Mentorship

Coming from a humble background, I have always valued education. Higher education, from colleges to trade schools, opens up doors for many underprivileged individuals to pursue their potential. I believe that education is a key to social mobility and to fight against inequality in our society.

It all began with tutoring...

When I immigrated to the United States and started high school in 2008, California had a budget crisis and funding of public schools was slashed year after year. With a steadily increasing class size, I witnessed many classrooms being flooded with struggling students after school looking for help. Yet, many of them walked out in confusion since the teachers simply did not have enough time for everyone. Trying to help, I then volunteered to stay after school to tutor various STEM subjects, from mathematics to chemistry.

During college

In college, I continued to tutor basic mathematics and science courses through engineering honor societies, Eta Kapp Nu (HKN) and Tau Beta Pi (TBP). At the same time, I shifted my emphasis to a broader scope though mentorship.

In my freshman year, I mentored underprivileged high school students in downtown Los Angeles. In subsequent years, I peer mentored dozens of incoming Electrical Engineering students through the official UCLA Engineering mentorship program (MentorSEAS). I also served as the Mentorship Chair of the Engineering Society of UCLA (ESUC) and Eta Kapp Nu (HKN), hosting numerous mentorship events such as Resume Review workshops and Class Planning workshops.

At the administrative level, I also served as the Director (President) and later the Senior Advisor of MentorSEAS, handling the logistics of the official UCLA Engineering mentorship program with 1000+ mentors and mentees.

Post-graduation

Now, I continue to mentor students through various organizations, from Earn to Learn to the UCLA IEEE Alumni Mentorship Program. While I am still looking for more volunteer opportunities locally in Tucson, Arizona, I hope sharing some of my resources here might help anyone who comes across this website.

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