2012-2013 Board
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Tiffany Gilliam
Co-Chair
Hometown: La Canada, CA
Undergraduate: UCLA
Favorite non-Asian dish: Bacon Wrapped Scallops. And Lasagna.
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite artist: Ansel Adams
What would you name your dog: Amaterasu
What would you name your yacht: Firefly
What do you keep in your car's trunk: Tennis equipment and a basketball.
What was your favorite TV show growing up: Winnie the Pooh
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, I would take:
- Object: Portal Gun. Because that's just awesome.
- Person: Anna Park because she's the most educated person I know on the subject. And she's awesome.
- Transport: Great Eagle (LOTR)
Anna Park
Co-Chair
Hometown: Campbell, CA
Undergraduate: UCSD
Favorite non-Asian dish: Pizza
Favorite color: Turquoise
Favorite artist: Bach
What would you name your dog: Gordy
What would you name your yacht: The Tempest
What do you keep in your car's trunk: Baseball bat, gloves, ski mask.
What was your favorite TV show growing up: The Simpsons
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, I would take:
- Object: Marbles.
- Person: Either of the Weasly twins from Harry Potter because: 1) MAGIC and 2) It'd be fun.
- Transport: The magic carpet from Aladdin because it's convenient and so sassy.
Mike Le
Treasurer
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Undergraduate: CSUS
Favorite non-Asian dish: Steak
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite artist: Mozart
What would you name your dog: Bubble
What would you name your yacht: Titan
What do you keep in your car's trunk: Tennis racquet, golf clubs, and clothes
What was your favorite TV show growing up: Pokemon!
Community Outreach Co-Chair
Hometown: Los Angeles
Undergraduate: UCLA
Favorite non-Asian dish? Csirke Paprikas.
Favorite color? Purple.
Favorite artist? Roy Lichtenstein.
What would you name your your dog? Stuart Oliver Lee.
What would you name your yacht? Yacht.
If you were to get a tattoo, what would it be/say? Calvin and Hobbes.
What do you keep in your car's trunk? Jack, tire, water.
What was your fav. tv show growing up? BOy meets world/Fresh prince
What makes you feel most secure? My baby-blue snuggie.
If your house is burning down, what would you take? My headphones.
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, I would take:
- Object: m45 MEU-SOC with unlimited ammo
- Person: Stuart Oliver with the talking device from the dog in Up, with the SuperBark power from Bolt. He's a badass.
- Transport: Death Star
Community Outreach Co-Chair
Hometown: Hacienda Heights
Undergraduate: UCLA
favorite non-Asian dish: Lengua tacos, all day. Every day.
Favorite color: Green
Favorite artist: Picasso
What would you name your dog: Mickey
What would you name your yacht? A pipe dream
If you were to get a tattoo, what would it say/be? Stolen from a friend: Stick figures with empty speech bubbles, so that I could have a different tattoo every day
What do you keep in your car's trunk? Spare tire, basketball, football, gym shoes/clothes
What was your favorite TV show growing up? Boy Meets World. We'll meet one day, Topanga...
What makes you feel most secure? My mansion. Wait, waking up now...
If your house was burning down, what would you take? Family photos, of course
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, I would take:
- Object: A big-ass sword. The Walking Dead has taught me that loud noises attract zombies. No guns.
- Person: I'm going to cheat and say my entire family...but if that's impossible, then Mila Kunis. Definitely Mila Kunis.
- Transport: The ability to apparate.
Social Chair
Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA
Undergraduate: UC Davis
Favorite non-Asian dish: Lasagna. or Texas BBQ.
Favorite color: Varies every few months. Right now it's seafoam. But I'm not even sure if I have that right because I'm red-green colorblind.
Favorite artist: Salvador Dali
What would you name your dog: Learned Paw
What would you name your yacht? Peerless
If you were to get a tattoo, what would it say/be? The Giving Tree (like Ryan Gosling's in Blue Valentine). Backup plan: a velociraptor.
What do you keep in your car's trunk? Golf clubs, spare clothes, running shoes, and a lot of junk.
What was your favorite TV show growing up? Pokemon. and Beast Wars.
What makes you feel most secure? Solipsism.
If your house was burning down, what would you take? Graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows. No sense in wasting a good fire.
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, I would take:
- Object: Hoverboard
- Person: Doctor Emmett Brown
- Transport: The Delorean
API Week Co-Chair
Hometown: Orange County
Undergraduate: UC Irvine
Favorite non-Asian dish: Tomato soup and grilled cheese
Favorite color: Dark violet
Favorite artist: Vienna Teng
What would you name your dog: Corbin
What would you name your yacht? Stellamaria
If you were to get a tattoo, what would it say/be? Caveat Lector
What do you keep in your car's trunk? Dress shoes, jacket, bottled water, kendo equipment
What was your favorite TV show growing up? Animaniacs, Scooby Doo
What makes you feel most secure? Baking
If your house was burning down, what would you take? Whatever is at hand: glasses, schoolbag, cell phone. And slippers, probably.
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, I would take:
- Object: Survival kit
- Person: Tallahassee. Or River Tam
- Transport: Hovercar. With seat belts of course. See Rule 4.
API Week Co-Chair
Professional Development Co-Chair
Hometown: Carmichael, CA
Undergraduate: University of Nevada, Reno
favorite non-Asian dish: Ziti
Favorite color: Silver
Favorite artist: Cézanne
What would you name your dog: Sparky Doo
What would you name your yacht? Shipwreck
If you were to get a tattoo, what would it say/be? Too fast to live, too young to die
What do you keep in your car's trunk? Pack of water
What was your favorite TV show growing up? X-Men
What makes you feel most secure? Family
If your house was burning down, what would you take? My wallet and phone :p---
Professional Development Co-Chair
Hometown: Westminster, CA
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley
favorite non-Asian dish: Ceviche
Favorite color: Blue green (from Crayola)
Favorite artist: Van Gogh
What would you name your dog: Pipsqueak
What would you name your yacht? Fly Away
If you were to get a tattoo, what would it say/be? Eternal Muse
What do you keep in your car's trunk? Window wiper and cleaning car cleaning supplies
What was your favorite TV show growing up? Hey Arnold
What makes you feel most secure? Family
If your house was burning down, what would you take? No idea, but hopefully the most important thing to me at that point in time
BAAPALSA/NAPABA Representative
Hometown: Cupertino
Undergraduate: UCLA
favorite non-Asian dish: basically any pasta dish
Favorite color: white
Favorite artist: Claude Monet
What would you name your dog: tossup between Mochi and Hamachi
What would you name your yacht? The Rubina
If you were to get a tattoo, what would it say/be? I don't know. If I knew, I would have one by now
What do you keep in your car's trunk? Jacket, umbrella, sandals, gym clothes
What was your favorite TV show growing up? I didn't really watch TV growing up. It's quite sad.
What makes you feel most secure? curling underneath my blanket. I'm big on blankets
If your house was burning down, what would you take? My bag! It has my iPhone, wallet, laptop, makeup, water, chocolate...
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, I would take:
- Object: a zombie-proof bubble, and I get to choose who or what comes in and out. It will be clear and potentially bouncy so I can go anywhere while never leaving my bubble. It can also generate food/water/blankets at my will. I would also like my bubble equipped with a GPS please.
- Person: My fiance. Duh. My bubble is all the protection I need.
Technology Chair