Name:
Joe-Vincent Estioko
How long have you been at De Anza?
1st quarter (3 months)
Where were you born?
Manila, Philippines
Where did you grow up? In San Jose,
CA
What high school did you go to? Liberty Baptist High
School
How do you identify yourself ethnically and/ or
culturally? Filipino
What is your major or educational
goal? To get a degree and be successful
How did you
make that decision? I want to be independent and financially
secure
Does this class help you reach your goal? Yes
If so, how?
Yes, it has given me insight in my culture and academic skills I
could apply for my future classes
What, so far, has been
the most valuable thing about the class? The environment and
knowledge
What has been most challenging for you at De
Anza? (anything) Parking
What educational
accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include something you
did during our class) my spoken word piece
Who has been
most helpful to you in reaching your educational goal? Mrs.
Patton and Marshall Hattori
How? They
have helped me in this class and taught me valuable lessons
What
are your career interests? Physical Therapy
Who or what
influenced your decision? Spraining my ankle halfway during
basketball season my senior year of high school
What's your
dream job? Getting paid for doing nothing
Name: Shane McCratic
How long have
you been at De Anza? My first official quarter was Fall 2009
Where
were you born?
Mountain View, Ca
Where did you grow up?
San
Jose, CA
What high school did you go to?
Piedmont
Hills
How do you identify yourself ethically and/ or
culturally?
Average white guy. If you need more,
Irish/English.
What is your major or educational goal?
____________ How did you make
that decision?
Environmental
studies. Long thought about where I wanted to end up
when done
with all this.
Does this class help you reach your goal? If
so, how?
Yes it does. Fulfills GE requirements.
What, so
far, has been the most valuable thing about the class?
Even though
I may not be Asian, the talks I had with several of the
teachers
about existentialism were extremely insightful.
What has been
most challenging for you at De Anza? (anything)
Everything is
fine, except for the fact that my ICS24/EWRT1A class is
all the
way in the “G” classes.
What educational accomplishment
are you most proud of? (you may
include something you did during
our class)
The creative project was something that turned out
better than I could
have ever expected.
Who has been most
helpful to you in reaching your educational goal? ______ How?
Uncle
Sam for paying for all this.
What are your career
interests?_____________________________ Who or
what influenced
your decision?
Dept of Forestry, Park Ranger, something outdoors
and beneficial to nature.
What's your dream job?
See above.
Or a reviewer for a video game magazine. Astronaut?
Cosmologist?
Everything.
Name: Thaison
Le
How long have you been at De Anza? 2 years
Where
were you born? westminster
Where did you grow up? San
jose
What high school did you go to?
How do you
identify yourself ethically and/ or culturally? Vietnamese
American
What is your major or educational goal? Get my
bachelors degree
How did you make
that decision? I talked to a lot of influential people in my
life.
Does this class help you reach your goal? If so,
how? It helps me get closer to my goal.
What, so far, has
been the most valuable thing about the class? There are a lot of
things that I have learned to value about this class. The two things
that I feel benefit me the most are the comfort levels between all
the students, and the good guidance from the teachers.
What
has been most challenging for you at De Anza? (anything) I would say
the most challenging thing for me while attending De Anza is getting
rid of the negative influences that distract me from my goals such as
attending class on time and everyday and not going out on the
weekdays and doing my homework consistently.
What
educational accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include
something you did during our class) Getting my high school
diploma
Who has been most helpful to you in reaching your
educational goal? ______ How? Everybody that has been there for me
from the beginning, that has helped me mature, and help me stay
in school.
What are your career interests? Making money Who or
what influenced your decision? Life
What's your dream
job? To be able to fully protect and provide for my family in every
way.
Name: Anh
Huynh
How long have you been at De Anza? 2 years
Where
were you born? San Jose
Where did you grow up? San
Jose
What high school did you go to? Silver Creek High
School.
How do you identify yourself ethically and/ or
culturally? Vietnamese American
What is your major or
educational goal? Finance. How did you make that decision?
Family.
Does this class help you reach your goal? If
so, how? Yeah it does by improving my writing.
What, so
far, has been the most valuable thing about the class? The
comfortable setting of the classroom and how everyone is really open
with one another.
What has
been most challenging for you at De Anza? (anything) Going to class
early.
What educational accomplishment are you most proud of?
High School Diploma
Who has been most helpful to you in
reaching your educational goal? ______ How? My family and friends by
just believing in me.
What are your career interests?
Taekwondo and just growing up in martial arts.
What's
your dream job? Taekwondo Instructor.
Name:
Cherry
How long have you been at De Anza?
I’ve been
here for two years now.
Where were you born?
I was born in a
small town in Delano, California of Kern County.
Where did you
grow up?
I live in Hawaii
for six years that I started my childhood there then I moved to
Delano, California continue my childhood there.
What high
school did you go to?
Delano High
School
How do you identify yourself ethically and/ or
culturally?
Filipino American, I am born here in the United states
but I grew up within the Filipino Culture.
What is your
major or educational goal? ___Occupational Therapist_________ How did
you make that decision?
In high school I joined a Health Academy
that help me explore this major by going to Field Trips of different
majors. I got the chance to go into the Health community being a
internship to learn more about the Health Field especially my major
of Occupational Therapist.
Does this class help you reach
your goal? If so, how?
Yes, I have
learned good skills to pursue my goals in the future. The Ewrt 1a/
ICS24 class help me work with other people in the social community. I
learned how to understand others from their culture that I did not
notice from a Creative Project learning each student of their life
and get to know that other person.
What, so far, has been
the most valuable thing about the class?
The creative projects was
very helpful to understand others by not judging them. The Ewrt 1a
has terms help me understand to be prepared for the next step of
English more writing, reading and vocabulary terms. The group work
activity has help me in the future to be more comfortable with others
and make friends.
What has been most challenging for you
at De Anza? (anything)
Since its only a
quarter system it’s hard to make friends in a short time.
What
educational accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include
something you did during our class)
During this
class in the beginning of this quarter I was shy at first but since
this learning community made it so welcoming by group work and
projects getting to know others. This open opportunity from growing
my weakness of being shy has grown out to reach out for more help in
friends of participation .
Who has been most helpful to
you in reaching your educational goal? ______ How?
Teachers that I
have met last quarter and my counselor there are so caring in making
sure I’m doing good in my classes to achieve my goals.
What
are your career interests?_________Helping people when they need
help____________________ Who or what influenced your decision?
My
health academy from high school.
What's your dream job?
Occupational
Therapist
Name:
Miyuki H Newhall
How long have you been at De Anza? 2
yrs
Where were you born? Okinawa, Japan
Where did
you grow up? Belton, TX
What high school did you go to? Belton
High School
How do you identify yourself ethically and/ or
culturally?
What is your major or educational goal? ASN or
BSN Nursing How did you make that decision?
Because of my
unhappiness in my accounting career. I realized working with
patients was my passion. I previously worked as an EMT in the
US Army and currently working part time as a nurses assistant.
Does
this class help you reach your goal? If so, how?
Yes,
the class will help me in my goal. Nursing schools are
competitive and I needed to increase my score to hopefully increase
my overall average of my prerequisite courses to apply to nursing
school.
What, so far, has been the most valuable thing about
the class?
The class has been a great experience in furthering my
knowledge of Asian American history and the students experiences
living in the Silicon Valley.
What has been most challenging
for you at De Anza? (anything)
Opening my mind to new experiences
in learning style.
What educational accomplishment are you
most proud of? (you may include something you did during our
class)
Learning to make a movie and having a stronger mind set in
achieving my goals regardless of the obsticals I have faced.
Who
has been most helpful to you in reaching your educational goal? My
family, instructors and classmates How? Family; support and
understanding
Instructors;
experience and support Students; supporting each other by
having study groups, discussions and getting to know each
other
What are your career interests?_working with
infants or veterans Who or what influenced your decision? Working
with infants was influenced by my children and working with veterans
was influenced by my father
What's your dream job? Nurse
Practitioner
Name:
Uyen Le
How long have you been at De Anza? This is my
second year in De Anza college.
Where were you born? I was
born in Hoi An, Vietnam.
Where did you grow up? After I
was born in Hoi An, I moved with my family to Nha Trang, Vietnam
which is a really beautiful city, lying next to the beach. October
24, 2004, I immigrated to the United States of America.
What
high school did you go to? I went to Milpitas High School, class of
08. Go Trojans. Go Blue and Yellow.
How do you identify
yourself ethically and/ or culturally? I am a Vietnamese and an
immigrant in America. In my blood, my culture is holding inside. In
my culture, respect is the most important thing, especially to the
elders. Even though my family and I are living in America, my family
and I still eat traditional Vietnamese food.
What is your
major or educational goal? __I am majoring in Nursing major. I want
to apply to transfer out from De Anza College next Fall 2010. I want
to get into either SJSU or SFSU. ________
How
did you make that decision? My family is under the medical program;
my parents have hepatic B which transmitted to my brother and me. So
I want to learn more about medial program, and so somehow later in
the future, I can have enough abilities to take care of my family.
Does this class help you reach your goal? If so, how?
It helps me a lot. It has change my different look about Ewrt 1A. I
thought we could be suffering in this one of the hard classes. I
thought that I could never get really close to each of my classmates.
I thought that college students would just go to the class, compete
each other for grade, and get out of the class as soon as possible. I
never realized how close our class now is. It feels like I have
another family beside my own family. I love them a lot.
What,
so far, has been the most valuable thing about the class? Everybody
in the class are very friendly and lovely. We bond together and study
together. We help each other to have good grades in class.
What
has been most challenging for you at De Anza? (anything) Of course it
would be the English language. I, as a second language student, it
would be a lot harder for me to speak and listen in English.
Comparing to the Native Speaker, I still have a lot to learn from
them.
What educational accomplishment are you most proud
of? (you may include something you did during our class) my writing
and reading.
Who has been most helpful to you in reaching
your educational goal? _They are my Ewrt 1A professors: Marshall and
Ms. Patton, and of course Jim also._____ How? They have helped me
improve my English skills in many different ways.
What
are your career interests?___I want to be a
nurse__________________________
What's your dream job? Before
I dreamed about becoming a pharmacy, but now I want to be a nurse as
a desire from my parents and from me. I want to success in order to
help my parents, to fulfill their wishes and to prove that other
people who looked scornful at my family, my parents and me.
Name:
Lowell James Dupla
Abadilla
How long have you been at De Anza?
Five
months (includes the Summer 2009 Quarter)
Where were you
born?
Los Gatos, CA
Where did you grow up?
San
Jose, CA
What high school did you go to?
Bellarmine
College Preparatory, c/o 2009
How do you identify yourself
ethically and/ or culturally?
Filipino American
What
is your major or educational goal? ____________ How did you make that
decision?
My major is Film/TV. I made this decision
because I enjoy writing and my film teacher back in high school made
me really interested. I also feel that I can enjoy what I’m
doing, sustain a living, and continue to express myself in different
forms. Also, through film, I can explore different subjects
rather than be confined to a single genre, idea, etc.
Does
this class help you reach your goal? If so, how?
Yes, because
we are able to cover some of the minor aspects of film as well as
exercise it by the film creative projects. Also, the content of
the class opens my mind to new things and gives me new ideas for
future projects. My classmates are also a source of inspiration
because we all have our different stories and they give me
inspiration to pursue my goal.
What, so far, has been the
most valuable thing about the class?
The most valuable thing
about the class is how we are a community and easily comfortable with
one another. It’s almost like we’re a family because
everyone can get along and be friendly with another.
What
has been most challenging for you at De Anza? (anything)
The
most challenging thing for me at De Anza might be trying to get the
classes and school schedule I want in the future.
What
educational accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include
something you did during our class)
An educational
accomplishment I’m most proud of is my film creative project
because it took many hours to look over clips, editing them together
to be coherent, and having to rerecord my narration over and over
again when mistakes are made. I’m most proud of this because
it I felt it related to the class and the idea of the family,
something that this LinC promotes.
Who has been most
helpful to you in reaching your educational goal? ______
How?
Everyone in the class, both teacher and students, gives
me inspiration to go on.
What are your career
interests?_____________________________ Who or what influenced your
decision?
My career interest is mainly in film, inspired by a
teacher back in high school who taught a Film and Literature class
and Screenwriting. Also by my cousin who now works for Pixar
because he pursued his dream of being an artist and worked hard to
get to where he is now. I want to be like that one day.
In addition, I’m also interested in getting to Asian American
studies as well because there are so many problems about our society
that I’m still unaware of and I hope to contribute somehow because
I am a part of it. My cousin and this class influence me in the
direction as well.
What's your dream job?
My dream
job is to one day work for a film studio or become a successful
freelance screenwriter. I also hope that one day I will be able
to direct my own movies.
Name: Kevin Tran
How long have you been at De
Anza?
I’ve attended
De Anza for two quarters. (2009 Summer and 2009 Fall)
Where were you
born?
O’Conner Hospital in San Jose, CA
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in San
Jose, CA
What high school did you go to?
I attended Silver Creek High School
(San Jose, CA) and graduated in 2009.
How do you
identify yourself ethically and/ or culturally?
I identify
myself as Chinese-Vietnamese-American.
I’m Chinese by
blood, but was exposed to the Vietnamese culture since my parents
lived and emigrated from there. I’m American for having been born
in the US.
What is your
major or educational goal? How did you make that decision?
I plan on
obtaining my AA degree here at De Anza and transfer to UC Irvine. I
made the decision to attend De Anza and transfer after my second year
because of money and…
Does this class help you reach
your goal? If so, how?
Yes it has, the
class satisfied one of the requirements for an AA degree.
What, so far, has been the most
valuable thing about the class?
Making new friends and learning about
underrepresented Asian-Americans in society.
What has been most challenging for
you at De Anza? (anything)
Adjusting to college and the quality of
instructors.
What educational accomplishment are
you most proud of? (you may include something you did during our
class)
Graduating from
High School and passing AP tests.
Who has been most helpful to you in
reaching your educational goal? ______ How?
The quality of
teachers in both classes.
What are your
career interests? Who or what influenced your decision?
Criminology &
Law and Society.
What's your dream job?
Working for
either the state or country judicial system or the federal
government.
Name:
Yong S. Kim
How
long have you been at De Anza? This is
my second year
Where were you
born? South Korea
Where
did you grow up? Korea / San Jose, USA
What high school did you go to?
Santa Clara High School
How
do you identify yourself ethically and/ or culturally? Korean
What
is your major or educational goal? Education
How did you make that decision? Been
Sunday School teacher for 4 years and I love kids =]
Does
this class help you reach your goal? Yes
If so, how? Knowing
what I’m good at and not
What,
so far, has been the most valuable thing about the class? Teachers,
Classmates
What has been
most challenging for you at De Anza? (anything) Have
to make up the class that I’ve got
“F” from.
What
educational accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include
something you did during our class) Writing
Who
has been most helpful to you in reaching your educational goal? Ms.
Patton How? She
suggests on many things for my school life.
What
are your career interests? Teacher (Pre
school or Elementary school) Who or what
influenced your decision? For my part
time job, I’ve been tutor 4 kids and I felt proud whenever their
grades from school had been improved.
What's
your dream job? Good father to my future
family.
Name:
Fatima
Ferrer
Ariel Joy Bautista
How long have you been at De
Anza?
F:
5th quarter here
A:
6th quarter here
Where were you born?
F:Palo
Alto, Ca
A:
Mtn. View, Ca
Where
did you grow up?
F: Milpitas, Ca
A:
Ceres,Ca – Mtn. View, Ca – San Jose,ca
What
high school did you go to?
F:
Milpitas High School
A:
Pioneer High School
How do you identify yourself ethically
and/ or culturally?
F/A:
Filipino
What is your major or educational goal?
____________ How did you make that decision?
F: To be a nurse;
Just decided when I first came to college
A:
Majoring in Commucations – Public Relations; I felt that I would
want to be in a job that involves talking, interacting with other
people, and socializing
Does this class help you reach
your goal? If so, how?
F/A: Yeah, for transfer
requirements
What, so far, has been the most valuable
thing about the class?
F/A: Everything we’ve learned about
culture and identity
What
has been most challenging for you at De Anza? (anything)
F: I
am just not organized and just committing to everything – i.e.
classes are hard, passing classes, homework
A:
Just committing to everything – i.e. homework, work, etc.
What
educational accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include
something you did during our class)
F/A: Creative Projects and
reaching college.
Who
has been most helpful to you in reaching your educational goal?
______ How?
F: My family and friends, mostly the ones that help
me with my homework
A:
My boo and my friends.
What are your career
interests?_____________ Who or what influenced your decision?
F/A:
I was just want to be placed in a career where I am happy with what I
am doing. Ourselves.
What's your dream job?
F/A:
I was just want to be placed in a career where I am happy with what I
am doing. Some where I don’t have to wake knowing that I don’t
want to go to work. I want to wake up know that I want to go to work.
Name:Bryan Dang and Lareeze Taas
How
long have you been at De Anza?
this is our first year here and
also our first quarter
Where were you born?
L: manila,
Philippines
B: Campbell, California
Where did you grow
up?
L & B : san jose
What high school did you go to?
B:
Westmont for 3 years and Del Mar for senior
L: Del mar high
school
How do you identify yourself ethically and/ or
culturally?
B: I am a vietnamese christian boy
L: Im a filipino
girl who believes in God and things that are morally correct
What
is your major or educational goal? ____________ How did you make that
decision?
B: Nursing sciences. Friend's successful mom
pointed me that way
L: Business Marketing. my dad
Does
this class help you reach your goal? If so, how?
B: It helps me
define myself as an Asian in America
L: ditto
What, so far,
has been the most valuable thing about the class?
L: the
friendship I've gained
B: The self defining lessons and
companionship
What has been most challenging for you at De
Anza? (anything)
B:staying awake in african art
studies
L:homework
What educational accomplishment are you
most proud of? (you may include something you did during our
class)
B:the movie project
L:graduating high school with a
fairly high GPA
Who has been most helpful to you in reaching
your educational goal? ______ How?
B:Marilyn, Marshall and
Counselor reza
L:The teachers who have inspired me to do better in
school
What are your career
interests?_____________________________ Who or what influenced your
decision?
B:Physicians Asssitant. Friends Mom
L:For now
anything that I can love doing as a job.myself
What's your
dream job?
L:a job that i can travel a lot in
B:getting paid
to be a father/brother/patriarch
Name: Emmanuel
Garcia & Mariel Fermin
How long have you been at De
Anza?
MF-first semester
EG-first semester
Where were you
born?
MF-Mountain View
EG-Daly City
Where did you grow
up?
MF-Milpitas
EG-San Francisco area
What high school
did you go to?
MF-Milpitas High
EG-El Camino High School
How
do you identify yourself ethically and/ or
culturally?
MF-Filipino
EG-Filipino
What is your major
or educational goal? ____________ How did you make that
decision?
MF-Business & Mass Communication(minor), idk how I
picked those two.
EG-undeclared, it was a tough decision to stay
undeclared.
Does this class help you reach your goal? If so,
how?
MF-Yes, working in a community and building up my
confidence
EG-Yeah, im getting credits.
What, so far, has
been the most valuable thing about the class?
MF-new
friendships
EG-the people<3
What has been most
challenging for you at De Anza? (anything)
MF-Finding a ride here
everyday
EG-coming to class. And driving through traffic
What educational
accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include something you
did during our class)
MF-creative project
EG-I graduated. By
0.16% (59.67% in English! Yes!)
Who has been most helpful to
you in reaching your educational goal? ______ How?
MF-myself(and
my family)
EG-my friends/roommates force me to get up and go to
class or do homework
What are your career
interests?_____________________________ Who or what influenced your
decision?
MF-event coordinator, PR, or human resources, my own
interests in meeting people influenced me.
EG- I want the
money…money and the cars…cars and the clothes…the hoes? (hell
yeah) I suppose. I just want to be successful. The media has
influenced me.
What's your dream job?
MF- be a big
planner person
EG-lauren london’s boyfriend<3
Name: KhangBang Vu
How long have you been at De Anza?
-1 Quarter
Where were you born?
-Ho Nai, Vietnam
Where did you grow up?
-San Jose, CA
What high school did you go to?
-Independence
How do you identify yourself ethically and/ or
culturally?
-Vietnamese American
What is your major or educational goal?
-Sports Medicine.
How did you make that decision?
-I want to do something revolved around sports activities
Does
this class help you reach your goal? If so, how?
-Yes, I need this class to complete my GEs to transfer.
What,
so far, has been the most valuable thing about the class?
-My
classmates
What has been most challenging for you at De Anza?
(anything)
-Putting up with Julia on a day to day basis
What
educational accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include
something you did during our class)
-I think I’m passing…
Who has been most helpful to you in
reaching your educational goal? How?
-Everyone, they all
contribute and it sparks ideas for me to work
What's your
dream job?
Pornstar
Name: Albert
Nguyen
How long have you been at De Anza?
I have been
at De Anza since September 2008.
Where were you born?
I was
born in San Jose, California
Where did you grow up?
In San
Jose
What high school did you go to?
Independence High
School
How do you identify yourself ethically and/ or
culturally?
I identify myself as Vietnamese-American
What is
your major or educational goal? ____________ How did you make that
decision?
My educational goal is to transfer to UCLA as an Asian
American Studies.
Does this class help you reach your
goal? If so, how?
Yes, because this class has a focus on
contemporary issues involving Asian Americans
(I.E
Stereotypes, Expands my knowledge on Asian American literature which
is important for an AA studies major like myself)
What, so
far, has been the most valuable thing about the class?
The
most valuable thing in the class is the community that has evolved
and grown closely together since the minute that I walked into the
class.
What has been most challenging for you at De Anza?
(anything)
Attaining A’s in classes (UCLA’s transfer is highly
competitive)
What educational accomplishment are you most
proud of? (you may include something you did during our class)
I
have yet to have attained an educational accomplishment I am proud
of.
Who has been most helpful to you in reaching your
educational goal? ______ How?
I am not sure.
What are
your career interests?_____________________________ Who or what
influenced your decision?
My career interests include: State
level Government, Teacher
APALI greatly
influenced my decision, my role model being Michael Chang.
What's
your dream job?
Mayor of San
Jose
Name: Francis
Espiritu
How long have you been at De Anza? I was here for a
class during Summer 2009, and then my first official quarter was Fall
2009
Where were you born?
Vallejo, Ca
Where did you
grow up?
Fremont, CA
What high school did you go
to?
Washington High School in Fremont, CA
How do you
identify yourself ethically and/ or culturally?
I identify myself
as a Filipino-American
What is your major or educational goal?
____________ How did you make that decision?
English is my major.
I chose this because I am fascinated by poetry and I like to do
creative writing
Does this class help you reach your goal? If
so, how?
Yes it does, it allows me to write, and express myself
however I feel
What, so far, has been the most valuable thing
about the class?
I was able to get more in touch with my roots and
understand my identity.
What has been most challenging for you
at De Anza? (anything)
Everything is fine, except for the fact
that my ICS24/EWRT1A class is all the way in the “G”
classes.
What educational accomplishment are you most proud
of? (you may include something you did during our class)
I am able
to write even better than before.
Who has been most helpful to
you in reaching your educational goal? ______ How?
My parents have
been the most helpful for pushing me, and being able to pay for my
school tuition.
What are your career
interests?_____________________________ Who or what influenced your
decision?
I would like to become an attorney. I like how the law
process works, not only that, I have attorneys in my family so the
transition into the career shouldn’t be so hard.
What's your
dream job?
I want to just run a coffee shop. Nothing franchised
like Starbucks, more of a private business.
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Name: Jeanelle
Agcaoili
How long have you been at De
Anza?
3 quarters, in my 4th
Where
were you born?
Santa Theres
Where did you
grow up?
Milpitas!!
What high school did you go
to?
Notre Dame High School
How do you identify
yourself ethically and/ or culturally?
I am a
Filipino-American
What is your major or educational goal?
____________ How did you make that decision?
I can’t
decide between Physics and Biology for my major. Right now, I am
going to finish my G.E. and start my classes for my major at De Anza
too. It’s cheaper and will help in transferring.
Does
this class help you reach your goal? If so, how?
Yes because it
pertains to completing the IGETC in order to transfer out.
What,
so far, has been the most valuable thing about the class?
For
me, the newfound friends, the teachers, the experiences and the new
memories are the most valuable. Best class ever!
What
has been most challenging for you at De Anza? (anything)
The
most challenging aspect for me at De Anza is getting to my classes on
time because I have the tendency to oversleep and smoke before class.
Also, being on top of my schoolwork is a challenge because I’m not
used to “over-achieving” and not procrastinating. Sounds pretty
bad… but whatevers.
What educational
accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include something you
did during our class)
My educational accomplishment that I’m
most proud of is my creative project because it turned out “just
beautiful” (Marilyn).
Who has been most helpful
to you in reaching your educational goal? ______ How?
I
believe my teachers have been most helpful to me in reaching my
educational goal because they are helping me obtain the knowledge to
get far in life and to succeed by completing the required IGETC
classes.
What are your career
interests?_____________________________ Who or what influenced your
decision?
My career interests are…I don’t know..
I wanted to work
in a lab, so that would be biology or something
But I looove
physics because of the physics class I took back at NotreDame, but I
don’t know what to do with it.
What's your
dream job?
Honestly, I have
no idea.
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Name: Marvin
Soriano
How long have you been at De
Anza?
4 quarters worth
Where were you
born?
O’Conner Hospital, San Jose
Where
did you grow up?
Milpitas!!
What high school did
you go to?
Milpitas High School
How do you identify
yourself ethically and/ or culturally?
I am
American-Filipino
What is your major or educational goal?
____________ How did you make that decision?
The
pharmaceutical industry is what I’m leaning towards. Hopefully
U.O.P or San DiegoUniversity. Recently I’ve gained attention toward
English as an interest. My mother chose pharmacy for me, but due to
the AAPI grant-based classes, my interest in English
heightened.
Does this class help you
reach your goal? If so, how?
Yes because it pertains to
completing the IGETC in order to transfer out.
What,
so far, has been the most valuable thing about the class?
The
friendly environment, easy-to-talk-to teachers, teaching techniques,
and the friends are what I have gained to be the most valuable thing
about class.
What has been most challenging for
you at De Anza? (anything)
Obtaining the class that are
necessary for me to get out of this educational society dump.
What
educational accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include
something you did during our class)
My essays and what I
believe to be my creative project!
Who has been
most helpful to you in reaching your educational goal? ______
How?
Jeanelle because she is my super uber duper
most fabuloso and the prettiest girl ever in life sensei. ( im not
allowed to say woman due to reasons unspoken)
What
are your career interests?_____________________________ Who or what
influenced your decision?
Uhmm my mother and JIM. That’s
it.
What's your dream job?
Pharmacist,
firefighter, Lawyer, Pediatrician.
Name:
Joey
Tran
How long have you been at De
Anza?
1
Where were you born?
Long Beach,
California
Where did you grow up?
Long
Beach, Newark, Milpitas, and San Jose
What high school did
you go to?
Milpitas High
How do you identify
yourself ethically and/ or culturally?
Vietnamese/Beautiful
What
is your major or educational goal? ____________ How did you make that
decision?
My goal is to become an Optometrist and date
Mariel’s sister, Melissa Fermin.
Easy, she’s beautiful.
Does this class help you reach your goal? If so,
how?
Yes, because I am more confident.
What,
so far, has been the most valuable thing about the class?
Learning
to love myself.
What has been most
challenging for you at De Anza? (anything)
Getting the
classes I need.
What educational accomplishment
are you most proud of? (you may include something you did during our
class)
The creative projects.
Who has
been most helpful to you in reaching your educational goal? ______
How?
My parents because I need someone to pay for the
tuition!
What are your career
interests?_____________________________ Who or what influenced your
decision?
To become successful and be financially stable.
What's your dream job?
Chef
Name:
Karissa Joyce Yip
How long have you been
at De Anza?
Ans: 2-3 months. Fall 2009 is my first
quarter at De Anza
Where were you born?
Ans:
Hong Kong
Where did you grow up?
Ans:
Macau
What high school did you go to?
Ans:
International School of Macau ( curriculum based on Alberta, Canada
)
How do you identify yourself ethically and/ or
culturally?
Ans: I am a Chinese, I am 1/8th
Philippino because of my mother.
What is your
major or educational goal? ____________ How did you make that
decision?
Ans:
I want to study in Pharmacy or Dentistry. My parents are both
dentists in Macau. I set that as my educational goal because it is
something that my parents like, and it ensures a well paid job in the
future.
Does this class help you reach
your goal? If so, how?
Ans:
I don’t know, I don’t think so.
What,
so far, has been the most valuable thing about the class?
Ans:
The way how the class is connected like a big family, how everyone is
excited about going on a field trip. This is the only class which I
feel close to my classmates. I enjoy watching other students’
performance. They open my eyes to the talent of Asian people.
What
has been most challenging for you at De Anza? (anything)
Ans:
To be independent without my parents while staying on top of my
studies. There is a lot of pressure on me because my brother was a de
anza student and he got brilliant grades. There is a very high
expectation from my parents, as well as other Macaunese people in
general because Asian are expected to do very well.
What
educational accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include
something you did during our class)
My first English paper
on Catfish and Mandala made me proud. I put a lot of effort in it
more than a project of my major course. I thought I wrote a good
paper.
Who has been most helpful to you in
reaching your educational goal? ______ How?
My
brother is my role model. He thought me how to take classes in De
Anza to reach a certain GPA. His friends from De Anza also motivated
me to work hard because they are all very brilliant
students.
What are your career
interests?_____________________________ Who or what influenced your
decision?
I want to be a pharmacist in the America. If I can
get a job, I will work at a local pharmacy. I have an aunt in
Philadelphia who is a pharmacist. I made an interview with her for my
grade 11 career research project. I was inspired by her since
then.
What's your dream job?
I
want to do something related to music. I enjoy singing, playing
instrument a lot but I know that can’t get me anywhere. This dream
is better to be remained as a dream in reality.
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Name: Zan
Sheng
How long have you been at De Anza?
One Year
Where
were you born?
Beijing, China
Where did
you grow up?
Beijing, China
What
high school did you go to?
Beijing Huijia Private School in
China
How do
you identify yourself ethically and/ or culturally?
Culturally,
full Chinese, having some Japanese politeness and habits,
Ethically, half
han half yamato.(Chinese-Japanese)
What
is your major or educational goal?
Communication
How did you make
that decision?
Firstly, I am able to inherit what my father
left me, the corporate training career.
Secondly, I am
interested in cultural communication and I believe the world is going
to more internationalized, cultural communication becomes more and
more important.
Does this class help you
reach your goal? If so, how?
It helps me understand both
American and Asian culture from a different point of view, the
hyphenation identity of Asian Americans. I used my spoken word piece
to convey the messages to the classmates, my acceptance and
recognizance.
What, so far, has been the most
valuable thing about the class?
The community I have built
in the class. The precious friendship I built with my classmates,
what was hollow in the most white Americans, but more warm inside the
Asian American community.
What has been
most challenging for you at De Anza? (anything)
English and
the culture, the culture is quite different from Asian native
culture, what is the collectivism is so important that independent
idea is not that essential.
What educational
accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include something you
did during our class)
The spoken words I had performed in
front of the class.
The
International Baccalaureate I had completed in my high school.
Who has been most helpful to you in reaching your
educational goal? How?
Marshall
Hattori, the person who inspired me with the craziest ideas and
helped me completed some dreams, like performing, acting, that I had
no opportunities in other classes.
Marilyn Patton,
the person who gave me the most important critical analysis ideas,
which definitely provides me good tools in latter communication
career.
Jim Nguyen, the
person had taught me over three quarters. His stories are always
inspired me in America.
What are your career
interests?
Corporate
Training
Who or what
influenced your decision?
My father, who is a delicate
corporate trainer, we often discuss the career.
What's
your dream job?
Actor
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Name: Oscar
Custodio
How long have you been at De
Anza?
-
2
years
Where were you born?
-
October 6th
1990
Where did you grow up?
-
San Jose,
California
What high school did you go to?
-
Evergreen
Valley High School
How do you identify yourself
ethically and/ or culturally?
-
Filipino
American
What is your major or educational
goal?____________ How did you make that decision?
-
To transfer
to a University, because I realized that education is really
important to live a healthy life
Does
this class help you reach your goal? If so, how?
-
Yes,
because each lesson, each class, and each experience will lead me
closer to what I want most in my life.
What,
so far, has been the most valuable thing about the class?
-
The most
valuable thing so far was learning about Asian identity and
stereotypes
What has been
most challenging for you at De Anza? (anything)
-
Financial
problems.
What educational
accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include something you
did during our class)
-
I am most
proud of learning and having pride within my culture.
Who
has been most helpful to you in reaching your educational goal?
______ How?
-
Marshall
Hattori and Marilyn Patton both has been helpful in reaching my
educational goal
What are
your career interests?_____________________________ Who or what
influenced your decision?
-
My careers
interest is anything that is in the music field because artists from
all over history ranging from the late Beethoven and Mozart to the
current Kanye West.
What's
your dream job?
-
My dream
job is to be associated in the music field, such as producing,
song-writing, rapping, and music business management.
Name: Hamlin
Karl Susas
How long have you been at De Anza? Couple of
months
Where were you born? Philippines
Where did
you grow up? New Jersey
What high school did you go to?
Belleville High School; Yerba Buena High School
How do you
identify yourself ethically and/ or culturally? Asian American
What
is your major or educational goal? ____________ How did you make that
decision?
-my goal is to
get a master’s degree in circuit board draft and design. My dad
influenced this decision.
Does this class help you
reach your goal? If so, how? Yes. If anything, this class has made me
goal oriented.
What, so far, has been the most valuable
thing about the class? Identity. Getting to determine who you really
are. Especially doing so along with your friends is a pretty nice
feeling.
What has been most challenging for you at De
Anza? (anything) staying focused.
What educational
accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include something you
did during our class) getting to perform my poem as a spoken word
piece for the first time. Unnerving.
Who has been most
helpful to you in reaching your educational goal? ______ How? My
family. They’ve always been supportive and they always try to keep
me in track.
What are your career
interests?_____________________________ Who or what influenced your
decision? It would probably be to become an established circuit board
drafter and designer. My dad had a great deal of influence on this
decision.
What's your dream job? To be some type of
consultant, being able to work without having to leave the house. And
of course, a fat paycheck.
Name:
David Lien
How
long have you been at De Anza?
One quarter.
Where
were you born?
San Francisco
Where did you grow up?
San
Jose
What
high school did you go to?
Silver Creek
How
do you identify yourself ethically and/ or culturally?
Asian
American
What
is your major or educational goal? ____________ How did you make that
decision?
My major is bio and this choice was easybecuase my dad
is a doctor.
Does this class help you reach your goal? If
so, how?
Yes, it showed me how Asians are the minority and also
makes me want me to change my major to Asian American studies.
What,
so far, has been the most valuable thing about the class?
The
friends I’ve made in this class is the most valuable thing I got
from the class.
What has been most challenging for you at
De Anza? (anything)
The midterms and work. They all come all at
once and is overpowering sometimes .
What educational
accomplishment are you most proud of? (you may include something you
did during our class)
Graduating from high school
Who has
been most helpful to you in reaching your educational goal? ______
How?
My mom cause she supports me through everything.
What
are your career interests?_____________________________ Who or what
influenced your decision?
A doctor, My whole family influence me
to be one.
What's your dream job?
A
video game producer , or filming.
Name: Victor
Phang
How long have you been at De Anza?
This is my first quarter.
Where were you born? San
Jose, CA
Where did you grow up?
Sacramento, CA
What high school did you go to?
Hiram Johnson, Sheldon, Inderkum High Schools
How
do you identify yourself ethically and/ or culturally? Lao ethnic
Chinese
What is your major or educational goal?
Political Science/Asian American Studies
How did you make
that decision? SASC:ICS, Vision New American, APALI, my
past
Does this class help you reach your
goal? If so, how? Yes, my major and different perspectives
What,
so far, has been the most valuable thing about the class? Diverse
group of people
What has been
most challenging for you at De Anza? (anything) POLI 1
class
What educational accomplishment
are you most proud of? (you may include something you did during our
class) Q-A: A Collective Story
Who has
been most helpful to you in reaching your educational goal? My
teachers How? They guided me and gave me confidence.
What
are your career interests? public policy/health or government liaison
Who or what
influenced your decision? Vision New America and Strong Neighborhoods
Initiative
What's your dream
job? Strong Neighborhoods Initiative or Policy Analyst
