oca-wi scholarship 20th anniversary

Produced by OCA-WI

May 2008

Developer Anna Wong

Designer Sarah Wong www.ocawi.org

Thank you

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


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


Parents: Kwang K. and Nancy S. Lee

Current Employer Altera Corporation

Intellectual Property Counsel

High School Nicolet High School ‘88


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


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


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.


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


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


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


Amanda Wong

Address: 1320 Indianwood Dr.


Phone #: 262.797.8252


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


Parents: Lorna Young and Steve Cupery

High School Shorewood HS ‘07


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


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


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


College Life University of Wisconsin- Madison ‘93

Bachelor of 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


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


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


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


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)



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



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.


Clayton Tsang

Address: 960 Talon Ct.


Phone #: 262.271.6188


Parents: Sean and Rose Tsang

Current Employer Wheel and Sprocket

Bike assembler


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.



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


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



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


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


B.S Biochemistry and B.S. Molecular Biology

Graduate School Mayo Medical School ‘97

MD


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)


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



Phone #: 262.227.5173


Parents: Imelda and John Hoeft

Current Employer Source Media

Data research intern


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


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.


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.


Jade Chan

Address: 445 W. Johnson St. Apt 402

Madison, WI 53703

Phone #: 262.894.7702


Parents: Gary and Betty Chan

Current Employer Meriter Hospital, Capital Lakes Retirement

Nursing Assistant and Resident Assistant


College Life: UW-Madison ‘09

Nursing


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


Parents: Martin and Sandy Woltman


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


Parents: Greg and Sheng-Sheng Chen

Spouse: Lloyd

Children: Tristan (2), Austin (1 month)

Current Employer Hewlett-Packard

Design Engineer


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.


Krauskopf

family

with

Grandpa

and

Grandma

Chen

Sarah Wong



Phone #: 262.271.5899


Parents: Walter and Anna Wong


College Life Washington University in St. Louis ‘09

B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Minor in Economics


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


Parents: Carlyle and Patricia Chan

High School University School of Milwaukee ‘05

College Life Carleton College ‘09

B.A. in Biology


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


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


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


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


Parents: Kwang and Nancy Lee


College Life University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘07

B.S.

Graduate School Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine ‘12

M.D. eventually


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


Parents: Cheng-Ming and Lily Lee

Spouse name: Matt Haight

Current Employer SAIC Inc

Senior Systems Engineer



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



Spouse: Jonas Unger

Current Employer OECD

High School Divine Savior Holy Angels High School ‘93


Bachelor of Arts

Christopher Lai Address: 1600 Beacon St. #1112

Brookline, MA

Phone #: 603.767.7263


Parents: Helen and Joseph Lai

Current Employer State Street Bank and Trust

Senior Custody Specialist


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


Parents: Ming and Christine Kao

Current Employer Office of Human Resource Development

Intern



BBA in Management and Human Resource


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


College Life UW- Milwaukee ‘08 Business and Finance

Hobbies cars

Adam Carr

Address: 2535 N. Terrace Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53211

Phone #: 507.301.8570


Parents: Janet Carr

Current Employer The Silva Project

Volunteer Coordinator/Kiwi Farmer


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



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


College Life University of Madison, Wisconsin ‘97

Bachelor of Science, Computer Sciences


Terri Moy Address: 2452 N. 114th Street

Wauwatosa, WI 53226

Phone #: 414.774.9938


Parents: Chuck N. and Sau C. Moy

Current Employer Octane, LLC

Business Analyst

High School Wauwatosa West High School ‘93


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


Parents: Wen-chen and Pei-min Hsia

Current Employer Epic Systems Corporation

Technical Services


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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: 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



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


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


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


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



Current Employer AT&T

Leadership Development Program



Bachelors in Business Administration- Marketing


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


Bacteriology


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



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


Parents: William and Clara Chan

Current Employer Credit Suisse

Assistance Vice President - Private Banking External Reporting


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


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


BS Chemical Engineering


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.


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]


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


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


Parents: Gilbert and Vera Wu



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)


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


Parents: Chee and Sheng-Sheng Chen

Consultant


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


College Life Princeton University ‘99

BA

Graduate School Boston University School of Medicine ‘03

MD


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.


Thomas Lai

Address: 23521 Wimbledon Road

Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Phone #: 216.751.1268


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


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


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


Milwaukee, WI 53211-2945

Phone #: 414.964.1766


Parents: Drs. Carlyle and Patricia Chan

Current Employer Marquette University

Teacher’s Assistant


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


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


College Life Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison ‘00


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


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


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



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


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


Parents: Wen-Chen and Pei-min Hsia

Current Employer WSLL



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


Parents: Dan Riley and Margaret Wong-Riley

Current Employer Twisted Pixel Games

Lead Game Designer


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


Parents: Vera Lau and Gilbert Wu

Current Employer William Beaumont Hospital

Resident


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


Parents: Chris and Samson Moy

Lead Software Developer


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


Parents: Eve and Patrick Ting

Spouse: (soon to be ☺) Brady Baehring

Current Employer BVK

Account Executive



Consumer Science

Graduate School UW- Milwaukee

MBA


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


Parents: Tong-Chui and Siew-Ai Koh

Current Employer Google

Software Engineer



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.


Phone #: 818.926.1206


Parents: P.C. and Betty Lee

Fiancée: Shanying

Current Employer Del Monte Foods

Process Engineer


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



Current Employer University of Wisconsin-Madison

Project Assistant



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


Parents: Tsong-how and Linda Chang

Current Employer Burson-Marsteller

Senior Associate


College Life Harvard University ‘02

BA, Economics, Cum Laude


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


Parents: Tong-Chui and Siew-Ai Koh

Current Employer Google

Software Engineer



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.


Phone #: 818.926.1206


Parents: P.C. and Betty Lee

Fiancée: Shanying

Current Employer Del Monte Foods

Process Engineer


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


Parents: Vera Lau and Gilbert Wu

Current Employer William Beaumont Hospital

Resident


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


Parents: Chris and Samson Moy

Lead Software Developer


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


Parents: Eve and Patrick Ting

Spouse: (soon to be ☺) Brady Baehring

Current Employer BVK

Account Executive



Consumer Science

Graduate School UW- Milwaukee

MBA


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


Parents: Wen-Chen and Pei-min Hsia

Current Employer WSLL



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


Parents: Dan Riley and Margaret Wong-Riley

Current Employer Twisted Pixel Games

Lead Game Designer


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


Parents: Bob and Judy King

Spouse: Brian Armknecht

Current Employer Northwestern University Library

Art Collection Manager


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



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


Parents: Johnny Lam and Levina Lau

Chris Chan


Milwaukee, WI 53211-2945

Phone #: 414.964.1766


Parents: Drs. Carlyle and Patricia Chan

Current Employer Marquette University

Teacher’s Assistant


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


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


College Life Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison ‘00


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


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


College Life Princeton University ‘99

BA

Graduate School Boston University School of Medicine ‘03

MD


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.


Thomas Lai

Address: 23521 Wimbledon Road

Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Phone #: 216.751.1268


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


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


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


Parents: Gilbert and Vera Wu



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)


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


Parents: Chee and Sheng-Sheng Chen

Consultant


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


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




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.


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]


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


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



Bacteriology


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



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


Parents: William and Clara Chan

Current Employer Credit Suisse

Assistance Vice President - Private Banking External Reporting


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


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



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



Current Employer AT&T

Leadership Development Program



Bachelors in Business Administration- Marketing


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



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


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


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


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


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


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



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: 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


Phone #: 262.271.6622

Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Parents: Rose and Sean Tsang

Current Employer L’Oréal skincare in New York City

Marketing



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


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


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


College Life University of Madison, Wisconsin ‘97

Bachelor of Science, Computer Sciences


Terri Moy Address: 2452 N. 114th Street

Wauwatosa, WI 53226

Phone #: 414.774.9938


Parents: Chuck N. and Sau C. Moy

Current Employer Octane, LLC

Business Analyst

High School Wauwatosa West High School ‘93


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


Parents: Wen-chen and Pei-min Hsia

Current Employer Epic Systems Corporation

Technical Services


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


Parents: Janet Carr

Current Employer The Silva Project

Volunteer Coordinator/Kiwi Farmer


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



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


Parents: Helen and Joseph Lai

Current Employer State Street Bank and Trust

Senior Custody Specialist


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


Parents: Ming and Christine Kao

Current Employer Office of Human Resource Development

Intern



BBA in Management and Human Resource


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


College Life UW- Milwaukee ‘08 Business and Finance

Hobbies cars

Alex Chin

Address: 1118 Foster St.

Evanston, IL 60201

Phone #: 414.732.3462




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


Parents: Cheng-Ming and Lily Lee

Spouse name: Matt Haight

Current Employer SAIC Inc

Senior Systems Engineer



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



Spouse: Jonas Unger

Current Employer OECD

High School Divine Savior Holy Angels High School ‘93


Bachelor of Arts

Wen-Tyan Soo

Address:1430 E. Russell Avenue, Unit C

Milwaukee, WI 53207

Phone #: 414.294.3350



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



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


Parents: Kwang and Nancy Lee



B.S.

Graduate School Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine ‘12

M.D. eventually


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


Milwaukee, WI 53211

Phone #: 414.964.1766


Parents: Carlyle and Patricia Chan


College Life Carleton College ‘09

B.A. in Biology


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


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


Parents: Greg and Sheng-Sheng Chen

Spouse: Lloyd

Children: Tristan (2), Austin (1 month)

Current Employer Hewlett-Packard

Design Engineer



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.


Krauskopf

family

with

Grandpa

and

Grandma

Chen

Sarah Wong



Phone #: 262.271.5899


Parents: Walter and Anna Wong


College Life Washington University in St. Louis ‘09

B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Minor in Economics


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


Parents: Martin and Sandy Woltman


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


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


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.


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.


Jade Chan

Address: 445 W. Johnson St. Apt 402

Madison, WI 53703

Phone #: 262.894.7702


Parents: Gary and Betty Chan

Current Employer Meriter Hospital, Capital Lakes Retirement

Nursing Assistant and Resident Assistant


College Life: UW-Madison ‘09

Nursing


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



Phone #: 262.227.5173


Parents: Imelda and John Hoeft

Current Employer Source Media

Data research intern


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


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)


Parents: Mick and Kam Yee



Bachelor of Science


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.



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


Parents: Ming-Yuan and Christine Kao


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



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


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



B.S Biochemistry and B.S. Molecular Biology

Graduate School Mayo Medical School ‘97

MD


David Knopp

Address: PO Box 1327

Sarit Centre, 00606, Nairobi, Kenya



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.


Clayton Tsang

Address: 960 Talon Ct.


Phone #: 262.271.6188


Parents: Sean and Rose Tsang

Current Employer Wheel and Sprocket

Bike assembler


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



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


Parents: James and Pat Chia

Current Employer BearingPoint

Senior Manager


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)



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



Current Employer Northwestern Mutual, Human Re-

sources summer intern

Princeton Health and Fitness Club, Daycare worker

High School Martin Luther High School ‘07


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


Parents: Lorna Young and Steve Cupery

High School Shorewood HS ‘07


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


Parents: Colleen O’Laughlin and Michael Kalashian

High School New Berlin West High School ‘07


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


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



Bachelor of Science


Jannette Eng Address: 1704 Fulton Street

San Francisco, CA 94117

Phone #: 415.637.6700


Parents: David and Betty Eng

Spouse: William Geyer, Jr.

Current Employer PDI/Dreamworks

Production Supervisor

High School Nathan Hale High School ‘88


B.A. in Communications Arts, B.A. in Spanish

Milton Hwang Address: 550 E. Glencoe Place

Bayside, WI 53217

Phone #: 414.540.6612


Parents: Tina and Ben Hwang

Spouse: Sarah

Children: Ethan – 3 (almost 4)

Current Employer GE Healthcare

IT Leader


College Life Purdue, UW-Madison ‘94

BS – Electrical Engineering

Graduate School Kellogg Graduate School- Northwestern ‘01

MBA


Amanda Wong



Phone #: 262.797.8252


Parents: Anna and Walter Wong



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


Parents: Susan Check

High School Wauwatosa East High School ‘08


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.


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


Parents: Kwang K. and Nancy S. Lee

Current Employer Altera Corporation

Intellectual Property Counsel



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.


Marissa Hoeft



Phone #: 262.784.9156


Parents: John and Imelda Hoeft

Current Employer Claim Jumper & Brookfield Learning Center

Hostess & Tutor for summer school kids


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


Parents: Betty and Gary Chan

Current Employer Waukesha Park and Rec.

Lifeguard/Instructor


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


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


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



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)

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