President | Internal VP | External VP | Secretary | Finance VP | Treasurer
Day of Remembrance Chair | Publicity Chair | Historian/Webmaster

President

Name: Sean Miura
Hometown: Seattle, Vancouver, Millburn
Class of: 2010 (hopefully)
Major: Communication
Interests: Music, APIA community, hip hop dance, interesting flavored potato chips and ice cream
Activities: Chaotic 3 Hip Hop, Former Visual Communications Intern, Various Asian American community organizations
Favorite Quote: "As they sat and talked, however, a tiny, tiny sliver of doubt took root in her heart: Was it really all right for one's dreams to come true so easily? "
- 'This Will All Make Perfect Sense Someday' adapted from Murakami Haruki's 'The 100% Perfect Girl'
Favorite Movie: This Will All Make Sense Someday [Phan], Run Lola Run [Tykwer], Mononoke Hime [Miyazaki]
I Can't Live Without: my iPod, oxygen
My Dirty Little Secret: I'm not a sushi guy.
Favorite Japanese Word: Nanyakanyan.
Favorite Thing About Nikkei: That I'm president. Kidding. I like being able to learn about the community with a group of friends and I also like the family it has provided for an East Coaster like me.
Favorite Nikkei Event: Day of Remembrance
Most Memorable Nikkei Moment: When I was a freshman, our former Finance Vice President Mario joked "You should start a hip hop team for Nikkei". I laughed and responded with a very firm no. KBD was founded the next year.
Contact:
* E-mail: seanmiur@usc.edu

Internal Vice President

Name: Austen Hagio
Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii
Class of: 2011
Major: Electrical Engineering
Interests: Skateboarding and playing sports
Activities: IEEE
I Can't Live Without: Sleep
Favorite Japanese Word: baikingu
Favorite Thing About Nikkei: Fun times with fun people
Favorite Nikkei Event: Yaki Night
Contact:
* E-mail: hagio@usc.edu

External Vice President

Name: Chantelle Takata
Hometown: Waipahu, HI
Class of: 2011
Majors: Kinesiology, East Asian Languages and
Cultures
Interests: Cooking, baking, cake decorating, designing jewelry and clothes
Activities: USC Nikkei, USC Kazan Taiko, Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko
Favorite Quote: 一期一会 (Treasure each moment for it will never occur again)
Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings, Okuribito, Vengeance Trilogy by Park Chanwook
I Can't Live Without: Food
My Dirty Little Secret: Wouldn't you like to know...
Favorite Japanese Word: 悪循環 (Akujunkan)
Favorite Thing About Nikkei: How amazing the members are.
Favorite Nikkei Event: CULTURE NIGHT!!!
Most Memorable Nikkei Moment: TOO MANY TO NAME!
Contact:
* E-mail: ctakata@usc.edu

Secretary

Name: Emily Kim
Hometown: Hawaii Kai, HI
Class of: 2011
Major: biology
Interests: soccer, string bracelets, acai bowls, so you think you can dance
Activities: nikkei, hawaii club, crossword puzzles
Favorite Movie: remember the titans
Favorite Food: tofu
I Can't Live Without: the sun
My Dirty Little Secret: i kind of like being really short
Favorite Japanese Word:
Favorite Thing About Nikkei: hanging out w/fun people!
Favorite Nikkei Event:
Most Memorable Nikkei Moment: culture show
Contact:
* E-mail: emilykim@usc.edu

Finance Vice President

Name: Kelly Ishizuka
Hometown: Aiea, HI
Class of: 2011
Major: Biology
Minor: Japanese
Interests: anything fun! :)
Activities: Nikkei!, tennis, chillin
Favorite Quote: "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising every time we fall." -Confucius
Favorite TV show: Friends :D
I Can't Live Without: my family and friends
My Dirty Little Secret: can't tell you, or it wouldn't be my secret anymore..
Favorite Japanese Word: 千載一遇　(せんざいいちぐう。) There's one chance out of thousand. Chances are rare, so you should do something.
Favorite Thing About Nikkei: the people :)
Favorite Nikkei Event: ski trip and CN
Contact:
* E-mail: ktishizu@usc.edu

Treasurer

Name: Gavin McCarter
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
Class of: 2011
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Activities: Video Games, Hiking, Ultimate Frisbee
Favorite Quote: "What time is it?"
". . . Now."
"That's a boring answer."
"Is not. It's the least boring answer imagineable."
Favorite Movie: Star Wars IV: A New Hope
I can't live without: Music
Ideal Superpower: Telekinesis
Favorite Japanese Word: Bibunsekibun (Calculus)
Favorite Nikkei Event: Culture Night
Most Memorable Nikkei Moment: Culture Night’s Awkward Turtles
Contact:
* E-mail: gmccarte@usc.edu

Day of Remembrance Chair

Name: Mika Lewis
Hometown: Saratoga, CA
Class of: 2011
Major: Communication and Sociology
Interests: Sports, music, going to the beach, exploring LA, peace, hiking
Activities: Nikkei!!! Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, ASCA, Invisible Children
Favorite Quote: "I believe the greatest joy one can have is doing something for someone else without any thought of getting something in return." -John Wooden
Favorite Movie: Love & Basketball and Lilo & Stitch
I Can't Live Without: Facebook/my phone...it's sad but true.
My Dirty Little Secret: I'm terrified of clowns
Favorite Japanese Word: Ichiban
Favorite Thing About Nikkei: We always have fun together, but we incorporate our culture at the same time.
Favorite Nikkei Event: Culture Night
Most Memorable Nikkei Moment: Making amazing friends
Contact:
* E-mail: mikalewi@usc.edu

Publicity Chair

Name: Daniel Shimura (or "Shimmy" I guess)
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Class of: 2011
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Interests: Japanese stuff, marching band (for the most part), JDramas =)
Activities: USC Nikkei, Trojan Marching Band
Favorite Quote: "Don't worry about it"
Favorite Movie: Up, Ocean's Eleven
I Can't Live Without: Everything!
My Dirty Little Secret: Who has to know?
Favorite Japanese Word: Mendokusai
Favorite Thing About Nikkei: the people!
Favorite Nikkei Event: Culture Night
Contact:
* E-mail: shimura@usc.edu

Historian/Webmaster

Name: Derrick Solidum
Hometown: GUAM!!
Class of: 2009
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Interests: Photography, Art, FOOD, cooking, everything else
Activities: Nikkei, Kazan Taiko, KBD, Alpha Phi Omega, eating :P
Favorite Movie: Zoolander
I Can't Live Without: My laptop
My Dirty Little Secret: I'm addicted to ketchup.
Favorite Japanese Word: Kaedama!
Favorite Thing About Nikkei: Everyone in it.
Favorite Nikkei Event: Culture Night and Ski Trip
Contact:
* E-mail: solidum@usc.edu

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