Alumni of the TACL Political Internship Program have gone on to become elected officials, Congressional staffers, state and local level government staffers, local business leaders, students in top graduate school programs, and community leaders. Interns have also gone on to ITASA Board, TAP Board, TACL Board, Formosa Foundation Ambassadors, and founders and board members of numerous college student organizations.
Some alumni include: Charles Yu, attorney and author; Jay Chen, youngest school board member of Hacienda La Puente; Naomi Hsu, Coordinator for 2000 & 2010 Census Campaign, UC Berkeley Sociology Ph.D Candidate; Garvin Lee, former LID Camp Director, Business Owner; Karen Chang, former Special Assistant to John Chiang, former LA Chapter President; Ed Chen, TAP President, former school board member of Temple City; Yvonne Hsu, District Appropriations for Congressman Adam Schiff; Alissa Ko, President of California Young Democrats; Richard Wang, former TACL National President, UCLA - TAU founder; Peter Chen, former TACL National VP & Intern Director, UCLA - TAU founder; Juliana Hung, former LA Chapter President, UCSD - TASA founder; Claire Li, former Congresswoman Linda Sanchez staff; Eileen Lin, FAPA YPG Coordinator; Kristine Wang, former Congresswoman Linda Sanchez staff & Intern Director; James Chang, former Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz staff; David K. Lee, former ITASA National President; Phoebe Lee, former ITASA National President; Candice Hung, former UCLA TAU President, 2006 ITASA West Coast Director; Virginia Lin, 2006 ITASA West Coast Director; Ben Ling, TACL National President, former TAP President; Julia Tsai, attorney, TAP and TACL Vice President, appointed Board of Occupational Therapy in CA; Bob Wu, TAP-NY President; Kenny Huang, TAP-SF Vice President; Erica Ling, 2010 ITASA West Coast Director.
Intern Coordinators: 2011: Ed Chen; 2010: Ben Ling and Karen Chang; 2009: Julia Tsai; 2008: Karen Chang; 2007: Kristine Wang; 2006-2004: Teddy Liaw; 2003: Alice Tu and Steven Huang; 2002-2000: Peter Chang. 1999-1998: Peter Chen; 1997-1995: Elsa Chen.
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Intern |
Office | School | Year |
Mentor |
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| Julia Chung | David Chiu | Vassar | 2011 |
Christine Hung |
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| Leland Yee | Northwestern | 2011 | Carey Lai | ||
| Judy Chu | UCLA | 2011 | Josephine Ho | ||
| John Perez | NYU | 2011 | Karen Chang | ||
| Ed Hernandez | Wellesley | 2011 | Angela Chang | ||
| Lou Correa | USC | 2011 | Kristine Wang | ||
| Jeff Miller | Northwestern | 2011 | Cynthia Liao | ||
| Ted Lieu | Columbia | 2011 | Diane Chang | ||
| Gilbert Cedillo | Penn State | 2011 | Erica Ling | ||
| John Chiang | UC Irvine | 2011 | Wendy Yang | ||
| Tony Strickland | UC Santa Cruz | 2011 | Julie Chuang | ||
| Adam Schiff | Virginia | 2011 | Jeremy Jong | ||
| Warren Furutani | UC Irvine | 2010 | Jesse Yang | ||
| Mike Eng | Pomona College | 2010 | Karen Chang | ||
| Adam Schiff | USC | 2010 | Yvonne Hsu | ||
| Ed Hernandez | Claremont McKenna | 2010 | Jay Chen | ||
| Grace Napolitano | Cornell | 2010 | Angela Chang | ||
| Barbara Boxer | UMD | 2010 | Erica Ling | ||
| Ted Lieu | UCLA | 2010 | Julia Tsai | ||
| Adam Schiff | UCSD | 2009 | Yvonne Hsu | ||
| Erica Ling | Barbara Boxer | UCSD | 2009 | Jay Chen | |
| Kenny Huang | Ted Lieu | UCSD | 2009 | Karen Chang | |
| Mark Lee | Jeff Miller | UC Berkeley | 2009 | Ed Chen | |
| Rebecca Chao | Lou Correa | UCLA | 2009 | Jeanne Yang and Christina Chang | |
| Stephanie Hwang | Mike Eng | UCLA | 2009 | Tracy Huang and Gina Peng | |
| Annie Tung | D.C. Grace Napolitano | UC Berkeley | 2008 | James Chang | |
| Christina Chang | Lou Correa | UC Irvine | 2008 | Juliana Hung | |
| Debbie Lai | Barbara Boxer | Brown | 2008 | Ed Chen | |
| Helen Wang | Diane Watson | NYU | 2008 | Grace Wu | |
| Jeff Shieh | Mike Eng | UC Berkeley | 2008 | Kristine Wang | |
| Tracy Huang | Adam Schiff | NTU | 2008 | Yvonne Hsu | |
| Tsai Ling Hung | D.C. NGO | 2008 | Tony Lee | ||
| Alan Lee | Diane Watson | Upenn | 2007 | Jay Chen | |
| Julia Chien | Barbara Boxer | UCLA | 2007 | Yvonne Hsu | |
| Kevin Shih | Gilbert Cedillo | Pomona | 2007 | Sophie Wong | |
| Michelle Hsieh | Judy Chu | UC Riverside | 2007 | Kirby Wang | |
| Peter Lin | John Chiang | UCLA | 2007 | Diana Shu | |
| Steven Wu | Ted Lieu | UC Irvine | 2007 | Ed Chen | |
| Candice Hung | Judy Chu | UCLA | 2006 | Richard Wang | |
| Cynthia Liao | CA St. Lt. Governor | Stanford | 2006 | Kirk Hsu | |
| Eric Wu | Gilbert Cedillo | WUSTL | 2006 | Charlie Yu | |
| Jeanne Yang | D.C. Ed Royce | UMD | 2006 | Kristine Wang | |
| Jennifer Chiang | Jane Harman | UC Berkeley | 2006 | Sibyl Chen | |
| Justin Jeng | Lucille Roybal-Allard | NYU | 2006 | Ben Ling | |
| Kay Chen | D.C. Howard Berman | 2006 | Peter Chen | ||
| Viola Huang | John Chiang | Princeton | 2006 | May Lin | |
| Yvonne Hsu | Barbara Boxer | UC Riverside | 2006 | Kirby Wang | |
| Angel Chiang | CA St. Lt. Governor | Dartmouth | 2005 | Kirk Hsu | |
| Bob Wu | Gilbert Cedillo | USC | 2005 | Kirby Wang | |
| Diana Shu | Bob Beuprez | UC Berkeley | 2005 | Peter Chen | |
| Eugene Chen | D.C. Charles Dent | Cornell | 2005 | Tony Lee | |
| Gina Peng | D.C. Hilda Solis | UC Berkeley | 2005 | Kristine Wang | |
| Jennifer Lin | Lucille Roybal-Allard | UC Berkeley | 2005 | Xavier Hsieh | |
| Joslyn Teng | Bob Margett | Northwestern | 2005 | Ed Chen | |
| Kathy Lin | Barbara Boxer | UCLA | 2005 | Ben Ling | |
| Patrick Liu | Jane Harman | Princeton | 2005 | Jenny Huang and Vanessa Kwong | |
| Phoebe Lee | Adam Schiff | NYU | 2005 | Karen Chang | |
| Stephanie Hsu | Diane Watson | UCLA | 2005 | Jay Chen | |
| Stephen Tu | S.F. Tom Lantos | University of the Pacific | 2005 | Naomi Hsu and Eric Liaw | |
| Tina Tsai | S.F. Johan Klehs | Cornell | 2005 | Carey Lai and Karen Guo | |
| Veronica Chiu | Judy Chu | UC Irvine | 2005 | Claire Li | |
| Virginia Lin | John Chiang | UCLA | 2005 | Charmy Chiu | |
| Tony Lee | D.C. Ed Royce | Maryland | 2004 | Eileen Lin | |
| Michael Tsia | D.C. Hilda Solis | UC Berkeley | 2004 | Andy Huang | |
| Tony Liao | Barbara Boxer | USC | 2004 | Andrew Lin | |
| Emily Liu | Gilbert Cedillo | Ithaca | 2004 | Karen Chang | |
| Diane Chang | Lucille Royball-Allard | UCSD | 2004 | Kirby Wang | |
| Elizabeth Wang | John Chiang | Wellesley | 2004 | Julia Tsai | |
| Christine Hung | Diane Watson | Yale | 2004 | Yi-Lin Lee | |
| Brian Tseng | Dana Rohrbacher | UCLA | 2004 | Richard Wang | |
| Angela Chang | Linda Sanchez | George Washington | 2004 | Ben Ling | |
| Alice Lai | D.C. Howard Berman | UC Berkeley | 2004 | Peter Chen | |
| Sophie Wong | Bob Margett | Carnegie Mellon | 2004 | Ed Chen | |
| Kristine Wang | CA St. Lt. Governor | NYU | 2004 | Brian Chen | |
| May Lin | N.Y. John Liu | Columbia | 2004 | Rita Tai | |
| Jesse Yang | D.C. Ed Royce | UC Berkeley | 2003 | Peter Chen | |
| James Chang | D.C. Hilda Solis | UC Berkeley | 2003 | Peter Chen | |
| Yvonne Lin | Barbara Boxer | UC Berkeley | 2003 | Teddy Liaw | |
| Juliana Hung | Gilbert Cedillo | UCSD | 2003 | Gary Lee | |
| Amy Chonghasawat | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Northwestern | 2003 | Alice Tu | |
| Crystal Wu | Judy Chu | UCR | 2003 | Yolanda Huang | |
| Claire Li | Judy Chu | UC Berkeley | 2003 | Jason Chu | |
| Edwin Hermawan | John Chiang | UC Berkeley | 2003 | Richard Wang | |
| Christopher Lin | Tyco Electronics | UC Berkeley | 2003 | Anita Wang | |
| Leona "Charmy" Chiu | D.C. Howard Berman | UC Irvine | 2002 | Peter Chen | |
| Nanette Lai | D.C. Edward Royce | UCLA | 2002 | Peter Chen | |
| David Li | D.C. Hilda Solis | 2002 | Peter Chen | ||
| Sanyi (Shirley) Lin | N.Y. John Liu | Wellesley | 2002 | Nancy Yu | |
| Anna Lin | Hilda Solis | UC Berkeley | 2002 | Alice Tu | |
| Eileen Lin | Barbara Boxer | UVA | 2002 | Shawn Chou | |
| Kenneth Hsu | Barbara Boxer | 2002 | Maggie Wang | ||
| Alissa Ko | Gilbert Cedillo | UCLA | 2002 | Xavier Hsieh | |
| Michael Kuo | Gilbert Cedillo | UCI | 2002 | Anita Wang | |
| Robert Yeh | Lucille Roybal-Allard | 2002 | Jen Kuo | ||
| Connie Lin | John Chiang | 2002 | Yolanda Huang | ||
| Fred Shei | Tyco International | UCLA | 2002 | Dan Yu | |
| Julia Tsai | Judy Chu | Wellesley | 2002 | Richard Wang | |
| Benjamin Ling | D.C. Howard Berman | UC Berkeley | 2001 | Peter Chen | |
| Kirk Hsu | D.C. Edward Royce | UNLV | 2001 | Peter Chen | |
| Vanessa Kwong | D.C. Hilda Solis | Georgetown | 2001 | Peter Chen | |
| Jenny Huang | Hilda Solis | UCLA | 2001 | Janny Tsai | |
| Brian Chen | Barbara Boxer | Northwestern | 2001 | Pason Wang | |
| Andrew Lin | Barbara Boxer | Georgetown | 2001 | Naomi Hsu | |
| Edward Chen | Gilbert Cedillo | Pomona | 2001 | Nancy Yu | |
| Kirby Wang | Gilbert Cedillo | UC Riverside | 2001 | Xavier Hsieh | |
| Chet Wang | Lucille Roybal-Allard | UCLA | 2001 | Max Jong | |
| Julie Chuang | Ideal Reality | UCLA | 2001 | Chris Chen | |
| Angela Lee | D.C. Howard Berman | USC | 2000 | Peter Chen | |
| Clifford Kao | D.C. Ed Royce | UCSD | 2000 | Peter Chen | |
| Nancy Hwang | D.C. Christopher Cox | Stanford | 2000 |
Peter Chen |
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| Janny Tsai | Hilda Solis | 2000 | Shawn Chou |
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| Jocelyn Chiu | Lucille Roybal-Allard | UCLA | 2000 | Mark Chu | |
| Linda Yi-lin Lee | Barbara Boxer | 2000 | Nancy Yu | ||
| Caroline Wang | Lucille Roybal-Allard | UCLA | 2000 | Max Jong | |
| Daniel Lee | Gilbert Cedillo | UC Irvine | 2000 | Dr. Richard Chan | |
| Margaret Hsu | Gil Garcetti | 2000 |
Dr. Eric Chang |
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| Sonia Chang | Barbara Boxer | USC | 2000 | Pamela Tsai | |
| Karen Guo | Barbara Boxer | Harvard | 1999 | Naomi Hsu | |
| David K. Lee | Hilda Solis | Harvard | 1999 | Richard Chang | |
| Karen Chang | Gilbert Cedillo | NYU | 1999 | Lee Hwang | |
| Raymond W. Chen | Don Knabe | Harvard | 1999 | Rob Liu | |
| Yi-Chien Lee | D.C. Edward Royce | UCSB | 1999 | Echo Lin | |
| Rita S. Tai | D.C. Howard Berman | UPenn | 1999 | Echo Lin | |
| Connie J. Hwang | Lucille Roybal-Allard | UCLA | 1999 | Rex Lai | |
| Andy W. Lai | D.C. Christopher Cox | UC Berkeley | 1999 | Echo Lin | |
| Naomi C. Hsu | Barbara Boxer | UCLA | 1998 | John Chiang | |
| Jason Hsu | Don Knabe | UC Riverside | 1998 | Becky Yang | |
| Monique Y. Lee | D.C. Howard Berman | Cal Poly | 1998 | Echo Lin | |
| Grace Wu | D.C. Edward Royce | UCLA | 1998 | Tim Chuang | |
| Helen Huang | Lucille Roybal-Allard | UCLA | 1998 | Rita Lin | |
| Wendy C. Chen | Pete Wilson | Orange Coast | 1998 | David Kuo | |
| Mindy S. Hsu | Hilda Solis | U of Nevada | 1998 | Daphne Lin | |
| Sue H. Yeh | Rob Hurtt | Carnegie Mellon | 1998 | Christopher Chen | |
| Elaine F. Huang | Curt Pringle | UCSD | 1998 | Lee Hwang | |
| Carey Lai | Barbara Boxer | UCLA | 1997 | Chris Chen and John Chiang | |
| Yvonne R. Kao | Don Knabe | 1997 | |||
| Diane Lin | Edward Royce | 1997 | |||
| Xavier Hsieh | Lucille Roybal-Allard | 1997 | |||
| Candice Jan | Pete Wilson | UC Berkeley | 1997 | ||
| Yun-Ching Jan Wang | Hilda Solis | 1997 | |||
| Jennifer Chung | Rob Hurtt | 1997 | |||
| Amy Chen | Curt Pringle | 1997 | |||
| Joyce Lee (Alex) | D.C. Howard Berman | UC Berkeley | 1996 | David Chiu and Kristie Wang | |
| Josephine Ko | Barbara Boxer | UC Berkeley | 1996 | Yea-Lan Chiang | |
| Eric Liaw | Barbara Boxer | Stanford | 1996 | Christopher Chen | |
| Margaret Tseng | Deane Dana | UCLA | 1996 | Jenny Yang | |
| Diana Hu | Bob Dornan | Yale | 1996 | John Chiang | |
| Jay Chen | D.C. Edward Royce | Harvard | 1996 | Rob Liu and Kok-ui Lim | |
| Lisa Lee | D.C. Hilda Solis | 1996 | Lee Hwang | ||
| Randy Lee | Pete Wilson | UCLA | 1996 | Mitchell Chang | |
| Alexander Chen | Barbara Boxer | 1995 | Victor Lin | ||
| Venice Hong | Barbara Boxer | UCLA | 1995 | Elsa Chen | |
| Kenneth Wu | Deane Dana | UCLA | 1995 | John Chiang | |
| Christine Lo | Gray Davis | UC Berkeley | 1995 | Kristen Ding | |
| Wendy Yang | Bob Dornan | Johnson & Wales (1996 on) | 1995 | Peter Wu | |
| Lisa Lee | Diane Feinstein | 1995 | I-Ching Gong | ||
| Jared Tsai | Rob Hurtt | UC Berkeley | 1995 | Eric Chen | |
| Eric Hwang | Edward Royce | 1995 | Charles Wu | ||
| Cindy Hwang | Hilda Solis | 1995 | Jamie Yang Lee | ||
| Richard Wang | Pete Wilson | UCLA | 1995 | Darrin Chen | |
| Shelly Chien | Rob Hurtt | 1994 | Oliver Wang | ||
| Gene Chou | Curt Pringle | 1994 | Oliver Wang | ||
| Becky Yang | Edward Royce | 1994 | David Chiu | ||
| Tammy Chu | Art Torres | 1994 | Chris Chen | ||
| Wendy Jan | Tom Umberg | 1994 | Oliver Wang | ||
| Clement Cheng | JACL/IMPACT | 1994 | Mitch Chang | ||
| John Cheng | Barbara Boxer | 1994 | Peter Wu | ||
| Rita Lin | Kathleen Brown | 1994 | Chris Chen | ||
| Simon Chang | Deane Dana | 1994 | Mitch Chang | ||
| Peter Chen | Robert Dornan | UCLA | 1994 | Oliver Wang | |
| Yea-Lan Chiang | Diane Feinstein | 1994 | Elsa Chen | ||
| Jada Lin | Jane Harman | 1994 | Peter Wu | ||
| Jesse Cheng | Paul Hoscher | 1994 | Elsa Chen | ||
| Charles Yu | Barbara Boxer | UC Berkeley | 1993 | ||
| Garvin Lee | Barbara Boxer | UCLA | 1993 | Dr. Simon Lin | |
| Jen Lai | Barbara Boxer | 1993 | |||
| Yi-fang | Barbara Boxer | 1993 | |||