Anna Nguyen
President

ETHNICITY: Vietnamese American
HIGH SCHOOL: Cottonwwod High School, 2010
MAJOR: Biology, Pre-Nursing
MINOR: International Studies, Sociology 
COLLEGE YEAR: Senior
FAVORITE FOOD: Banh Mi
BEST THING ABOUT AASA: How it becomes a family with the people you meet and connections we all make together
THREE INTERESTING FACTS:

• I like pegnuins
• I love to try new things especially with food
• I always enjoy baking (any requests??)

FAVORITE QUOTE: "If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of" - Bruce Lee
SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: Model Minority Myth, Undocumented, Understanding Cultural Identity, Disparities/Inequality Among Health and Care, Stereotypes, Gender, etc
FAVORITE AASA MOMENT: Helping out at the High School Conference during the first year I became an AASA member

Deepika Shah
Vice President

EETHNICITY: Nepali
HIGH SCHOOL: East High School, 2012
MAJOR: Ethnic Studies and International Studies
COLLEGE YEAR: Senior
FAVORITE FOOD: Vegetarian momo, Nepali/ Indian spicy food
BEST THING ABOUT AASA: You come as a guest and stay as a family
THREE INTERESTING FACTS:

• I laugh when situations get awkward
• I love watching Asian dramas especially Korean dramas
• I do not like traveling and staying away from home

FAVORITE QUOTE: "Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be true to yourself. How you treat yourself sets the standard for how others will treat you." - Steve Maraboli
SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: Meritocracy/Model Minority Myth, Higher Education Among Refugee Population, Racism, Sexism, Media Representation of Asian Americans.
FAVORITE AASA MOMENT: End of the year social and water fight!!

Brian Truong
Vice President

ETHNICITY: Vietnamese American
HIGH SCHOOL: West High School, 2011 
MAJOR: Business
COLLEGE YEAR: Senior
FAVORITE FOOD: Pho, Sushi, Steak, Seafood, Ice Cream, Cheesecake, Tiramisu
BEST THING ABOUT AASA: Getting the opportunity to meet people
THREE INTERESTING FACTS:

• I love BoA
• I enjoy hiking and running
• I enjoy dancing even though I'm aight...

FAVORITE QUOTE: "When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important." - Ellen DeGeneres
Social Justice Issues: Model Minority Myth.
FAVORITE AASA MOMENT: Foooood

Shiya Zeng
Secretary

ETHNICITY: Chinese American
HIGH SCHOOL: Cottonwood High School, 2015
MAJOR: Psychology, Pre-Med
COLLEGE YEAR: Freshman
FAVORITE FOOD: Ramen, Dim Sum, Sushi, Pasta, Tiramisu 
BEST THING ABOUT AASA: the feeling of belonging and acceptance
THREE INTERESTING FACTS:

• I grow succulents, cacti, and air plants. 
• I am no longer 17 or a dancing queen.  
• I used to be afraid of dogs so now I love on every single dog as a way to make up for lost opportunities. 

FAVORITE QUOTE:
"loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourself" -rupi kaur
SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: Asian American and Mental Health, Microaggressions, Model Minority Myth, Cultural Appropriation
FAVORITE AASA MOMENT: Watching the High School Conference video

Heidi Qin
Director of Social Justice

ETHNICITY: Chinese
HIGH SCHOOL: Mountain View High School, 2014
MAJOR: Honors Ethnic Studies
COLLEGE YEAR: Junior
FAVORITE FOOD: Fried Chicken
​BEST THING ABOUT AASA: Jerry! Jk. Being around people I consider family and being comfortable with my identities in these safe spaces.
THREE INTERESTING FACTS:

• I have a tattoo of a cat
• DTF: Down To Fry
• Expert on the Urban Legends of Alice To

FAVORITE QUOTE: "Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are"
SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: Model Minority Myth, Media Representation, Stereotypes, Cultural Appropriation (especially on this campus), Feminism, Microagressions,Trans Liberation, Anti-Capitalism, Anti-Imperalism
FAVORITE AASA MOMENT:
Our officer retreats, and the Model Minority Mutiny Workshop!

Jerry Bounsanga
Historian/Designer

ETHNICITY: Laos
HIGH SCHOOL: Hunter High School, 2012
MAJOR: Health Communications/Pre-Med
COLLEGE YEAR: Senior
FAVORITE FOOD: Kao Piak
BEST THING ABOUT AASA: Socializing with homies
THREE INTERESTING FACTS:

• In love with Selena Gomez
• I'm an Adidas dad
• I hate chocolate

FAVORITE QUOTE: "No" - Rosa Parks
SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: Model Minority, Microagressions, Community Health, Cultural Humility, Cultural Competency, Cultural Identities
FAVORITE AASA MOMENT: Receiving a mini chopper for AASA secret santa.

Stuart Cai
Director of Service

ETHNICITY: Chinese
HIGH SCHOOL: Borah High School, 2013
MAJOR: Chemistry with Biology Emphasis/Pre-med
COLLEGE YEAR: Junior
FAVORITE FOOD: Dim Sum
BEST THING ABOUT AASA: People yelling at me
THREE INTERESTING FACTS:

• Worked at Starbucks in China
• Loves Pikachu
• Bakes cookies

FAVORITE QUOTE: "Blue" - Blues Clues
SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: Human/Animal Rights, International Student Rights, 
FAVORITE AASA MOMENT: Bake sale, and my special cookies/brownies

Alice To
Treasurer

ETHNICITY: Vietnamese American
HIGH SCHOOL: AMES
MAJOR: Business
COLLEGE YEAR: Sophomore
FAVORITE FOOD: Noodles and Pasta
BEST THING ABOUT AASA: Being in power
THREE INTERESTING FACTS:

• In a Mafia
• Walks on her toes
• Mood determined by hair length

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” 
― Oscar Wilde​
Social Justice Issues: Model Minority, Microaggressions, LGBTQ
FAVORITE AASA MOMENT: Making 1,000 goodies for the bake sale, being an urban legend

MJ Singh
Director of Activities

ETHNICITY: Punjab American 
HIGH SCHOOL: Granger High School 2014
MAJOR: Fianance, Pre-Law
COLLEGE YEAR: Sophomore
FAVORITE FOOD: Chicken Tikka Masala, Naan, Yogurt, Gobi Pronte, Lamb
BEST THING ABOUT AASA: it's just one big family bump bump a bum
THREE INTERESTING FACTS:

• I make computers for giggles
• I once had my beard turn red
• I get my groove on the Bhangara stage

FAVORITE QUOTE: If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. -Bruce Lee
SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: Islamaphobia, Model Minority Myth, Cultural Appropriation, Stereotypes
FAVORITE AASA MOMENT: Baking for the fund raiser

Christina Souknarong
Director of Conference

ETHNICITY: Laotian, Thai, Pakistani American 
HIGH SCHOOL: Cambridge- Isanti HS
MAJOR: Biology, Pre P.A
COLLEGE YEAR: Sophmore
FAVORITE FOOD: All the lao food. POTATOES.
BEST THING ABOUT AASA: feeling like we are a family 
THREE INTERESTING FACTS:

• Duck duck goose is a game,
• "shut doesn't go up monkey's do"
• I really love potatoes

FAVORITE QUOTE: "What we think, we become" - Buddha
SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: Model Minority myth, Asian American mental health, Gender inequality, undocumented, Black Lives Matter
FAVORITE AASA MOMENT: Running around with Deepika during High School Conference and knowing for sure that this was where I wanted to be and make a change.

Paul Fisk
Advisor

ETHNICITY: Japanese/Swedish/French/Scottish
HIGH SCHOOL: Lake Howell High School (in Florida) Class of 2000!!!
MAJOR: Education, Culture & Society College

COLLEGE: University of Central Florida 2005 (Bachelors) University of Utah 2009 (Master's) and hopefully 2014 Ph.D
YEAR: Grad student, something like 22nd grade
FAVORITE FOOD: cottage cheese, spam musubi, sushi in cities that are near the ocean
FAVORITE THING ABOUT AASA: all the amazing AASA alums, say hi to Patom if you see him in the U card office or Kataleeya in the Park building
THREE INTERESTING FACTS:

• I was an AASA officer in the past, you should all check out the AASA yearbook from my year in Tricia's office
• I have a daughter who was born on Jan. 14th of this year
• I still have my Lego collection from my childhood

FAVORITE QUOTE: "It is a mistake to put forth effort and obtain some understanding and then stop at that." - Yamamoto, Tsunetomo
"How much pain have you been carrying, all alone? And how much loneliness is hidden behind your eyes when you smile?" - Nanase Aikawa
SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: Model Minority Myth, intersectionality of gender/race/sexuality, biracial/mixed race, stereotypes and media representations of Asian Americans
FAVORITE AASA MOMENT: seeing how much AASA has grown during my time at the University