Virtual Panel discussion

The AAS Continued Education/Science Committee had its first project done on Saturday, January 26th, 2008. It was a Virtual Panel Discussion on Pursuing Careers in Healthcare and it was done over a teleconference that day from 1pm to 3pm. It consisted of a discussion of between moderators and several professionals.

The event received positive reaction from those who participated and those who were able to listen in. It is in general agreement that the discussion was very helpful in many ways. It was nice to see the perspectives of students in several diverse fields related to science and healthcare.

One moderator commented how hearing first hand perspectives not only highlighted the enjoyment and satisfaction that comes along with being in graduate school and working alongside motivated peers towards a personal goal but also the difficulties that come. It was especially helpful to hear what realistically can and cannot be accomplished.
A moderator recalled how the professionals were very open and interactive, and did not shy away from any of the questions. Their personal recollections and advice helped the listeners empathize with what the professionals are going through right now and what they went through in the past. Needless to say, each professional had something unique to say and this diversity of experiences helped the students gain rich insights into many different fields.

Among many things that were learned that day, it was clear that it is important to learn to stay organized. One would have to learn to manage his time and he may have to put his social life on hold for a while. “But that's the way it works,” a moderator commented, “but more importantly, the effort is worth it in the end.”

The status of the recording of the discussion is unknown at the time but the Education/Science Committee hopes to put it up somewhere soon for others to benefit.

AAS healthcare internship

Introduction

Choosing lifetime career can sometimes be critical to many students. In order to guide students through the transition state of their life, AASuccess now offers an internship opportunity to meet rising interest of some students in the field of science and medicine. This program is particularly designed for AASuccess members who are currently attending high school and/or university and plan to pursue health or any science-related careers. Throughout the program interns are given the opportunity to work with AASuccess Friends who are physicians, dentists, and other participating professionals of the same field

Objectives

The purpose of this program is to supply students with hands-on experiences in various careers including health and science related fields. By working with physicians, dentists and other professionals who have devoted their times to serve others in the community, students will further enhance their understanding towards their life’s calling.
Moreover, the program educates students about the state of art of science such as the field of medical science and the importance of preventive techniques and treatments. For example, the medical science internship covers a wide range of different topics, such as etiology of disease, best practices, job responsibility, communication coupled interaction at the professional level and so on. In addition to expanding students’ scope of knowledge, the program also serves to allow students to discover and recognize their full potentials

Procedure

Endurance

a) Each intern is required to complete 30 hours (2 months period) of learning with their professionals.
b) Starting date of internship:
Session 1: march 15th – may 15th
Session 2: June 15st – august 15st
Session 3: September 1st - November 1st
Session 4: Jan 15th – March 15th
c)The student needs to send in the application 3 months before the first date of their wanted session.

Applicants’ requirements

a) All applicants must be above the age of 15
b) 1 letter of recommendation
c) The student applicants must submit a 200-300 word essays explaining their reasons and purpose for the positions that they are interested in.
c) The AAS application form. (see attachment below)

Evaluation

All applications will be sent to the Project Committee, where they are screened and evaluate. The chosen applicants will be notified two weeks before their session time. They will receive the information of the professionals that they’ll be working with. The interns, then, are responsible for contacting the professionals for the internship schedule.Upon completing the requirement hours for internship, the interns need to notify the Project Committee. The interns are required to do a presentation which lasts no longer than an hour at the end of the internship program. All individuals will have a chance to express their personal feelings and/or new knowledge they have acquired throughout the entire program. This is designed to encourage a proactive environment for both the professional lifeline and interns. Professionals and/or physicians in the field of medical science are required to attend both the graduation ceremony and presentation.

And finally, here is the application:

INTERNSHIP APPLICATION
THE AASuccess Career Outreach Program
(All Intern Positions are Unpaid)

Name

______________________________________________
Address

______________________________________________
Email Address

______________________________________________
Phone

______________________________________________
Current High School/University

______________________________________________
Current standing

____Freshman ___Sophomore ___Junior ____Senior

Major of Study (or intended to study)

______________________________________________

When would you like to do your internship? (check one) :
-----Session 1: march 15th – May 15th
-----Session 2: June 15st – August 15st
-----Session 3: September 1st - November 1st
-----Session 4: Jan 15th – March 15th

Please email all applications to:
AASuccess’Project Committee (by email)

A short description of the professionals who are hosting the internship will be posted soon.

Medical Hanbook Internship Opportunity

Hey everyone, Diane just introduced a new internship, read below for more details.

Application Screenings are open for 1 week, from now till Feb. 26th.
Please send applications and resumes to aasprojects@aasuccess.org

What to include on the application:
1. Resume
2. Are you fluent in vietnamese/english?
3. Explain fully:
a) why do you want to join?
b) what do you expect to benefit from this internship?
c) what are your skills in relation to this internship tasks?

Further details:

Name: Diane Nguyen

Email Address: NGUYENDI917@GMAIL.COM

Work-at-home Internship: Yes

Name/Title of Contact Person: Diane Nguyen

Name of Internship Project: Medical Handbook (VN to English, English to VN)

How many interns are needed for the project? Team or individual: 2-3, Depending on the scope of the project...TBA

How many internship positions are open for AAS: 2-3

Internship Duration including start date and end date: As soon as possible; End date depends on the scope of the project and the final decision from the team.

Describing Intern duties. What the interns will be doing (Goal & Expectation): The interns are expected to me project managers, outling their taks, objectives and goals. I will share with the interns my vision of the handbook and will collaborate with the interns in setting a reasonable finish product as well as the end date.

Special skills that are needed for this internship and other criteria: There are not criterias required nor specific majors requested from the interns. It is expected the intern(s) be committed and dedicated to completing this project. The scope of the project realy depends on the teams willingness to communicate, use their resources and efforts for outreach support if needed.

Skill sets or knowledge the intern will learns from this project: The intern will enhance their communication skills as well as their leadership knowledge. Depending on the scope of the project.. the intern may gain other speciality skills, such as process for illustration or publication. However, the project is unique in the fact that it can be modified to meet the interns personal and career interest

Instructions for applying for this internship (résumé, cover letter etc). How application should be received: I do request resumes to be forwarded to me (Diane). Also, I would like to know if the intern is fluent in Vietnamese. Please send inquires to me.

Special skills that are needed for this internship and other criteria:

There are not criteria required nor specific majors requested from the interns. It is expected the intern(s) be committed and dedicated to completing this project. The scope of the project really depends on the teams willingness to communicate, use their resources and efforts for outreach support if needed.

THE END DATE DEPENDS ON THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND THE FINAL DECISION FROM THE TEAM

Dave Nguyen provides some helpful hints regarding this. He says: "Think outside of the box if you are ready to be bold in order to realize your potentials. While I am not involved in the decision making process, but if i were you reading this, i would entertain myself what can a handbook deliver to a those who are in need of such? Who are the target groups? Why would we even need a handbook, if a dictionary is already out there? Costs including real money, time and resources? What resources? Marketing resources, e.g. selling handbooks? sponsorship? and teamwork, help from friends and those who are fluent in Viet language? My answers are probably not the same as yours, but that is the beauty of stepping up to challenge yourself as an "Apprentice" to learn/build up your business and aforementioned skills while on job, of wanting to seek engagements including the project's lifeline (Diane). Even if you may not apply, but the act of seeking information and utilizing your intellectual capacity to deliberate about your potential involvement is a good exercises for an AASuccessor!"

AASuccess Scholarship Opportunity!

Asian American Success is offering scholarship opportunities to minority student leaders in the community.

Multiple Scholarships, up to $1000 each, are to be awarded.

The deadline is April 7th, 2008.

Eligibility guidelines: 1)Applicants should be College Undergraduates of High School Students. 2) Applicants should have completed at least 4 community service activities in the past 12 months.

Finalists will be required to present one public speaking engagement at the 2008 AASuccess Awards Ceremony.

Applications should be submitted via http://www.aasuccess.org/.

Have any questions? Contact us:scholarship@aasuccess.org
Or:
Dave Nguyen: (703)864-6558
Min-Ha Do: (571)331-1614

MORE INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED UP LATER! (date of ceremony, time, place)

T-Shirt Design Contest Internship

PROJECT: T-Shirt Design Contest internship

REQUEST: 2 students
OBJECTIVE: Professional exchange program with the students by creating a t-shirt design contest allowing them hands on experience from an apparel company. The students will collaborate with the CEO to design a campaign to launch the t-shirt design contest. One part will focus on the photoshoot and web design (1st student intern). The other focus (2nd student intern) will be writing and marketing to promote the contest and brand.
This project will begin as soon as AnhOi/AAS announces the names of the accepted interns.

The duration will go on until April 30, 2008, which is when the winning designs will be printed.
Must have led one AAS project or subproject with a positive altitude and/or have earned an AAS On-The-Spot award as the lead or co-lead of a project or subproject.

Web related skills; Business related skills, desire to work and learn
Must be a self starter and must be able to work in a team environment.
Must be a able to independently work remotely (e.g. from home), evaluate and write documentation
Must be able to coordinate and still be involved in your assigned committee at AAS as the intern
Stipend will be provided up to $300 depending on the evaluations at the end of the internship

Send your resume (click here for resume tips) to: aasproject@aasuccess.org

Deadline for qualified AASuccess Student Members: Feb 5, 2008

Update Cho Tet-Lunar New Year Festival-Feb 3rd at Falls Church High School

Khoa already posted our ideas for the New Year Event. Thanks to Khoa to initiate it. Please contact Khoa if you'd like to help us with cooking, preparing, shopping. Thanks Jay for the suggestions. We definitely need to be more careful this time. Therefore, we came up with a game, similar to raffle and prizes. Please contact Vu Nguyen for more details. Dave: T-shirt and banh Chung (Vietnamese New Year Cake) Bao: his medical mission :)) I will be responsible for ordering, pricing and overall task. Well, basically, we are sincerely asking for your help. AAS Professionals and Students. We know that you can help us in so many ways include: 1) Buy AAS banh Chung (New Year Cake) - please ask your relatives and friends to support and buy AAS banh Chung. We are selling banh Chung with regular price in the market. 2) Transportation: It'll be lovely to have some extra drivers 3) Donation Box: Please make a nice-looking one. Also, this person can be in charge of decoration. 4) Outreach: We are hoping to have at least 15 students and 3 profs at the event. REMEMBER, we also help the HEALTH FAIR. Please contact Dave for more info. Ask your peers in school and out of AAS would be a PLUS!!! 5) Picking up T-shirt: Since I'm not very familiar with MD area, if someone would like to help me with T-shirt pick-up, that'll be great! 6) Preparation: include Cooking, set-up, etc. MOST IMPORTANT THING: Even though this project is a small one, I'd like to have as much involvement from AAS people as possible. Please remember, this project is not Khoa's, Vu's or my project, we are just volunteers like you all. We need your SUPPORT!!! Thanks, Minh-Ha

Cho Tet-Lunar New Year Festival-Feb 3rd at Falls Church High School

Hi everyone, As Minh Ha, Vu and I have been planning for our event at Cho Tet - Lunar New Year Festival. below are our idea for selling at Cho Tet. 1- Salted green mangos, pineapples (slides), with Asian chilli and salt. 2- Rafles - 10 prizes 3- Bo Bia - Vietnamese Rolls 4- AAS new design T-shirts 5- Banh Chung - Vietnamese traditional rice cakes Also, we are working on the schedule for all participate members to gather to prepare for the Festival. Saturday - Feb 2, meet at Minh Ha's house at 9:00 AM to preapre the food. Sunday - Feb 3, meet at 9:00 AM at Falls Church High School, VA to prepare, set up and decorate our table at the Festival. If you can give us a hand during preparation and the event (Sunday)...please reply me back at soon at possible. Also if you are intersted in vlunteer at the Health Fair during the festival can sign up with me too. So far we have Kendra, Long Hua, Vee Vu and more will be updated. Thank you and hope too see all of you there. -------------- Khoa Tran

Adoption of AASuccess Mandate/Meeting Minutes (2nd quarterly AAS Meeting)

All, In addition to what are listed in the meeting minutes and adopted action plan (attached), AAS Board/Council/Core Members/Supporters recommended that AAS should spend some time to "chill" during the month of Feb or March. How? Send your suggestions including a show of interest to AAsnews@aasuccess.org Quynh donlyq@gmail.com will help coordinate the process with a student volunteer.Please check with Kendra, Bao, Minh Ha, Robert, Elizabeth, Tam, Ian or me for any questions.For those who have not begun to inquire about your assigned committee, please do so at your earliest convenience. Silence or no communication before or on Feb 15 2008 is treated as an intent to withdraw from AASuccess. Thanks, Dave

AASuccess News

AASuccess News: Our Media Committee is still trying to ways to come up with the procedure. In the mean time, please be patient with us with regard to the email traffic. Join and celebrate TET (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) with AAS on Sunday, Feb 3rd, 2008 from 9:30am-2:30pm. Where: Falls Church High School. Please check with Minh Ha, Khoa or Vu for information. AAS is sending leads to coordinate and volunteer at the Health Fair organized by the Vietnamese Medical Society. When: Sunday, Feb 3rd, 2008. Lead: Elizabeth Do (student) and Bich Phuong (AAS professional). AAS Members who are planning to assist the team: Dave, Jacky, Bao Nguyen, Kendra, Tam Tran. Non-AS members are welcome to join the team. For more information, please contact Elizabeth or me. AAS is planning to announce a number of internships for qualified AAS members. Leadership activities at AAS do correlate to qualification for internships. Stipends may be included. Stay tuned for more information regarding the procedure. The following committees have initiated planning for its respective roles: AAS News/Flyer; Buddy System. First AAS Webinar and 2nd quarterly AAS Board/Exec Council/Supporter Meeting were conducted on Sat from 11-1:45 PM. See the attached (note to the media committee: you may want to use google doc to organize, store and publish the attached files. Unless the message is marked internal, we should publish all our data/info to the public. Quality Report for active members of AASuccess will be due soon. Please send to AASnews@aasuccess.org your progress report (bulletin points) should you wish the Exec/Board to consider you as active or seasoned/core member of AASuccess.

Thanks, Dave

Lunar New Year-2008

All,

1) If you are interested in strictly volunteering to help the community in the health fair at Cho Tet, please let me know. I don't think there is any leadership element other than just volunteering and helping out the needy. If you know your peers (non-AAS) who could come and help, please let me know.

2) AAS will also has a table at the same place and time to sell AAS T-Shirts and to pass flyers about our scholarship, Bao's medical mission trip, and provide orientation about AAS and membership requirement. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Khoa, Vu or Minh Ha.

Contact Information:
Khoa Tran
Cell: 703-336-2181
Email: khoa.tran@aasuccess.org
Vu Nguyen
Cell: 571-438-2326
Email: vu.nguyen@aasuccess.org
Minh Ha
Cell: 571-331-1614
Email: minhha.do@aasuccess.org

Thanks, Dave

Whitehouse Intership

If you are interested in the whitehouse intership please feel free to contact Dave for further information. His phone number: 571-272-0731 Whitehouse intership information: The application deadline for the Summer 2008 White House Internship is February 26, 2008. We are looking for a well-qualified, diverse groupof applicants. Please distribute the attached White House Internship flyer and application to interested parties!A White House Internship is an opportunity for current students andrecent graduates to experience everyday life at the White House while working with high-level officials on a variety of tasks and projects. Strong applicants should exhibit: sound academic credentials A demonstrated interest in public service Solid written and verbal communication skill A history of community involvement Strong character and leadership skills

Feedback for University & You Conference

The GW VSA/AASuccess Career Fair 2008 was new to the event this year. Thank you to all the students and professional friends of AASuccess that attended. Please take a moment and let us know what you thought of the career fair. Please send your attached survey to aasnews@aasuccess.org Your feedback will help us improve the format in the future. We would like very much to send you a monthly news about our upcoming events. Please let us know if that is not possible. Regards, Dave Feedback Link: http://docs.google.com/a/aasuccess.org/Doc?id=ds9ncbd_1g4zg57v5&btr=EmailImport

Scholarship of 2008

AASuccess' Appreciation

Thanks Diane Nguyen, It was a great pleasure of AASuccess Organization to have you as a professional and project leader at the college seminar and career fairs. Behalf of AASuccess, we appreciate you for offering such valuable: helpful feedbacks and contributions to our successful event last Saturday. We are looking forward to work with you in our upcoming projects. On behalf of AASuccess, we also appreciate all the professional kindly spent their time at the event to help our students to learn more information on many different fields of careers. AASuccess' Appreciation: Dave Nguyen Diane Nguyen Tuan Kien Nguyen Kelli Cho Dr. Thieu Do Dr. Alex Cho Dr. Michael Tsun Dr. Chuong Phan Dr. Anna Abel Hong Nguyen Quan Luu Caroline Ngo Ruby Nguyen Quynh Nguyen Elizabeth Leavitt Song Park Dung Hoang Shannon Foley Feedback from Diane Nguyen, THANK YOU!!! What an awesome team! Another mission accomplished. I hope everyone had a good time as much as I did. Thank you.. until the next time. -di Minh Ha - the signs and name tags were wonderful. You did a great job. Of course, thanks for being a great hostess at the fair. Nicole - the bio power point was a big hit! the power point looked great on my lap top but when it was screened and large, your creativity really enhanced the bios! Thank you. Jacky - the certificates are wonderful. It was a pleasure to finally meet you. And you guys even got one for me...I am touched =) Khoa - trouble maker =) it was good to finally meet you in person and talk to you. I look forward to working on the next flyer! of course a. Dat .. thank you for giving me this opportunity to meet a wonderful group of talented and kind hearted souls... students as well as professionals. This fair has certainly broaden my horizons personally and professionally.

Power Point Presentation & Thank You

I thought i should share this ppt with you. Creative work and pleasing!
Frankly, I don't really know what 's going to happen tomorrow, but i do know that because of our continuous growth from past projects, this project has been a fun ride at least for me, mostly because I was not needed to be involved in every aspect of the project, and i did not have to send an individual email asking for help. I guess i can speak on behalf of Diane, Jim and other professionals also. That said, and regardless of the turnout for tomorrow and the subsequent feedback,

AAS would like to thank Christina for being the best you can be; Leading an event at this magnitude and being able to use your people's skills with both AAS and GW VSA are not an easy thing

AAS would like to thank Minh Ha (GMU), Khoa (GMU) and Vu (Annandale HS) for stepping up to the plate when things seemed not to go well! What about them waking up 6:30 AM in the morning to copy 600 flyers and distribute them all at Eden and other supermarkets throughout the day. And the scholarship flyer done in time for tomorrow's event! What about Khoa initiating his contact with numerous high schools in Fairfax County to make sure that the news was announced to the students.

AAS would like to thank Jacky (GMU) and Nicole for your thoughtfullness and efficient contributions with the artful certificate(s) and nicely presented ppt, respectively.

AAS would like to thank Tam (Faifax HS) for making to the TV interview to spread the words about the event, when you knew that the TV interview day was also your special day.

What about many others who have been helping out in outreach including K-Mi and our exec council (Kudos to them for running our recent general meeting which generates lots of smiles:)).

And AAS woudl like to recognize the council which put in quite a number of hours for their proposal's submission to the GW VSA. While the proposal did not get through, It was the thoughts and willingness to step up as leaders and help others that count here.

Hopefully, all of these wiil be captured by the news committee for posting etc.

Regards,
Dave