Discovery

I found an old picture. I’ve never shown it to anyone except to my family and best friends. This picture takes me back to my childhood binoculars, stuffed animal explorer friend “Teddy” who I took with me to make discoveries (he sits on my bookshelf to this day), ingenious fictional stories I used tell the neighborhood kids, and more – it reminds me to never forget the importance of youth and aspirations.

Here I am with my fellow Special Agent trainees. Six out of 50 trainees in my class were females, including me. Imagine being the girliest and youngest female agent in a class full of Type-A personalities. Best. Experience. Ever.

Do you ever feel so strong about something that you’ll do anything in order to make it yours? I remember sitting on the couch with my baby brother and watching MacGyver when I was a kid. MacGyver was my idol – resourceful, optimistic, intelligent, and so sweet. Seriously, I considered marrying him without even thinking twice about our colossal age difference. Everyday, he was living a life of action, saving people, inventing, traveling, investigating, and making a positive change for everyone. Not only was I in love with his lifestyle and his encouraging ways, I also wanted to be him.

So, I did a little investigation myself: Who was MacGyver? -He was a Secret Agent. I had no idea what that meant since I was only a child. Becoming a Special Agent is what I aimed for all my life. Nothing else mattered; everything else was a distraction. My brother and I played “investigators and criminals” with the neighborhood kids quite often until the sun went down. Since we were children, I honestly believed that I was as an investigator, and in 2006, when I received an “unknown” call asking me for an answer of whether or not I could fly out to the east coast for the six-month training to become a Special Agent, I almost died. It was the moment I was waiting for all my life and everything made sense to me after that – go after dreams, make goals and have a plan, and always do the best I can.

Being ambitious doesn’t mean being competitive with others; it means being competitive with myself. I am constantly seeking out ways on how I can help others. That’s why I give myself such a hard time if I fail at something, but the reality is if I failed, then I’ve lived. Remember what Mother Teresa said? “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.” Very true.

So, what’s the point of my story? – Go after that burning desire in your life because we need more people in this world who love what they do. If you reach a goal in life and it wasn’t all what you expected it to be, then move onto the next because life is about exploration. Set no limits and take the risk. Bear Grylls said it best when he tweeted, “If you risk nothing you gain nothing.” LOVE IT!!! LIVE IT!

Happy Twenty Eleven!

Sorry, for the belated Happy New Year post. Here are a few of my 2010 accomplishments:

1. Accepted into the Masters Program at St. Mary’s College of California

Executive Weekend, December 2010

2. Crowned Miss Asian America Scholastic Achievement and Miss Popularity 2010-2011

Sarah and I after the pageant, August 7, 2010 (Thank you for these great pictures, David Yu)

My Korean Hanbok during the Traditional Costume Competition

3. Attended many charity events to give back to my community, including the Hatwalk in October 2010 to help bring awareness of how cancer affects Asian Americans and their families, the Admiral’s Reception on the USS Makin Island during Fleet Week, and the Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC) Annual Gala dinner at SF City Hall

Hatwalk 2010, Dinner

Stephanie Ng, Kristina Owyoung, Sarah Liu, and Betty Hsu in Fiona Kim’s modern Hanbok designs, and me in my traditional Hanbok post-show

Walking the walk

Sarah Liu, Kristina Owyoung, and I backstage before the show

Rehearsing for the opening act with James Kyson Lee from the show, Heroes

Crystle Wong, Stephanie Ng, Sarah Liu, and I after the gala dinner

Kristina Owyoung and I with guests at the Admiral’s Reception on the USS Makin Island

She’s a doll!

Hillary and I with SF Board of Supervisor, David Chiu, at the CCDC Annual Gala

Hilary and I with Vice Chairman Jerry Lee and his wife at CCDC Annual Gala

4. Finished my first half-marathon with a time of 2:15 for the Nike Women’s Marathon San Francisco 2010, a race to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

I run to be… SEXY! ;)

Christine and I after finishing the half-marathon race

The race begins early AM in Union Square, San Francisco

Another picture of Christine (left) and I after the race with our Tiff&Co necklaces

5. Moved to San Francisco

CAL Bear Girlfriends: Maria, Christine, Stephanie, me, and Pegah at our Snow Castle Housewarming Party<3

6. Selected as a semi-finalist for the Presidential Management Fellowship 2011

Lunch with current PMF semi-finalists for 2011: Jason, me, Julia, and Nadia

7. Cooked an organic Thanksgiving Dinner for my entire family. I wish I took more pictures. Successful maple brined turkey, famous turkey stuffing, organic cranberry orange sauce, walnut yams w/vanilla, shredded Brussels sprouts w/lemon & poppy seeds, and much more. Learn how to roast a turkey on YouTube without a turkey rack. Everything came out very delicious – yay!

Mmm, so juicy and tender – success! :)

2011 has been a wonderful year so far!!! I’ll post soon to share pictures from my recent travels. Preview:

Meet my new friend, Mr. Alpaca!

XO,

Angellica

P.S. Happy 100th International Women’s Day (IWD)! IWD was three days ago, March 7th, but it is honestly every day - girls’ education and women’s rights benefit everyone! This year’s IWD theme is “Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women.” You can read the White House’s statement on IWD here, Arianna Huffington’s inspiring IWD blog post here, or the HuffPost article on “5 ways [you can] Help Empower Women” here. On Saturday, April 16, 2011, at 10 AM, I will be part of the Women’s Day: A Day of Indulgence in Santa Clara, CA. Please join me at this special charity event benefiting the Princess Project, a non-profit organization that promotes self-confidence and individual beauty to girls! Here is a quick preview from the Women’s Day photo shoot last month:

P.P.S. On another note – I can’t wait for the Apple iPad2! I’m getting the white one with the pink smart cover. I’m so excited! <3 The release day is tomorrow, March 11th at 5 PM. Simply beautiful:

Personally, yesterday was the perfect time for Kanye to come out with his fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (November 22, 2010). Something about ambitious people makes me smile. I’m an extremely driven person and if you know me, then you know what I thrive on most – the attention, appreciation, and awards for accomplishments in life that were earned through hard work and dedication. I expect recognition and love praises. Some people disparage me and judge me as “too confident.” What can I say? I’m proud of myself and thankful for the people who have been there for me throughout good and bad times. Understanding there’s a fine line between arrogance and confidence, I hold all actions accountable. If you put everything you’ve got on the front line for something that you desire so bad, and you do everything you can in your power that results in you finally getting where you want to be, then who’s the one to judge? No one, but you. Everyone will talk, but don’t allow that to affect you. Always do your best and let yourself shine. This is what I tell myself in order to stay grounded because most of the time, I just don’t understand why so much hate exists. I can see, feel, and hear the jealously around me. I’ll be frank with you: last Sunday, I had a breakdown. Although this rarely happens to me because I despise being pitied, it happens, and it’s obvious that something has been bothering me deep down inside that I’ve been hiding from everyone. I’m not perfect, but I do my best. I truly care about the public and for their best interest, yet there are people who want to stop me. Surprise, I have bad news to the people who aim to prevent me from going after my dreams: you’re only helping me push myself harder.

In Track 7, “So Appalled,” Pusha T raps, “Success is what you make it.” He’s right. No matter how much people want to step on me and prevent me from achieving my dreams, it’s not going to happen because I grew up surrounded by competition. You will not believe what someone, who will remain unnamed, said to me last week: “Angellica, you are too ambitious. If you dream this big everyday, then you’re not going to get far and you will burn a lot of bridges along the way.” Really? Then, let there be fire because no one can be “too ambitious” in life. I am feeling a lot of emotions lately and Kanye’s new album has truly touched me. Here’s why the much anticipated My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is genius – the emotions are real. You empathize with the artist. This is the power of good music.

Kanye’s music portrays ambition without hiding his true emotions. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is definitely the most resonate, ambitious mainstream rap album ever created. He shows us that it is ok to let out your emotions occasionally. Drake seems to follow his style and approach to music as well. Kanye, you are a musical mastermind and a visionary. We forgive you. No one is perfect. Rap-up.com did a great job putting together a list on how critics respond to Kanye’s new album here:

USA Today: The audacious new My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy opens a window into an ego that is often tripping, thus exposing the insecurities and foibles that fuel West’s boundless creativity and grandiose ambitions. 4 out of 4

Entertainment Weekly: West may be obnoxious, but at least he’s interested in confronting those aspects of his identity through his music. Few stars of comparable wattage would dare do the same. A

Rolling Stone: Nobody else is making music this daring and weird, from the spooky space funk of “Gorgeous” to the King Crimson-biting “Power” to the paranoid staccato strings of “Monster.” 5 out of 5

SPIN: It’s a sinister, orchestral, hugely grandiose affair that owes as much to the artist’s self-aggrandizing ego as to the voracious id that would destroy it publicly. 9 out of 10

TIME: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, his most extravagant work, is hip-hop’s version of grand opera: a congested, constantly bustling disc stuffed with oversized drama, guest rappers, insanely eclectic samples, and backup vocals from a list of headliners that includes Alicia Keys, Elton John, and Fergie.

Chicago Tribune: What makes him so off-putting—his almost pathological allegiance to expressing his emotions, unfiltered—is also what makes him so compelling, a curious mix of bravado and vulnerability. But that same transparency makes My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy a terrific album. 3.5 out of 4

Chicago Sun-Times: That he’s rapping again, after suffering such undue abuse for his “singing” on his last album, 808s and Heartbreak, is cause for celebration not just because his vocalizing isn’t always spot-on but because his mouth is on fire again, throwing out genius rhymes and typically radical claims. 4 out of 4

The Boston Globe: Love it or hate it—and that’s probably the only range of reactions it will elicit—My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy lives up to its name. More than that, though, it’s a welcome reminder that once you settle West’s scores—and they number plenty these days—he’s a visionary and not just the jerk who interrupted Taylor Swift and pouted over his recent “Today” interview with Matt Lauer.

The Washington Post: And that’s just a freckle of the petulant genius that coats every inch of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, easily the most thrilling album of 2010 and the best of West’s career. The weird, wordy title is the only thing about this opus that he’ll live to regret—the rest is pure pop bravura, with hip-hop’s biggest ego torquing self-obsession into unapologetic new shapes.

Download My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy on iTunes, or purchase it on Amazon because this epic album is worth your money. Show your love and support! I haven’t been able to take my headphones off. Remember to sparkle and be proud of it. No one should take the spotlight away from you. :)

xo,AY

I just finished the course in Leadership in Action for my Masters program and I must say that I am really enjoying how everything I learn in this program directly applies to everything I do at work and in my personal life. Fortunately, right after the Hatwalk 2010 Gala and meeting with James Kyson Lee, we connected on Facebook and I saw this video he posted from RSA Animate. I love it! Changing paradigms is the main focus from my past course. “This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA’s Benjamin Franklin award.”

See RSA’s website about the history and what they’re about: “For over 250 years the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress.  Our approach is multi-disciplinary, politically independent and combines cutting edge research and policy development with practical action.”

Enjoy!

xoxo,
Angellica Yi

(Photo in courtesy of Tina Do of Bay Photo Group)

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi

I’m going to have to apologize in advance- this blog post is going to be slightly longer than typical posts due to the extended period of time that I was unable to update. Thanks for understanding. A good friend of mine was visiting from Miami, FL last weekend and she said to me, “La Dolce Vita” while we were having a delicious dinner and tasty wine with close friends. The Italian saying translates to “The Sweet Life” or “The Good Life,” and it reminded me how we should view our lives and the world – to sweetness! xo, Angellica

On the night of August 6^th (after an entire week off from work and graduate school), I came home with a crown and two sashes from the 25^th Annual Miss Asian America Pageant. I made it on the royal court and I can assure you that it take a lot of time, effort, and skill. I would have never known that a beauty pageant took this much dedication and commitment! There were countless public speaking training sessions, dance practices, press conferences, sponsorship and charity events, political fundraisers, photo shoots, scheduled public appearances, interviews with news reporters, and many more. It takes a lot of ambition for an Asian American woman to dedicate a whole week out of school or work to prepare for this type of unconventional beauty pageant- a pageant representing the importance of individuality, culture, and leadership. Hence, I applaud you, Miss Asian America pageant contestants, for your diligence and positive attitude- you are all leaders, especially for all the young Asian American girls who are in search of confident and driven exemplars. You can see pictures of all the gorgeous ladies at David Yu’s website here.

As Miss. Scholastic and Miss. Popularity 2010-2011, I have attended over 11 community service events in less than two months. Volunteering once or twice a week for a three to seven hour period is a huge commitment, but it is an incredible and rewarding experience. I am lucky to have the opportunity to be part of such a fantastic organization. Just to name a few events I participated in:

1. Cathay Post’s 79th Gala Celebration at New Asia, August 14, 2010. See all the event pictures by Eric Lau, or take a look at a few here:
   
   
   
   Liza, Amanda, little hapa princess, me, Alexa
   
2. San Francisco’s Hepatitis B Annual Gala on September 16, 2010 – See Hep B Free advertisements and the article in the NYTimes! Below are some pictures taken from my iPhone:

   
   Alexa, Tabitha, Sarah, me, Amanda

   
   Awesome lion dance!

   
   Regency grand ballroom that soon became packed with world renowned doctors

   
   Dr. Blumberg discovered Hepatitis B in 1967

3. Autumn Moon Festival at San Francisco’s Chinatown, September 21, 2010. Some pictures from my iPhone:

   
   Tabitha and I showing off our kimonos

   
   Pageant ladies waiting for the parade to begin

   
   Alexa doing a talent for the Autumn Moon Festival crowd

   
   Posing in our ethnic gowns with SFPD

I have five events scheduled for the next two weeks, and I want to share two events that I invite you all to attend:

1. October 10^th – Italian Heritage Columbus Day Parade/Fleet Week in North Beach
2. October 16^th – Hatwalk 2010 Gala to support the Asian American Cancer Support Network (AACSN). I am looking forward to working with the Korean community to raise cancer awareness and I’m very proud to be a Korean American representative at this gala! Hope to see you all there. See the flyers below:

   
   
   

Many of my friends have been asking me how I’m able to manage my time while working and attending classes. Write everything down on your agenda book or piece of paper with dates, put it in your Google calendar or calendar you can look up online at any time, and sync that with your mobile phone calendar. Three places to look, no excuse to forget. Managing time is a skill, especially if you have a full plate of meetings, classes, events, etc. Include some time for you because it’s important to reenergize, eat right and don’t skip meals, and get enough rest. Focus on YOU first before saving the world. There’s a lot happening – I’ll be sure to keep you posted. Remember: La Dolce Vita. <3

I can’t believe it’s already been two months since I was selected as a finalist for this year’s 25th Annual Miss Asian America Pageant. Please join me this Saturday, August 7th, at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco. Doors open at 6pm. You’ll find more information about this black tie event by visiting Miss Asian America. I am proud to represent the Korean American community! I will continue to bring awareness to the dangers of human trafficking by mentoring youth on a weekly basis and working as a team leader for non-profits. I’m usually mentoring students in creating their own school clubs or organizations related to bringing awareness to causes, including human trafficking.

I’ve been all over the place, literally, and having a really difficult time saying ‘no’ to charity events or volunteer work. I’m so sorry for the lack of posts lately, but I promise I’ll be back on track after this week. A hospital visit due to stress and high anxiety (probably due to full time work and graduate school, and a full time commitment to a fabulous pageant and a great non-profit) is a lesson that I need to take care of myself before anything else. Please take care of yourself and do not overwork because it will destroy your health! Let’s avoid Karōshi, which translates to “death by overwork” in Japanese. With lots of rest and daily vitamins, I am back and feeling better than ever. :)

If you can’t make it to my pageant this Saturday, then please come support our non-profit, beHUMAN at the launch party, which will be held at Ruby Skye on Saturday, August 21st at 6-9 pm. It’s a Bachelor Auction! Get ready to mingle and bid on Bay Area’s most influential, successful, hot bachelors. I will personally introduce you to the bachelors before the auction if you purchase VIP tickets. Not only are you bidding on hot bachelors (law enforcement, UFC fighters, models, etc) and unique services like a make-up session with Smashbox Celebrity artist, you’re also donating to a very good cause – empowering youth through various sports programs run by world-renowned professional & collegiate athletes. We can do this! Go purchase tickets now! I’ll see you soon. Saving the world one kid at a time. ♥

xo,

Angellica Yi

I received some emails asking me why I posted random numbers on my Facebook profile and Twitter page. For the past few weeks, people all over the world have been posting random numbers. These posts aren’t a random occurrence; they definitely mean something and you can join in on this awesome grassroots initiative too.

So, what are these numbers? They are from the ground-breaking initiative, The G(irls)20 Summit, created by the Belinda Stronach Foundation. On June 26-27, 2010, there will be a G20 Summit where G20 leaders will gather in Toronto to discuss measures to promote global financial stability and ways to achieve a sustainable economic growth and development. The G(irls)20 Summit, scheduled for June 16-18, 2010, will precede the official G20 Summit in Toronto this year. The Republic of Korea, G20 Chair for 2010, will host the fifth summit in November in Seoul.

Twenty girls (between the ages of 18-20) from the G20 countries will come together on June 16th to discuss and promote grassroots ideas on how to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which are eight goals created to address the social inequalities women and girls endure throughout the world. You can find a detailed list of the goals on Beacause I’m a Girl blog.

“If you are a passionate, forward-thinking, solution-oriented girl between the ages of 18-20 from a G20 country you could be one of the G(irls) 20 Summit change makers. Apply to attend the G(irls)20 Summit and be a voice representing the 3.3 billion girls and women around the world.”

The G(irls)20 Summit  needs your ideas! You can get involved in many ways:

• Get your number here and actively promote it via Facebook, Twitter, etc.
• Join the Girls20Summit fan page on Facebook & post your number!
• Follow @girls20summit on Twitter and retweet their posts
• Have an idea for change? Be part of the MDGs discussion by visiting the Change Room!
• Canadian designer Tu Ly (designer of the Olympic red mittens) has designed a tee for this campaign.  Place your order!

It only takes one girl to change the world, but why stop at one, when we can have 3.3 billion girls and women to come together and help? Let’s bring attention to these girls and women around the world together. WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER?

Visit www.girlsandwomen.com to learn more!

Last week, my mom emailed me an article from The Korea Times. She knows how much I love leadership, especially when women’s rights and human rights are involved. I’ve been meaning to write about this Women’s conference awhile ago, but didn’t get the chance to do so until today. It is an article about the conference on empowering women across the globe, “Women in the World Summit,” which was held at a theater in Manhattan over the weekend beginning March 12^th through March 14^th.

As Jocelyn Noveck’s Huffington Post article shares, there were “prominent women” from all around the world, including:

A secretary of state. A top presidential adviser. An iconic film star. Fashion designers, TV anchors, and a queen… But they weren’t the stars of the event. It was the women’s rights and human rights activists…who drew the cheers, and sometimes tears, at “Women in the World: Stories and Solutions,” a gathering organized by Tina Brown, editor of The Daily Beast Web site, as they talked about how women have progressed and what remains to be done.

Queen Rania of Jordan, for example, spoke to Katie Couric about empowering young girls with education. For those of you who don’t already know, Queen Rania promotes education actively in her own country. As reported by the Office of Her Majesty, Press Department in New York, she said, “Educating a girl is probably the highest returning investment that a country can make.”

On the evening of March 12^th, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened the conference. After the audience watched a clip from her famous speech regarding “Women’s rights are human rights” at the 1995’s United Nations women’s conference in Beijing, Clinton joked:

I am thrilled that we are marking this 15th anniversary of the Fourth United Nations Conference on Women in Beijing. Fifteen years and many hairstyles ago – (laughter) – we have seen a lot of progress. (Laughter, applause.) And on behalf of women as well. (Laughter.)

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was also at the conference and was interviewed by Barbara Walters during the rape panel. Albright was the first female U.S. Secretary of State and then-highest-ranking woman in the history of U.S. government. When she was a younger, Albright never thought she’d be serving in a presidential cabinet. During her interview, she said:

I never thought that I would be able to be Secretary of State. It just never occurred to me, mainly – as I often put it – because I had never seen a Secretary of State in a skirt.

We have hope, ladies! :-)

Following Albright’s interview, was Tina Brown who led the dialogue on “Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery.” Panel included: Luis CdeBaca (Ambassador-At-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking Persons), Dao Tuyet Lien (former trafficking victim from Samoa), Sunitha Krishnan (Co-founder of Prajwala, Indian anti-trafficking organization), and Shoma Chaudhury (Managing Editor of Tehelka, Indian news magazine that has published incisive investigations of the sex-trafficking industry).

I became interested in fighting against human trafficking during my undergrad Human Rights class taught by Professor Zook at UC Berkeley in 2004. One of my investigative research papers was on the human trafficking in Japan. This is what triggered my passion to begin a career in federal law enforcement. According to the CRS Report for Congress by Frances Miko, Specialist in International Relations, “Trafficking is now considered the third largest source of profits for organized crime, behind only drugs and guns, generating billions of dollars annually” (Miko, 2002).

In the New York Times special issue, “Saving the World’s Women” (I’ve used this article in my previous post about helping working women), Nicholas Kristof says that the “International Labor Organization, a U.N. agency, estimates that at any one time there are 12.3 million people engaged in forced labor of all kinds.” In The Daily Beast article, “Ending Human Slavery,” a contributing writer says “about 70 percent of them are women or girls trafficked into sex slavery.”

Check out the Highlights of the Women in the World Summit at The Daily Beast. In addition to the women’s conference, you can also check out these awesome Leadership Organizations on Women’s Learning Partnership’s (WLP) website. Women are taking over the world.

Something huge happened yesterday: Americans woke up this morning surrounded by a new political world. President Obama said in a statement after the vote yesterday, “This is what change looks like.” He’s right – this is the most significant congressional vote in the last four decades. Before the vote, one side of the aisle gave a standing ovation to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) while the other side stayed silent.

“It is with great humility and with great pride that we tonight will make history for our country and progress for the American people,” said Pelosi. “Just think–we will be joining those who established Social Security, Medicare, and now tonight, health care for all Americans.”

Not only did this vote change America’s health care system, it changed the balance of America’s political power too. Yes, some will be taxed heavily on the excellent health benefits provided through the union, but we should be happy about it – we’re helping 32 million who never had health coverage before. Being a Medicare & Retirement specialist for the past two and a half years of my career with SSA, I’m interested in seeing how this will play out in the near future.

Read about the HCR bill on Huffington Post and learn more about it on CSMonitor (There are six parts to this story. Click on the links at the bottom of the page).

Two weeks ago, on February 24^th, I was one of six panelists (three were from government agencies and three from non-profit organizations) to speak at UC Berkeley’s career panel, “Careers in Public Service and Non-Profit Organizations.” That same day and time of my event, 42^nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, was speaking on “Global Citizenship: Turning Good Intentions into Positive Action” at UC Berkeley as well. I had to compete against Bill Clinton? – “Great,” I thought. Surprisingly, we had a large turnout at our event. CAL undergrads’ enthusiastic approach to finding a career didn’t surprise me. Go bears!

Wednesday, April 28^th, 6:00-8:00pm, UC Berkeley will be holding the event “Career Speed Dating: What’s Your Match?” at the Alumni House on campus. Career Speed Dating is designed to help student s learn how to explore career options and network with professionals. As an alum of Berkeley working in the federal government, CAL’s career center feel students could benefit greatly from hearing about our personal career experiences and getting our advice. Government jobs can be a mystery (I remember trying to navigate USAJobs when I just a baby bear – it so stressful and confusing!).

The evening will begin with a brief introduction and presentation from the Career Center staff. Then, students will have the opportunity to meet with alumni in a “speed dating” format. Cute, isn’t it? There will be three 20-minute intervals during which small groups of students will hear us describe our work experience and will ask us questions about what we do and our profession in general. This exciting event gives students an opportunity to be introduced to and network with employers in a variety of industries. We’re expecting up to 30 Cal alumni and working professionals from a wide variety of career fields will be available for students to meet in a speed dating format, and up to 100 students to participate in this program.

What: Career Speed Dating: What’s Your Match?
Where: Alumni House (on campus)
Light refreshments and a parking space on campus will be provided

Learn if what we do is a fit for you too. Career fields represented include: Healthcare, Consulting, Finance, Human Resources Management, Law, Government, Transportation, Foreign Service / Diplomacy, Non Profit and Social Service, Theater / Drama, Video / Film, Gaming Industry, …and many more!

Please RSVP on Callisto: https://berkeley-csm.symplicity.com/students/ as seating is limited.