Student Staff

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.

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.

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.

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!

 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).

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.

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.

 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!

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.

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.

 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

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.

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

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.

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.'