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Samantha Chan:
International School of Beaverton
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Samantha is currently a junior at the International School of Beaverton
and enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Program. She has been a
student there since the school opened in 2006. She has been on student
leadership for three years now and hopes to be elected onto parliament
for her senior year. This year, she is part of Dragon Crew (members at
large who work with the parliament) and the National Art Honor Society.
Samantha enjoys being at the International School and likes to learn new
and interesting things. She is planning on studying pharmacology and
design in the future. Samantha also has fun coming up with new ideas and
dreams to someday design shoes and apparel for Nike. She wants to make a
change in the world and tries to do as much community service as she
can.
Samantha is also a competitive figure skater and has been skating for
the last 7 years. In her free time, she loves to spend time with family
and friends. She also enjoys going to movies with friends. Traveling is
another favorite for her. She has been to many parts of the United
States and is going to Europe this Spring Break. Samantha is really
excited for this opportunity to learn about and experience a whole new
culture.
Samantha’s parents were both born in Vietnam and lived there throughout
most of their teenage years. During the Vietnam War, they left their
home to look for new opportunities. Her mother and her uncle left
Vietnam with only the clothes on their backs. They first went to Hong
Kong where they worked for a while. Samantha’s father left Vietnam to go
to Malaysia. The three were sponsored to come to America and left at the
same time. Her mother and father then met each other here in Portland.
Samantha was born in Portland, Oregon and has been living in this area
for the past 17 years. She has two older brothers.
This is her first year participating in the Asian American Youth
Leadership Conference and also being an ambassador. She is excited for
this opportunity to represent the International School of Beaverton and
collaborate with other enthusiastic Asian-American students to make a
difference.
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All Student Ambassadors 2009
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