Chinese American Student Association – A Family Away from Home

Board

Check out the CASA E-Board Intro Video!

Meet the 2011-2012 E-Board! We’ll be putting on all the CASA events for the upcoming school year, so feel free to contact us if you have any concerns or suggestions :)

Nelson Li - President

Year: Senior
Major: Business Administration
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Years in CASA: 3
Favorite Food: boba, sushi and Chipotle
Worst Habit: sleeping with contacts on
One thing on your bucket list: snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef

Jonathan Chen – External Vice President

Year: Senior
Major: Biomedical engineering (Mechanical)
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Years in CASA: 3
Favorite Food: Noodles in soup
Worst Habit: Dirty clothes go everywhere except the laundry bin :o
One thing on your bucket list: Making a bucket list :P

Jennifer Huang – Secretary-Treasurer

Year: Junior
Major: International Relations (Global Business)
Hometown: Fullerton, CA
Years in CASA: 2
Favorite Food: Sushi. And passion fruit green tea boba.
Worst Habit: Nail biting! :(
One thing on your bucket list: Master the Argentine tango. :D

Kim Chu - Social Director

Year: Sophomore
Major: Computer Science/ Business Administration
Hometown: Manassas Park, VA
Years in CASA: 2nd year
Favorite Food: Ice cream, boba, bingsoo, crepes, flan, cheesecake — Pretty much all sweets :3
Worst Habit: Biting my nails/cuticles =.=
One thing on your bucket list: Skydiving! :D

 

Ting Wang - Events Director

Year: Sophomore
Major: International Relations
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Years in CASA: 1
Favorite Food: soondubu jjigae (Korean spicy tofu soup) and dumplings
Worst Habit: I’ll get back to you on that…oh wait, procrastination.
One thing on your bucket list: Dine at every restaurant worth trying in LA :)

 

Karen Pham- Publicity Director

Year: Sophomore
Major: Computer Science
Hometown:  Rosemead, CA
Years in CASA: 1
Favorite Food: Spring Rolls (aka Summer Rolls if you’re from the east coast :P )
Worst Habit: Sitting crossed legged on a chair; one of my legs always ends up falling asleep. ):
One thing on your bucket list: Fly to the Moon

 

Jenny Chen - Publicity Director

Year: Junior
Major: Print Journalism, Communication & the Entertainment Industry (minor)
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD/Los Alamos, NM
Years in CASA: 1
Favorite Food: COOKIES. I’m such a cookie monster! But I’m also a big fan of anything Italian or Mexican, a good burger and Dim Sum.
Worst Habit: Starbucks and CVS addiction/obsession
One thing on your bucket list: See the stars from El Teide with someone I love :)

Victor Chan - Funding Director

Year: Sophomore
Major: B.M. Music Performance / B.A. Economics
Hometown: Saratoga, CA
Years in CASA: 1
Favorite Food: Fettucini Alfredo with chicken
Worst Habit: Forget new friend’s names
One thing on your bucket list: Race my future sports car at Laguna Seca

Arnold Chow – Culture Show Director

Year: Junior
Major: In the middle of CSGames, Interactive Media, and Fine Arts
Hometown: Milpitas, CA
Years in CASA: 2
Favorite Food: Fruits
Worst Habit: Not being able to do an English accent
One thing on your bucket list: Live in England for a bit

Martin Chen - Culture Show Director

Year: Sophomore
Major: Business Administration/Real Estate Development
Hometown: New York City
Years in CASA: 1
Favorite Food: Steak + Peter Luger Sauce = Happy Martin
Worst Habit: I spend too much money
One thing on your bucket list: Visit the Salt Flats in Bolivia (Salar de Uyuni)

Jonathan Li – Cultural-Community Director

Year: Senior
Major: Gerontology
Hometown: Kowloon, Hong Kong
Years in CASA: 2
Favorite Food: Chinese, Japanese, Italian
Worst Habit: Cannot Sit Still
One thing on your bucket list: Half retire and Open a store of some sort

Natalie Tong - Alumni Relations Director

Year: Sophomore
Major: Communications
Hometown: Hong Kong/Vancouver, Canada
Years in CASA: 1
Favorite Food: All types of asian food
Worst Habit: I take forever to get ready to go out
One thing on your bucket list: Go skydiving

Ryan Lau - Athletics Director


Year: Sophomore
Major: Biology
Hometown: La Canada, CA
Years in CASA: 1
Favorite Food: Hong Kong Style Curry
Worst Habit: I have an irregular sleep schedule
One thing on your bucket list: Live in NYC

Karen Dang – C3 Representative

Year: Sophomore
Major: Business Administration, Cinema Minor
Hometown: Camarillo, CA
Years in CASA: 0.5
Favorite Food: Spicy tuna hand rolls
Worst Habit: Study munchies                                                                                              One thing on your bucket list: See the Ancient Greek ruins

Tiffanie Cheng - Historian

Year: Sophomore
Major: Political Science/Public Relations
Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
Years in CASA: 1
Favorite Foods: Vanilla, taro, and green tea ice cream
Worst Habit: I deserve an award for the lengths I go to procrastinate
One thing on your bucket list: Meet Alton Brown from Food Network’s Iron Chef and Good Eats

Aydee Tie -  General Staff

Year: Junior
Major: EALC
Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia/Kowloon, Hong Kong
Years in CASA: 2
Favorite Food: dont have one O.o
Worst Habit: i like to smell everything. no, like EVERYTHING. except maybe feet.
One thing on your bucket list: eventually i would like to save someone’s life from a burning building

Jerry Lin – Faculty Advisor

Year: Ph. D student
Major: Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)
Hometown: San Marino, CA
Years in CASA: 1
Favorite Food: Korean BBQ
Worst Habit: Alcoholism
One thing on your bucket list: Scuba diving in perfectly clear tropical waters

Amanda Chiu - Senior Advisor
Skylar Hardenbrook - Senior Advisor