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Meet The Staff

Board of Directors:

Mariam Beevi Lam, President
Associate Professor, Comparative Literature/Vietnamese 
University of California, Riverside



Mariam Lam received a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at the University of California at Irvine. She specializes in Southeast Asian literatures and cultures, Vietnam, postcolonial criticism, diaspora and globalization, gender and sexuality, ethnic studies, literary and cultural translation, tourism, community politics, media development, educational curriculum and pedagogy, trauma, repression, psychoanalysis, minoritized aesthetic production and multiculturalism, la Francophonie, and academic disciplinarity.
Tanya Rawal, Secretary

Minh Nguyen, Treasurer

Paul Michael Atienza

Susanna Luu

Bryan Ziadie


Former Interns:

Vicki Vang 

Hello! My name is Vicki Vang. I am one of RAACA's Intern. I am a third year Psychology major and student at UC Riverside. My ethnicity is Hmong and I am originally from Fresno, CA. It's a blessing for me to be able to share my experiences and knowledge to help others as well as learn and gain experiences from the things and people I encounter. I look forward to growing with the empowerment of RAACA, as well as learn from the Asian American community in Riverside; to improve myself and the community.

 -Vicki Vang
Michael Nguyen
4th year Global Studies Major
University of California

Sherry Tao

Peter Huu Tran