholar (1996)
Hobbies Singing, painting, playing the piano, knitting, sewing, baking, reading
Where I’ve lived In reverse order: Chicago, Denver, Washington, D.C., Peoria, and Wauke-sha.
Jobs Lots, considering that I’m not quite 30! The main ones have been my current job in the art and architecture library at Northwestern, my adjunct lecturer position at the Art Institute of Chicago, and my earlier job in Interpretive Exhibitions and Family Programs at the Art Insti-tute. I also did internships at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Washington Pro-ject for the Arts at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Denver Art Museum, and the Art Institute.
Favorite OCA memory When I think of the OCA parties I’ve been to, I remember a lot of the older members smiling at me. That was always a warm feeling.
My OCA graduation party It was fun to spend time with the other kids who were around my age, since there weren’t very many Chinese kids in Waukesha. I think there was swing dancing at the graduation party, and of course there’s always a lot of food!
Current Employer Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Associate
High School Waukesha West HS ‘00
College Life New York University ‘04
Broadcast Journalism / Politics (International Relations)
Activities, Awards and Achievements NYU College of Arts and Science Scholarship; NYU Faculty of Arts and Science Scholarship; NYU Chancellor’s Grant; NYU Honors Scholar; Dean’s List
Hobbies Cooking, Food Science, Badminton, Volunteering, Art/Museums
Where I’ve lived New York City
Jobs 2 full time jobs since graduation
Personal Statement
Ever since I moved to New York City to attend NYU with the help of the OCA scholar-ship, I’ve been working hard to build a future for myself. Since we sacrificed so much com-ing to this country, my overarching goal is build on our family’s desires for a more success-ful and happier life.
I have been working full time for Lehman Brothers, an invest-ment bank, for about two years now. With this job, I am well on my way to achieving my goal and I believe that none of our sacri-fices were in vain.
Max Lam
Address: 32-76 32nd Street #1E
Astoria, NY 11106
Phone #: 212.320.6989
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Johnny Lam and Levina Lau
Chris Chan
Address: 3460 N. Hackett Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211-2945
Phone #: 414.964.1766
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Drs. Carlyle and Patricia Chan
Current Employer Marquette University
Teacher’s Assistant
High School University School of Milwaukee ‘00
College Life Lawrence University (Appleton, WI) ‘04 B.A., Double major: History and English, minor: Government. Magna cum laude.
Graduate School Marquette University
M.A. in U.S. History ’06
Ph.D. in U.S. History, pending
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Member of the Asian American Writer’s Workshop (2005-present)
Member of the American Chesterton Society (2003-present)
Contributing editor to Gilbert Magazine (2004-present)
Hobbies Reading, writing, founder of P.A.T.H.O.S. (Peace Activism Through Historical & Ontological Studies)
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee all my life, save for brief stays in Appleton during college.
Jobs About six
Favorite OCA memory Meeting with other students and learning about their goals and hopes for the future.
My OCA graduation party I remember that each of us introduced one of the other scholar-ship winners to the audience. It was held in a meeting room in the Medical College of Wis-consin.
Chris with
mom
Current Employer Procter and Gamble
Engineer
High School Brookfield Central HS ‘96
College Life Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison ‘00
BS Chemical Engineering
Graduate School Xavier University ‘07
MBA
Activities, Awards and Achievements Cin-
cinnati Community Orchestra
Hobbies Softball, volleyball, violin
Jobs 1 company, 6 jobs
Favorite OCA memory The Christmas parties
with the Asian Santa Clauses
My OCA graduation party It was at Manning’s
on the north side… it was the first time I’ve ever
been a part of planning an event. I really had a
blast!
Dale Ting Address: 8256 Indian Summer
Mason, OH 45040
Phone #: 513.260.9336
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Patrick and Eve Ting
I’m an engineer at Proc-ter and Gamble, work-ing in Fabric Care. I’m still playing the violin, and I’m on the board of trustees for the Cincin-nati Community Or-chestra. At work, I’m the team leader for our de-partment’s Asian/Pacific American team, and have made it my mis-sion to bring Asian Americans (both ABCs and non-ABCs) together and leverage the strengths we as Asians bring!
I am very thankful for the support of the OCA and all of its members. Living anywhere can be difficult as a minority, and the OCA provided a source of support and friendship in an area where there are not many Chinese or other Asians. I am also grateful for the finan-cial support that the scholarship provided.
Current Employer Rainbow Babies and Chil-dren’s Hospital
Neonatology Fellow
High School University School of Milwaukee ‘95
College Life Princeton University ‘99
BA
Graduate School Boston University School of Medicine ‘03
MD
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Pediatric Residency at Children’s Hospital at Oakland in Oakland, California
Neonatology Fellowship at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio
Hobbies Rock climbing, snowboarding, golf, spending time with our dog “Ein”
Where I’ve lived Princeton, NJ; Boston, MA; Emeryville, CA; Cleveland, OH
Jobs 2 – pediatric resident, neonatology fellow
Favorite OCA memory The fun dinners talking with friends and family. The lion dragon and lion dances that we did.
My OCA graduation party Too long ago to remember much. Good Chinese food.
Personal Statement
I am currently finishing my second of three years as a neonatology fellow at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. I take care of premature and term infants who are too sick to go home. It is a stressful and time consuming but rewarding career. My wife Sylvia and I plan to move back to California after my three years in Cleve-land are done. She is a physical therapist working at the Cleveland Clinic. We have a 2 year old Pembroke Welsh Corgi dog named Ein who loves children and other dogs.
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Thomas Lai
Address: 23521 Wimbledon Road
Shaker Heights, OH 44122
Phone #: 216.751.1268
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Joseph and Helen Lai
Spouse: Sylvia Lai
My wife, our dog Ein, and myself
at his 1 yr
birthday
Current Employer Burbank Unified School District,
Universal Studios Hollywood, Freelance Tech Theatre
Teacher, Sound Stage Manager, Sound Engineer
High School Waukesha West High School ‘00
College Life Univ. of Southern California ‘04
B.A. in Cinema-Television Production
Activities, Awards and Achievements National
Merit Finalist, Dean’s List, Cum Laude, co-founded Re-
verse Osmosis a cappella group
Hobbies Listening to/writing/performing music, mov-
ies, photography, drawing/painting/design, computers
Where I’ve lived Wisconsin, California, Louisiana
Jobs More than I can count
Favorite OCA memory The summer camps were
probably the most fun.
My OCA graduation party It was at the Medical Col-
lege of Wisconsin, and we had a lot of speaking, some
music and a little dancing.
Jon King
Address: 5255 Riverton Ave. #207
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Phone #: 213.447.9271
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Robert and Judy King
I currently live in North Hollywood,
CA, doing freelance sound engineer-
ing at various places around Los
Angeles. I teach Tech Theatre at
John Burroughs High School in
Burbank, where I also do sound
recording and mixing and music
arranging. In addition, I work at
Universal Studios Hollywood, doing
live sound and video mixing. I re-
cord and mix film scores at USC,
and occasionally do production
sound work, such as on the film The
Guardian. I share an apartment
now, but I’m working to save up
money to hopefully buy a condo in
the next few years.
Diana Wu
Address: 500 Riverside Dr. 2F
New York, NY 10027
Phone #: 608.608.2817
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Gilbert and Vera Wu
High School Waukesha North High School ‘00
College Life University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘04
Triple Major: Journalism, French, Social Welfare
Graduate School Columbia University: School of International and Public Affairs, School of Social Work ‘08
Dual Degree Masters -- Social Work, International Affairs
Activities, Awards and Achievements (since graduate school)
Presented research on educational equity in Bangladesh at Compara-tive and International Education Society Conference (2008)
Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship (2007-2008)
Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellow (since 2007)
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Training Grant (2006)
Hobbies languages, reading, music and hiking
Where I’ve lived Wisconsin, China, New York
Jobs No real jobs yet – just several short-term posts (since college):
Lived and taught in Jinan, China (2005-6)
Direct Practice Social Work –Senior Services (2006-7)
Rural Non-Formal Education work (in China: summer 2006, 2007; total: 2005-present)
Microfinance in Sichuan, China (Summer 2007)
External Evaluation – International Institute of Rural Reconstruction. Bicol Region, Philip-pines (2007-8)
Research and Policy – CARE International (2007-8)
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I am preparing to graduate with dual-degree Masters from the School of Interna-tional and Public Af-fairs and the School of Social Work at Colum-bia University. Cur-rently, I work with CARE International’s advocacy unit at the United Nations, focus-ing on gender-based violence, children in armed conflict, the DR Congo, Somalia and Sudan. Eventually, I hope to go into the field of international devel-opment/humanitarian assistance, with a focus on education and gen-der. However, in the coming months, I’m not really sure where I’ll be or what I will be doing – which is quite excit-ing!
Sherry Chen
Address: 826 W. 34th Street
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Chee and Sheng-Sheng Chen
Consultant
High School Nicolet ‘95
College Life Year of graduation: ‘99
Bachelor of Arts
Graduate School Cornell Institute for Public Affairs ‘01
Masters in Public Administration
Hobbies Fitness, movies, travel
Where I’ve lived Baltimore, MD
Jobs 4
Personal Statement
Upon graduating from college (2000), I moved to Cincinnati, OH with my new puppy, Rocky, for a job with P&G in their Research & Development group. But not before I spent 11 weeks in Western Europe traveling around to all the big cities and doing my summer ChE lab class in Oviedo, Spain. Funny, I started work the same day as Dale Ting (fellow OCA recipient). Eventually, I met my future husband, Tom, in Cincinnati through playing on a co-ed recreational soccer team and we were married in Aug. 2004. In Aug 2006, we had our first child – Owen. So now, I try to balance working full-time, being a mom, play-ing soccer games, and evening with friends. Since Tom isn’t from Cincinnati or Milwaukee – we spend a lot of our time flying all over the country to visit friends and relatives.
At Procter & Gamble, I’ve worked on a variety of products and brands from Febreze to Downy to Mr. Clean. I’ve also have experienced working on different areas of R&D. Being its a global company has enabled me to see other parts of the world and work with people all over the world. I also lead recruiting P&G – R&D recruiting at the University of Wis-consin which allows me a trip back to the university and relive my college memories.
Wendy (Gong) Riker Address: 7748 Hunt Club Dr.
Mason, OH 45040
Phone #: 513.382.5829
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Sam and Dora Gong
Spouse: Tom Riker
Children: Owen (20 months old)
Current Employer Procter & Gamble
Senior Scientist Engineer
High School Oak Creek High School ‘95
College Life University of Wisconsin- Madison ‘00
BS Chemical Engineering
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Band & Colorguard ’92-’95 (Capt ’94-’95); Drama ’93-’95; National Honors Society (Secretary); Dean’s Honor List ’95-’98; SWE/AIChE ’95-’00; Engineering Expo PR Chair ’98-’00; Chemical Engineering Summer Lab Oviedo, Spain ’00
Hobbies Running, Playing Soccer, Traveling internationally, Cooking, Girls night out, Scrap-booking
Where I’ve lived Oviedo, Spain (5 weeks); Cincinnati, OH; Oak Creek, WI
Jobs Depends on how you count them…including internships = 8.
My OCA graduation party Feeling uneasy since I didn’t know many of the people but en-joyed my time – then while at college met up with Nick and through him met some of the best friends I keep in contact with still today.
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Attorney High School Nicolet ‘94 College Life UW Madison ‘98 BS – Political Science and Economics Graduate School Georgetown Law School ‘02 JD
Bryan Marra Address: Washington DC Email: [email protected]
Parents: Tom and Shirley Marra
Current Employer Carolina RailHawks FC
Head Athletic Trainer
High School Rufus King International Baccalaureate H.S. ‘01
College Life University of WI – Madison (2001-2002)
University of WI – Milwaukee ’06
B.S. Kinesiology
Activities, Awards and Achievements Internship with the Milwaukee Wave Professional
Indoor Soccer team. Now in the 2nd year as the Head Athletic Trainer for the 2nd year with the
Carolina RailHawks professional outdoor soccer team.
Hobbies sports, staying fit, music, dancing
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, WI ; Raleigh, NC
Jobs Since graduating: 2
Favorite OCA memory Receiving my scholarship!
Elise Caceres
Address: P.O. Box 170441
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Abraham and Milagros Caceres
Favorite OCA memory Working at the cultural festivals.
My OCA graduation party I remember having planning sessions with the other recipients in my dining room.
Current Employer Chr Hansen
Quality Control Tech
High School Waukesha North High School ‘01
College Life UW-Madison ‘06
Bacteriology
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Member of Bacteriology Club
Hobbies I like to run, play tennis, and read.
Where I’ve lived Wisconsin
Jobs 1
Favorite OCA memory The Picnics
My OCA graduation party I remember that Elise Ca-ceres and I planned the entire event. It was at the Medical College of Wisconsin. We were the only graduates so we found it hard to fill the time so we tried to incorporate fun games into the program. We also each played a musical instrument so we played a solo song for the attendees. Overall it was a good experience to plan the event.
Erica Hong
Address: 1019 E. Brady St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone #: 262.488.2538
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Harvey and Susana Hong
Right now I have been out of school for about 2 years. I got my first job at Chr-Hansen in West Allis and have since been working there. At my place of em-ployment, I am currently working on the highest prior-ity project that our company has globally, and have trav-eled to France and Denmark for this project. I will be working in France this sum-mer for an exchange program and am currently taking french lessons to brush up on my language skills. For fun I ran the Chicago Marathon last year and am going to train for it again this coming year along with a few half marathons. I live on the east-side of Milwaukee with a cou-ple of my friends and really enjoy the area a lot. Overall, just a basic recent college graduate.
Leslie Chan Address: Hottingerstrasse 33
8032 Zurich, Switzerland
Phone #: +41.78.790.8910
Email: [email protected]
Parents: William and Clara Chan
Current Employer Credit Suisse
Assistance Vice President - Private Banking External Reporting
High School Brookfield Central ‘94
College Life UW- Madison ‘98
B.B.A in Finance & International Business
Hobbies Outdoor activities, travel
Where I’ve lived Texas, USA; London, UK; Sydney, Australia; and Zurich, Switzerland
Jobs 3
Personal Statement
After traveling around the world many times for both professional and personal reasons, I have been happily based in Zurich, Switzerland for the last 2 years. I am working at Credit Suisse in the Private Banking division at the main headquarters. My current role is related to Investor Relations, which has proven quite interesting given the current volatility in the financial markets.
When I am not busy working, I am often found in the mountains snowboarding or hik-ing, in the woods running or in transit to the airport to fly somewhere for a long weekend.
Judy (Ou) Chan
Parents: George and Angela Ou
Spouse: Mike
Children: Matthias(8), Peter (6), Micah (3)
Previous Job Civil Engineer with Wisconsin DOT
Current Job Homeschooling mother
High School Milwaukee Rufus King HS ‘94
College Life UW, UWM
B.S. Engineering
Linda Yang
Parents: Jack and Gin Yang
Spouse: married college classmate in 2002
Current Employer Boston Beth Israel Hospital in July
High School ‘94
College Life UW-Madison ‘98
BS in Toxicology Graduate School Michigan Medical School ‘02
MD degree, specialized OBGYN
Personal Statement - moved to Boston, started residency at Beth Israel Medical Center, finished in 2006 - now pursuing 2-year fellowship program specializing in female surgery at University of Pittsburgh
Gary Hong
Address: 6644 148th Street West
Minneapolis, MN
Phone #: 952.913.5558
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Harvey and Susana Hong
Spouse: Angela Hong
Current Employer OnSite Eng
Electrical Engineer
High School Waukesha North ‘94
College Life University of Wisconsin- Madison ‘99 Electrical Engineering
Hobbies Basketball
Where I’ve lived Minneapolis, MN
Jobs 2
I am married to my wife An-gela Hong. I have one dog (Cocoa) and one cat (Lucy). I am a forensic engineer and investigate electrical acci-dents. I volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters and my little brother has just turned 16.
Emily Chin
Address: 4910 Goodman Ave. Apt. 3930
Addison, TX 75001
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Michael and Judy Chin
Current Employer AT&T
Leadership Development Program
High School Whitefish Bay High School ‘02
College Life University of Notre Dame ‘06
Bachelors in Business Administration- Marketing
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Student Body Chief of Staff (2003)
Student Body Vice President (2004)
Class of 2006 President (2005-present)
Irish Clover - Leadership Award (2004-2006)
Hobbies Traveling, trying new foods
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, WI - Shanghai, China- South Bend, IN- Chicago, IL - San Antonio, TX - Dallas, TX
Jobs 3 rotations with AT&T
Favorite OCA memory Chinese dancing
My OCA graduation party My graduation party was held at UWM celebrating our accomplishments of high school. Everyone was very excited to be able to share our experiences with our scholarship donors, friends and family. We ended the night with dancing!
I wanted to first take this oppor-tunity to personally thank Drs. Lucio and Conchita Siy for their generous scholarship.
My time since high school graduation has been truly enjoy-able. I spent 4 wonderful years at the University of Notre Dame involved in Student Govern-ment, participating in service projects, studying abroad in Shanghai, and attending football games. I then was accepted into AT&T’s Leadership Develop-ment program where I led a Customer Care team in Chicago, IL, moved to San Antonio, TX to market wireless products, and am currently in Dallas, TX su-pervising a team involved with the U-Verse TV product.
I have enjoyed the experiences of moving around the country and the world. It’s been great to meet new people and see differ-ent places.
Current Employer MPS
Special Ed Teacher
High School Martin Luther ‘02
College Life UW – Stevens Point ‘06
BS – Business Administration & Sociology
Graduate School Rockford College ‘07
Masters of Arts - Teaching
Hobbies Scrapbooking, spending time with family and friends, bargain shopping, church activities
Where I’ve lived Stevens Point, London (4 Months), New Berlin, West Allis
Jobs 4 – Boston Store, Children’s World Learning Center, Legacy Fine Dining, Longfellow School
Favorite OCA memory Christmas parties with Santa!
My OCA graduation party We rented a room at UWM, ate Chinese food from Fortune Res-taurant, we had a dance afterwards with a DJ and we invited our friends and family to cele-brate with us.
Amy (Moy) Dufek
Address: Milwaukee, WI
Phone #: 414.640.3536
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Ken and Lori Moy
Spouse: Luke Dufek
I got married to Luke in October of 2006. He is a youth pastor at a church called Woodridge in New Berlin. I got my teaching certification and master’s degree within a year and have been teaching now for 2 years in Mil-waukee Public Schools. I’m happy to have summers and holidays off! We have to move into the city of Milwaukee this summer, due to residency rules. We love spending time with our families, since they are both in the area.
The biggest event happening in my life right now is I just became a mom! My husband Ethan and I welcomed our daughter Adina An-Yee Kushner on Feb. 22, 2008. We live in Seattle and are looking forward to lots of fun activities with our baby girl this summer. We cherish our time with our family and friends; many of which are also fellow OCA scholar-ship recipients.
Professionally, I have been working as a user experience designer at Microsoft since com-pleting graduate school at MIT in 2004. I work on Visual Studio software and find my job to be challenging and rewarding.
Mary (Sy) Ehlenbach Address: 518 31st Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Dr. Santiago and Lynn Sy
Spouse: Bill Ehlenbach
Children: Madeleine (3 yr) and Bethany (15 mo)
Current Employer Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, WA
Pediatric Hospitalist
High School ‘94
College Life University of Notre Dame ‘98
Graduate School University of WI– Madison ‘02
MD
Personal Statement
Mary completed her residency in pediatrics. Her husband, Bill, is currently doing a fel-lowship in critical care/pulmonary medicine at the Univ. of WA. Although they love life in the Northwest, they really miss family in WI. Once Bill completes his training, the plan is for them to return to this area (probably Madison or Chicago). Today, Mary is busy bal-ancing family life and her career.
Current Employer Microsoft
User Experience Designer
High School Brookfield Central HS ‘94
College Life Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ‘99
Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Science, Building Science
Graduate School Massachusetts Institute of Technology ‘04
Master of Science, Comparative Media Studies
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Microsoft Developer Division Compass Award for Individual Excellence, Sept 2007
Microsoft Gold-Star Award, May 2007
Microsoft Patent Award, Feb 2007
International Game Developers Association GDC Scholarship Recipient, March 2004
First Place, Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts at MIT, 2003
Hobbies I enjoy painting, arts and crafts, playing tennis, snowboarding, traveling and fine dining.
Where I’ve lived Brookfield, WI; Troy, NY; Rome, Italy; New York, NY; Cambridge, MA; Walnut Creek, CA; Seattle, WA
Jobs In the past 10 years since I finished my undergrad, I have worked as an architectural intern then web designer in New York City, designed video games at Electronic Arts and now design software at Mi-crosoft.
Favorite OCA memory Performing the fan dance and the dragon dance at the OCA Chinese New Year’s Celebrations
My OCA graduation party Leslie Chan and I did the decorations. It was at a Bavarian-themed hall and we had a DJ and dancing.
Moneta Ho Kushner
Address: 1221 Minor Ave. #403
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone #: 206.618.2686
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Sun-O and Minah Ho
Spouse : Ethan Kushner
Children: Adina An-Yee Kushner ,
born on 2/22/08
Erin Marra
Address: 2355 University Ave. Apt H
Madison, WI 53726
Phone #: 414.305.3262
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Tom and Shirley Marra
High School Nicolet HS ‘02
College Life UW Madison ‘06
BA in Biology and Spanish
Graduate School University of Wisconsin School Of Medi-cine and Public Health ‘10
MD
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Activities: volunteering at hospitals, doing research for a neu-roscience lab and an emotive psychology lab, board member for a student organization
Awards: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Hobbies Tennis, running, cooking, watching the history channel, studying
Where I’ve lived Madison, Boston
Jobs Kaplan test prep instructor for several years
Favorite OCA memory My OCA graduation party ☺
My OCA graduation party UW-Milwaukee campus, good music and great friends
I am currently studying for the first step of the medical licensing exam. I start my third year of medical school in July. I am excited to be doing rotations next year and putting my book knowledge to use. I will spend a semester rotating through inner city hospitals in Milwaukee as part of a new program at the medi-cal school that aims to pro-vide help to the under-served areas of Milwaukee.
Vanessa Tsang
Address: 960 Talon Court
Brookfield, WI 53045
Phone #: 262.271.6622
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Parents: Rose and Sean Tsang
Current Employer L’Oréal skincare in New York City
Marketing
High School Brookfield Central HS ‘03
College Life New York University ‘07
Communication Studies, B.S.
Activities, Awards and Achievements (College)
Graduated cum laude with dean’s list honors
Study Abroad – NYU Paris, Spring 2006
NYU Resident Advisor 2006-2007
Hobbies Traveling, trying new restaurants, Bikram Yoga, shopping, reading
Where I’ve lived New York, NY; Paris, France; Charlotte, NC
Jobs 5 internships in college, 1 post-graduate full time job.
Favorite OCA memory It was an honor to receive an OCA scholarship and be a part of or-ganizing that event.
Vanessa with
brothers
Clayton and
Riley
Jennie Wong Ni Address: 30 Antique Rose
Irvine, CA 92620
Phone #: 949.679.8580
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Johnny and Susan Wong
Spouse: (Weikang) Nick Ni
Children: Lex Ni - 10 months
Current Employer Newport-Mesa Unified School
District
Occupational Therapist
High School Brown Deer High School ‘94
College Life University of Wisconsin – Madison ‘98
B.S. Psychology and Zoology
Graduate School Tufts University ‘01
M.S. Occupational Therapy
Where I’ve lived Nick and I have lived in Boulder, CO, Las Vegas, NV, and currently live in
Irvine, CA
Personal Statement
Nick and I are enjoying living in California. We moved to Irvine about 5 years ago be-
cause we wanted to start a family. We have a 10 month old son named Lex and are loving
spending time together and watching him grow. I work as an occupational therapist in
the school district, working with children who have autism and various other develop-
mental delays. I love working with children and would love to have my own pediatric
practice in the future.
Family picture– Lex at 10 mo.
Hobbies Dropping wisdom on my infant son.
Where I’ve lived Boulder, CO, Las Vegas, NV, Irvine, CA
Jobs 3
My OCA graduation party Yes, Mojo Marra and I organized it.
Personal Statement
Married college sweetheart, Jennie (also an OCA scholarship recipient in 1994).
Recently we had a kid, Lex. He rules.
Weikang Nicholas Ni Address: 30 Antique Rose Irvine, CA 92620 Phone #: 702.328.2588 Email: [email protected]
Parents: Nick and Terry Ni Spouse: Jennie Ni
Children: Lex Ni, 10 months
Self-Employed
High School Nicolet High School ‘94
College Life University of Madison, Wisconsin ‘97
Bachelor of Science, Computer Sciences
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Terri Moy Address: 2452 N. 114th Street
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone #: 414.774.9938
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Chuck N. and Sau C. Moy
Current Employer Octane, LLC
Business Analyst
High School Wauwatosa West High School ‘93
College Life Marquette University ‘98
International Business, Finance and Marketing
Hobbies Travel, shopping, decorating, spending time with friends.
Where I’ve lived Rome, Italy ; Chicago, IL
Jobs 3
Favorite OCA memory Working with all of the individuals—wonderful and helpful
My OCA graduation party I remember all of the people that are part of the organization.
Personal Statement
Besides getting older and wiser, I’ve been able to work with some wonderful people and made some amazing friends in Milwaukee and Chicago.
I’ve also had the opportunity to travel (Europe, US, Puerto Rico) – one of my favorite things to do. I hope to go and see China for the first time next year.
Jessica Hsia
Address: 204 N. Pinckney St.
Madison, WI 53703
Phone #: 617.233.1370
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Wen-chen and Pei-min Hsia
Current Employer Epic Systems Corporation
Technical Services
High School Brookfield Central High School ‘03
College Life MIT, UW-Madison ‘07
B.S. in Mathematics and Physics
Hobbies Volleyball, fishing, cooking
Where I’ve lived Madison, WI
Jobs 1
Favorite OCA memory I don’t have any single favorite
memory, but most of my fondest OCA memories are asso-
ciated with Chinese Youth Summer Camp.
My OCA graduation party The party was located in the
Medical College of Wisconsin. I played a violin duet with
Vanessa Tsang, and our previous graduate guest speaker
was Emily Chin. I also remember the food being catered
from Fortune Chinese Restaurant.
I am currently living in Madi-
son, WI and working for a
healthcare software develop-
ment company located in Ve-
rona, WI. The majority of my
free time is spent playing vol-
leyball in various leagues
throughout Madison or enjoy-
ing the company of friends
and family. Besides volleyball
and family/friends, one of my
other biggest interests in life is
traveling, and in January
2008, I had the opportunity to
travel to China for the first
time with my father and
brother. It was an incredible,
eye-opening experience, and
in the future, I hope to travel
back to China, as well as to
many of the countless other
countries I have not yet had
the opportunity to visit.
Adam Carr
Address: 2535 N. Terrace Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone #: 507.301.8570
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Janet Carr
Current Employer The Silva Project
Volunteer Coordinator/Kiwi Farmer
High School Rufus King High School ‘03
College Life Carleton College ‘07 Mathematics & Philosophy, Magna cum laude
Activities, Awards and Achievements 88.1 KLRX, Carleton’s Student-Run Radio Sta-tion: Music Director, Programmer, Station Manager; College Quiz Bowl, Many Tournament Victories
Hobbies Music, Distance Running, Uncle-ing, Traveling, Table Tennis, Reading
Where I’ve lived Since graduating from Carleton last spring, I’ve been in Corfu, Greece for the past 10 months
Jobs In Corfu, I’ve held the same position as Volunteer Coordinator/Kiwi Farmer
Favorite OCA memory When my father played the role of Santa Claus for Christmas. Also, the visits from Frank Wu and his deep and commanding voice.
My OCA graduation party It was in a UWM hall. I can’t remember much about the enter-tainment, but I remember the food was good and there were plenty of good conversation.
Carmelita Tiu
Address: 1250 W. Van Buren St. #115
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone #: 312.420.5209
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Drs. Alfonso and Lou Divina Tiu
Spouse: Matthew Woodburn
Current Employer Harpo Productions, Inc.
Sr. Clearance Coordinator / Attorney
High School Divine Savior Holy Angels H.S. ‘93
College Life University of Notre Dame (1993-1995)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago ‘98
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Graduate School DePaul University College of Law ‘07
Juris Doctor
Activities, Awards and Achievements CURRENT: Womancraft, Inc. (Board Member), Junior League of Chicago (Member), Collaboraction Theater Company (Development Council Co-Chair), Women’s Treatment Center (Volunteer), Redmoon Theater (Planning Committee), Lawyers for the Creative Arts (Volunteer), Chicago Bar Association Member, American Bar Association Member, Asian-American Bar Association Member
PAST AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS Illinois State Bar Association Law Student Public Service Award; DePaul Service Award; nominated to the REAL Hot 100 (list of female activists); Dis-pute Resolution Certificate from Northwestern University
Hobbies Dance, volunteering, supporting the arts (galleries, museums, theater, etc.), yoga, traveling, reading
Where I’ve Lived Milwaukee, WI; South Bend, IN; Chicago, IL
Jobs Many!
Favorite OCA memory Just the usual mischief when bunches of kids get together
My OCA graduation party I think it was at the Midway Motor Lodge on Moorland. We had a DJ I think, b/c I remember dancing a fair amount!
Christopher Lai Address: 1600 Beacon St. #1112
Brookline, MA
Phone #: 603.767.7263
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Helen and Joseph Lai
Current Employer State Street Bank and Trust
Senior Custody Specialist
High School University School of Milwaukee ‘93
College Life Vanderbilt University ‘98
BS H&OD- Health and Human Services and Psychology
Graduate School Murray State University ‘01
MA Health, Physical Education, and Recreation: Exercise Physiology
Graduate School University of New Hampshire ‘06
MBA Business Administration
Activities, Awards and Achievements 2008 Boston Marathon; Published works (Anxiety
and Burnout in Female Collegiate Ice Hockey and Soccer Athletes, Perceptual and Motor
Skills, 2005, 101, 519-524.; Gender Differences in Burnout of Collegiate Division I Soccer
Players, Thesis, 2001)
Hobbies Skiing, Surfing, Running, Enjoying life, Travel, Real Estate
Where I’ve lived Nashville, TN; Murray, KY; Hempstead, NY; Dover, NH; Newmarket, NH;
Manhattan, NY; Boston, MA; Brookfield, WI.
Jobs 4
Favorite OCA memory Folk Fair – every year
William Kao Address: 602 Langdon Street
Madison, WI
Phone #: 414.688.6647
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Ming and Christine Kao
Current Employer Office of Human Resource Development
Intern
High School Nicolet ‘04
College Life UW-Madison ‘08
BBA in Management and Human Resource
Activities, Awards and Achievements
School of Business Dean’s List
College of Letters and Science Dean’s List
Society of Human Resources
Youth with a Mission Phos House
Madison Chinese Christian Church
Hobbies Sports, comedy, learning Chinese, superheroes, Jay Chou music
Where I’ve lived University Dorms, Phos House
Jobs 5
Favorite OCA memory The Graduation Celebration
Michael Chan
Address: S31W24801 Green Valley Lane
Waukesha, WI 53189
Phone #: 262.544.6560
Parents: Guo Rui and Betty Chan
High School Waukesha West High School ‘03
College Life UW- Milwaukee ‘08 Business and Finance
Hobbies cars
Alex Chin
Address: 1118 Foster St.
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone #: 414.732.3462
Parents: Michael and Judy Chin
High School Whitefish Bay High School ‘04
College Life Northwestern University ‘08
Electrical Engineering
Activities, Awards and Achievements ChinaCare
(Philanthropic group used to raise money for surgeries and to
better lives of Chinese orphans)
Hobbies Volunteer work, traveling, sports!
Where I’ve lived I’m still finishing up my last year, so
still in Evanston, IL
Jobs No official jobs yet, but lots of internships
Favorite OCA memory My favorite memories are
the potlucks and social gatherings where we would get
together and just stay in touch with all the families and
their children who are still like brothers and sisters to
me.
My OCA graduation party I’m not completely sure about the name of the restaurant, but
I do remember all the familiar faces that came in support of all of us that were graduating. I
especially remember the good food!
Right now, I’m wrapping up my final year at Northwest-ern University as an Electri-cal Engineering major. I have had an amazing four years in Chicago, and it’s bit-tersweet to see it ending so soon! I’ve made countless friends, connections and memories that I know I will keep up with no matter where my life leads me. After graduation, I will be attend-ing graduate school to get a Masters degree in engineer-ing and possibly manage-ment. I’m still trying to de-cide what school to attend, but rest assured, I’m going!
Christine (Lee) Haight Address: 4325 W. 182nd St. #2
Torrance, CA 90504
Phone #: 310.750.0811
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Cheng-Ming and Lily Lee
Spouse name: Matt Haight
Current Employer SAIC Inc
Senior Systems Engineer
High School Nicolet High School ‘93
College Life MIT ‘97
BS in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Graduate School University of Washington-Seattle ‘00
MS in Civil Engineering
Hobbies Triathlons, rock climbing, beach volleyball, reading, hiking/backpacking, scuba div-ing, travel
Where I’ve lived Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles
Jobs 3
Wen-Chyi Soo Address: 142, rue du Faubourg
St. Denis, 75010 Paris, France
Phone #: +33.6.61.13.91.78
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Kwan and Madeline Soo
Spouse: Jonas Unger
Current Employer OECD
High School Divine Savior Holy Angels High School ‘93
College Life University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ‘00
Bachelor of Arts
Wen-Tyan Soo
Address:1430 E. Russell Avenue, Unit C
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Phone #: 414.294.3350
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Kwan and Madeline Soo
Current Employer AFLAC
District Sales
High School DSHA ‘93
College Life Marquette, UW Milwaukee, WCTC ‘98 Double Associates Culinary Arts, Hospitality Manage-ment
Hobbies Travel, food, wine, pool, movies
Where I’ve lived Singapore, Milwaukee
Jobs A lot from restaurant and bar management!
I live in Milwaukee and have worked with Aflac for 4 years. I was promoted to the District Sales Coordinator position in January.
Most of my family has moved away from Milwaukee but I am still happy and proud to call it home. My twin sister Chyi has lived in Paris for about 10 years now and is getting married in May.. that is the big news in my life right now!
I still keep in touch with a couple of peo-ple from high school and look forward to seeing everyone’s updates!
Alphonse Tiu Address: Chicago, IL
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Drs. Alfonso and Lou Divina Tiu
Spouse : Chean Tiu (after May, 2008)
Current Employer: BidClerk
Senior Application Developer
High School Univ. School of Milwaukee ‘92
College Life Northwestern University ‘96 BA Economics
Where I’ve lived West Allis, WI and Chicago, IL
Favorite OCA memory The banquets were always fun.
Victoria Lee
Address: 9431 N. Sleepy Hollow Lane
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Phone #: 414. 351.5066
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Kwang and Nancy Lee
High School Nicolet High School ‘04
College Life University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘07
B.S.
Graduate School Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine ‘12
M.D. eventually
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Wisconsin Women’s Lightweight Rowing
UW-Madison Women’s Ultimate Frisbee
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Comprehensive Honors (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Draminski Scholarship for Excellence in Economics
John W. Moore Award for Excellence in Chemistry
College of Letters and Science Leo and Jean Besozzi Schol-arship in the Liberal Arts
Hobbies Ultimate frisbee, basketball, fishing, reading when I have time, music, watching the Office/Grey’s Anatomy/Desperate Housewives, hiking
Where I’ve lived Wisconsin, California, China
Jobs 4 (Kentucky Fried Chicken, public health intern, women’s center intern, lab research assistant)
Favorite OCA memory Playing erhu in the Chinese Orchestra at the OCA Chinese New Year party
My OCA graduation party I think there were two parties. One was at Peony Restaurant with a buffet-style dinner. Another was at a larger dinner hall, which was where the Tsao’s presented the scholarship to me.
I am currently spending a
few months in China, sight-
seeing, practicing my Chi-
nese, learning about Chi-
nese culture, tea specifi-
cally, and learning Zhejiang
cooking techniques. I am
planning on starting medi-
cal school in August, and as
a result, intend on fully
enjoying my last few
months of stress-free life.
My brother and his wife
also recently had their first
child, and my sister and I
are enjoying our new roles
as aunts (and my parents
as grandparents).
Diana Chan
Address: 3460 N. Hackett Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone #: 414.964.1766
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Carlyle and Patricia Chan
High School University School of Milwaukee ‘05
College Life Carleton College ‘09
B.A. in Biology
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Track and Field 2005-2007
Environmental Studies Summer Internship Grant 2008
Hobbies Broomball, sports in general, camping
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, WI and Northfield, MN
Jobs 5
Favorite OCA memory Filming the “Desperate Seniors”
video for our graduation party.
My OCA graduation party Peony Restaurant
I am a junior biology major and environ-mental studies minor at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. I spent last summer on a conservation-based study abroad program in the Great Bear Rain-forest of British Colum-bia. I will be returning there this summer to teach science to Heiltsuk First Nation youth at a summer camp and continue the field work I started last year.
My job at HP is a mechanical engineer, working on designing high-end commercial ink-jet products. We recently introduced our first multi-function copier product, based on ink-jet technology. I love what I do and the interesting and smart people that I have worked with over the years. However, I have found that it is most important to have a job that al-lows flexibility for a fulfilling personal life outside of work.
I recently gave birth to our second son, Austin. Our older son, Tristan, is almost 2. The past couple of years have been very much dedicated to taking care of babies. We hope to someday be able to get a little more sleep. But, for now, we are very much enjoy-ing seeing things through their eyes for the first time.
You are welcome to visit our blog for the latest on our family -- http://www.krauskopf-family.blogspot.com/
Jerry King
Address: 545 East Wells St. #601
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Parents: Gloria and Ming King
Current Employer Precast Engineering Company
President
High School University School of Milwaukee ‘92
College Life Univ. of Illinois – UC ‘96
BS Engineering, BS Psych
Graduate School MIT ‘97
MS Engineering
Hobbies Travel, Hiking, Camping
Where I’ve lived Chicago, Boston, Bath England, Kansas City
Jobs 3
Favorite OCA memory Folk Fair
Angela Chen Krauskopf
Address: 3116 NW Sierra Dr.
Camas, WA 98607
Phone #: 360.833.1359
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Greg and Sheng-Sheng Chen
Spouse: Lloyd
Children: Tristan (2), Austin (1 month)
Current Employer Hewlett-Packard
Design Engineer
High School Nicolet ‘92
College Life MIT ‘96
BS-ME
Graduate School Stanford University ‘00
MS-ME
Hobbies Hiking, camping, snowboarding, stained glass / fused glass art, gardening
Where I’ve lived Boston, MA; Portland, OR
Jobs 1
Favorite OCA memory I really enjoyed the folk fair every year. There was one year where we performed a drum dance for the children’s program. I remember having to consume a lot of shoestring potatoes for snacks during Chinese School prior to the folk fair weekend, so that we could use the canisters to make our drums with.
Personal Statement
I moved out to Portland, OR immediately after college to take my first full-time job with Hewlett-Packard. My initial intention was to do this for 3-5 years and then move on to something else. Over the next 12 years, my position at HP has changed a bit and I am now living in the suburbs of Portland (Camas, WA), but I am still here! I did take a brief hiatus from my job to get my master’s down in the Bay Area, but decided that the Pacific NW was home and returned after obtaining my degree.
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Sarah Wong
Address: 1320 Indianwood Dr.
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone #: 262.271.5899
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Walter and Anna Wong
High School Brookfield Central ‘05
College Life Washington University in St. Louis ‘09
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Minor in Economics
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Asian American Association, President
Wash U Filmboard, Secretary
Volunteer Middle School Tutor
Dean’s List
Hobbies movie making, music/concerts, trivia, food
Where I’ve lived Brookfield, WI and St. Louis, MO
Jobs private tutor and summer jobs/internships
Favorite OCA memory Some of my fondest memories growing up include my years dancing in the OCA Youth Dance Troupe (miss you girls!) and helping my mom at the Holiday Folk Fair marketplace.
My OCA graduation party I enjoyed working with Carrie, Diana, and Jade on our “Desperate Seniors” movie. We laughed the whole time making it!
I want to thank OCA-WI for their generous scholarship as I pursue my academic endeavors. Congrats for 20 years of support to Milwaukee’s OCA grads!
I just finished my junior
year at Wash U and am
sad that I’m almost done!
I’ve really enjoyed my
time in college and have
tried to make the most of
it. When I’m not study-
ing like crazy, you can
find me playing trivia and
eating potluck style with
my friends. I still enjoy
coming home to my fam-
ily during breaks and I
plan on applying to law
school in the fall.
Carrie Woltman
Address: 344 W. Dayton St. Apt 511
Madison, WI 53703
Phone #: 414.364.0536
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Martin and Sandy Woltman
High School Nicolet High School ‘05
College Life UW Madison Dec. ‘09
BA Communication Arts
BA Chinese
Activities, Awards and Achievements UW Madison Division
Track and Field, Scholar Athlete, 8th in Big Ten for High Jump,
Symphony Orchestra
Hobbies Watching movies, outdoor activities, sports
Where I’ve lived Still just Wisconsin
Favorite OCA memory Dancing in the folk fair
My OCA graduation party I remember it was at the Peony res-
taurant and it was very informative to have the graduates from
previous years speak about their college experiences. It made me
so much more excited to begin the quest through college and even-
tually a career.
My life has been very busy, which I’m sure is the common answer among everyone! I am very lucky to be a part of the track and field team at Madison, where I am able to make lasting friend-ships, travel the US, and learn so many valuable lessons of hard work and compe-tition. School has also kept me occupied with two majors. I love learning Mandarin, and it helps to have my already existing Can-tonese background. I miss playing the violin as much as I used to, but I try to break it out every once in awhile. I am not sure what I will do exactly after I graduate, so I try to take it one day at a time making the most of my college experi-ence!
This past year I have joined the GI faculty at Penn with a special interest in liver dis-eases. Our family will be relocating to the Bay Area this summer, to take new positions in Palo Alto, CA (not far from Bryan). We are looking forward to the move!
High School ‘91
College Life Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at
Georgetown University ‘95
BSFS in International Politics
Graduate School Tufts University ‘97
MA in Urban & Environmental Policy
Personal Statement
Greetings from Seattle!
After spending a year as a research assistant at the World Wildlife Fund in Washington, DC, I joined the Peace Corps and was sent to Bolivia, where I worked on a regional com-munity-based tourism initiative in the eastern tropical lowlands. I returned to Milwaukee in late 2000 and began working at Alterra Coffee Roasters, initially as the Projects & Communications Coordinator and later as the Director of Culture & Communications. In early January 2008, I moved to Seattle to work for a small specialty-coffee importer as their Director of Relationship Development. I am managing the company’s relationships with coffee producers around the world and have begun traveling to meet them in person. Recently I spent two weeks in Colombia and will be going to Ethiopia, Guatemala, Nicara-gua, and other countries over the next year.
Al Liu Address: Seattle, WA
Parents: John and Theresa Liu
Erick P. Chan Address: 8 Buckingham Pl. Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 Phone #: 856.489.6916 Email: [email protected]
Parents: S.H. and Shirley Chan Spouse: Grace Chan
Children: Emily (4 yrs), Natalie (1 yr)
Current Employer Hospital of the Univ. of Pennsylvania
Instructor of Medicine
High School Marquette University H.S. ‘91
College Life Harvard College ‘95
A.B.
Graduate School Georgetown Univ. School of Medicine ‘01
M.D.
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health Research Scholar, Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society, American Gastroenterological Association Fellow-Faculty Transition Award
Hobbies Playing with my daughters, biking, hiking, golf
Where I’ve lived Cambridge, MA; Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA
Jobs One
Favorite OCA memory Regular get-togethers with families with lots of food and hanging out with the other kids
Personal Statement
Just a year earlier, my brother Bryan had graduated from high school and left Milwaukee to head west to Stanford University – he has never left California since. When it was my turn, I headed to the opposite coast to Harvard College, where, among many wonderful ex-periences, the most important was meeting Grace during my sophomore year. Schooling then took me to medical school at Georgetown in Washington, DC (and Grace to the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia). We married in our final year of medical school. Next for both of us was internal medicine training at the University of Pennsylvania, where we stayed for our respective fellowships: Grace in endocrinology, and myself in gastroen-terology (GI). While at Penn, we were truly blessed with the birth of our two daughters, Emily and Natalie. I cannot remember (and would never want to imagine) life without them. We have been very lucky to have the love and support of both of our parents – and our mothers (especially) have been a huge help with raising our girls.
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Jade Chan
Address: 445 W. Johnson St. Apt 402
Madison, WI 53703
Phone #: 262.894.7702
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Gary and Betty Chan
Current Employer Meriter Hospital, Capital Lakes Retirement
Nursing Assistant and Resident Assistant
High School Waukesha West High School ‘05
College Life: UW-Madison ‘09
Nursing
Activities, Awards and Achievements
Wal-mart Student Scholarship
UW-Madison School of Nursing Scholarship
Activities Volunteer @ Capital Lakes Retirement
Hobbies Watching movies, FACEBOOKING, shopping, running, sports (soccer, basketball, tennis), and hanging out with my friends
Where I’ve lived Cole Hall, Merit House, Adams Hall
Jobs I think 6
Favorite OCA memory Dancing and having fun during Holiday folk fair and Asian Moon Fest.
My OCA graduation party It was at Peony Restaurant and a funny graduation movie by Sarah Wong…Desperate Seniors. :D
Brandon Hoeft
Address: 15920 Ridgefield Ct.
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone #: 262.227.5173
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Imelda and John Hoeft
Current Employer Source Media
Data research intern
High School Marquette University High School ‘06
College Life Loyola University Chicago ‘10
Double major in Finance and Information Systems
Activities, Awards and Achievements recipient of Loyola University Presidential scholarship for academic and community involvement achievements; deans list Spring 2007 and Fall 2007, cumulative 3.62 GPA
Hobbies I enjoy playing and watching baseball a lot, any-thing outdoors
Where I’ve lived St. Louis, Manila, Philippines, Milwaukee, Chicago
Jobs Five
Favorite OCA memory The New Year’s party at UWM every year is always a lot of fun to watch
My OCA graduation party It was a great success at China Buffet; the food was great, we had a good turnout and we did a great job of decorating and making it an engaging fun filled time for everyone there.
I am currently a sophomore at Loyola University Chi-cago finishing up my sec-ond year here. Living in Chicago has been a blast thus far! I’ve gotten to ex-perience so much of the fun filled city life that Chicago has to offer from Millenium Park, St. Patty’s day pa-rade, jazz and comedy clubs, discount tickets to Phantom of the Opera or Blue Man Group and so much more. The course load at school is pretty heavy, but manageable as long as I keep organized with my day to day activi-ties. Right now, I just be-gan an internship down-town right next to the Sears Tower at a financial con-sulting firm called Source Media that I am excited about! It is really hard for a sophomore with little ex-perience in the business world to get internship without experience but thankfully to some lucky networking I was able to land one.
Bryan Chan
Address: 578 Kiholo Ter.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Phone #: 650.464.7887
Email: [email protected]
Parents: S.H. and Shirley Chan
Spouse: Sandra
Current Employer Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Radiologist
High School Marquette Univ. H.S. ‘90
College Life Stanford University ‘94
B.S.
Graduate School Stanford University School of Medicine ‘99
M.D.
Activities, Awards and Achievements Recently appointed as a Clinical Instructor at Stanford Univ. School of Medicine, Dept. of Radiology
Hobbies Tennis, golf
Where I’ve lived Palo Alto, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Diego, CA
Jobs 1
Favorite OCA memory OCA X’mas parties
Personal Statement
Well, after finishing college at Stanford, I spent 5 years in medical school at Stanford spending an extra year on research and teaching and dabbling in dot com startups. I was fortunate to match at Stanford for residency in radiology – so I spent my internship year in San Francisco, then four more years in residency at Stanford. Afterwards, I completed a one year fellowship in musculoskeletal imaging in San Diego. And that was only 3 years ago. Currently I am a radiologist at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Mountain View, CA and also serve as a Clinical Instructor at Stanford. It has been 18 years since I received the OCA scholarship and I’m looking forward to the next 18 years.
Activities, Awards and Achievements (school and non-school)
Activities: Medical mission work, development and speaking engagements in continuing medical education, medical program development and leadership, host father for interna-tional high school students (Chinese pianists), foreign travel, (see hobbies below)
Graduation with distinction
Phi Beta Kappa
Mayo Merit scholarship
Harry N. Hoffmann II Humanitarian Clerkship Grant
2007 Minneapolis/Saint Paul Business Journal’s “Forty under 40”
Hobbies Travel, Reading, Cooking, Running, Biking
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Rochester, Minnesota, Min-neapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jobs 1 professional job, 1 college research job
Favorite OCA memory Volunteering at the Holiday Folk Fair.
Personal Statement
I live and work in St. Paul, Minnesota, where I moved after medical school and went into residency. After completing my Internal Medicine training at the University of Min-nesota in 2000, I took a job with HealthPartners at Regions Hospital where I am a hospi-talist. This means my practice is entirely composed of patients who are admitted into the hospital. In 2006 I also began consulting in Palliative care. While I enjoy treating patients who are acutely ill, I also have a passion for those who are dying.
Since 2006, I have been a leader and administrator for our hospitalist group (now 60 providers) and for Regions hospital. Half of my job is administrative. Examples of my ac-countabilities include oversight of Hospital Medicine, primary care (Internal medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology), quality, physician practice, and strategic growth and development. I am also a faculty member of the University of Min-nesota Medical School and am involved nationally with the Society of Hospital Medicine.
Beyond work life, I enjoy traveling, often on my own, without much more purpose than to experience something new and get away from all that is familiar. The more distant and unique it is the better. When I have a moment, I like to read or get a good run or bike ride in.
Megan Yee
Address: 8165 N. Mohawk Road
Fox Point, WI 53217
Phone #: 414.352.8986 (h)
414.530.3600 (c)
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Mick and Kam Yee
High School Nicolet ‘06
College Life University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ‘10
Bachelor of Science
Activities, Awards and Achievements
High School: National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society-Wilberto Cantón chapter, Dean’s List, Award from the Science and Engineering Fair, Merit Award, Solo & Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, Pit Orchestra, Stage Crew, Yearbook, Spanish Club, Bowling Club, Academic Decathlon, STAR tutor
College: Campus orchestra, Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, campus group called Biology Without Borders where you volunteer around the community, country, and overseas, Habitat for Hu-manity
Hobbies Sleeping, eating, drawing, lounging
Where I’ve lived Fox Point, Wisconsin and currently Minnea-polis, Minnesota for school
Jobs One, at Bayside Garden Center
Favorite OCA memory Youth dancing at Holiday FOLK FAIR and all the Sunday afternoon practices and Halloween parties.
My OCA graduation party Mary Kao and I played a couple duets while people were get-ting food/arriving, Sarah made a speech, I don’t remember the restaurant’s name, but it was buffet style.
I am currently in my second year of college working on a major of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, a Spanish minor, and Pre-Pharmacy at the Uni-versity of Minnesota-Twin Cities. I am very involved in my sorority and currently hold a position as a Junior Panhellenic Delegate, otherwise known as someone who works to improve public rela-tions inside and outside the Greek community, so I am either working on schoolwork or doing something with my so-rority most of the time.
High School Nicolet High School ‘06
College Life UW-Madison ‘10
Biochemistry, Violin Performance
Activities, Awards and Achievements UW Symphony, UW Running Club, Madison Ulti-mate Frisbee Association
4 year tuition-free music clinic scholarship
Hobbies Reading, running, music, biking
Where I’ve lived Around Madison
Jobs 3 part time jobs – worked in the cafeteria of a dorm freshman year, and currently in a biochemistry lab and as a web designer for the UW-Madison grad school
Favorite OCA memory Working the folk fair
Mary Kao
Address: 204 N. Brooks St. #3
Madison, WI 53715
Phone #: 414.687.9328
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Ming-Yuan and Christine Kao
High School Rufus King High School ‘06
College Life Harvard College ’10
Social Studies
Activities, Awards and Achievements Harvard College Democrats, volunteering for Barack Obama's campaign, and tutoring at the Harvard Writing Center
Hobbies speech and debate, piano, and taekwondo
My OCA graduation party And the clearest memory I have of our OCA party was my par-
ents embarrassing me with a slideshow about events I'd forgotten from my childhood!
Eva Lam
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Martha Brown and Tony Lam
Before his current position, Mr. Knopp served as Senior Manager at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, as well as Enterprise Development Specialist at Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) where he completed numerous technical assignments in Africa, South-East Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. He has served as an active participant and presenter in several international forums for USAID, the Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, and IFC.
In May 2008 Mr. Knopp will leave Nairobi for a new post in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he will serve for the next 5 years as Team Leader on an upcoming World Bank Clus-ter/Competitiveness Program. In his free time, David enjoys surfing and golfing.
Jerome Siy Address: 1841 Selby Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104
Phone #: 651.646.1538
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Dr. Lucio and Dr. Conchita Siy
Current Employer HealthPartners Medical Group
Position: 1. Hospitalist, Internal Medicine; 2. Hospitalist, Pal-liative Care; 3. Division Head of Primary Care, Regions Hospi-tal; 4. Chief of Hospital Medicine, Regions Hospital; 5. Direc-tor, Fellowship in Hospital Medicine
High School Marquette University High School ‘90
College Life University of Wisconsin- Madison ‘93
B.S Biochemistry and B.S. Molecular Biology
Graduate School Mayo Medical School ‘97
MD
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David Knopp
Address: PO Box 1327
Sarit Centre, 00606, Nairobi, Kenya
E-mail: [email protected]
Parents: Jonathan and Willette Knopp
Current employer Emerging Markets Group
Senior Manager
High School Nicolet High School, ‘90
College Life University of WI - Madison
BA double major Spanish and International Relations, with honors
Graduate School American University – School of International Service
MA International affairs, specialization international trade and investment
Favorite OCA memory From selling food at the Chinese booth to Kung Fu demonstrations in the larger auditorium, activities at the folk fair were always a memorable experience, and made me proud of our Chinese heritage.
Personal Statement
For the past 5 years David Knopp has served as Chief-of-Party on the Kenya Business Development Services Program, an economic development program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The objective of this program is to enhance rural competitiveness within the horticulture sector through inter-firm linkages, end market expansion, cluster development, and facilitation of a local support services mar-ket. In this capacity, Mr. Knopp provides overall technical management and administration of program activities while based in Nairobi.
In May 2003 Mr. Knopp was appointed by the Minister of Labour and Human Resource Development to participate on a 14 member MSE development task force which was gazet-ted into law. In this capacity, Mr. Knopp served as advisor to the Kenyan Government in setting the agenda for future programming and strategy design in support of the micro- and small enterprise sector. He also provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development on policy issues affecting growth and productivity in targeted clusters.
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Clayton Tsang
Address: 960 Talon Ct.
Brookfield, WI 53045
Phone #: 262.271.6188
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Sean and Rose Tsang
Current Employer Wheel and Sprocket
Bike assembler
High School Brookfield Central High School ‘07
College Life Indiana University ‘11
Bachelor of Music – Music Performance, cello
Activities, Awards and Achievements National Merit Final-ist, Arrowwood Trio – cellist.
Hobbies I enjoy drawing, running, and reading.
Where I’ve lived Brookfield, WI, and Bloomington, IN
Jobs 6
Favorite OCA memory I really enjoyed playing with the string quartet during the banquet – I ended up playing with that group a few times more for fun.
My OCA graduation party Again, my favorite part had to be working with the string quar-tet. Hua Yong’s martial arts demonstration was also really impressive.
I just finished my first year of music school. It was a really inspiring year because it was the first time I’ve lived long term in an environment with such a strong musi-cal community. Now I’m back for the entire sum-mer excepting a couple weeks. It’s the first time in awhile that I’ve been home for almost the en-tire summer so it’s kind of a refreshing experi-ence.
Myra Lam
Address: Box 8225, 1 Chapin Way
Northampton, MA 01083
Phone #: 414.477.2567
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Martha Brown and Tony Lam
High School Rufus King H.S. ‘07
College Life Smith College ‘11
Hobbies Synchronized swimming, dance, backpacking
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, WI and Northampton, MA
Jobs None yet- just a student!
Favorite OCA memory Our great slide show with everyone’s
baby pictures!
My OCA graduation party I enjoyed meeting the other scholars
at an Indian restaurant, getting to know everyone, and planning
the party.
I’m a first year at Smith College in western Massachusetts. I’m leaning towards a psy-chology major, though I’m still undecided. I like the school a lot – classes are engaging and I’ve met really great people. I’m also studying Chinese for the first time. I’ve started synchronized swimming, and I’m also involved with the Chinese cultural or-ganization, and I’m on my dorm’s house coun-cil. I work as a research assistant and a campus tour guide.
Lynn Chia
Address: Washington, DC
Email: [email protected]
Parents: James and Pat Chia
Current Employer BearingPoint
Senior Manager
High School Brookfield East ‘89
College Life University of Michigan ‘93
BA, Political Science
Graduate School University of Chicago ‘98
MBA, Finance and Marketing
Hobbies Travel, Food, Film, Sports, Social Entrepreneurship
Where I’ve lived Ann Arbor, London, Chicago, Washington, DC
Jobs Many
Favorite OCA memory Seeing friends at annual Christmas parties
My OCA graduation party Feeling exited to be there, but the thought of starting college
hadn’t really hit me yet
I recently returned from backpacking around the world. Had a great time!
Chern Sing Goh Address: Manhattan, NY
Parents: Peng-Beng and Siew-Eng Goh
Spouse: Jure Skarabot
Children: Eva (2 yrs)
High School Brookfield East ‘90
College Life UW-Madison ‘94
B.S., Molecular Biology with honors
Graduate School UC-SF ‘02
Ph.D., Biological and Medical Informatics
Stanford
M.A. in Computer Science
Graduate School University of Wisconsin- Madison ‘97
Doctorate of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 1997-2000
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 2000-2004
Activities, Awards, Achievements
-Elected to Vice Speaker of the House, Kansas Medical Society: 2008 -Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Diseases Outstanding Achievement Award: 2004 -Mayo Clinic International Health Program Scholarship-Visiting Scholar to Xinhua University Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University- Shanghai, China: 2004 -American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award: 2003 -Mayo Clinic Individual Award for Excellence: 2002 -American Society of Clinical Pathologists Award: 1995 -University of Wisconsin Medical Student Association Leadership & Service Award: 1992-1993 -University of Wisconsin Vilas Scholar: 1989-1993 -University of Wisconsin School of Music- Full Music Scholarship: 1989-1993
Hobbies Violin (yes, I still play!), Travel
Where I’ve lived Madison, WI for college and med school; Rochester, Minnesota for resi-dency and fellowship; Topeka, Kansas
Jobs 3- internal medicine residency, cardiovascular disease fellowship, and now my current job
Favorite OCA memory I still remember the national OCA meeting I attended with my par-ents in California in the early 1980's
My OCA graduation party I remember the fun and excitement of being with friends whom I had grown up with. We were done with high school! It was sad in a way because we were going in different directions. However, it was also a very happy time. The world lay in front of us with exciting new horizons to explore and more challenges to face and overcome! I was confident my friends would do very well.
Personal Statement
My wife and I are busy raising our 2 daughters. My daughter, Jessica, is starting to play violin so it is exciting to see her learn the instrument. As all parents know, raising kids is a full time job! I am also busy in organized medicine at the local, state and national levels. We like to travel to Taiwan and China regularly to see relatives and make sure Jessica and Ra-chel still keep ties to their Chinese Heritage.
Alyson Moy
Address: 12940 W. Ohio Ct.
New Berlin, WI 53151
Phone #: 262.827.9530
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Ken and Lori Moy
Current Employer Northwestern Mutual, Human Re-
sources summer intern
Princeton Health and Fitness Club, Daycare worker
High School Martin Luther High School ‘07
College Life University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘11
Activities, Awards and Achievements The Ave- College
ministries
Hobbies watching sports and playing sports when I have time,
watching movies and spending time with friends and family
Where I’ve lived New Berlin, WI
Jobs 2
Favorite OCA memory Dancing with the OCA dance troupe!
My OCA graduation party We made a photo video of all of
the graduates, and the food was delicious!
I am a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I like it, but there are a lot of students and I’m used to going to a small school. I was think-ing about transferring to a smaller school, but haven’t made any decisions about that yet. I am also unde-cided about my major at the moment, but am lean-ing towards studying com-munication disorders and going on to grad school to become a speech/language pathologist. I keep myself active with school and with working in a daycare. I also enjoy attending a worship/Bible study on Tuesday nights called The Ave that is lo-cated on Marquette’s cam-pus.
Devon Cupery
Address: 75 Waterman St. Box 1236
Providence, RI 02912
Phone #: 414.617.5843
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Lorna Young and Steve Cupery
High School Shorewood HS ‘07
College Life Brown University ‘11
B.S. in Environmental Science (??)
Hobbies I love to play the violin, run, going camping, and fold origami!
Where I’ve lived Wisconsin! And currently, Rhode Island.
Jobs No official jobs yet, although I’ve performed in many paying gigs with my string trio and Klezmer band.
Favorite OCA memory I have fond memories of the small girl belting karaoke at the annual Chinese New Year talent show.
My OCA graduation party The 2007 graduation party was held in Peony restaurant. Hua Yong performed a martial arts piece, and Clayton and I performed a traditional Chinese piece arranged for string quartet. Myra and Alyson MCed the event and conducted a fun 2007 OCA scholar trivia game with the audience.
Hua Yong Address: 2929 N. Bartlett Ave.
Milwaukee, WI
Phone #: 414.587.8763
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Colleen O’Laughlin and Michael Kalashian
High School New Berlin West High School ‘07
College Life University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘11
Education/ Chinese
Activities, Awards and Achievements Campus Crusade for Christ, Martial Arts (kung Fu), Honor Roll
Hobbies Martial arts, Lion dancing, Camping, Outdoor activities
Where I’ve lived New Berlin
Jobs About 6
Favorite OCA memory The numerous events that took place such as a kung fu demo and the instrument playing
My OCA graduation party It was at Peony Restaurant
Activities, Awards and Achievements Biggest other involvements besides specific work commitments are recruiting at UW-Madison, and committee and group projects in Commu-nity Service – mostly targeted at Youth/Education related organizations
Hobbies Any/all sports
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, Chicago, Louisville, Erie, Singapore
Jobs Multiple…w/ various GE businesses
Favorite OCA memory Sunday Chinese school and Folk Fair participation
Personal Statement
Biggest thing for Sarah and I is of course Ethan. He is a happy and healthy – nearly 4 – year old and therefore takes a lot of energy !
Sarah is the Marketing Director for Renaissance Theater-works…a theatre company in the Third Ward – Downtown Milwaukee, and this helps maintain a great balance with the heavy “corporate” aspect of my work.
Lambert Wu Address: 1524 NW Grove Ave.
Topeka, Kansas 66606
Phone #: 785.233.5863
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Anthony and Anna Wu
Spouse: Julia
Children: Jessica (5 yrs old) and Rachel (2 years old)
Current Employer StormontVail HealthCare- Cotton O'Neil Heart Center
Staff Cardiologist
High School Brookfield East High School ‘89
College Life University of Wisconsin- Madison ‘93
Bachelor of Science
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Jannette Eng Address: 1704 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone #: 415.637.6700
Email: [email protected]
Parents: David and Betty Eng
Spouse: William Geyer, Jr.
Current Employer PDI/Dreamworks
Production Supervisor
High School Nathan Hale High School ‘88
College Life UW-Madison ‘92
B.A. in Communications Arts, B.A. in Spanish
Milton Hwang Address: 550 E. Glencoe Place
Bayside, WI 53217
Phone #: 414.540.6612
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Tina and Ben Hwang
Spouse: Sarah
Children: Ethan – 3 (almost 4)
Current Employer GE Healthcare
IT Leader
High School Brookfield Central ‘89
College Life Purdue, UW-Madison ‘94
BS – Electrical Engineering
Graduate School Kellogg Graduate School- Northwestern ‘01
MBA
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Amanda Wong
Address: 1320 Indianwood Dr.
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone #: 262.797.8252
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Anna and Walter Wong
High School Brookfield Central High School ‘08
College Life Marquette University ‘12
Activities, Awards and Achievements OCA Youth Dance Troupe, H.S. Chamber Orchestra, Theatre Produc-tions, Key Club Board, National Honor Society, Solo Ensem-ble Gold ratings in piano, violin, and vocal
Marquette Ignatius Scholarship for Academic Distinction
Marquette Magis Scholarship for Community Service
Hobbies old movies, musicals, travel, music
Where I’ve lived Brookfield, WI
Jobs Accompanist for the Milwaukee Ballet School and Community Baptist Church
Favorite OCA memory Watching the BIG girls dance, Cleaning up after Holiday Folk Fair was over, Dancing with the “Fan Club”, Dance Troupe Halloween parties
I look forward to attending Marquette University where I was accepted in the Doctorate of Physical Ther-apy program.
I’ve danced with the OCA dance troupe for seven years and will always re-member the friendships and fun during all those years of practice!
I am thankful to the OCA community for their sup-port.
Brittaney Check Address: 7906 W. Clarke Street
Wauwatosa, WI 53213
Phone #: 414.476.9166
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Susan Check
High School Wauwatosa East High School ‘08
College Life Brown University ‘12
Expected IR Degree
Activities, Awards and Achievements Immediate-Past Governor for the Wisconsin Up-per-Michigan Key Club, Lieutenant Governor for Division 1 Key Club (06-07) received the Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor Award; Chair of the Wauwatosa Youth Commission, 2nd Vice Chair of the Wauwatosa Youth Commission (06-07); Managing Editor of the Cardinal News, Photo Editor (06-07); Senior Class President; Student Council Member; National Honor Society Member; Student Director; Writing Center Tutor; Time Warner Cable Kidz Biz/Wisconsin On Demand Reporter; Chinese Dancer; Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship Recipient, AXA Achievement Community Scholar; Northwestern Mutual Life Scholar; Sam Walton Community Scholar; Toyota Community Regional Scholar; Coca Cola National Scholar; Gates Millennium Scholar.
Hobbies I enjoy reading; philosophizing and discussing with others; painting, sketching, photography; and writing.
Where I’ve lived I have lived throughout Wisconsin, from Oshkosh to Sussex to currently, Wauwatosa. In the fall I will be off to Providence Rhode Island.
Jobs Three
Favorite OCA memory My favorite OCA Memory is attending Chinese culture camp when I was first introduced to the OCA community and began to participate in Chinese Dance.
Personal Statement
Currently I am suffering from acute Senioritis☺. Though the end of the year is very near and many things are tying up, there is still the reality that I have over-involved my-self. I love being involved but sometimes push it a bit too far to the extreme; I don't hon-estly know if I will ever change that because being a busy bee is very much my personality.
My largest projects currently are creating and organizing various parts of our Senior Graduation, setting up my Senior Art Show, preparing my predecessor to take over as Chair of the Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, beginning to direct a play for our upcoming student play festival, and finishing off our last issue of my school's newspaper.
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I am working in a Silicon Valley semiconductor company as a patent, copyright, and licensing attorney. Among other things, my job duties include talking with the company’s engineers and technology experts and pulling their inventions out of them, and making sure the company files patents on them. I also help manage the company’s patent litiga-tion and intellectual property licensing activities.
Nancy (Ou) Chu Address: 1360 Poplar Ridge Court Brookfield, WI 53045 Phone #: 262.786.9550 Email: [email protected]
Parents: George and Angela Ou Spouse: Steven
Children: Justin (9), Abigail (7), Stephanie (5), Nathanael (2), Josiah (5 months)
Previous Position Baxter/Allegiance/Cardinal Healthcare (I.T. Systems)
Current Position Homemaker
High School Milwaukee Rufus King High School ‘88
College Life UW - Madison ‘92
B.S. Mathematics
Hobbies Music, Cooking
Where I’ve lived Wisconsin, Illinois
Jobs 1
Favorite OCA memory I’ve always loved being a part of the Holiday Folk Fair.
Personal Statement
God has blessed me with a very abundant life. My husband has been a pastor at the Chi-nese Christian Church of Milwaukee for the past 7 years. We are serving in a variety of ministries ranging from children, youth, family and senior fellowships. We are homeschooling our five children and enjoy being a part of their various music, athletic and church activities. It is a humbling and exciting privilege to be a part of God’s work here in our family, church and community.
Elaine K. Lee
Address: 723 Green Ridge Drive, Unit 2
Daly City, CA 94014
Phone #: 650.756.5436
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Kwang K. and Nancy S. Lee
Current Employer Altera Corporation
Intellectual Property Counsel
High School Nicolet High School ‘88
College Life Cornell University ‘92
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Engineering, minor in German Literature
Graduate School University of Wisconsin, Madison ‘95
Juris Doctor
Activities, Awards and Achievements Arts and Entertainment Writer for the Cornell Daily Sun; Dean’s List
Hobbies travel, photography, hiking, swimming, biking, trying to learn to knit, trying to learn to play pool
Where I’ve lived Ithaca, New York; Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Davis, CA; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA.
Jobs Probably about 15 jobs total, including summer and part time jobs.
Favorite OCA memory Dancing in the Folk Fair as a little girl; helping out in the Folk Fair Chinese food booth with my Dad; going to the OCA/Civic Club Christmas parties and running around with my little brother and the other kids.
My OCA graduation party I remember dancing while holding my little sister Vicky, who was about 1 year old at the time. Now she is a college graduate, heading off to medical school! I guess that qualifies me, not only as a part of history, but also as (gasp) OLD, but I don’t feel that old!
Personal Statement
I have been living here in the Bay Area for the past 8 years. Seven years ago, I became a homeowner in the overheated Bay Area housing market. Now I am living in an airy, bright condo on top of a mountain, with fabulous mountain views and San Francisco city views. Since my job is 40 miles away in San Jose, I also have one of the Bay Area’s fa-mous long commutes, but since I love where I live and love San Francisco and the ocean, it is worth it to me.
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Marissa Hoeft
Address: 15920 Ridgefield Ct.
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone #: 262.784.9156
Email: [email protected]
Parents: John and Imelda Hoeft
Current Employer Claim Jumper & Brookfield Learning Center
Hostess & Tutor for summer school kids
High School Brookfield East High School ‘08
College Life Saint Louis University ‘12
Activities, Awards and Achievements Varsity tennis, key club, National Honor Society, Spanish Honors society, chamber orchestra, President’s Award for high school excellence, Honor Roll, Scholarship Medallion Recipient
Hobbies Tennis, running, arts and crafts
Where I’ve lived St. Louis, MO; Manila, Philippines; Brookfield, WI
Jobs 3
Favorite OCA memory All the dances I’ve performed with the OCA dance troupe; all holi-day folk fairs and Chinese New Year Celebrations!
As for summer, I'm looking forward to some down time ☺ and plan to spend a lot of time with family and friends as I will be traveling so far for college. I am incredibly thankful for the love and support I have found in Wisconsin and expect my departure to be bittersweet.
Jasmine Chan Address: S31 W24801 Green Valley Lane
Waukesha, WI 53189
Phone #: 262.544.6560
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Betty and Gary Chan
Current Employer Waukesha Park and Rec.
Lifeguard/Instructor
High School Waukesha West High School ‘08
Activities, Awards and Achievements Captain of the Swimming and Diving team
Hobbies Swimming, being around my friends, shopping, basically having a good time
Where I’ve lived Waukesha
Jobs 3
Favorite OCA memory The Folk Fair Clean up and going out to eat with everyone =]
Nadine Frassetto
Address: 3356 S. Indiana Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Phone #: 414.769.6301
Email: [email protected]
Parents: Beth and Dave Frassetto
High School Rufus King IB World High School ‘08
College Life University of Minnesota- Morris ‘12
Activities, Awards and Achievements OCA dancers, Lifesmarts State Champion!
Hobbies drawing, jewelry making
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee
Favorite OCA memory Every Folk Fair!
I’m graduating high
school and will be look-
ing for my first job this
summer and starting
this fall, I will be at-
tending the University
of Minnesota– Morris
as a freshman!
Current Employer Boeing
787 Flight Deck Engineering and Boeing Delegated Com-pliance Organization Authorized Representative
High School Nicolet H.S. ‘88
College Life Cornell University ‘92
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering
Graduate School The Johns Hopkins University
Post graduate study in mechanical engineering and structures
Graduate School Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univer-sity ‘08
Masters of Science in Technical Management (degree candidate)
Activities, Awards, and Achievements
Former FAA Designated Engineering Representative
ARINC Technical Excellence Award 1995
ARINC Division Recognition Award (1993, 1994, 1995)
Hobbies Private Pilot, Snowboarding, Sports Cars, Surfing, Fitness, Travel
Where I’ve lived Milwaukee, WI; Ithaca, NY; Annapolis, MD; Seattle, WA
Jobs 2 (ARINC Research 1993-1996, Boeing 1996-present)
Favorite OCA memory Holiday Folk Fair
Jonathan E. Knopp Jr.
Address: 11801 SE 4th Pl. #103
Bellevue, WA 98005
E-mail: [email protected]
Parents: Jonathan and Willette Knopp
Attending Chinese school and
participating in the Holiday
Folk Fair helped to develop
my awareness of other cul-
tures and appreciation of my
Chinese heritage at an early
age. This sense for apprecia-
tion and awareness of differ-
ent cultures and diversity has
enhanced my personal life and
career, opened doors, and
made life much more interest-
ing and enjoyable!
(photo was from Boeing 787 Roll Out)
The Update
OCA-WI Scholarship Recipients
Jannette Eng 1988
Warren King 1988
Jonathan Knopp, Jr. 1988
Elaine Lee 1988
Nancy Ou 1988
Ellen Wong 1988
Milton Hwang 1989
Lambert Wu 1989
Lynn Chia 1989
Bryan Chan 1990
Jerome Siy 1990
Cynthia Chan 1990
Karen Cheng 1990
David Knopp 1990
Chern Sing Goh 1990
Erick Chan 1991
Albert Liu 1991
Bryong Tom 1991
Kelly Cheng 1991
Angela Chen 1992
Gerald King 1992
Alphonse Tiu 1992
Carmelita Tiu 1993
Fu Kuang Chen 1993
Christine Lee 1993
Julius Wu 1993
Douglas Yee 1993
Christopher Lai 1993
Terri Moy 1993
Chyi (Allison) Soo 1993
Tyan (Vanessa) Soo 1993
Kendra Cheng 1993
Nicholas Ni 1994
Andrew Li 1994
David King 1994
Bryan Marra 1994
Linda Yang 1994
Mary Sy 1994
Moneta Ho 1994
Leslie Chan 1994
Gary Hong 1994
Jennie Wong 1994
Judy Ou 1994
Thomas Lai 1995
Joyce Hsiang 1995
Judy Cui 1995
Sherry Chen 1995
Wendy Gong 1995
Lindsay King 1996
Dale Ting 1996
Deborah Wu 1996
Sean Riley 1996
Winston Lee 1997
Ludwig Moy 1997
Justin Koh 1998
Amy Chang 1998
Pei Ho 1998
Christine Liu 1998
Wei Ho 1999
Tian Hong Lan 1999
Linda Ting 1999
Richard Hsia 1999
Jonathan King 2000
Christopher Chan 2000
Max Lam 2000
Diana Wu 2000
Erica Hong 2001
Elise Caceres 2001
Erin Marra 2002
Emily Chin 2002
Amy Moy 2002
Jessica Hsia 2003
Adam Carr 2003
Vanessa Tsang 2003
Michael Chan 2003
Victoria Lee 2004
Alex Chin 2004
William Kao 2004
Sarah Wong 2005
Diana Chan 2005
Carrie Woltman 2005
Jade Chan 2005
Eva Lam 2006
Mary Kao 2006
Megan Yee 2006
Brandon Hoeft 2006
Devon Cupery 2007
Myra Lam 2007
Clayton Tsang 2007
Alyson Moy 2007
Hua Yong 2007
Nadine Frassetto 2008
Amanda Wong 2008
Brittaney Check 2008
Marissa Hoeft 2008
Jasmine Chan 2008
Create a plan and stick to it: Set your goals and de-velop a realistic plan to achieve them.
Don’t forget the details: You’ll stay ahead of the curve by paying attention to the details that others overlook.
Welcome challenges: All of you will have promising
futures, but to reach them, you’ll encounter many ob-stacles. Welcome the challenges and they will help you
grow stronger.
Be practical: Always try to follow your interests, but don’t forget to keep your priorities straight and be prac-
tical.
Finally, don’t forget to listen to your parents! -Bryan Chan ‘90
Learning is all academic – get
involved with other activities.
-Jerry King ‘92
Advice to the Grads
Never forget your roots or your
family. By far, my family is the
most important aspect of my life.
Achievements, honors, awards,
and money are wonderful – but by
themselves cannot give you true,
lasting happiness.
-Erick P. Chan ‘91
Set your goals long term and strive
for them. Don’t be down on yourself
with any obstacles that may get in
the way.
-Ludwig Moy ‘97
Get a job. Get Married. Pay your taxes.
Use Compact Fluorescent bulbs. Don’t
watch reality TV, it rots your brain.
-Weikang Nicholas Ni ‘04
Since we’ve already established that I am al-
most ready to qualify for “old geezer” status, I
do have a few misshapen pearls of wisdom to
offer:
Life is what you make of it. If you suffer a set-
back, don’t dwell on it; just pick yourself off
and move on.
Always do a quality job on whatever task you
are working on, no matter how menial.
Treat everyone you work with in business with
respect, including and especially service peo-
ple, support staff and those who work for you.
Sometimes these people can really be helpful
to you in emergencies, so it’s good to be
friendly with them.
Also, always make full use of your resources.
Make sure you take the time to participate in
different activities in college, take different
classes, and meet different people. Whether at
work or at school, don’t be afraid to ask people
for help. Most people want to be helpful, and
those that aren’t, aren’t really worth your time.
-Elaine Lee ‘88
First of all, congratulations! You have made it through a very impor-
tant milestone! I am sure you are feeling very excited about your
future. I remember how I felt in your shoes nearly 20 years ago!
Undoubtedly you are already on solid footing because of the care,
attention, and love that your parents gave to you all these years.
Great times are ahead! In terms of advice, I would advise the gradu-
ates to cherish their personal relationships. You each will accom-
plish many great things. However, in the final analysis, you will find
that the most important things in life are the solid relationships that
you develop over your lifetime. One final word of advice- don't
forget your parents! As you mature, you will find them to be a great
source of wisdom and also find them to be wonderful friends. Best
wishes to you all!
-Lambert Wu ‘89
Participate in as many activities as you can in college
Volunteer somewhere
Don’t eat or drink too much (the freshman 15 is not a myth)
Get to know your professors
Enjoy every day of the college experience before it is gone
-William Kao ‘04
Do as many internships as you possibly
can—this is how you’ll find out whether
you really like what you’ve set out to do.
Also, if you plan to go to graduate school,
it’s a good idea to get some work experi-
ence in the field beforehand. You’ll know
that much more than people who have
never been in “the real world.”
You’ll get out of school what you put into
it, and don’t forget that it probably won’t
be a straight line from classes to a job.
Sometimes the other things you do in
your life lead to good things for your fu-
ture too.
-Lindsay King ‘96
Enjoy your new-found independ-
ence as you leave home for the first
time. Travel as much as possible;
experience new opportunities as
they are presented to you; do as
many crazy things as you are in-
clined to try. The next 15 years
will fly by faster than you can
imagine (you will probably not
fully realize this until you get
there). It is really nice to be able to
think back to those days and recall
all the fun things I experienced, and
to have great friendships with peo-
ple that I met during that time.
-Angela Chen ‘92
Don’t be afraid of the unknown. You don’t need to know all of the answers…what’s more impor-tant is that you’re asking the right questions, even
of yourself.
Cherish your family and friends. Accept and love your parents for everything that they are. They
love you in the best way they know, and they know more than you think they do.
Find and nurture your passions.
Learn something from every situation. Learn to laugh at yourself. Ask yourself how you can be of service to others, then go do it. Foster a sense of gratitude. Believe in karma now, because as you
go through life, you’ll see that it exists.
Set your goals, work hard, and whatever the out-come, remember that everything happens for a reason…everything unfolds as it should.
-Carmelita Tiu ‘93
When you’re tired, step away from the
computer.
-Sarah Wong ‘05
If you put in the time and effort, great
things will come. Don’t expect any-
thing to fall onto your lap – you have
to earn it!!
-Terri Moy ‘93
Get actively involved with organiza-
tions that you feel strongly about…as
this is great way to give back to causes
you feel are important and it also be-
comes the most effective method of in-
formal networking. –Milton Hwang ‘89
2008
Elise
Caceres 2001
Jade Chan 2005
“Brangelina” was
coined
2005
Emily Chin
2002
First iPod was
released by Apple
2001
Survivor sparks
the reality-TV
revolution
2000
Jessica Hsia
College grad
2007
Kelly Clarkson
became the first
American Idol
2002
Bob Barker retired
from the Price is Right
2007
Friends airs its
last episode
2004
Pluto is no longer
considered a planet
2006
1988
Thomas Lai, Mom and dog Casey 1995
Sean Riley 1996
Linda Ting, Mom and Dad 1999
Titanic was the “King of the World” 1997
Lindsay
King 1996
Barney first
aired on PBS
1992
Friends was
“Must See TV”
1994
MC Hammer
popularized
parachute pants
1988
Beanie Babies fad
was born
1993
Spice Girls “Wannabe”
rocked charts
1996
Tamagotchis
were the rage
1996
Always continue to challenge yourself in new ways!
Question your assumptions about people, and form relationships you wouldn’t expect to have.
Fall in love with your college/university. –Devon Cupery ‘07
The best way to survive college is to have some structure in your life. Also try to stay active as much as possible. I found that my best weeks were the ones that I worked out. Don’t stay up too late….and
don’t eat too much dorm food. -Clayton Tsang ‘07
Find out what you like to do and try to find a way to make money doing
it.
Have faith in yourself. If worse comes to worse rely on your family and
friends.
If you move, keep in touch with the ones you like and the ones you love.
Milk tea is good by itself, but when you add boba it becomes something
different and amazing. Find your boba.
–Winston Lee ‘97
As you venture out into the world on your own, don’t
be afraid of anything. If there’s anything you’ve ever
wanted to do, just do it. You can always fall back on
something later or take it easier. But you won’t al-
ways be able to take off and travel the world, experi-
ment, or do something crazy. Make as many new
friends and contacts as you can, because these are
the people that will help you and be with you for the
rest of your life. –Jon King ‘00
1. Man is not perfect so more than likely neither is the system he created so think unconvention-ally because just when you think you can’t.....you can!
2. Be proactive and not reactive. 3. Take care of this earth.
-Leslie Chan ‘94
Transition to college life may be dif-ficult at first, but as long as you stay involved and are open to new op-portunities, you will find it very re-warding. Work hard and try not to
join too many organizations/groups your first year. Don’t forget to sleep!
-Megan Yee ‘06
Since I am only four years older than the Class of 2008, I am not sure how much useful advice I can offer, but here it goes. Enjoy your college years because it is a
unique time in your life, a time when eve-ryone around you is in the same place in
life, you function somewhat as an inde-pendent, and you have more free time. Take advantage of the opportunities your school has to offer. Take your studies seri-
ously and try your best but try not to stress yourself out.
-Vicky Lee ‘04
Sometimes it takes a while to figure
out what you want to do, especially
in college. Once you figure out what
your passion is, don’t let outside
forces get in your way. If you have
confidence in yourself, you won’t
need to rely on outside forces to
move you along your path. Every-
thing will fall into place.
–Christine Liu ‘98
Enjoy life, don’t work too hard, travel while you can and make time for your friends and family – don’t let life get too busy to hold onto the im-portant things. Find something to be passion-ate about – find a job you love and a hobby you can lose yourself in – it’ll make you a happier and healthier person. You have a bright future ahead and I wish you all the best!
-Deborah Wu ‘96
Pursue your dreams. Money can be tempting, but
doing what you love fills your soul. Entering col-
lege is one of the best points in your life – a
chance to find out not only who you are, but to
grow into who you want to be. Be generous,
kind, and honest to those around you. Enjoy life!
- Sean Riley ‘96
Just tell them what they want to hear and any-body will hire you.
-Max Lam ‘00
To the Class of 2008, pursue your dreams. Keep an open mind and try everything at least once. You never know what you will like and where you will find in-spiration. Do what you love and you will enjoy your life.
-Thomas Lai ‘95
Remember your family and appre-
ciate what you’ve been given.
-Sarah Wong ‘05
Don’t be dissatisfied by what you don’t have or be disappointed by failures. Rather, be open to the world of opportunities and appreciate
the immense gifts in life you have been given. Seize opportunities and be open to where life takes you.
Be ready for change and focus on what is right. Find truths in mis-takes and learn from every experience.
Have passion for whatever you do. And take pride in knowing you did your best. Admit you are not perfect, but always strive to be.
Serve others and share your life and livelihood. Be generous. It’s far more fun to give than to receive.
-Jerome Siy ‘90
A Look Back
OCA– WI Scholarships
1. The OCA-WI General Scholarships are awarded annually to deserving high school graduates for their academic achievements and service to the OCA and community.
2. The Arsenio & Co Bit Siy Scholarship (est. 1993) is awarded annually by Drs. Lucio and Conchita Siy to promote the strength of the Chinese-American community in remembrance of Dr. Lucio’s parents. They immigrated to the Philippines from Quanzhou, Fujian in the 1920's where they set up a business and raised their family.
3. The RP & JL Carr Social Justice Scholarship (est. 2008) is awarded annually by the Janet Lew Carr Family to graduate students pursuing advanced degrees related to social justice. This merit award is established in memory of Richard Peter Carr, and to encourage aspiring APA leaders to actualize a diverse democracy. Mr. Carr was a stalwart peacemaker, distin-guished attorney and mentor, selfless community volunteer, and devout family man.
4. The OCA-WI Memorial Fund Scholarships are awarded annually in memory of the fol-lowing individuals on a rotating basis:
•The Professor Kwang Yu Memorial Scholarship: established by Mrs. Maryanne Tsao and her family in remembrance of her late father. Professor Yu was an educator, agri-cultural economist and expert in land reform.
•The Dr. Benjamin P.C. Ho & Mrs. Lien-Hwa (T'ao) Ho Memorial Scholarship: established by the late Dr. Benjamin Ho and son, Gordon Ho. Mrs. Ho was an accom-plished microbiologist and a devoted mother and wife. Dr. Ho was a senior mechanical en-gineer at the Allis-Chalmers Corporation and a loving father and husband.
•The Benjamin Tsong-Wei Wu Memorial Scholarship: established by the late Pro-fessor Samuel Wu and Mrs. Daisy Wu in remembrance of their beloved son. Tsong-Wei was a 26-year-old mechanical engineering doctoral student at Northwestern University.
•The Professor Shien-Ming (Samuel) Wu Memorial Scholarship: established by Mrs. Daisy Wu in remembrance of her beloved husband. Professor Wu was an internation-ally recognized scholar and pioneer in manufacturing engineering who helped modernize automobile factories and worldwide industries. He was a professor of mechanical engineer-ing at the UW for 30 years before joining the University of Michigan.
•The Yulin & King Ying Hsi Memorial Scholarship: established by Mrs. Clarice Chou in remembrance of her parents. Mr. Hsi was China's first certified public account-ant. Mrs. Hsi was an expert in Chinese herbal medicine.
•The Maryanne Yu Tsao Memorial Scholarship: established by Professor Tsao and his family in remembrance of his wife. Mrs. Tsao was the founder and tireless fundraiser of the Scholarship Committee. She was a biochemist, clinical biochemist, CFP, and she had a great green thumb!
College is a time where you will learn so much about yourself and have experiences that you will never forget. Live, laugh, love. Don’t forget that besides the classes and exams, there are a lot of different people out there to meet and help you grow. Not all the lessons you learn in college will be in the classroom. Treasure the time you have because it flies by, make lasting friendships, and understand that sometimes you have to make mistakes in order to learn and move forward. Most importantly, have fun!
-Carrie Woltman ‘05
It is important to do well, but don’t stress out too much. College is a really great experience and you should try as many new things as
possible. –Mary Kao ‘06
Try new things. Study what you love and make a career of it.
-Richard Hsia ‘99
Don’t take school too seriously… take educa-
tion seriously! Try a lot of things and find out
what your passions are, and pursue them. We
Chinese Americans have a lot in common,
let’s figure out how to leverage our strengths
and become leaders and change agents in the
world.
-Dale Ting ‘96
Have an open mind to college. You will meet people from all walks of life, even if you think you’ve experienced it all. It is quite an eye opening experience, and the more that you allow yourself to be open to new ideas, and other people’s ways of living and their takes on life the more satisfied you will become of your experience in college, mainly because it will provide an awesome opportunity for you to find your own life path. Also, don’t go into college set on a major. If you aren’t enjoying what you are majoring in, I would definitely suggest trying other classes that may spark your in-terest, or talk to career counselors. The longer you wait to make a decision about your major, the more time you may have to spend in college to make up for not know-ing what you want to do with your life. Lastly, the dorm you live in will make up a huge part of how your social life will be. If you live in a close quarters dormitory it will be very easy to make friends since you all live and interact almost every day. However, if you’re dorm is more apartment styled, you live off campus, or commute, I would definitely suggest joining student organizations or clubs ASAP in order to meet people who share the same interests as you. –Brandon Hoeft ‘06
If you have the opportu-nity to travel and see the world, this is the best time of your life to do it. While traveling is costly, money can always be earned back but time cannot.
-Moneta Ho ‘94
“Remember
your Creator in the days of your youth…
Fear God and
keep his com-
mandments,
for this is the
whole duty of
man.” -
Ecclesiastes
12:1, 13
-Nancy (Ou)
Chu ‘88
Get involved with activities on campus, whether it would be volunteering or join-ing a club! Keep yourself occupied, but
don’t get too overwhelmed with all of that and schoolwork.
-Alyson Moy ‘07
Never give up on your dreams -
but be prepared to work hard
for them!
-Vanessa Tsang ‘03
Know that you have options and the time to explore those options. Many students feel pressured to know their major course of study as early as their freshman year, but in reality, the first few semesters of college should be used as a testing period to explore the various subjects that you might feel passionate about. Also, if given the opportunity, STUDY ABROAD! I never had the opportunity to do this, and it is one thing that I will always wish I had been able to participate in.
–Jessica Hsia ‘03
Take advantage of as many experiences
as you can…..be open-minded! Study
abroad or take a class that you would
not normally (dance, language, science,
etc….) Learn to be organized and make
sure you are able to play on your skill
strengths and develop on your areas of
opportunities. Establish mentors and
remain connected with friends and fam-
ily. Stay balanced and have fun!
Best of luck!
~ Do what you love, do it better and
more creatively than it has ever been
done before, and do it passionately to
help people. The world will "get it." ~
-Emily Chin ‘02
Work hard in college, but don’t forget to enjoy your time there too. These will be some of the best years of your life, memories and friend-ships to treasure for a lifetime. Be open to new experiences but always keep true to who you are. And if you get a chance to travel/study abroad, seriously consider it! Best of luck and much success!
-Lynn Chia ‘89
Get involved, get out there and don’t stay in your dorm room! I know it’s a
bit cliché, but there’s a whole world of activities, people and places to ex-
plore that I’m even still finding in my final year! -Alex Chin ‘04
Stay on top of your schoolwork in college, but it is just as im-portant to create meaningful
friendships. They’ll not only be there when you’re having fun, but they’ll also get you through
all the hard times and all-nighters. -Diana Chan ‘05
OCA-WI Scholarship Program 1988-2008
The OCA-WI Scholarship Program was established in 1988. Its mission remains the same today; to recognize college-bound high school graduates, who are children of OCA-WI members and business affiliates, for their academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and commitment of service to the Chinese American community and beyond. As of 2008, ninety-six scholarships will have been awarded.
The Scholarship Committee is grateful to OCA-WI, CACC, and the many individual donors and businesses who have contributed to the scholarship endowment and general funds. Please con-sider the OCA-WI Scholarship in your financial planning. OCA-WI is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and all contributions are tax deductible. Donations are always welcome.
A BIG THANK YOU...
to all the Trustees for their time and dedication and to the many kind individuals who have sup-
ported the Scholarship Program for the past 20 years.
Chen, Albert 04-Present
Chen, Fengchi 88-92 Ho, Ben † 90-91
Ho, Charles 93-94
Huang, Caecilia 94-97
Huang, Linda 04-Present
Huang, Shaochi † 88-91 King, Ming Ta 88
Lee, PC* 98-00
Liu, Theresa 92-94
Marra, Shirley 94-97
Ni, Nick (Sun-nain) * 92-98
Ting, Patrick * 92-02
Tsao, Keh * 88-Present
Tsao, Maryanne *† 88-04
Wong, Walter * 96-99
Wu, Anthony 88-94
Wu, Vera Lau * 04-Present
Yang, Jack 96-Present
CACC/OCA-WI Presidents*
Lorna Young 2008 Anna Wong 2005-07
Janet Lew Carr 2002-04
Clarence Chou 2001
Walter Wong 2000
Nick Ni 1998-99
Anna Wong 1997 Anthony Wu/ Anna Wong
1996
And many thanks to all the
prior OCA-WI and CACC Presi-
dents and Board members for
their support of the Scholarship
Program since 1988.
* served as Chairperson
† in loving memory
Chan, Adrian 94
Ho, Yang 96-97
Richmond, Amy 98-99
Wong, Bill 94
Wong, Chris 02-04
Yang, Barry 05-07
*since merger
OCA-WI Scholarship Committee
Trustees Board Liaisons
In Appreciation...
to all the generous donors who have made the
scholarships possible.
2008 OCA-WI Board of Directors
President - Lorna Young
V.P. & Membership - Betty Chan
Secretary - Sue Check
Treasurer - T.J. Wang
Public Relations - Madeline Huston
Education - Linda Huang
Member-at-Large - Tony Lam
Immediate-Past President - Anna Wong
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Try as many things as you can in college. There will never be
another time in your life where you have so many opportuni-ties thrown at you. Don’t care about what other people think and be yourself, it will be more
fulfilling.
-Erica Hong ‘01
Don’t worry too much about
choosing what you are going to
do “for the rest of your life”
right away. Enjoy the time that
you have in college or whatever
you choose to do, because it will
go fast. Your career will fall
right into place if you work hard
and pursue what interests you.
Keep in touch with old friends,
but make new ones. Don’t for-
get about your family and tell
them you love them often!
-Amy (Moy) Dufek ‘02
Don’t be too scared if you don’t know exactly what you want to do when you start college. Col-lege is when you get to figure that out. I would say in general, don’t be afraid to do too much of anything in college. Make sure to take a few classes that have nothing to do with your major. I took a storytelling class my senior year and it was one of the courses that had a large impact on my life. Try to live off campus for at least one year so you learn how to deal with things like leases and landlords. Finally, choose your friends wisely: the friends you make in college will probably be the ones you take with you for the rest of your life. Focus on quality over quantity. -Justin Koh ‘98
Always believe in yourself.
-Wen Tyan Soo ‘93
Do what is in your heart, and take any opportunities that may arise. Understand that there are never mistakes, just ex-periences that let you grow to become a better person.
-Linda Ting ‘99
Take the time to explore new fields
and redefine your priorities – no need
to rush things!
- Diana Wu ‘96
Enjoy Life. Take this time to edu-cate yourself holistically – academi-cally, practically, and culturally.
Work Hard to Play Hard. –Wendy Gong ‘95
Like my dad says, “take time
to smell the roses.”
-Erin Marra ‘02
Thank you
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