Jaya Soni, a Sociology Doctoral student at The University of Texas at Austin from Long Island, NY, graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with an Honors BA in Social Anthropology and a BA in Communications. She served as the last National President of Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc and is currently the Programming Chair for the Asian/Asian America Faculty and Staff Association at UT. When she’s not enjoying her hobbies of running, playing soccer, … Read entire article »

Angela Wang, an Economics sophomore at The University of Texas at Austin, is participating in the 2010 Miss Chinatown USA Pageant on February 20th, 2010. Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) gives out a choice award to one of the Miss Chinatown USA participants, and this year, Angela is contestant #11. To support a fellow UT Asian American, please vote for Angela here: http://tvbusa.100for1.com/candidate.html. The deadline to vote is February 20, 2010. 1. What is your favorite memory, … Read entire article »

This month’s Texas Exes Asian Alumni Network Profile  is on Jason Wang a 2nd year senior and Asian-American Studies/Pre-med major at The University of Texas at Austin.  Last summer as part of uNAVSA (Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations) the project he is working on called VAHFs 500 Oral Histories Project was chosen to be part of uNAVSA Collective Philanthropy Project.  Moreover, the VAHF 500 Oral Histories Project was given a special award at … Read entire article »

Continuing our monthly spotlight, this month’s spotlight is on UT student: Valerie Nguyen. Valerie Nguyen 1. What are you involved in here at The University of Texas at Austin? I’m currently serving as the President of the Texas Exes Student Chapter, and I also sit on the Board of Directors of the Texas Exes.  I’m also the social chair and a member of Redefined Dance Company, a hip hop dance company here at UT dedicated to spreading … Read entire article »