ASIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
meet our 2023-2024
Elected officers
PRESIDENT
Phung (she/her/hers) is a senior studying biology and psychology from St. Louis Missouri. She has been in the Asian American Association for three years and served on its executive board for one year.
Phung's favorite memory from AAA is the spontaneous "non-officiall" hangouts.
Phung's goal this year is to create a sense of community belonging and encourage members to collaborate and advocate towards AAA’s missions, along with celebrating our spectrum of diversity.
Phung Lung
EXTERNAL
VICE-PRESIDENT
Shon (he/him/his) is a senior studying digital storytelling from St. Louis, Missouri. He has been in the Asian American Association for three years and served on its executive board for one year.
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Shon's favorite memory from AAA is the Tennis Tournament of 2022.
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Shon's goal this year is to create a fun environment where all of our members have the chance to create genuine friendships that last throughout their time here at Mizzou.
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Shon Sayfuddinov
CINDY NGUYEN
TREASURER
Cindy (she/her/hers), is a senior studying elementary education from Kansas City, Missouri. She has been in the Asian American Association for three years and this is her first year on the executive board.
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Cindy's favorite memory from AAA is the AAA Homecoming Parade of 2022.
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Cindy's goal this year is to help create & foster relationships within AAA and provide avenues for people to share their cultures, have meaningful conversations, and have fun! ~ AAA brought her a home here at Mizzou, and she wants to do that for others.
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Cassidy Lin
Cassidy (she/her/hers) is a sophomore studying mechanical engineering from Columbia, Missouri. She has been in the Asian American Association for one year and has served on the executive board for one year.
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Cassidy's favorite memory from AAA is the 2023 Asian Night Market
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Cassidy's goal this year is to cultivate strong connections within the Asian APIDA community of Mizzou.
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SECRETARY
meet our 2023-2024
eXECUTIVE BOARD
Rayyan Iqbal
Chair: Co-Advocacy
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Major: Statistics, Information Technology, & Spanish
Hobbies: Coffee experimenting, thrifting, sleeping, napping, zzzing, Anagrams, finding new music
Candace Osborn
Chair: Co-Advocacy
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Columbia, MO
Major: Parks, Recreation, Sport and Tourism
Hobbies: Listening to Taylor Swift, rereading the hunger games, selling shoes, playing animal crossing, crying to Taylor Swift, hanging out with my friends, rewatching the same three tv shows, getting tattoos
Pranaya Bollu
Chair: Co-Programming
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Major: Computer Science
Hobbies: Baking, Dancing, Singing
Grace Greene
Chair: Co-Programming
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Brookfield, WI
Major: Food Science
Hobbies: Working out, thrifting, baking, swimming, tanning, watching tv, board games, wii
TRACY JIANG
Chair: Social
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: O'Fallon, MO
Major: Health Science with Rehab Sciences emphasis, Psychology Minor, on Pre-PT track
Hobbies: Hiking, kayaking/canoeing, cooking, foodventures, board games, and watching basketball and tv shows
Chair: Co-Programming
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Major: Finance
Hobbies: Football, Cars, Gym
DANIEL XU
VY VU
Chair: Engagement
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Gladstone, MO
Major: Geographic Information Systems
Hobbies: Running, lifting, soccer, painting, dancing, singing, walking, searching for worms, birdwatching, cloud identifying, wordhunt, mancala
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JOANNE KIM
Chair: Co-Media Productions
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Major: Undecided
Hobbies: Knitting, cooking, sleeping, 8ball, golf, dying my hair fun colors
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RUCHA KELKAR
Chair: Media Production
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Major: Health Sciences and Biology on the Pre-Med Track
Hobbies: singing, dancing, playing piano, hiking, soccer, reading, photography
THAO PHAM
Chair: Co-Visual Design
Pronouns:
Hometown:
Major:
Hobbies:
CHRISTINA NGUYEN
Chair: Co-Visual Design
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Major: Graphic Design
Hobbies: Cooking, Art, Photography, Movies
eXECUTIVE BOARD
Elections & APPLICATIONS
Elected Officers are elected during our spring election (typically held at the end of April). Candidates must be considered an active member, be in good academic standing (with a minimum of a 2.5 GPA), and be registered as a full time student in the fall. They will be expected to create a platform prior to election and give a speech, participate in a Q&A session, and be voted into office at elections.
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Post-spring elections, the newly-elected Elected Officers will open up an application and interview process for those that are interested in holding a chair within the Executive Board. Anyone interested will be eligible to apply, and the selection will be made by the Elected Officers. E-Board Positions are decided each year by the Elected Officers. You can read about 2022-2023's positions above!