Student Stories

Meet our student Executive Board for the 2022-23 academic year!

Tammy Chen, ’24

Graduation Year: 2024
Program: 6-14: Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science
Trajectory: NYC --> MIT
Co-Chair, Alumni Connections Committee

I am a first-generation and low-income student at MIT studying CS and Economics. Growing up in Brooklyn, NY and being raised by two immigrant parents, it has taught me a lot about resilience and I hope to continue through life with that mantra.

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Keaten Clarno, ’23

Graduation Year: 2023
Program: 24-1: Philosophy
Trajectory: Sutherlin, Oregon --> MIT
Co-Executive Director

I was born and raised in a rural town in Southwest Oregon, always dreaming of escape and traversing some big city and higher education. Higher education and moving far away from "home" (a term hard to define) were never thought of in my family, but I wanted to make some drastic change for myself and for my family. And, now, here I am!

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Kanokwan Tungkitkancharoen ’25

Graduation Year: 2025
Program: 2: Mechanical Engineering and 17: Political Science
Trajectory: Las Vegas → MIT
Co-Executive Director

I grew up in a funny town. Vegas is as wonky as you’d expect for a kid, but that taught me a lot. Having lived in both a very vanilla house of suburban sprawl and a downtown home that once belonged to a drug lord, I saw clearly who was getting what out of the city. It flashes glamour, fun, and lights—but that’s only for those that can afford it. I watched people have fun from a far distance while growing up. Sure, I lived next to the beloved tourist attractions, but I didn’t experience them.

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Asal Vaghefzadeh ’25

Graduation Year: 2025
Program: 6-9: Computation and Cognition
Co-Chair: Community Programming Committee

Music, Painting, Poetry, Anthropology

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