CURRENT BIG SISTERS:
Big Sisters: Esther Kwak, Shirley Yang, Rachel Shin
Little Sisters: Hannah and Rachel Raymond
“We love to bake together, decorate cupcakes, paint our nails, play with the dogs, and do crafts!”
Big Sisters: Stephanie Kan
Little Sisters: Allie Harwood
“Allie and I love to visit parks/playgrounds, draw, talk about princesses, and be adventurous together!”
Little Sisters: Allie Harwood
“Allie and I love to visit parks/playgrounds, draw, talk about princesses, and be adventurous together!”
Big Sisters: Molly Sun
Little Sisters: Meilan Hardin
“Meilan LOVES horses and exercising! She has Monopoly: Horses Edition, pictures of horses all over her room, miniature horses, and even a life-size horse plushie. When we are together, we love to play soccer, play monopoly, eat Heather(her mom)'s delicious cooking, and talk about what's happening in our lives right now. I love the Hardin family. =)”
Little Sisters: Meilan Hardin
“Meilan LOVES horses and exercising! She has Monopoly: Horses Edition, pictures of horses all over her room, miniature horses, and even a life-size horse plushie. When we are together, we love to play soccer, play monopoly, eat Heather(her mom)'s delicious cooking, and talk about what's happening in our lives right now. I love the Hardin family. =)”
Big Sister: Victoria Wang
Little Sister: Jian Jian Heath
"My little sister and I enjoy using our imaginations to play pretend bank and school. We also love to go out and about around Austin to eat, play, and various other fun adventures."
Little Sister: Jian Jian Heath
"My little sister and I enjoy using our imaginations to play pretend bank and school. We also love to go out and about around Austin to eat, play, and various other fun adventures."
BIG BROTHER/BIG SISTER CANDIDATES:
**Matched with little sister**
Name: An Pham
Year: Senior
College: Natural Sciences/Nutrition
Hometown: North Richland Hills (Fort Worth), TX
Other Activities: Sigma Phi Omega, Student Dietetic Association
Hobbies: Dance, Craft Work/Creative things like Coloring, Volunteering, A Cappella & Acoustic Music
Something Interesting About Yourself: I always put others before myself, such as taking care of others when they’re sick. I have this ingrained “mother instinct” to want to help and take care of others without sound thinking about the outcomes or the decisions made.
Speak Mandarin? No
Have Transportation? No, but able to borrow friend’s car whenever needed
Availability: Sunday (2-7pm) Monday (After 2pm) Wednesday (After 2pm) Friday (After 6pm)
Year: Senior
College: Natural Sciences/Nutrition
Hometown: North Richland Hills (Fort Worth), TX
Other Activities: Sigma Phi Omega, Student Dietetic Association
Hobbies: Dance, Craft Work/Creative things like Coloring, Volunteering, A Cappella & Acoustic Music
Something Interesting About Yourself: I always put others before myself, such as taking care of others when they’re sick. I have this ingrained “mother instinct” to want to help and take care of others without sound thinking about the outcomes or the decisions made.
Speak Mandarin? No
Have Transportation? No, but able to borrow friend’s car whenever needed
Availability: Sunday (2-7pm) Monday (After 2pm) Wednesday (After 2pm) Friday (After 6pm)
Name: Jessica Wu
Year: Freshman
College: Natural Sciences
Hometown: The Woodlands, TX
Other Activities: Volunteering at St. David’s Hospital, BHA
Hobbies: I love to dance, and have been dancing for over ten years now. I was on my school drill team for six years, and had the opportunity to perform at Disney World two spring breaks ago! I also love to shop! In addition, I am obsessed with arts and crafts. I love making bracelets, decorating boxes and shirts, painting with water colors, making scrapbooks, etc. I have taken various scrapbooking classes because I love to scrapbook and make collages.
Something Interesting About Yourself: I am really outgoing and have a lot of fun playing with kids! I enjoy playing games with them, reading the kids stories, and teaching them. I had the opportunity to visit an Amazonian tribe and teach the school children games and English. We played games like Duck Duck Goose and London Bridges, and the kids had so much fun. Another thing about me is that I love Disney Channel! High School Musical one, two, and three are probably the best movies in the world! I am obsessed with all the songs and know them by heart!
Speak Mandarin? Yes
Have Transportation? No
Availability: Sunday (4-8pm) Monday (After 7pm) Tuesday (After 7pm) Wednesday (1-5pm, After 7pm) Thursday (1-5pm, After 7pm) Friday (After 12 noon) Saturday (All day)
Year: Freshman
College: Natural Sciences
Hometown: The Woodlands, TX
Other Activities: Volunteering at St. David’s Hospital, BHA
Hobbies: I love to dance, and have been dancing for over ten years now. I was on my school drill team for six years, and had the opportunity to perform at Disney World two spring breaks ago! I also love to shop! In addition, I am obsessed with arts and crafts. I love making bracelets, decorating boxes and shirts, painting with water colors, making scrapbooks, etc. I have taken various scrapbooking classes because I love to scrapbook and make collages.
Something Interesting About Yourself: I am really outgoing and have a lot of fun playing with kids! I enjoy playing games with them, reading the kids stories, and teaching them. I had the opportunity to visit an Amazonian tribe and teach the school children games and English. We played games like Duck Duck Goose and London Bridges, and the kids had so much fun. Another thing about me is that I love Disney Channel! High School Musical one, two, and three are probably the best movies in the world! I am obsessed with all the songs and know them by heart!
Speak Mandarin? Yes
Have Transportation? No
Availability: Sunday (4-8pm) Monday (After 7pm) Tuesday (After 7pm) Wednesday (1-5pm, After 7pm) Thursday (1-5pm, After 7pm) Friday (After 12 noon) Saturday (All day)
Name: Michael Sishung Hung
Year: Senior
College: Psychology/Sociology
Hometown: Houston, TX
Other Activities: Taiwanese American Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association, UT Electronic Music Studio
Hobbies: Music & composition, Motorcycles
Something Interesting About Yourself: I spent the past summer in Beijing studying Mandarin in an Intensive Chinese course. I was under a language pledge and was not allowed to speak English for two months! My very first experience in China when my plane landed was getting quarantined for H1N1 by the Chinese officials because of a stuffy nose.
Speak Mandarin? Basic Knowledge
Have Transportation? I will most likely have my motorcycle in Mid October.
Availability: Sunday (Anytime in afternoon) Monday (After 2pm) Tuesday (After 12pm) Wednesday (After 12 pm) Thursday (After 2pm) Friday (Anytime in afternoon)
Year: Senior
College: Psychology/Sociology
Hometown: Houston, TX
Other Activities: Taiwanese American Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association, UT Electronic Music Studio
Hobbies: Music & composition, Motorcycles
Something Interesting About Yourself: I spent the past summer in Beijing studying Mandarin in an Intensive Chinese course. I was under a language pledge and was not allowed to speak English for two months! My very first experience in China when my plane landed was getting quarantined for H1N1 by the Chinese officials because of a stuffy nose.
Speak Mandarin? Basic Knowledge
Have Transportation? I will most likely have my motorcycle in Mid October.
Availability: Sunday (Anytime in afternoon) Monday (After 2pm) Tuesday (After 12pm) Wednesday (After 12 pm) Thursday (After 2pm) Friday (Anytime in afternoon)
Name: Brian Kao
Year: Senior
College: Natural Sciences/Liberal Arts
Hometown: Port Lavara, TX
Other Activities: Asian American Campus Ministry, Student Volunteer Board
Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, Swing Dancing, Football, Piano, Bike Riding, Transformers
Something Interesting About Yourself: I often recognize people by their hair. When people change their hair, I don’t recognize them anymore.
Speak Mandarin? Basic Knowledge
Have Transportation? Yes
Availability: Sunday (After 2pm, flexible) Monday (After 7pm) Tuesday (After 6pm) Wednesday (After 6pm) Thursday (After 7pm) Friday (After 3pm) Saturday (flexible)
Year: Senior
College: Natural Sciences/Liberal Arts
Hometown: Port Lavara, TX
Other Activities: Asian American Campus Ministry, Student Volunteer Board
Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, Swing Dancing, Football, Piano, Bike Riding, Transformers
Something Interesting About Yourself: I often recognize people by their hair. When people change their hair, I don’t recognize them anymore.
Speak Mandarin? Basic Knowledge
Have Transportation? Yes
Availability: Sunday (After 2pm, flexible) Monday (After 7pm) Tuesday (After 6pm) Wednesday (After 6pm) Thursday (After 7pm) Friday (After 3pm) Saturday (flexible)
Name: Monica Zhang
Year: Sophomore
College: Education
Hometown: Houston, TX
Other Activities: Asian American Campus Ministries, Asian Desi Pacific Islander American Collective
Hobbies: Asian stuff, Shopping, Eating, Reading, Learning Guitar
Something Interesting About Yourself: I love the Chinese language and culture, I hope to teach abroad in China after graduation, I love working with kids.
Speak Mandarin? Yes
Have Transportation? No
Availability: Sunday (After 6pm) Tuesday (After 6pm) Thursday (After 6pm) Saturday (After 6pm)
Year: Sophomore
College: Education
Hometown: Houston, TX
Other Activities: Asian American Campus Ministries, Asian Desi Pacific Islander American Collective
Hobbies: Asian stuff, Shopping, Eating, Reading, Learning Guitar
Something Interesting About Yourself: I love the Chinese language and culture, I hope to teach abroad in China after graduation, I love working with kids.
Speak Mandarin? Yes
Have Transportation? No
Availability: Sunday (After 6pm) Tuesday (After 6pm) Thursday (After 6pm) Saturday (After 6pm)
Name: Alice Niu
Year: Junior
College: Natural Sciences
Hometown: Houston, TX
Other Activities: Pre-Dental Society
Hobbies: Tennis, Ping Pong, Drawing, Crafts, Piano
Something Interesting About Yourself: I was born in China and moved here at the age of 6. I am from Chengdu, China.
Speak Mandarin? Yes
Have Transportation? No
Availability: Friday (After 4pm) Saturday (3-6pm)
Year: Junior
College: Natural Sciences
Hometown: Houston, TX
Other Activities: Pre-Dental Society
Hobbies: Tennis, Ping Pong, Drawing, Crafts, Piano
Something Interesting About Yourself: I was born in China and moved here at the age of 6. I am from Chengdu, China.
Speak Mandarin? Yes
Have Transportation? No
Availability: Friday (After 4pm) Saturday (3-6pm)
Name: Christopher Lew
Year: Junior
College: Natural Sciences
Hometown: Garland, TX
Other Activities: Madrigal Dinner Choir, Asian American Campus Ministries
Hobbies: Sand Volleyball, Cooking, Swimming, Food, Film
Something Interesting About Yourself: I’m a dedicated journalist and I used to have a mullet.
Speak Mandarin? Basic Knowledge
Have Transportation? Yes
Availability: Sunday (2-7pm) Monday (3-6pm) Wednesday (2-5pm) Friday (2-6pm) Saturday (10-2pm)
Year: Junior
College: Natural Sciences
Hometown: Garland, TX
Other Activities: Madrigal Dinner Choir, Asian American Campus Ministries
Hobbies: Sand Volleyball, Cooking, Swimming, Food, Film
Something Interesting About Yourself: I’m a dedicated journalist and I used to have a mullet.
Speak Mandarin? Basic Knowledge
Have Transportation? Yes
Availability: Sunday (2-7pm) Monday (3-6pm) Wednesday (2-5pm) Friday (2-6pm) Saturday (10-2pm)
**Matched with little sister**
Name: Kathy Tian
Year: Freshman
College: Business
Hometown: Plano (Dallas), Texas
Other Activities: Texas Exes, Honors Business Association, Business Honors Program Steering Committee
Hobbies: Watching good movies and TV shows, Chinese cultural dancing, cello, music in general, running, having fun with friends
Something Interesting About Yourself: My favorite childhood memories involve making dumplings and watching Chinese movies with my parents and grandparents around Chinese New Year.
Speak Mandarin? Yes
Have Transportation? No
Availability: Sunday (2-7pm) Monday and Friday (After 2-6pm) Saturday (12-6pm)
Year: Freshman
College: Business
Hometown: Plano (Dallas), Texas
Other Activities: Texas Exes, Honors Business Association, Business Honors Program Steering Committee
Hobbies: Watching good movies and TV shows, Chinese cultural dancing, cello, music in general, running, having fun with friends
Something Interesting About Yourself: My favorite childhood memories involve making dumplings and watching Chinese movies with my parents and grandparents around Chinese New Year.
Speak Mandarin? Yes
Have Transportation? No
Availability: Sunday (2-7pm) Monday and Friday (After 2-6pm) Saturday (12-6pm)
Name:Trisha Wong
Year: Senior
College: Natural Sciences/Liberal Arts
Hometown: Keller, Texas
Other Activities: School, Tutoring Mandarin, AACM
Hobbies: Volleyball, bowling, tennis, rock climbing, scrap booking, shopping, cleaning, sleeping, watching my favorite shows!
Something Interesting About Yourself: My biggest dream in life is to open an adoption agency/orphanage in China with a more efficient adoption process and improve the standards of the orphanages while deepening China and America's relations.Second biggest dream: become a surgeon. This explains my double major (Biochemistry and Asian Studies). I currently know 6 languages and hope to teach English in Korea, Japan, and China as soon as I graduate!
Speak Mandarin? Yes
Have Transportation? Yes
Availability: Monday - Friday after 3; weekends are open.
Year: Senior
College: Natural Sciences/Liberal Arts
Hometown: Keller, Texas
Other Activities: School, Tutoring Mandarin, AACM
Hobbies: Volleyball, bowling, tennis, rock climbing, scrap booking, shopping, cleaning, sleeping, watching my favorite shows!
Something Interesting About Yourself: My biggest dream in life is to open an adoption agency/orphanage in China with a more efficient adoption process and improve the standards of the orphanages while deepening China and America's relations.Second biggest dream: become a surgeon. This explains my double major (Biochemistry and Asian Studies). I currently know 6 languages and hope to teach English in Korea, Japan, and China as soon as I graduate!
Speak Mandarin? Yes
Have Transportation? Yes
Availability: Monday - Friday after 3; weekends are open.