Alumni

I am Thao Nguyen. I am a 2016 SNA graduate, and I am currently a student at Orange Coast College (OCC), USA. I am writing this letter to share some of my appreciations for SNA. I feel grateful for what SNA had contributed to me in education and leadership which prepared me to be successful in college and life. After graduating from SNA, I got to Orange Coast College which is the second largest community college in California. Besides being a full-time student trying to achieve a high GPA to transfer, I was a secretary of Advocacy Committee which is a group of student leaders who seek to protect the college’s interest as it relates to education policy, financial aid, and other legislative issues. I was elected by the students of OCC of 24,000 student to be the secretary of the Student Senate which is the legislative branch of the Student Government of Orange Coast College (SGOCC) and is responsible for writing and passing resolutions, student government policies, and approving financial allocations of $1.5 million budget to OCC clubs and programs. I also a board member of some clubs such as VP of International Student Fellowship, VP of Vietnamese Students Association, and financial director for an Accounting Society. Every year I received the scholarships and Leadership Award from my college. This is going to be my last semester at OCC, and I will transfer to one of the University of California in the Fall semester 2019.

Being a student and president of SNA’s Associated Student Body inspired me to be a good leader, good citizen, and have a good performance in academics. Therefore, after graduating from SNA and attending college, I felt that I have a good preparation to continue my journey to be successful in college and get involved in campus. I was lucky and proud to have the opportunity to study at SNA and be in the environment because SNA’s ASB, students, and faculties prepared and inspired me to learn, to improve, to maximize myself, and to be a better person