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Class of 2008 -- the following men and women have been selected from a national pool of applicants to particiate in the 2008 Ambassador Program.

Christina Chang 2008


Christina Chang
Trabuco Canyon, CA

UC Irvine
Biology
B.S. 2008

Christina Chang is a recent graduate from the University of California, Irvine with a degree in Biological Sciences. She enjoys learning about other cultures and has had the opportunity to study abroad in Kyoto, Japan. 

Christina is proud of her Taiwanese heritage and looks forward to using what she gains from the Ambassador Program to serve her community. She has an optimistic attitude and enjoys working with others toward a common goal. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, music, and singing.

Kerry Chang 2008

 

Kerry Chang
Schaumburg, IL

University of Illinois
Community Health
B.S. 2010

As an undergraduate at the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign, Kerry Chang is majoring in Health Planning and Administration in Community Health and planning to minor in business.  On campus she is involved in various activities, including  the Taiwanese American and general Asian Pacific American community and is on the student officer board of  UIUC's Taiwanese American Students Club and Asian American Student Housing Organization, and is an active member in the Asian American Association, College Democrats and Future Health Care Executives. She also works for the University of Illinois as a Student Development Representative.  
As a native of Schaumburg, IL, Kerry enjoys drawing, reading, tennis, swimming and watching good television and movies.

 

Kevin Chen
Diamond Bar, CA

California Polytech at Pomona
Political Science
B.S. 2006

Since graduating from college, Kevin Chen has been consecutively employed by the campaign offices of several political candidates running for local offices in California. More notably he was the Regional Political Director for California Assemblywoman Shirley Horton during the 2006 elections. Kevin also interned for the Formosa Foundation during the summer of 2006. He plans to influence Taiwan policy through working with various state and congressional legislators. 

Kevin was born in Taiwan and grew up in the United States, and is fluent in Taiwanese and Mandarin.

Janis Chen 2008

Janis Wen-Chieh Chen
Taoyuan, Taiwan

Nat'l Cheng Kung Univ.
Political Science
B.S. 2009

Janis Chen is studying political science at National Cheng Kung University. Janis was a member of the Elite Development Program in 2006, and an on-site staff in 2007. The EDP focused on teaching grassroots diplomacy to young adults. At school Janis is a member of the student club "International Exchange Association for Students," in which she is the liaison to international students on campus. Optimistic and easy going, Janis loves to meet different kinds of people around the world. She enjoys participating the activities or programs to meet people and brainstorm with them. In her spare time, she enjoys seeing the movies and traveling
Tsung-yen Chen 2008

Tsung-yen Chen
Taoyuan, Taiwan

Stanford University
East Asian Studies
M.A. 2009

Tsung-yen Chen is pursuing a Master's degree in East Asian Studies, with a focus on international interactions in East Asia. After graduating in 2003 with a BA degree of Diplomacy from National Chengchi University in Taiwan, he served three and a half years as a military police and working in ASUSTeK in Taipei as a marketing specialist.

Tsung-yen is the founder and owner of a Chinese language website Global Observer, which collects information on current world affairs. He also regularly posts his views on world affairs and Taiwan's issues to newspapers and the web media. He is an editor of Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs.

Julia Famularo 2008

Julia Famularo
Bethany, CT

Columbia University
East Asian Studies
M.A. 2005

Georgetown Univ.
E Asian Political History
Ph.D. 2013

Julia Famularo will pursue her PhD in History at Georgetown University in Fall 2008. Her academic areas of interest include Modern East Asian political history (China, Taiwan, and Tibet) as well as US-East Asian Relations. She received her M.A. in East Asian Studies from Columbia University, and her B.A. in East Asian Studies and Spanish Literature from Haverford College.
During the 2007-2008 academic year, Julia served as a United States Fulbright Fellow in Taipei. Her research focused upon the historical development and rise of ethno-nationalism in Taiwan and its impact on electoral politics. Julia has previously lived in Taiwan (Taipei), Tibet (Lhasa, Xining), and China (Kunming, Beijing). She is a member of the Association for Asian Studies, the Formosan Association for Public Affairs, and serves as Operating Director of The Ngak Mang Institute.

Han-Hsien Hsieh 2008

Han-Hsien Hsieh
West Covina, CA

UCLA
International Law
J.D. 2011

Han-Hsien Hsieh graduated from UCLA in 2007 with degrees in Political Science and International Development Studies. She will be attending UCLA School of Law in the fall of 2008 and hopes to pursue a career in international law.
A passionate writer, Hsieh is even more passionate about Taiwan. Hsieh volunteered for the Formosa Foundation as an intern during Summer 2005 and Spring 2007. She intends to contribute to the cuase of Taiwanese democracy through her academic background in political science and future career in law.
Carrie Hsu 2008

Carrie Hsu
Knoxville, TN

Georgia Institute of Tech
Management
B.S. 2010

Carrie Hsu will be a third year Management major at Georgia Tech pursuing a Bachelor of Science and a certificate of accounting. She was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Carrie participated in the Anti-Succession Law protest in Washington, D.C. and was active in the South East Taiwanese American Association during her high school years. Her other interests include biking, ping-pong, origami and other paper crafts.

 

Ellen Tzu-chun Kuo
Taichung, Taiwan

University of Geneva
European Studies
2004

 
 

Amy Fay Lin
Sugar Land, TX

University of Texas
Business, Finance
B.S. 2007

 
Joseph Lin 2008

Joseph Lin
Bayside, NY

New York University
Social-Cultural Analysis
B.S. 2011

Joseph Lin is pursuing a B.A. in Social and Cultural Analysis, with concentrations in Asian/Pacific/American Studies and Latino Studies. In addition, he is pursuing a Spanish minor and an East Asian Studies minor. He hopes to encourage the political activism of Asian-Americans in the United States by borrowing from the experiences of Latin-American activists. In 2006, Joseph campaigned for his state senator, Frank Padavan, encouraging the Asian constituents to vote. Recently, he has delved into Taiwanese political and cultural history, struck by a clinging sense of belonging to his roots. He is a proud member of TASS, the NYU Taiwanese-American Student Society. He is also proud to be a part of the 2008 class of Formosa Ambassadors!
Joseph continues to tackle the Chinese language and the Taiwanese dialect. In his spare time, he loves playing Scrabble, acting and reading.

 

Richard Lin
Cambridge, MA

MIT
Material Science
B.S. 2009

 
Erica Ling 2008


Erica Ling
Hacienda Heights, CA

UC San Diego
Political Science/IR
B.A. 2010

Erica Ling pursues her interest in political science whenever possible, most notably during high school when she interned for U.S. Representative Edward R. Royce.At school Erica promotes the Taiwanese American identity as an active member of UCSD's Taiwanese American Student Association. She served as the 2007-2008 Cultural Chair and will serve as the 2008-2009 Vice President.

In her spare time Erica enjoys traveling, shopping, and golfing. Erica loves learning about other cultures, and plans to study abroad at the International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan for the 2008 academic fall quarter.

 

Chien-yu Liu
Taipei, Taiwan

New York University
Law
M.A. 2008

 
Winifred Liu 2008

Winifred Liu
Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Nat'l Kaohsiung First Univ. Science & Tech
English
M.A. 2008

Wen-Jiun Winifred Liu has served as a delegate in various international and national forums, either representing her youth generation or her country, including the 2006 Asia-Pacific Youth Festival, the 8th China Synergy Programme for Outstanding Youth.

Winifred is a member of the Adolescent Consultation Team of the National Youth Commission.

Cory Sanderson 2008


D. Corey Sanderson
Pittsburgh, PA
Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania
English Education & Asian Studies
B.A. 2008

Discovering an affinity toward Taiwan during his sophomore year, D. Corey Sanderson was led to claim a second major in Asian Studies. In 2007 he spent 7 months in Taiwan as an exchange student to Tamkang University. In the United States, he spends his time tutoring Taiwanese nationals in English as well as partaking in and organizing social awareness rallies on campus.
Corey considers himself an easy going individual who tries to find the best in everything and situation. In his spare time, Corey enjoys reading historical non-fiction and hard science fiction, writing, the occasional game of Mahjong, playing the guitar, photography, and struggling through Mandarin Chinese.

Karen Yang 2008


Karen Yang
Fountain Valley, CA

UC San Diego
Linguistics
B.A. 2008

Karen Yang is a student at the University of California, San Diego, with a major in Linguistics and minors in Psychology and Sociology. Through her experiences in college and her involvement with the chapter of Amnesty International on campus, Karen has developed an interest in human rights issues and foreign affairs that has altered the way she looks out at the world and influenced her plans for life. Karen now hopes to pursue further studies in those areas, and because of her lifelong passion for Taiwanese politics, to one day work toward furthering Taiwan's cause. In her spare time, enjoys reading and learning other languages.
Rebecca Yeh 2008


Rebecca Yeh
Parsippany, NJ

Columbia University
International Affairs
M.A. 2009

Born and partly educated in Taiwan, Rebecca Yeh is studying economics policy at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs and looking forward to combining her private sector finance and accounting background with knowledge in economics to help the world become a better place.  She is also an active leader in Taiwan Focus, a student group at SIPA that focuses on educating the Columbia community on Taiwan and Taiwanese American issues.  In addition, Rebecca initiated the first educational trip to Taiwan during March 2008 for Columbia graduate students.
Prior to SIPA, Rebecca was a financial analyst at a Fortune 500 company and also worked as an economics research assistant at the Institute of Economics at the Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan.  During her spare time, she loves to attend concerts and travel.