President : Victor Wai Ho Lim

Welcome to the Society of Hong Kong and Chinese Affairs! My name is Victor and I am currently a junior at Cal, double majoring in Asian American Studies and Asian Studies with an emphasis on China.  I am a second generation Chinese American San Franciscan native, and grew up in the North Beach and Chinatown districts. I am proud to say my ancestral roots originate from Toishan County, Szeyup Region of Guangdong Province in southern China.  Joining SHKCA in my sophomore year, I enjoyed SHKCA’s club atmosphere and casual social academic setting.  It is my honor to seve as your president this year and I hope to continue SHKCA’s excellence in promoting Chinese culture and East Asian Culture, raising awareness of the development in the Far East, and providing a friendly social environment for the UC Berkeley community.  SHKCA’s goal this year is to increase the number of social-cultural events as we continue to host guest speakers and academic events.  I look forward in seeing all of you in our meetings and social events.  Cheers and GO BEARS!

Treasurer: Yun Zhou

Secretary: Chester Chu

Hello! My name is Chester Chu, and it is an honor for me to be the secretary for SHKCA this year. This fall 2005 semester is my eighth semester in UC Berkeley. I am a physics, chemistry, and applied math triple major. Despite my scientific background, I am also interested in a variety of nonscientific fields such as sports, politics and history. In particular, I am extremely interested in the political aspects of pre-modern Chinese history. Nevertheless, biological and physical science discussions have not failed to amuse me. Influenced by a lot of my teachers in Hong Kong—the city where I was born and raised, I also enjoy teaching and tutoring tremendously. This is exactly why I am a study group leader and tutor at the Student Learning Center, despite the fact that I am actually quite stupid in reality. If you have any questions in your science and math classes, feel free to drop by and ask me. Finally, I wish you a wonderful year at Cal, and I will look forward to seeing you in our future SHKCA events!

Historian : Gary Lee

Hi everyone! Welcome to SHKCA, I’m Gary and my major is Linguistics. My interests in linguistics involve the languages of China and their histories, with a focus in Cantonese. Believe it or not, it is a fascinating field, and in the process of my studies I have learned a lot about China’s history. I was born in Hong Kong, but before I was a year old, I came to the United States, where I have lived for my entire life. Nevertheless, I have been back to visit several times, and I hope to spend more time there in the future. As for my time in involvement in SHKCA, this is actually my first time and I am glad to be a part of this club, because not only do you get to have fun with great people, but you also get to meet guest speakers, who may provide you with an insight to issues over in China and East Asia that you may have never considered. So we hope that you enjoy our social events and talks. Also, tell your friends about us, everyone is welcome!

Event Coordinator : Bonnie Jim

Public Relations: Ashley Chow -- Spring 2006

Hello, my name is Ashley Chow.  I am a third year history major and Chinese minor here at Cal.  I spent the Fall 2005 semester studying abroad at the University of Hong Kong.  I am proud to be joining the SHKCA officer team this term in the public relations position.  I look forward to meeting you at future club events, and I will be happy to share stories from my experiences abroad.  Wish you a fun and successful spring semester!

Public Relations: Keith Lee -- Fall 2005

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