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Chairman of the Board Brandon Tran	My name is Brandon Tran and I am a senior majoring in Biology here at IU. This is my third year on the Asian Student Union board, this time as chairman. I am the biggest Indianapolis Colts fan and my many hobbies include trying new restaurants, poker, bowling, sports, and hanging out with my friends. I truly feel that the 21 member organizations of ASU culturally enhance the atmosphere here on campus and in the Bloomington community. Through each organization's culture nights and events, I feel they do a fine job of promoting their own culture as well as the Asian culture. As director of ASU I really hope to promote more collaboration between the student groups so that TOGETHER we are easily one of the biggest student programming bodies here at Indiana University. I also hope to foster more support and initiative to get a bigger Asian Culture Center. The Asian Culture Center needs much improvement and needs to be expanded.

Board of Director (Mr. & Ms. Asia Co-Chair) Courtney Amelia	Hello! My name is Courtney Amelia and I’m a junior at IU majoring in Voice, Nursing, and Linguistics. I’m very excited for my first year on the Asian Student Union board, as a director and MMA Co-chair with Meng! I love spending time with my family and friends, exploring different cultures, singing, dancing, watching cartoons, songwriting, cooking, and going to Church. My personal goal is to help the Asian Community and Associations create a positive outlook on Asian culture, countries, and people. As a freshman I decided to explore my ethnicity as a half-Filipino, and I joined the Filipino Student Association. With the help of FSA, I was able to discover many other organizations, and have come to respect and support each of them. Joining the ASU board allows me to meet and collaborate with many other cultural groups on campus, and further my knowledge and appreciation! As an Asian Student Union Board Director, my goal is to help unite the 21 Asian student organizations of ASU to promote cultural awareness! Getting involved in the Asian community has such a positive and educational impact on the IU campus, and is a great experience for anyone involved in Asian cultures. Meng and I are going to work very hard to organize and present a successful Mr. and Miss Asia. If you have any questions and suggestions, please feel free to contact me. Our ASU board is very open and positive and is willing to work with you!

Board of Director (Finance Chair) Mao-Wei Chu	Hi, everyone! My name is Mao-Wei Chu, a senior in Kelley Business School student at IUB. I am majoring in Finance. This is my first year in ASU as a board director. Other than this, I am also a treasurer at UIC (Undergraduate Investment Club) and senior adviser at TWSA (Taiwanese Students Association). The interests of mine include almost all the sports games and traveling around.

Board of Director (Advocacy Co-Chair) Andrew Jin	Hi my name is Andrew Jin. I am a Kelley Business School student majoring in Finance and entering my sophomore year. I am involved with several other Asian organizations such as AAA and ABS and am also in the Lambda Alpha Phi fraternity. I joined Asian Student Union because I truly feel changes are necessary. I believe ASU is largely underrepresented and by joining ASU I hope to change that. To achieve this goal, I will help ASU grow its organization to include more members and alliances with other Asian student organizations by sponsoring and supporting more of their events and through getting to know the members of the other organizations. Through this growth, ASU will be a more active and legitimate union in the IU Bloomington community. Another long-term goal of mine is to gather support for a bigger Asian Cultural Center, both for Asians and those interested in Asian culture. The ACC building here at IU is inadequate and I want to change that. I hope my goals and aspirations will be met, if not this year, then in the years to follow.

Board of Director (Advocacy Co-Chair) Kimberly Sarabia	My name is Kimberly Sarabia and I am currently a sophomore majoring in Political Science. This is my first year as a Board of Director in the Asian Student Union. I usually spend my time discussing social issues, watching films, and exploring Bloomington. As one of the new Board of Directors for ASU, I believe that increasing communication between the different Asian organizations within the university can address a multitude of issues. By giving the organizations more opportunity to interact with each other, I believe that the barriers between groups can be reduced as well as increase the sense of unity within Asians and Asian-American students.

Board of Director (Public Relations Co-Chair) Angeline Sutanto	My name is Angeline Sutanto but I prefer to be called Angie. I am a transfer student from California and I am a senior majoring in Finance and Marketing here at IU. I love to travel, gain new experience, and try different kind of foodsJ. This is going to be my first year in ASU and I believe this will be an amazing new experience for me. As a new director of ASU, I believe that ASU can be a "pot" where every Asian country melts together. Each one of us brings something to contribute and complement each other in this melting pot. Each country is responsible not only for the success of its events, but also those of other Asian countries. I hope that with some helping hands and friendly faces in their cultural and national events, together we can build a home away from home in our beloved city Bloomington.

Board of Director (Mr. & Ms. Asia Co-Chair) Meng Yang	This is Meng Yang. I am from China. Currently I am a junior majoring in Accounting and Finance at Kelley School of Business. This is my first year on the Asian Student Union board as the MMA co-chair with Courtney. I am representing IU Chinese Student and Scholar Association. In my free time, I like hanging out with friends, dancing, watching movies and trying out new things. This summer I am learning ice skating and it makes my summer a whole lot of fun. Before I joined ASU, from my past involvement in other organizations, I felt as individuals we all did a successful job in promoting our own cultures, however I feel that we can make a bigger difference on campus if we have more collaboration. I also hope to help build up friendships between members in different organizations since it not only helps us to do our work better but also benefits any of us in a long run. As the MMA co-chair, the biggest thing I am expecting to accomplish is the annual Mr. & Ms. Asia Pageants. It is definitely my most favorite event on campus. I feel so lucky that this year I can have a personal involvement in this event and I have the strong confidence that Courtney and I can present one of the best Mr. & Ms. Asia Pageants to you. Let me know if you have any questions for me. I would be more than happy to talk to you!

Board of Director (Public Relations Co-Chair) Yitong Wang	My name is Yitong Wang, and I am a junior majoring in Apparel Merchandising and Business. I spend most of my free time working on the sewing machine, wasting time on eBay, and exploring the campus through a camera's eye. I was first introduced to ASU as a participant in the annual event MMA, where I was able to interact and bond with students of other organizations. This year, I am fortunate enough to be on the board of directors for ASU, I believe that ASU and the 21 organizations of ASU can work together to promote friendship, culture, experiences, and leadership.

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