Big Brother/Big Sister
China Care hosts a Big Brother Big Sister Program which encourages close companionship between a student volunteer and one of the adopted Chinese children. Outside of China Care's playgroups, they meet one-on-one and form a close bond through games, activities, and spending quality time together. To sign up for Texas China Care's Big Brother Big Sister Program, e-mail Playgroup Director Lucy Liu at lucyliu2k@gmail.com.
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!”
Little Sisters: Hannah and Rachel Raymond
“We love to bake together, decorate cupcakes, paint our nails, play with the dogs, and do crafts!”
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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 Sister: An Pham
Little Sister: Samantha Gargano
"Samantha and I love to play Uno, color, make jokes and play board games together!"
Little Sister: Samantha Gargano
"Samantha and I love to play Uno, color, make jokes and play board games together!"
Big Sister: Trisha Wong
Little Sister: Jade and Julie
"My Little Sisters and I get to see each other nearly everyday! We have a very busy, yet fun schedule! The girls' hobbies are soccer, Chinese dance, and playing violin. Julie and Jade love art projects so we try to do them as often as we can! They also like to put their heads together and beat me in Connect Four! I am so lucky to be a part of their lives, and I look forward to learning more about them! Now, I can finally tell them apart, can you?"
Little Sister: Jade and Julie
"My Little Sisters and I get to see each other nearly everyday! We have a very busy, yet fun schedule! The girls' hobbies are soccer, Chinese dance, and playing violin. Julie and Jade love art projects so we try to do them as often as we can! They also like to put their heads together and beat me in Connect Four! I am so lucky to be a part of their lives, and I look forward to learning more about them! Now, I can finally tell them apart, can you?"
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 | 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) |
 | 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) |
 | 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) Wednesday and Friday (2-6pm) Saturday (12-6pm) |
 | Name: David Tsai
Year: Senior College: Finance, Economics Hometown: Richardson, TX Other Activities: University Investors Association, UT Toastmasters Hobbies: Basketball, working out, studying Chinese, reading, hiking Something Interesting About Yourself: I played in the UT Mariachi band for two years. I studied abroad in Beijing Fall ‘09 Speak Mandarin? Limited proficiency Have Transportation? Yes Availability: Sun (All day), Mon (8 am – 1 pm, after 7 pm), Tues(after 7 pm), Wed (8 am – 1 pm, after 5 pm), Thurs(After 7 pm), Fri(All day), Sat(All day) |
 | Name: Sarah Zou
Year: Senior (but will probably still be in Austin for another year) College/Major: Marketing/Psychology Hometown: Kanata, Ontario / Plano, TX Other Activities: Business Partners Hobbies: Cooking, reading, crafts and DIY projects, shopping, guitar Something Interesting About Yourself: I was the first person in my extended family to be born outside of China, and all my relatives still live there. Also, I’ve been taking French since kindergarten and am probably equally fluent in Mandarin and French. Speak Mandarin? (not required): Yes Have Transportation? (not required): Yes Availability?
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 | Name: Xinxin Wang
Year: Sophmore College/Major: College of Natural Sciences- Mathematical Sciences (Statistics and Probability) and College of Liberal Arts – Business Economics Hometown: Houston, Texas Other Activities: Vietnamese Student Organization, Student Government, Uteach Hobbies: I like to bake cookies/cakes, window shop for useless things and watch romantic comedies but mostly I just enjoy hanging out with my friends! I’m also a movie addict (especially for foreign films). Something Interesting About Yourself: I have a six year old brother in Houston so I use to babysit all the time (and believe me, he’s a handful!) Speak Mandarin? (not required): Yes. Have Transportation? (not required): No. Availibility?
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 | Name: Hien Nguyen
Year: Junior College/Major: Natural Science / Nutrition, Pre-Dent Hometown: Houston, Texas Other Activities: Texas Pre-Dental Society Hobbies: Swimming, basketball, ping-pong, eating, cooking, cleaning, watching movies, bowling, volunteering, and playing poker. Something Interesting About Yourself: One of my biggest passions in life is being healthy and living a long life. This passion of mine started when my father was diagnosed with high cholesterol. Learning that high cholesterol can lead to heart disease and strokes changed my personal views of life. Ever since then, I wanted to learn all I can about maintaining a healthy lifestyle so that I can spread this knowledge to others. Speak Mandarin? (not required): No Have Transportation? (not required): Yes Availability?
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 | Name: Brittany Wang
Year: Freshman College/Major: BHP/Plan II/Pre-Med Hometown: Houston, Texas Other Activities: Honors Business Association, Texas Inter-faith, Plan 2 Undecided Newspaper Hobbies: Cooking and baking, arts and crafts, riding bikes, trying new foods or sports, and doing spontaneous things Something Interesting About Yourself: I love to travel and try new things. A couple of summers ago, I backpacked through China with my brothers. It was definitely an unforgettable experience. We visited the big cities like Shanghai and Beijing, but I also spent a lot of time in rural areas, which was something I had never experienced before. Speak Mandarin? Yes Have Transportation?: No Availability?
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