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The Austin Society of Asian American Professionals
is a nonprofit , all volunteer organization, whose mission
is to promote the personal and professional development
of the Asian American community.
Our membership is comprised of a diverse group of individuals
with various levels of education and work experience.
By pooling our resources to support common goals, we
strive not only to benefit our members, but more importantly,
ASAAP opportunities. ASAAP is involved in many joint
projects with the Asian American community service groups,
professional organizations and university student groups.
Because of our diverse membership, we share in our strengths
and aid each other in our weaknesses. We give each other
a broad range of activities and opportunities to experience.
Our diversity is our strength.
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ASAAP was formed in 1998 to help bring together Greater
Austin-area Asian Americans for educational, professional,
philanthropic, and social purposes. ASAAP has experienced
tremendous growth in its membership since formation
and continues to recruit Asian professionals new to
the area.
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These are the people that work behind the scenes and
make things happen for ASAAP. This is a very talented
group of individuals whose goals are to serve and bring
Asian professionals together in the community.
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James Shieh |
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serves on the ASAAP Steering Committee as
the Public Affairs Liason. Originally from
Chicago, he became a Texan living in Dallas,
Houston, and finally Austin. James is currently
following his passion as an architect designing
decadent estates around the world with the
Shiflet Group. In
conjuction with a history in the health
professions, James has actively been involved
with city and community planning and special
events. In his free time he enjoys soccer,
cycling, hiking, scuba diving, sculling,
swimming, composing music, and restoring
/ collecting nostalgic things from motorcycles
to jukeboxes. His best buddy in the whole
world is his dog Sydney.
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Jennifer Kim |
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Jennifer holds a
B.A. from Texas A&M University and an
M.P.A. from Princeton University. She served
as a legislative aide at the Texas Senate
before joining the Economic Development
Administration of the U.S. Department of
Commerce. She is owner of a Computer Moms
franchise (computermoms.com),
with certified technicians and trainers
who provide small businesses, home office
users and residential users with a wide
range of computer services and one-on-one
training.
Jennifer has been
active on numerous boards and commissions
in Austin, was a delegate to the Democratic
National Convention in 2000 and is a member
of the Leadership Austin Class of 2000.
Also, as the principal of Kaleidoscope Consultants
LLC, she helps clients with Asian American
community relations and public policy. Jennifer
enjoys yoga, swimming, running with her
Pekingese dog Sammy, cooking with friends,
fishing and practicing her German.
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Sue Shieh |
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Sue is a native
Midwesterner who grew up in Kansas
City. She completed her undergraduate
degree at Washington University in
St. Louis, then returned to the University
of Kansas for her M.D. She has been
living in Texas since coming to San
Antonio for her residency, and adopted
Austin as home after she completed
her training in 2000. She is currently
a pediatrician with Austin Regional
Clinic. In her free time, Sue enjoys
bike riding, jogging, rock climbing,
scuba diving, and traveling to new
places. She also loves spending time
with her energetic Labrador Retriever
Emma.
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Victor Liu |
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Victor
currently serves as a member of the ASAAP Steering
Committee. Born in Houston, grew up in Hong Kong,
travelled the world and somehow ended up here in
Austin.
Victor graduated from Texas A&M University with
a B.S. in Computer Engineering. He moved to Austin
a couple years ago to join Intel Corp, previously
working for Texas Instruments in Houston. When he's
not busy doing ASAAP activities, he's carousing
the 6th street scene. Victor's interests include
tennis, volleyball, snowboarding, clubbing, country,
karoke, hiking...basically everything under the
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