AACS EXECUTIVE TEAM

The AACS Executive Team oversees all the respective teams, ensuring the collaboration and task completion of members. In addition, they plan new opportunities, execute them into events, as well as plan Socials throughout the year! This team is made of countless zoom calls and texts, agreements and disagreements, samosas and boba.

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DR. MIN LIU

AACS Faculty Advisor

Dr. Min Liu is a professor at SIUE and lives in St. Louis. She has been an active member of the St. Louis AAPI community for 10+ years. She began working with AAPI high school students in 2017 and together they started the AACS group. In her role as the faculty advisor for AACS, she sees herself as a facilitator, a liaison, a cheerleader, and an advocate. She firmly believes that there is no better investment than time and resources invested in our youth.

STUTI DASGUPTA

Manager of Magazine Initiative

Stuti Dasgupta, senior at Ladue Horton Watkins High School, is devoted to the civic engagement of members in the AAPI community, to which she contributes as the head of the executive team. Having partaken in various teams, she feels herself thriving most when she collaborates with Dr. Liu and the team to continuously improve the organization. Beyond AACS, she loves to sing and play the piano, go on runs, and eat spicy jalapeno chips.

ALEX ZHANG

Head of Mental Health Initiative

A senior at Francis Howell High School, Alex is in his third year at AACS. He is passionate on the topic of mental health awareness within the AAPI community and advocates for it as the head of the Mental Health Initiative. Outside of AACS, he enjoys listening to music, running track, wrestling, and all things cars.

MAX ZENG

Head of History Team

Max Zeng is a junior at Clayton High School who is involved in the History and Very Asian Concert initiatives. His favorite memory at AACS is going for lunch after a long day cleaning and documenting at the cemetery. Besides his work in AACS, he likes to play violin, soccer, and participate in the occasional Brawl Stars match.

CARISSA CHOI

Head of Social Media Team

A senior at Francis Howell High School, this is Carissa's second year in AACS. She is an ardent fan of mental health and awareness in the AAPI community, to which she contributes as the Head of the AACS Social Media Team. Beyond AACS, Carissa spends her time listening to music and working out in sports she absolutely adores like tennis and taekwondo.

EMILY CHIEN

Head of May Book Team

Emily Chien, a senior at Marquette High School, has been a part of AACS for three years. She is passionate about representing Asian Americans through literature and media; she does so through her role in the May Book Project and the Social Media Team. Outside of AACS, Emily loves writing poetry, doing journalism, watercolor painting, and cooking new Asian dishes.