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Nguyễn Lệ Amanda

San Francisco State University

Drama

my values: family, individuality, passion

“And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
—Anaïs Nin (Cuban-Catalan-French Author, 1903–1977)

Vũ Caroline

San Jose City College

Dental Hygiene

my values: compassion, inspiration, integrity

“It’s easy to think of yourself as the person you have been. Yet it is far more powerful to see yourself as the person you can become.”
—Ralph S. Marston, Jr. (Author and Publisher of The Daily Motivator)

Trịnh Bích Diana

University of California, Berkeley

Social Welfare

my values: passion, drive, love

“Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.”
—Mark Twain (American Author and Humorist, 1835–1910)

Lam Thanh Trúc Jenna

University of California, Santa Cruz Postgraduate

Business Management Economics

my values: awareness, community, optimism

“Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.”
—Jawaharlal Nehru (Indian Prime Minister, 1889–1964)

Nguyễn Ánh Kim

San José State University Postgraduate

Social Work

my values: unity, knowledge, compassion

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.”
—Mother Theresa (Humanitarian, 1910–1997)

Nguyễn Thị Lan

DeVry University

Electrical Engineering

my values: family, creativity, adventure

“No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.”
—Amelia Earhart (American Aviation Pioneer and Author, 1897–1937)

Nguyễn Ngọc Linda

University of California, Berkeley

Optometry

my values: perseverance, integrity, faith

“Life isn’t what you want it to be, it’s what you make it become.”
—Anthony Ryan


Chu Nguyễn Liza

University of California, Davis

Pre-Law

my values: courage, optimism, inspiration

“Do not kiss your children so they will kiss you back but so they will kiss their children, and their children’s children.”
—Noah benShea (Poet, Philosopher, and Author)

Trần Lyna

San José State University

Pre-Nursing

my values: dependability, optimism, encouragement

“Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.”
—Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (Swiss-American Psychiatrist and Author, 1926–2004)

Cao Thị Hoa Minnie

University of the Pacific

Biological Sciences

my values: trust, compassion, determination

“Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”
—Unknown Author

Nguyễn Thị Nga

California State University, Sacramento

Chemistry

my values: courage, respect, kindness

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
—Audrey Hepburn (British Actress and Humanitarian, 1929–1993)

Hoàng Hồng Nhung

San José State University

Health Science

my values: balance, equality, honesty

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”
—Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel (American Writer and Cartoonist, 1904–1991)

Trần Thị Mỹ-Linh Paulina

University of California, San Diego Graduate; De Anza College

International Studies-Political Science, Chinese Studies

my values: perseverance, reciprocity, faith

“In three words I can sum up what I’ve learned about life: It goes on.”
—Robert Frost (American Poet, 1874–1963)

Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiền

University of California, Davis

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

my values: optimism, defying gravity, enthusiasm

“Above all, don’t fear difficult moments, the best comes from them.”
—Rita Levi-Montalcini (Italian Senator-for-life, Neurologist, and Nobel Laureate, 1909–)

Lê Trinh

University of California, Berkeley

Public Health

my values: discovery, education, passion

“Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like no one is watching.”
—Satchel Paige (American Baseball Player, 1906–1982)

Ngô Cẩm Tú

San José State University

Civil Engineering

my values: curiosity, compassion, teamwork

“I want to do it because I want to do it.”
—Amelia Earhart (American Aviation Pioneer and Author, 1897–1937)