Venessa Lau, CC'02, Idealist who cherishes happy moments best. And the smell of Iced Pineapple.

Jenny Lee, CC'00, without any major in particular, is mastering the art of expection and uncertainty. It's no Joke.

Tina Lee, CC'01, English cencentrate. Does not have a perm. Like reading, new experiences, challah and vegetables. Wants to save the world or become a shakespearean, both if possible. Loves her little gummy bear.

Veronica Liu, BC'01 English/Film. She met Janet when she assassinated her in Plimpton Hall... with a dealy ping-pong ball.

Andrew Maerkle, I'm in CC, Undecided, Class '03

Aliki Ng, till very recently believed she was a mermaid. Now she is conviced she is a yellow daffodil. This poem's deicated to you, bom, for the unforgettable memories and dreams we share.

Clare Ng, BC'02, enjoys her sadomasochistic-academia life as a pre-med student double majoring in biology and sociology. She loves swimming, looking for stars, Moo-Moo, and eating potatoes. She misses her parents very much because she hasn't seen them in a year.

David McCann, I was born in Lewiston Maine, grew up in Cambridge Mass., went to Amherst College, and after graduating, to Korea as Peace Corps Volunteer. Rediscovered poetry. Ph.D. at Harvard in Korean literature, with several writing cources during the last two years there-- with Robert Shaw, Robert Fitzgerald, Jane Shore, Elizabeth Bishop. Taught Classical Japanese language and literature at Cornell, worked in the Development (fund raising) office; finally started teaching Korean literature full time at Cornell in 1990. Moved to Harvard in 1997. Poetry keeps changing shape, sometimes becming something I write, othertimes, I read, or translate.

Stephen Pan, CC'02, aka Bolo. No, not a pineapple, just a fighter. Still searching for the way and instead finding the wall, but it's all good 'cause one day each of use will be happy, just not all on the same day. Everyone happy simultaneously would be paradise. =)

Esther J. Park, BC'00, is an architecture/english major.

Eve Pomerantz, BC '00, English Major. 115 Pound Japanese-American female. Likes Shakespeare, Korean food, and bodily smells.

Freeha Rubbani, CC'01. Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures Major. Likes to dream. Still searching...

Idra Rosenberg is a Barnard senior studying Comparative Literature of South and North America. After graduating this May, she plans to move to Chile to teach creative writing and continue to work on her own writing.

Judy Sher, CC'02, A rational optimist, an admirer of beauty and form, a seeker of perfection, a lover of music, a defender of right and enemy of wrong. Major ing in economics and philosophy. Favorite quote: "Nothing is either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

Lisa Koyuki Smith, CC'01, is an english major and a fellow at the institute for urban education.

Julia Soneji, SEAS'02, is a humanities person at hear, but finds the poetry of science and pure math inspiring to her muse. She dedicates her writing to Benny and to her twin sister, Mary, who made it not to nineteen.

Silvia Suh, CC'02, is an art editor who enjoys summer, bartending, coixinhas and chihuahuas.

Nitasha Tiku, CC'01, is still experimenting in the arts of survival, and hopes to soon move onto personal groth.

Benno Ryan Weiner GSAS, East Asian Studies Raised in Carmel, California, I developed an interst in Chinese language and history while attending the University of California at Santa Barbara. After moving to new York in 1994, I found myself working in the music business while managing to spending nearly a year in East Asia both for business and s an independent traveler. Now pursuing my masters degree in modern Chinese history, I will be returning to China this summer on a photographic expeditionw hich may even include some studying.

David Wong, CC'03, In search of the tru meaning of life if such a concept exists. Currently working on achieving telepathy so wouldn' have to pick up the phone because he's so lazy. Prematurely decided on economics.

Anri Yasuda, CC'03, was born in Tokyo. In her spare time she enjoys reading, writing, staring out of her window, and making clothes. Amongst her favourite writers are Kurt Vonnegut, Pablo Neruda, and Haruki Murakami.

Leza K. Zaman, BC'01, English. Her stories in the Asian Journal are part of a larger continuing piece that she is still working on. "I am still feeling myself along about how I wish to be, to be known, and know myself as a writer."

Jessica Chan, CC'03, Instead of telling you her favorite food and philosophy on life, she would just like to ask, "How are you today?" (but in case you're curious, pickles and 'Happiness is part ing your hair on the left.'

Laurice Chen, CC'01, the ball is up in the air...

Alice Chu, CC'03, She is majoring in English and is currently involved with the Creative Writing Program.

Jayne Chu, BC'01, is a double anthro-econ major but I guess all that really means is that she's undecided. She's also upset that there are no camels in New York. Oh well. Wants to let the world know that Tina was the best editor a crew could ask for, hats off to you...

Juntine Eun, BC'02, I am a sophmore at Barnard College, majoring in Art History with a concentration in the Visual Arts. There is nothing else really interesting about me, sadly.

David Hsu, SEAS'02, Well, I'm Asian! =) Even though I've lived in New Zealand half my life, I can't forget the other half in Taiwan. Now that I'm in America, with a considerably larger Asian Population, maybe I should get back to my Asian Roots once again. Hope you like the website. =)

Lailan Sandra Huen, CC'03, Is from Oakland... Urban Studies major specializing in Political Science and concentrating in Asian American Studies... Enjoys photography, travelling, good food, the arts, skiing, and protests... hopes to fall madly in love and save the world before she dies.

Emily Huters, CC'01 enjoys candlelit dinners, long walks in the park, and Cheese. ISO tall, dark and handsome man, preferably housetrained.

Janet Banet Bo Banet, BC'01. Fanana Fana Fo Fanet. Hooked on Fonix.

Christina Jung, CC'00, She remembers what it was like to play mission impossible in parks at night, and somehow this homesick California native still thinks she can muster enough talent to creep quietly and roll down hills. Let's procrastinate on the professionalism, she thinks... it's all about the secret smiles.

YunJung Kim, SEAS'01, Operation Research major Strives to be a well-rounded, but unique individual. Figured out recently that too much thinking can be costly as much as not thinking at all. Carpe Diem.

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