Kaiyang Tan
譚凱陽

He/Him/His
他

• What does being a First-Generation College Graduate mean to you? / 第一代大学毕业生对您意味着什么？

A first-generation college graduate means I can transfer my experience to my children, which I cannot get from my parents. And I have the network with other alumni, but my parents don't have. I can solve the problems which my parent cannot solve by leverage the alumni network.

第一代大学毕业生意味着我可以将自己的经验转移给我的孩子，而这是我从父母那里无法获得的。而且我与其他校友有联系，但我的父母没有。我可以利用校友网络解决父母无法解决的问题。

• What is your proudest moment from your time at UCSD? / 在加州大學圣地亚哥分校期间，您最骄傲的时刻是什么？

I harvested knowledge, I harvested the friendship, I harvested the romantic relationship. I enjoy every seconds that I studied at UC San Diego. The proudest moment was I solve the tough problems which I did not think I would finish.

我收获了知识，我收获了友谊，我收获了浪漫的关系。我喜欢在加州大学圣地亚哥分校学习的每一秒钟。最自豪的时刻是我解决了我认为不会完成的棘手问题。

• What advice do you have for current or future first-generation students? / 您对现在或将来的第一代学生有什么建议？

Be brave, be flexible, try your best

勇敢，灵活，尽力而为

• Who are the family members, friends or loved ones who have been most influential throughout your college journey? Are there any words of gratitude you would like to share with them? / 在您整个大学旅程中最有影响力的家庭成员，朋友或亲人是谁？您有什么想与他们分享的感激之词吗？

My girlfriend, Jessica. She is the energy source throughout my college journey. Thank you, Jessica!

我的女朋友杰西卡。她是我整个大学旅途中的能量来源。谢谢杰西卡！

• Who are the staff, faculty or mentors who have been most influential throughout your college journey? Are there any words of gratitude you would like to share with them? / 在您整个大学旅程中最有影响力的员工，教职员工或导师是谁？您有什么想与他们分享的感激之词吗？

I have a mentor before, but she retired in 2019, I am so upset because I forgot her name. Her name is kind of like SENCILIA, but I am not sure because I just remember the pronunciation only. She worked at the Oasis office, and taught me to understand some assignments. I graduated, I made it, Sencilia, thank you!

我之前有一位导师，但她于2019年退休，我很沮丧，因为我忘记了她的名字。她的名字有点像SENCILIA，但我不确定是因为我只是改写发音。她在Oasis办公室工作，教我了解一些作业。我毕业了，我做到了，SENCILIA，谢谢！

• What do you plan or hope to do after graduating? / 您打算或希望毕业后做什么？

Short term, I try to get involved in the cryptocurrency field, or ecommerce field.

短期來說，我打算從事加密貨幣和電子商務領域

Campus Affiliations

Campus Involvement

• Chinese Union

Student Retention & Success Programs

• OASIS - TRIO Student Support Services Program

• Triton Transfer Hub