University of Texas at Austin
CHINESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
EST. 1947
ALUMNI STORIES

Tony Lai
Major: BSA Biology | Business Foundations Certificate
Years in CSA: 2012-2015
Favorite CSA memory: My first family event as an officer. The entire Frosted Flakes family came out, carved pumpkins, and ate the food Tiger Wu and I made.
Company: Currently studying at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) in Fort Worth, Texas.
Advice: Be open minded and try new things. Still make smart decisions, but just step out of your comfort zone once in a while. Put CNN or something as your homepage to keep up with current events – sports (guys AND girls), politics, etc.
Hobbies: Basketball, cooking, video games

ANGIE ZHOU
Major: International Relations and Global Studies & Asian American Studies
Years in CSA: 2010-2014
Favorite CSA memory: Too many... but I would have to say Speed Dating for Charity was particularly significant. CSA and TASA officers worked really hard to pull it off and it was a huge success. Writing a check out to Hearts and Hands for China made everything worthwhile :)
Company: Currently enrolled as a full-time student at the Glassell Studio through the Houston Museum of Fine Arts
Advice: Travel! Take the opportunity to see as much of the world and meet as many different people as you can. Experiencing other cultures, food, and languages will enrich your perspective on life in many ways.
Hobbies: Anime, cars
KEVIN LIN
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Years in CSA: 2007-2012
Favorite CSA memory: Intramural sports (basketball, football)
Company: QuantLab Financial
Advice: Expand your network and branch out to meet new people
Hobbies: Video games, sports, motorcycles

MICHAEL LIU
Major: Sociology
Years in CSA: 2006-2008
Favorite CSA memory: There was a competition where we had to eat a variety of items the fastest without using our own hands. Instead, we had a partner who would use heir hands from behind and tried to feed the food to me.
Company: Golden Frog
Advice: The feeling of being uncomfortable is your indication to go do whatever that makes you feel uncomfortable. Instead of interpreting it as something to shy away from, interpret it as something to seek out. You will find out that there are so many things that will engage your mind.
Hobbies: Basketball

ALEXANDER NGUYEN
Major: MIS
Years in CSA: 2010-2013
Favorite CSA memory: Getting our butt kicked by a bunch of old white-collar workers at dragon boat
Company: Shell
Advice: Don’t chase the money
Hobbies: Games (video games, board games, card games), rap music
OLIVER ZHOU
Major: Electrical Engineering
Years in CSA: 2007-2011
Favorite CSA memory: All were equally mediocre
Company: Apple
Advice: Study on an iOS or OSX device
Hobbies: Scuba diving

HENRY LIU
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Years in CSA: 2009-2013
Favorite CSA memory: IM Sports! Always fun to unleash your competitive side.
Company: Accruent
Advice: When you graduate, don't let distance divide you and your friends. Hold on to them or you'll regret it.
Hobbies: Sports and working out