Asian

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Asian
Community
at
Tufts
General Interest Meeting, Fall 2007
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ACTs Mission Statement

• The purpose of Asian Community at Tufts (A.C.T.)
  is to bring all members of the Tufts community
  together by fostering an environment for
  instituting political changes concerning Asian
  and Asian Americans, enhancing social
  interactions amongst all students, and creating a
  better understanding of Asian and Asian American
  identity at Tufts.

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Meet
the

Board
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Elise von DohlenPresident
Senior!

• Most life changing course that you have taken?
• Any Jean Wu Course, Asian America/Building
  Bridges
• Favorite Memory at Tufts so far? Sledding down
  the hill next to the library on stolen Dewick
  dining trays freshman year
• If you were given a magical wand and granted one
  wish to change something about or on the Tufts
  campus what would it be?
• To have an Asian American Studies Major at Tufts

Major American Studies Hometown Bako, Cali
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Katherine Chui Vice President
09!

• If you were a Disney character who would you be
  and why?
• Remy from Ratatouille because he pursued and
  achieved his dreams despite having the high odds
  stacked against him
• If you were given a magical wand and granted one
  wish to change something about or on the Tufts
  campus what would it be?
• Make it flat
• Favorite Hang Out at Tufts? Hamilton pool

Major Chemistry and BME Hometown New York City
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Addy Tang Treasurer
10!

• Favorite Hang Out at Tufts?
• Tire swing by the Crafts house
• To Naked Quad Run or Not to Naked Quad Run?
• NEVER!
• Favorite song to belt out in the shower/in your
  car?
• any Asian song

Major International Relations and
Economics Hometown Xian, China
and Montville, NJ
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Amy Ni Secretary
10!

• Favorite Memory at Tufts so far?
• Meeting all of my amazing friends here
• Most life changing course that you have taken?
• Healthcare in America
• Guiltiest Pleasure? Celebrity gossip

Major Biochem Hometown Mountain Lakes, NJ
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Yilun Li Publicity Chair
10!

• Favorite Memory at Tufts so far?
• Sledding down the presidents lawn.
• What is your ideal super hero talent?
• To be able to fly because it would save so much
  travel time.
• If you were a Disney character who would you be
  and why?
• Aladdin because I have a flying carpet and a
  Genie as a best friend.

Major Biochem Hometown Newton, MA
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Jenny Lau Community Service Chair
10!

• Favorite song to belt out in the shower/in your
  car?
• Classic Backstreet Boys and NSync songs
• Guiltiest Pleasure? Chocolate covered
  strawberries )
• To Naked Quad Run or Not to Naked Quad Run?
• Sure, why not?

Major Biochemistry and Pre-medicine Hometown
RI/NY
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Miriam YunCo-Spectrum Editor
08!

• If you were a Disney character who would you be
  and why?
• The little Mermaid because then I would meet
  Prince Eric and have friends like Flounder and
  Sebastian who can sing Under the Sea for me D
• Favorite Hang Out at Tufts? Campus Center
• Favorite Memory at Tufts so far? Orientation week
  as a freshman, when everything about college life
  seemed nothing short of exciting and new

Major Biopsych and Comm.
Health Hometown Flushing, NY
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Lily Zhang Co-Spectrum Editor
10!

• Guiltiest Pleasure? Sleeping in
• If you were given a magical wand and granted one
  wish to change something about or on the Tufts
  campus what would it be?
• Bubble tea at Dewick
• Most life changing course that you have taken?
• Asian America

Major American Studies and
Sociology Hometown York, SC
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Jessica XiaSophomore Rep
11!

• To Naked Quad Run or Not to Naked Quad Run?
• No, creepy townies lurk around with cameras.
• If you were a Disney character who would you be
  and why?
• Ariel, shes hot.
• Favorite Hang Out at Tufts?
• Library. No, really.

Major Biochem (Pre-Dent!) Hometown Cheshire,
CT
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Allistair Mallillin Sophomore Rep/PAC Rep
10!

• Guiltiest Pleasure?
• Chick Flicks!
• If you were given a magical wand and granted one
  wish to change something about or on the Tufts
  campus what would it be?
• Moving escalators from uphill to downhill and to
  the gym.
• Uphill or Downhill?
• Downhill

Major Biochemistry/Community Health/Premed/Cognit
ive Science Hometown Towson, MD
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Tim Li Webmaster
oh nine!

• Guiltiest Pleasure?
• Eating at Dewick like its all you can eat.
• Favorite song to belt out in the shower/in your
  car?
• I don't really shower/have a car.
• If you were given a magical wand and granted one
  wish to change something about or on the Tufts
  campus what would it be?
• It would be Hogwarts instead.

Major Mechanical Engineering Hometown Tough
Town ....(Stoughton, MA)
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AGREE
or
DISAGREE
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• Want to get Involved?
• Activities Coming Up!
• Discover Boston
• Sept. 28, AA Center
• Asian Culture Camp
• Sept. 28-30
• Boston BASIC
• Oct. 13
• Chinatown Cleanup
• Oct. 20

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• Want to get Involved?
• Join a Committee!
• Art Exhibition
• Voices, Asian American Concert
• Spectrum, Literary Magazine

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• Want to get Involved?
• Want to be a Freshman Representative and be on
  our E-board???

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• Thanks for Coming!!!
• Get Involved
• Sign up!!!