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Faculty Advisors:
Professor Lisa Yun (2011-present) &
Professor Cynthia Marasigan (2017-present)
Established and active for over thirteen years, the Peter T. and Shun Yee Chang Memorial Award generously funds students at SUNY Binghamton for summer internships. Interns have gone on to establish careers in a host of areas, such as health and medicine, higher education, pharmaceutical research, banking, and government.
Listen to Audie Chang's speech on his remarkable journey, which begins with his migration as a young boy with his family from China to America. Settling in New York Chinatown, he attended Brooklyn Tech High School and then chose the adventurous path of a double major in theater and history at Binghamton University.
He earned his MBA at NYU Stern Business School and built over 30 years of financial management experience working with public and private companies in SaaS, biotech, semiconductor, wind energy and consumer electronics as CFO, Corporate Controller and Consultant.
He, his wife Susan, their children and grandchildren live in California. To encourage the Chang interns and their fellow college students, Audie occasionally returns to New York to advise and share his life experiences.
To apply or find out more about this program, contact:
Professor Lisa Yun at lisayun@binghamton.edu or
Professor Cynthia Marasigan at cmarasig@binghamton.edu
See below for profiles of our scholarship recipients.
Diane Wong PhD, Cornell University
Assistant Professor, Political Science Rutgers University
Asian America Rising: New Directions for Political Activism eds. Diane Wong and Mark Tseng-Putterman
Asian American Abolition Feminisms eds. Diane Wong and Rachel Kuo
"I Am Still Here: Community Memory and Archiving Practices Against Displacement" by Renato Abramowicz Santos, Luisa G. Melo, Diane Wong
Fellow, American Council of Learned Societies 2023
Awardee, Russell Sage - Bill & Melinda Gates Pipeline Grant 2021
BA (double major) Political Science & Asian American Studies, Binghamton University
Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence, State University of New York
Interned at MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America)
Ian Chiu DNP/Doctorate in Nursing Practice, FNP-BC, Columbia University
Nurse Practitioner at New York Presbyterian- Columbia and Weill Cornell
BS (double major) Neuroscience & Nursing, cum laude, Binghamton University
Graduate of Bronx High School of Science
Interned at MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America)
Maggie Chen M.S. Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Associate Scientist, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, New YorK
B.A. Biology & minor in Chinese, Binghamton University
Study Abroad: Fudan University
Interned at Chinese American Medical Society NYC
Feelance Editor and K-12 Tutor
Previously: Health Educator at Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
Recipient, Special Recognition Award by the Korean American Family Service Center
B.A. English, Binghamton University
Graduate of Brooklyn Tech High School
Interned at MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America)
Read:
"Addressing Mental Health Needs of Asian American Youth" Interview with Tammy
“Hate Crime Against Vincent Chin, 33 Years Later" blog by Tammy
Ceramics Artist & Instructor in NYC
https://www.instagram.com/rebesdreamland/
https://rebesdreamland.carrd.co/
B.S. & B.A.( double major) Human Development and Asian American Studies, Binghamton University
Interned at MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America)
Former Special Advisor to the Department of Treasury and Coalitions Finance Manager for the Democratic National Committee, Washington D.C.
BS & BA (double major) Human Development and Asian American Studies, Binghamton University
Interned at OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates NYC
Alison Wang RN
Nurse at Memorial Sloan Kettering
Cancer Center | Neurology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics Oncology Unit
BSN, RN Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton University
Recipient of the Dennis Jimenez Memorial Award 2021
Interned at Immigrant Social Services NYC
Read “Box of Mysteries" by Alison at the Tenement Museum
Listen to an Interview with Alison on the podcast Immigrants Wake America Season 1
Helen Zhou, SHRM Certified
Human Resources Coordinator for Khan's Tutorial
B.A. (double major) Psychology, Asian and Asian American Studies, Binghamton University
Graduate of Stuyvesant High School
Interned at Immigrant Social Services NYC
(pictured in blue cap with ISS staff)
Emily Zheng
Assistant at the Office of International Education and Global Initiatives, Binghamton University
B.S. Business Administration, concentration Marketing and MIS
Graduate of Stuyvesant High School
Interned at Immigrant Social Services NYC
Linda Chen
Account Officer, Bank of China
M.A. student in Translation and Interpreting, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
B.A. (double major) Chinese Studies & Linguistics & minor in Translation Studies
Graduate of Bronx High School of Science
Interned at Immigrant Social Services NYC
Kevin Lin
M.A. student in Translation Research and Instruction, Binghamton University
B.A. (double major) Chinese Studies & History
& minor in Translation Studies
Graduate of Francis Lewis High School
Interned at Immigrant Social Services NYC
Kelly Chen
Senior, Binghamton University
Expected May `26: B.A. (double major) Linguistics & Chinese Studies
Graduate of Brooklyn Tech High School
Interned at MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America)
Rui Zhang
Senior, Binghamton University
Expected May `26: B.A. (double major) Mathematical Sciences & Chinese Studies
Graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
Interned at MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America)
We express gratitude to our community internship partners, with special shout out to:
Beatrice Chen and Angela Li at Immigrant Social Services
Herb Tam, Nick Zheng, and Lauren Nechamkin at the Museum of Chinese in America
For information, contact: