General Information

Miss Taiwanese American

Mentorship Program

For female high school and college students

The 2012 Miss Taiwanese American participants’ inaugural Mentorship Program is focused on developing the next generation of successful young women

Ideal for students seeking guidance for and during college, insight into specialized careers, and development as a leader

Key topics during the one-year mentorship include (but not limited to):

Academic

Career

Leadership

Come meet the Mentors and join us for Orientation on:

Sunday, October 28, 2012

10 am** to 12 pm

Special appearance: 

Tsai Ing-wen 

Former chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party

and 1st female Presidential candidate in Taiwan!

Location: 

Taiwan Center

3001 Walnut Grove Ave.

Rosemead, CA  91770

If you are interested but are unable to attend the orientation meeting on Sunday, please still apply!

Email mtamentorship@gmail.com for questions or comments.

**Please note time change from earlier edition. 

How to Join

The MTA Mentorship Program is looking for highly motivated female high school or college students seeking to gain academic, career, and leadership development.

Open to residents of Southern California but remote mentorship will be considered on an individual basis.

To apply:

1. Email: mtamentorship@gmail.com

2. Subject heading: MTA Mentorship - {insert first and last name}

3. Copy/paste and fill out the following information:

Name (First and Last):
Name of current school (indicate high school or college):
Year in school:
College major/Career interest(s):
Organizations (current or former participation):
Hobbies/other interests:
Email:
Phone:
Mentor preference (if any, see "Meet the 2012 MTA Mentors"):
Any specific topic or area you would like to focus on through the Mentorship Program:

You will be notified by email regarding acceptance. Please email: mtamentorship@gmail.com with any questions or comments.

Schedule of Events

Programming is separated into 2 parts (group vs individual sessions). Group sessions will teach skills and provide information on key topics. Individual sessions will be conducted informally with the mentor and mentee small groups or one-on-one basis.

This year's Mentorship formally starts on Oct 28, 2012 and ends in Aug 2013 (on the date of 2013 MTA pageant - tbd). 

1.     Group sessions (4) – all mentor/mentees

a.     Orientation – Meet the mentors, panel discussion, and small group ice breakers

               Date: Sunday, October 28 @ 10 am to 12 pm***

               Location: Taiwan Center (3001 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, CA 91770)
               Special guest appearance: Tsai Ing-wen
                      -Former Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party and 
                       1st female Presidential candidate in Taiwan

b.     Academic advice – Jan/Feb 2013*

c.      Career – April 2013*

d.     Leadership – June 2013*

*dates to be determined

2.     Individual sessions (mentor/mentee)

a.     One face-to-face meeting every 1-2 months

b.     Email/phone communication as needed




***Note time change from previous post

Why Join the MTA Mentorship Program

The 2012 Miss Taiwanese American participants have a passion for community service.  With their unique qualifications and accomplishments, through the one year Mentorship Program they hope to guide current female high school and college students through to become the next generation of successful young women.

Being the inaugural year for the Mentorship Program, mentee selection will be limited. Programming will reflect interests of the participants.   

The 3 areas of focus for mentee development are listed below:

1.     Academic

a.     Study skills

b.     Choice of classes, colleges

c.      Advise on college major

2.     Career

a.     Career choices

b.     Direct access and insight to the industry

c.      Network skills

3.     Leadership

a.     Confidence building

b.     Project and team management

c.      Public speaking

Meet the 2012 MTA Mentors!

Mentors for College Students: 

Annie Lee 
Queen

Occupation: Physician (Anesthesiology)

High School: Diamond Bar High School

College: Northwestern University

Graduate School: Northwestern University School of Medicine

Major/minor: Psychology, 7-year BA/MD program

Organizations (past/present): Asian Pacific American Medical 

Student Association (President, National Conference Chair), 

United Nations Ambassador for Women Empowerment (2010), 
California Society of Anesthesiologists (Legislative and Practice
Affairs committee)
Hobbies: dance, yoga, former violinist, learning to surf

Tiffany Cheng
6th Princess

Occupation: recent college graduate
High School: South Hills High School

College: UC Berkeley

Major/minor: environmental science, 
mechanical engineering/nanotechnology

Organizations (past/present): Newspaper (finance), 
Egg Hunt fundraiser chair, ITASA (member), 
Nikkei Student Union (member)

Hobbies: cosplay, former woodwind and piano player

Stacy Wu

Ambassador

Occupation: fashion entrepreneur
High School: Gaoshiong, Taiwan

College: UC Irvine

Major/minor: international studies

Organizations (past/present): formerly in marketing 
and sales

Hobbies: ballroom dancing, snowboard, crafts

Dana Kung

Ambassador

Occupation: former substitute teacher, 
trucking operations & sales
High School: Capistrano Downey High School

College: UC Riverside

Major/minor: business administration 

Organizations (past/present): Economic research 
program (inland empire business connections)

Hobbies: Chinese flute, piano, cooking, skiing, 
singing, dance, photography





Mentors for High School Students:

Deborah Lu

1st Princess

Occupation: College student

High School: Diamond Bar High School

College: University of Kentucky

Major/minor: biology, 7-yr BA/MD program

Organizations (past/present): Interact Club (president, 
publicity chair), International Baccalaureate program 
board member, Key Club (member), CA Scholarship 
Federation (member), Spanish Club (member)

Hobbies: piano, swimming, billiard pool

Hilary Kao

Ambassador

Occupation: college student

High School: Arcadia High School

College: UC Riverside

Major/minor: Biology

Organizations (past/present): Key Club (member), 

Show Choir (historian), Golf (co-captain) 

Hobbies: flute, piano, golf, Color Guard, snowboard, 

show choir, surfing

Tiffany Cheng
2nd Princess

Occupation: Architect

High School: Fountain Valley High School

College: University of Southern California (USC)

Major/minor: architecture, cinema, media/digital arts 

Organizations (past/present): Alpha Rho Chi (professional 

architecture), iTASA (National Info Director & Advisor), 

Formosa Assoc of Public Affairs (member)

Hobbies: oil painting, yoga, tennis, former flutist/pianist

Lillian Chen

Ambassador

Occupation: UCLA Cardiology  - office manager

High School: Arcadia High School

College: UC San Diego

Graduate School: currently applying to business school

Major/minor: Human Biology

Organizations (past/present): 

Hobbies: avid cat/dog lover, science fiction reader

Trina Peng
Ambassador

Occupation: Administrative Assistant

High School: Walnut High School

College: University of California Davis

Major/minor: English- Creative Writing/ Education, 

Cultural Anthropology

Organizations: Arts Administrator, Theatre Assistant

Hobbies: Hula hooping, dancing, hiking, arts/crafts, writing

Joanna Liao

Ambassador

Occupation: college student

High School: Arcadia High School

College: UC Riverside

Major/minor: Business Administration

Organizations (past/present): Formosa Association of 

Students and Cultural Ambassadors, Taiwanese American 

Citizens League Leadership, Identity Development Camp 

Counselor, Taiwanese American Flute Ensemble, and 

Destination Imagination

Hobbies: flute, piano, music composition, ice skating, baking, chess

Vicki Chang

Ambassador

Occupation: college student

High School: Temple City High School

College: UC San Diego 

Major/minor: Communications, International Studies, Business 

Organizations (past/present): Taiwanese American 

Citizens League Journalism Internship Program,  High School Newspaper
Editor-In-Chief, Student Government Secretary, HS Freshman counselor, 
Flag/Drill/Dance Team  

Hobbies: guitar, singing, song composition, writing, photography