AACC

Student Staff

 

Your AACC Student Staff

Under the leadership of Dean Dhall, they help organize and publicize AACC events. They manage publications, photo albums, the house and the website. They reach out to alumni and freshmen alike. And they are responsible for many other things besides. Now get to know them!

Eric Lum

Eric

Position: Graduate Assistant

Hometown: New York City

Music that I couldn't live without: Sun Bear Concer by Keith Jarrett

Did You Know That...

  • I'm addicted to tea.
  • I'm often assumed to know more about pop culture than I actually do.
  • I really like cacti.

Alexandra Sukalo

Alexandra

Position: Graduate Assistant

Hometown: Celebration, FL

Music that I couldn't live without: Anything!

Did You Know That...

  • I grew up in a town owned by Disney.
  • I was a professional ballerina.
  • I organize my closet by color.

Raj Chovatiya

Raj

Position: Graduate Assistant

Hometown: Libertyville, IL

Music that I couldn't live without: Classic hip-hop (EPMD, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. and Rakim, etc.), Chi-city hip-hop (Kanye, Common, Lupe), Stevie Wonder, Queen, Hindi Filmi.....I'm open minded.

Did You Know That...

  • When all is said and done, I will have spent my entire 20's in school.
  • I love pie. Any time of day is a good time for pie.
  • I collect playing cards.

Karmen Cheung

Karmen

College: Morse '13

Position: Head Coordinator

Hometown: New York City, NY

Music that I couldn't live without: Pop music

Did You Know That...

  • I love watching Asian dramas
  • Loves cookies & cream ice cream
  • Have really bad hand-eye coordination!

Sohini Bandy

Sohini

 College: Branford '13

Position: Alumni Outreach Co-Coordinator

Hometown: Austin, TX

Music that I couldn't live without: Phoenix's album "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" and Ingid Michaelson's song "You and I." Admit it, you gotta (atleast secretly) love that song. :) I also really like Christian rock.

Did You Know That...

  • I am simply in love with the Italian dessert tiramisu. I also like Japanese food a lot.
  • I have an Irish twin little sister who many people think is my twin.
  • I share my birthday with Michael Jackson's deathday (RIP).

Cathy Huang

Cathy

College: Morse '14

Position: Alumni Outreach Co-Coordinator

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Music that I couldn't live without: Ingrid Michaelson, Jack Johnson, and Yale a capella music

Did You Know That...

  • I've lived on three continents and North America is my favorite.
  • I love tiramisu.
  • I really enjoy jotting things in the margins of paperback books.

Catherine Chen

Catherine

College: Pierson '13

Position: Special Events Co-Coordinator

Hometown: Naperville, IL

Music that I couldn't live without: Death Cab for Cutie, and the soundtracks of Les Mis and Hercules

Did You Know That...

  • I love corn. As food and in general.
  • I like to Wikipedia the plot of movies rather than actually watch them.
  • I always confuse left and right. And lunch and dinner.

 

Luming Chen 

Karmen

 College: Pierson '14

Position: Special Events Co-Coordinator

Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT

Music that I couldn't live without: I'm not really attached to a specific genre, and the music I listen to usually varies with my mood. Songs on my ipod range from weird anime/drama instrumentals/soundtracks to pop.  

Did You Know That...

  • I'm from Utah but I don't know how to ski... I guess I make up for it by knowing how to ice skate?
  • I was one of the fuzz balls dancing on stage during the Opening/Closing Ceremonies for the 2002 Winter Olympics
  • I love Asian historical dramas!

Anusha Raja

Anusha

College: Saybrook '12

Position: Intercultural Programs

Hometown: Ramsey, NJ

Music that I couldn't live without: Kanye West:Touch the Sky and AR Rahman

Did You Know That...

  • My favorite smell in the entire world is when it is just about to rain and the earth just seems so alive.
  • I love meeting people in the most awkward ways possible.
  • My dream is to visit South America, Africa, and Antarctica, then I can say, I have stepped foot on all seven continents.

Lia Dun

Lia

College: Calhoun '14

Position: Asian American Studies Coordinator

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Music that I couldn't live without: Lady Gaga

Did You Know That...

  • I spent a month shopping for the right rice cooker to bring to college.
  • My first winter in New Haven, I thought the snow flurries were sparks being emitted from the lampposts.
  • I like to eat chocolate chips.

Austin Lan

Austin

 College: Trumbull '13

Position: AACC Designer and Editor of Revelasians

Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA

Music that I couldn't live without: Metric, Alan Parson Project, Mashups, Electronica, and mixed Genre

Did You Know That...

  • If you're hooked up to an EKG and you sneeze, the little line goes OUT of control.
  • I have the tendency to talk to inanimate objects
  • I only really had one Asian friend in High School

Cynthia Chan

Angela

College: Silliman '15

Position: AAAYA Fellowship Developer

Hometown: New York City, NY

Music that I couldn't live without: random English and East Asian songs

Did You Know That...

  • My goal in life is be happy.
  • I have never used an ATM before. (This fact is subject to change in the near future.)
  • I love soft and/or cuddly pillows, animals, toys, and people.

Sherry Zhou

Sherry

College: Morse '12

Position: Webmaster

Hometown: Oak Ridge, North Carolina

Music that I couldn't live without: Lily Allen's Alright, Still

Did You Know That...

  • My favorite season is summer yet here I am in the North.
  • I love the feeling of getting something new and opening the pretty, shiny package. It's absolutely the best part of shopping
  • I used to take epic road trips across North America, the longest one was from Oklahoma City to Florida to Toronto and then Chicago

 

Kathy Phan

Cathy

College: Ezra Stiles '15

Position: Freshman Liaison

Hometown: Houston, TX

Music that I couldn't live without: Underground rap, Korean pop, R&B, house and techno remixes of top 40's songs, country

Did You Know That...

  • I get hiccups very often, and they are very loud.
  • I have never ridden a horse or owned cowboy boots, but I am still from Texas!
  • I have only ever owned Chihuahuas as pets. I have five of them.

Andy Vo

Daisuke

College: Trumbull '15

Position: Freshman Liaison

Hometown: East Boston, MA

Music that I couldn't live without: Jason Mraz, Amy Winehouse, Beyonce

Did You Know That...

  • My Vietnamese name (and my birthname) is Khoa Anh Vo.
  • I was renamed Andy in the 3rd grade, after the boy from Toy Story.
  • People almost always call me 'Andy Vo,' and rarely ever just 'Andy.'