Ambassador Program
How to become an Ambassador:
If you love sharing your enthusiasm and experiences over Asian American Studies, consider becoming an Asian American Studies Program Ambassador!
If you’re interested, please send an email to asianamerican@letsci.wisc.edu with the subject line “AASP Ambassador” and one paragraph explaining why you are interested.
Meet Our 2025-2026 Ambassadors:
PAKOU YANG
Term: Junior
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Majors/Minors/Certifications: Social Welfare; Asian American Studies Certificate
Involvement: Psy Zeta Sorority, Inc.; HMoob American Studies Committee; UW PEOPLE Scholar
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
ANNA CHUEN LEH JYI
Term: Junior
Hometown: Green Bay, WI
Majors/Minors/Certifications: English & Political Science; Asian American Studies Certificate
Involvement: Director at Social Media & Outreach for Women’s Pre-Law Association (WPLA); Marketing Manager at The Shop by EBNS
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
BRITNEY TANG
Term: Sophomore
Hometown: Madison, WI
Majors/Minors/Certifications: Business Management & Human Resources Management; Certificates in Asian American Studies and Int’l Business
Involvement: Psy Zeta Sorority, Inc.; HMoob American Studies Committee; UW PEOPLE Scholar
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
MEKINNAH XIONG
Term: Senior
Hometown: River Falls, WI
Majors/Minors/Certifications: Genetics & Genomics; Certificates in Asian American Studies and Global Health
Involvement: President of Undergraduate Genetics Association; PR Chair for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
BELLA E YANG
Term: Senior
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Majors/Minors/Certifications: Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies; Certificates in Asian American Studies with a HMoob Studies Emphasis and Digital Studies
Involvement: President of Undergraduate Genetics Association; PR Chair for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Alumni: 2024-2025 Ambassadors
Sheng Ying Vang
Term:Senior
Hometown: Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Majors/Minors/Certs: Communication Arts Radio, Television, & Film with Asian American Studies Certificate and Digital Studies Certificate
Involvement: Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
Preferred pronouns: she/her/hers
Anna Yu Gaul
Term: Senior
Hometown: Bloomington, MN
Majors/Minors/Certs: Neurobiology B.S., Asian American Studies Certificate
Involvement: UNIT.E Multicultural Dance Crew, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Preferred pronouns: She/her/hers
Divinaa Raju Velmurugan
Term:Senior
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Majors/Minors/Certs: Biochemistry & Neurobiology
Involvement: Baking Club, MadNeurotech, UNIT.E Multicultural Dance Crew
Preferred Pronouns: She/her/hers
Annabella Yang
Term: Junior
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Majors/Minors/Certs: Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies B.S., Asian American Studies Certificate, and Digital Studies Certificate
Involvement: Southeast Asian Dance Organization (SEADO) and Baking Club UW
Preferred Pronouns: She/her/hers
Alumni: 2023-24 Ambassadors
LILI MCGUFFEY
Term: Senior
Hometown: Madison, WI
Majors/Minors/Certifications: Data Science Major, Asian American Studies Certificate
Involvement: Datamatch UW, APIDA HM, Undergraduate Statistics Club
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
EMMA MEICHER
Term: Junior
Hometown: Portage, WI
Majors/Minors/Certifications: Life Science, Communications and Communications Arts, Asian American Studies Certificate
Involvement: Badger Herald
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
THIENTHU (JENNIFER) VONG
Term: Senior
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Majors/Minors/Certifications: Biochemistry with a Certificate in Asian American Studies
Involvement: Vietnamese Student Association (VSA), Filipinx American Student Organization (FASA, SouthEast Asian Student Association (SEASA)
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
JESSICA VONG
Term: Senior
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Majors/Minors/Certifications: Animal Sciences with Certificates in Global Health and Asian American Studies
Involvement: Pre-Vet Association (PVA), Vietnamese Student Association (VSA), Filipinx American Student Organization (FASO)
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
EVA ZHONG
Term: Junior
Hometown: Bellavue, WA Majors/Minors/Certifications: Psychology with an Asian American Studies and Gender and Women Studies Certificate
Involvement: alpha Kappa Delta Phi (aKDPhi)
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
PAKOU YANG
Term: Freshman
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Majors/Minors/Certifications: Business and Psychology
Involvement: PEOPLE Scholar
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Alumni: 2022-23 Ambassadors
Inaugural Volunteer Ambassadors
Our ambassadors stand out for their leadership and involvement within and beyond the Asian American Studies Program. Maddie Allen has been featured in our Spring Student Spotlight and Jessica Lindall was a 2022 Amy Ling Award recipient. We would like to introduce and welcome our all new Ambassadors!
Maddie Allen (She/Her)
Hometown: Imperial Beach, CA Majors/Minors/Certifications: Psychology with a Certificate in Asian American Studies
Neon Blu Gallardo-Mambaje (He/Him)
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Majors/Minors/Certifications: Asian Languages & Cultures
and Asian American Studies, Gender & Women studies Cert.
Jessica Lindall (She/Her)
Hometown: River Falls, WI
Majors/Minors/Certifications: Comm Arts (Radio, TV, Film) & Asian American Studies, Digital Cinema Production, Digital Studies
Maia Scott (She/Her)
Hometown: Denver/Boulder, CO
Majors/Minors/Certifications: Economics w/ Chinese Professional Language and Asian American Studies