Angela “Angie” Bi
Pomona College, 2016
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Interests: dancing, cooking, Turbo Kickboxing, eating, playing in water, laughing!
AARC Committee(s): Mental Health Committee, STEP
Favorite Smells: Tide SPORT, my mom’s cooking, Old Spice, Coco Mademoiselle
Carol Lam
Claremont McKenna College, 2016
Major: Science and Management
Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Interests: Board/card/video/computer games, eating, sleeping
AARC Committee(s): Mental Health and STEP
Favorite Smells: Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea
Christopher Song
Pomona College, 2016
Major: Molecular Biology
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Interests: Music, movies, history, food
AARC Committees: STEP and Head mentor
Favorite Smells: waffles, burritos, sundubu
Daniel Tan
Pomona College, 2016
Major: Economics
Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Interests: Jazz, Track, Minecraft
AARC Committees: SEACOM and STEP
Favorite Smells: Lavender, Coconut, Oatmeal
Daniel To
Pomona College, 2017
Major: Chemistry
Hometown: San Marino, CA
Interests: Food, Sleep, TV, Badminton
AARC Committees: STEP and Faith
Favorite Smells: Citrus, Yummy food, new car
Goeun Park
Pomona College, 2017
Major: Psychology major / GWS minor
Hometown: Detroit Lakes, MN
Interests: breakfast, community building, caffeine, intersectional feminism, binge watching bad kdramas
AARC Committees: Production and ACCESS
Favorite Smells: citrus, mint, fresh bread
Hannah Doruelo
Pomona College, 2016
Major: Public Policy Analysis – Psych
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Interests: eating, singing, inclusivity, safe spaces, traveling, cooking, Game of Thrones, thrifting, and Table Manners
AARC Committees: STEP and SEACOM
Favorite Smells: fresh linen, jasmine flowers, and warm pan de sal
Hong Suh
Pomona College, 2016
Major: Mathematics
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Interests: tennis, drums
AARC Committee(s): EmpowerU and Faith
Favorite Smells: rain
Jincy Varughese
Claremont McKenna College, 2016
Major: Environment Economics & Politics
Hometown: Houston, TX
Interests: urban environmental issues, race, politics, Beyoncé, corgis
AARC Committes: STEP and X
Favorite Smells: jasmine flowers, mangos, and cinnamon rolls
Kathie Tang
Pomona College, 2017
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Hacienda Heights, CA
Interests: TV marathons, hikes, tea, baby videos, big family dinners, history museums
AARC Committees: STEP and X
Favorite Smells: grapefruit, jasmine and osmanthus trees, dried laundry, vanilla, coconut
Kaylilani Minami
Claremont McKenna College, 2017
Major: International Relations & a sequence in Women and Gender Studies
Hometown: Cerritos, CA
Interests: Hanging out at the beach, being outside, eating food (current obsession with juicing), & experiencing new things
AARC Committees: STEP and X
Favorite Smells: chocolate chip cookies & passion fruit
Kepa Barrett
Pitzer College, 2017
Major: EA-Policy / Economics
Hometown: Mililani, HI
Interests:Surfing, Singing, Swimming, & Smiling
AARC Committees: STEP and X
Favorite Smells:Ocean breeze, Plumeria flower, & Maile fern
Kristine Lee
Pomona College, 2017
Major: Politics
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Interests: Reading, creating, learning, eating, makeup
AARC Committees: Production and Mental Health
Favorite Smells: Ocean, freshly baked cookies, citrus
Kit Lee
Pomona College, 2017
Major: Politics
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Interests: good (Mexican and Asian) food, boba, volleyball, singing, dancing, drinking tea, hiking
AARC Committees: Production and X
Favorite Smells: lavender, coconut oil, basil
Maki Tohmon
Pomona College, 2017
Major: Biology major, Asian American Studies minor
Hometown: Livermore, CA
Interests: Thinking about food, picking on Daniel To, talking about AAMP/AARC, not studying, thinking about how screwed I might be for the next exam, baking, cuddling with my puppy
AARC Committees: STEP and Faith
Favorite Smells: home-cooked meals, rice, Chanel No.5, old spice
Mia Hahn
Pomona College, 2016
Major: Public Policy Analysis – Sociology
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Interests: yelping, crafting, cooking, frolickingz
AARC Committees: STEP and Head Mentor
Favorite Smells: fresh-baked cookies, apples, wood, sharpie
Shannon Song
Scripps College, 2018
Major: Scripps College, Undelcared
Hometown: Foster City, CA
Interests: Animals, art and photography, hearing people’s stories, dancing like no one’s watching
AARC Committees: SEACOM and Rise Up!
Favorite Smells: Tea, roses, coffee, anything chocolate!
Sharon Ha
Pomona College, 2016
Major: Media Studies
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Interests: watching Bob’s Burgers, 30 Rock, and Parks and Recreation, eating Vietnamese and Japanese food with friends
AARC Committees: Production and STEP
Favorite Smells: coffee and jasmine
Sunny Jeong
Pomona College, 2017
Major: Media Studies major, French minor
Hometown: Seoul, Korea & Columbus, OH
Interests: books devour me! i also luv: jazz, euchre, playing the guitar, cute & comfy dresses, constantly rediscovering how cats & babies are too much…
AARC Committees: STEP and ACCESS
Favorite Smells:~~coconut oil~~ mmm~~~
Teofanny Saragi
Pomona College, 2018
Major: Public Policy Analysis – Sociology
Hometown: Upland, CA
Interests: food, card games, music, the outdoors, my faith, baby animals, plushies, bubbles, fireworks, balloons, adventures, puns, reading & writing, education, community engagement, social justice!!
AARC Committees: ACCESS and EmpowerU
Favorite Smells: fresh laundry, bakeries, my mom’s cooking, spicy foods, shampoo
Tien Le
Pomona College, 2016
Major: Media Studies, ASAM minor
Hometown: Gretna, LA
Interests: all games, jamming with the Walker suities, volleyball, watching movies, reading manga, Kdramas, eating at Scripps
AARC Committees: Rise Up and Faith
Favorite Smells: Bath&Body Work’s Sea Island Cotton, my mom’s thit kho (and cooking in general), fresh laundry, vanilla, parking garages
Tom Trieu
Pomona College, 2016
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Interests: Smash brothers, volleyball, Vietnam, music
AARC Committee(s): Step, southeast Asian committee
Favorite Smells: Dove bar soap, springtime Chicago, house in chicago
Yenny Zhang
Pomona College, 2017
Major: Mathematics
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Interests: Good satire, zines, algorithms, 🍌, 🌝
AARC Committees: Production and Mental Health
Favorite Smells: Chlorine, fresh air, taro bread
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