Monday, November 8, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
AMSA Welcome BBQ
AMSA held its first Fall Quarter event - the Welcome BBQ mixer for 1st and 2nd years. It was held at the Weyburn BBQ Pits on Satuday, October 1st. Anderson students enjoyed hotdogs, burgers, sausages, chips, guacamole, salsa and refreshing beverages while getting to know each other. It was a good break and something fun to do after surviving the first full week of Anderson classes.
Monday, May 10, 2010
AMSA’s D48 with Dr. Peggy Cherng, Co-founder of Panda Restaurant Group
Last week several Andersonians ventured into the distant land of Pasadena to attend a dinner for eight with Panda Restaurant Group's (Panda) co-founder, Dr. Peggy Cherng, and five other Panda employees. Upon arrival at Panda Inn, the adventurers were well rewarded. Amidst an endless supply of decadent Chinese dishes, Andersonians heard phenomenal firsthand accounts about Panda's history and breadth of business while participating in the easy camaraderie amongst Panda's employees. As the evening drew to a close, the attendees were honored with grab bags filled with wisdom imparting white chocolate dipped fortune cookies. Thus another fantastic D48 with Peggy and Panda came to a close. Thank you to Panda and AMSA for this wonderful event. (by Grace Lin)
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Where Are the Jobs!? Exploring Career Opportunities in Asia
So the economy downturn is bad. But we are lucky. We are lucky that we are still young and didn’t slip too hard. It’ll be a tough start after school, but hey, we have nothing to lose, and so much to learn/gain!
Many students now started to look outside of US. Indeed, there is plenty of exciting career opportunities internationally, but where to start? Many people asked me about resources in exploring careers in Asia, so I thought it might be time to discuss it on our AMSA Blog. Little do we know, UCLA Anderson Parker CMC and varies identity clubs provide great resources to help you investigate, it’s up to you to dig deep. Here are several places to start:
- Vault Guide to International Careers. Available online through Parker CMC website: http://parkercmc.anderson.ucla.edu/CareerResources/Research/
- DISCO | Career Forum. This event brings together recruiters and bilingual Japanese-English speakers for job opportunities throughout the Pacific Rim. In addition to "live" conferences in San Francisco, Boston, London, and Tokyo, DISCO also offers an online career forum during the winter.
- Class of 2008 International Alumni Friends of the Parker CMC. Started in 2008, these alums are happy to speak with UCLA Anderson students on international careers.
- MBA-Direct. Promotes genuine, international, executive MBA job opportunities across the global recruitment marketplace and provides an advanced, effective method of recruitment across geographic boundaries, industry sectors and recruitment schedules.
- Hong Kong Investment Banking Day on the Job Trip. GCBA, IFC, and Parker CMC collaborate on this DOJ to Hong Kong. Contact IFC about the trip.
- Wilbur Woo Greater China Business Conference. Coming February 2009, right on Anderson campus. Great chance to network and meet recruiters from Greater China.
- AMSA Resume Book & Career Survey. Reaching directly to Asia recruiters, the AMSA member-only resume book & career survey are a great way to get exposure. Submit your resume today to chenghsin.ouyang.2010[at]anderson.ucla.edu if eligible.
If you have further questions regarding International Career resources, Limor Einey at Parker CMC would be the one to talk to. Best of luck to myself and everyone, on our journey to the perfect gig in Asia!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
AMSA MBA SoCal Mixer, Bridging the B-School Connections in the Region
On October 10, the Asian Management Student Association (AMSA) will take over Hollywood hotspot Ritual Supper Club for a night of networking with other business school students. Held twice a year, the AMSA MBA SoCal Mixer had always attracted over 150 attendees from MBAs all over southern California, including USC, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, Pepperdine, and Claremont. The MBA SoCal Mixer provides opportunities to broaden our personal network and bridges the MBA programs of business schools here in Southern California. Judging from the consistently overwhelming turnout, the event serves the great demand of MBA students looking to build relationships with other MBA students in the region. For FEMBA student Allan Ark, the benefits were more than that: “As FEMBAs, we seldom interact with the full-time students. The SoCal MBA Mixer was a great event to rub elbows and the like with full-timers and others from the local programs,” he said.
This time, coming back bigger and stronger, AMSA is partnering with USC Marshall’s Graduate Asian Business Society (GABS) to co-host the MBA SoCal Mixer. But why-- you might ask-- Marshall is our rival in the war of the Golden Briefcase! But remember, “know your enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated” (Sun Tzu, the Art of War). The AMSA MBA SoCal Mixer has always been a blast, and with the newly formed partnership with Marshall, it is expected to be even better this time! Come early for free drink tickets, start mingling with MBAs all over SoCal, and stay late for the after party!
Register yourself at fallMBAmixer.eventbrite.com.
Questions? Contact Ivana at ivana.darmawan.2009@anderson.ucla.eduMonday, September 29, 2008
Back to school. Play some kickball.
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!!
And, Welcome, Class of 2010!
It was our pleasure to meet you at the A-days, the Club Fair, and our very first Kick-off event-- Kickball Social!
It was our pleasure to meet you at the A-days, the Club Fair, and our very first Kick-off event-- Kickball Social!
Thanks everyone for coming out last Saturday for the Kickball event, we had over 30 people, with a good mix of first years, second years, FEMBAs, Sig-Os, and friends! (Speaking of Kickball, I'm a bit embarrassed to say, I had never played kickball in my life until last Saturday!) I hope you, like me, met a lot of cool people, ate a bit too much pizza, and had tons of fun! :)
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
AMSA's Community Outreach Project with Thai CDC
Daily Bruin’s reporter Machiko Yasuda intervewed AMSA for its community outreach project with Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC). Diana Boriboon (’08) and Kamolrat(Bo) Sivanunsakil (’09) responded:
Q: As a part of [Daily Bruin’s] coverage for Asian Pacific Islander Month, we've been interested in what different Asian groups on campus were doing, and yours stood out. Could you tell me what is the project about?
Diana: This year was the first time we partnered with the Thai CDC, hoping to provide more opportunity for UCLA Anderson students to not only give back to the local community but to highlight LA cultural events which they can participate in. UCLA Anderson students get to not only practice their business plan review skills, but to offer relevant feedback to low-income Asians who are looking to become more self-sufficient through starting their own business. The pilot was a success with 7 AMSA members reviewing a business plan and submitting their feedback in less than a week.
Q: How did this project get started?
Diana: I became aware of the Thai CDC when I was an undergraduate student at UCLA in 2000, taking a class which is sadly no longer offered titled "The Thai American Experience." When I returned back to UCLA for business school and became President of AMSA, it was my goal to incorporate more social enterprise initiatives into our organization by partnering with the Thai CDC. I met with the Executive Director (a UCLA Alum) Chancee Martorell in Fall 2007 to explore volunteer opportunities where business school students can provide counseling or support in small business development or social enterprises. What we ended up piloting was a small-business plan review program in December 2007 (led by Kamolrat “Bo" Sivanunsakil, now AMSA's VP of Cultural Affairs).
Q: Could you give me an example, maybe, of the type of work the volunteering consisted of?
Bo: AMSA works with the Thai CDC to provide a business plan review service to entrepreneurs who want to start a new business in L.A. After receiving the draft of business plan from the contacted organization (e.g. the Thai CDC), I will ask for the volunteers to review and comment on the draft of the business plan. The Thai CDC will forward/ incorporate the comment to the entrepreneurs, so they can further improve the draft of the business plan. The process will repeat until we think the plan is completed. The goal is that if the plan is approved, the entrepreneurs will receive some grants to start the business. The financial reward is to encourage the diversity of business models in L.A.
Q: What about on the cultural initiative end?
Diana: We also worked with the Thai CDC to help organize the Thai New Year Songkran Festival held annually in Thai Town in Hollywood. This is an event which draws thousands to Thai Town to experience Thai food, folk dancing, kickboxing, as well as arts & crafts. On Sunday April 13, the festival drew over 100,000 LA locals and was a huge success. For our part, AMSA organized over 20 UCLA Anderson students to volunteer at the Singha booth, and weeks prior to that we had 4 AMSA members canvass Hollywood Blvd from Western to Vermont, alerting local businesses of the Festival and collecting the signatures required to secure the street closure. Overall, this was a great event for all who were involved as it gave UCLA Anderson students a chance to not only interact with local business owners, but an opportunity to explore LA's great diversity.
Q: What do you hope for the future of this partnership? and in other social enterprises for your group in general?
Bo: Although we have only worked with the Thai CDC, the Thai CDC is part of an Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program, which is a consortium of 5 different ethnic community groups (Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Pilipino). They also pass on about our service to the others in case they may have projects in need of assistance. In the future, I hope we can work with other organizations as well.
(To find out more and get involved with AMSA’s Community Outreach Project, contact Bo at kamolrat.sivanunsakul.2009@anderson.ucla.edu)
Q: As a part of [Daily Bruin’s] coverage for Asian Pacific Islander Month, we've been interested in what different Asian groups on campus were doing, and yours stood out. Could you tell me what is the project about?
Diana: This year was the first time we partnered with the Thai CDC, hoping to provide more opportunity for UCLA Anderson students to not only give back to the local community but to highlight LA cultural events which they can participate in. UCLA Anderson students get to not only practice their business plan review skills, but to offer relevant feedback to low-income Asians who are looking to become more self-sufficient through starting their own business. The pilot was a success with 7 AMSA members reviewing a business plan and submitting their feedback in less than a week.
Q: How did this project get started?
Diana: I became aware of the Thai CDC when I was an undergraduate student at UCLA in 2000, taking a class which is sadly no longer offered titled "The Thai American Experience." When I returned back to UCLA for business school and became President of AMSA, it was my goal to incorporate more social enterprise initiatives into our organization by partnering with the Thai CDC. I met with the Executive Director (a UCLA Alum) Chancee Martorell in Fall 2007 to explore volunteer opportunities where business school students can provide counseling or support in small business development or social enterprises. What we ended up piloting was a small-business plan review program in December 2007 (led by Kamolrat “Bo" Sivanunsakil, now AMSA's VP of Cultural Affairs).
Q: Could you give me an example, maybe, of the type of work the volunteering consisted of?
Bo: AMSA works with the Thai CDC to provide a business plan review service to entrepreneurs who want to start a new business in L.A. After receiving the draft of business plan from the contacted organization (e.g. the Thai CDC), I will ask for the volunteers to review and comment on the draft of the business plan. The Thai CDC will forward/ incorporate the comment to the entrepreneurs, so they can further improve the draft of the business plan. The process will repeat until we think the plan is completed. The goal is that if the plan is approved, the entrepreneurs will receive some grants to start the business. The financial reward is to encourage the diversity of business models in L.A.
Q: What about on the cultural initiative end?
Diana: We also worked with the Thai CDC to help organize the Thai New Year Songkran Festival held annually in Thai Town in Hollywood. This is an event which draws thousands to Thai Town to experience Thai food, folk dancing, kickboxing, as well as arts & crafts. On Sunday April 13, the festival drew over 100,000 LA locals and was a huge success. For our part, AMSA organized over 20 UCLA Anderson students to volunteer at the Singha booth, and weeks prior to that we had 4 AMSA members canvass Hollywood Blvd from Western to Vermont, alerting local businesses of the Festival and collecting the signatures required to secure the street closure. Overall, this was a great event for all who were involved as it gave UCLA Anderson students a chance to not only interact with local business owners, but an opportunity to explore LA's great diversity.
Q: What do you hope for the future of this partnership? and in other social enterprises for your group in general?
Bo: Although we have only worked with the Thai CDC, the Thai CDC is part of an Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program, which is a consortium of 5 different ethnic community groups (Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Pilipino). They also pass on about our service to the others in case they may have projects in need of assistance. In the future, I hope we can work with other organizations as well.
(To find out more and get involved with AMSA’s Community Outreach Project, contact Bo at kamolrat.sivanunsakul.2009@anderson.ucla.edu)
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