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February Alumni Spotlight: Andrew L. Chen

February Alumni Spotlight: Andrew L. Chen

Andrew is a tech entrepreneur and startup founder in the San  Francisco Bay Area, and is passionate about buildings products that  solve fundamental problems. He previously held roles in product  management at Yahoo!, private equity at Huntsman Gay, and strategy  consulting at McKinsey. He holds a J.D. from Harvard, a B.A. in Plan II  and History from UT-Austin where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and  was a J. William Fulbright Scholar to China … Read entire article »

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Nov. 11 Lecture featuring UT RTF alumna and Taiwanese distinguished scholar Peggy Chiao

Nov. 11 Lecture featuring UT RTF alumna and Taiwanese distinguished scholar Peggy Chiao

Join the Texas Exes Asian Alumni Network for a public lecture featuring UT alumna and distinguished Taiwanese scholar and film producer Peggy Chiao on Friday, November 11, 2011, 3:30-5 p.m. in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center, Legends Room. A special reception will follow. Regarded as the “Godmother of Taiwan New Cinema,” Peggy Chiao is UT Radio-Television and Film alumna and the College of Communication’s William Randolph Hearst Visiting Fellow. More information on the event and screened films … Read entire article »

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November Alumni Spotlight: Sanjita Ravishankar

November Alumni Spotlight: Sanjita Ravishankar

After high school in Kingwood, TX I spent four years at UT-Austin getting a BA in Plan II and a BS in Human Biology. Even though I was premed, I made sure that I did everything I could to not be a cookie-cutter premed. After I left UT-Austin, I went to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX for medical school. Now I am a … Read entire article »

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October Alumni Spotlight: Christina Lee

October Alumni Spotlight: Christina Lee

Christina Lee is an assistant producer on the web-based video show E&E TV, where she executes in-depth special reports on energy and environmental news. Previously, she was an associate producer at Platts Energy Week TV, a news talkshow broadcast on the CBS affiliates in DC and Houston. She has won several Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. Northwestern University, MSJ in Business and Broadcast Journalism | UT-Austin BS in Journalism. 1. Who has … Read entire article »

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September Alumni Spotlight: Amanda Baran

September Alumni Spotlight: Amanda Baran

Amanda Baran serves as Senior Advisor for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and focuses on civil rights, women’s rights, and immigration issues.  She joined the Initiative from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Policy, Immigration and Border Security, where she worked on comprehensive immigration reform and developed immigration policy. Before joining the Office of Policy, she worked at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations (RAIO) … Read entire article »

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