Meet AASA

2025-2026 Executive Board

Co-Presidents: Ruoming Shen ‘27 & Stephanie Ma ‘27
Vice President: Henry Li ‘27
Secretary: Jersey Chang ’29
Treasurer: Ethan Um ’27
Social Chairs: Kehan Chen ‘28 & Alice Xu ‘28
Publicity Chairs: Sophie Gao ‘28 & Abigail Jung ’28
Cultural Chair: Nigel Hu ‘28
Alumni Engagement Chair: Coco Gong ‘27
Outreach Chair: Yoonseo Jung ‘28
Content Rep Chairs: Kiyomi Ton ’28, Emi Ren ‘29, & David Jen ‘29
 

E-Board Profiles

Ruoming Shen ’27, Co-President

Computer Science

Hey AASA! My name is Ruoming, and I’m a junior from Virginia majoring in COS. I’m honored to serve as one of your Co-Presidents this year, and I’m so excited to continue strengthening Princeton’s APIDA community! I’m also part of Princeton Student Events Committee and the intro COS lab, and I love watching sitcoms, going to museums, and traveling in my free time. I’m super excited to meet you all this year, and feel free to reach out at ruoming@princeton.edu!

Stephanie Ma ‘27, Co-President

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Hi AASA!! I’m Steph, a junior studying civil and environmental engineering. I’ll be serving as your Co-Prez this year, and I’m so excited to get started working with our amazing E-Board to make really cool events for you guys. Outside of school I love to bake and do arts/crafts (gouache painting, ceramics, crochet, etc!). Please reach out (really please do!) if you have anything you want to see in AASA, questions/comments/concerns, or just want to chat at stephaniema@princeton.edu

Henry Li ‘27, Vice President

Computer Science

Hey everyone! My name is Henry, and I’m excited to be AASA’s vice president this year! I’m from Atlanta, GA, and also a junior studying computer science. I’m also involved in E-club design, HoagieClub, and like playing volleyball/badminton in my free time. Also, I like food.

Jersey Chang ’29, Secretary

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Hi everyone! My name is Brandon, I am a sophomore from Massachusetts majoring in COS/premed with a minor in classics, and I am excited to serve as secretary for this year! I look forward to working to make AASA more inclusive by expanding its audience and advertising our events and opportunities to as many people as possible. Outside of AASA, I’m on the fencing team and the Princeton Premedical Society, I am a lab TA for COS126, and I love watching Formula 1 and soccer (COYS 🤍)! Feel free to reach out to me about anything, whether it’s about AASA, classes, the practical applications of bogosort, or Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari. I’m looking forward to meeting you all!

Ethan Um ’27, Treasurer

Economics

Hi, I’m Ethan! I’m a junior studying economics from Seoul, South Korea. On campus, I’m part of the fencing team and do prod for KoKoPops. In my free time, I enjoy digital photography and thrifting. excited to meet you all!

Kehan Chen ‘28, Co-Social Chair

SPIA

Hi guys! I’m Kehan Chen, class of 2028 from Minnesota! I’m a SPIA major with a minor in East Asian Studies. Outside of AASA, I’m the VP of Human Resources for Business Today and in Aerial Arts. A new hobby I learned this winter break is how to crochet! As co-social chair, I’m excited about all the fun events in this upcoming year! Feel free to reach out at kc1804@princeton.edu! 

Alice Xu ‘28, Co-Social Chair

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Hey AASA! I’m Alice, and I’m a ECE major from NYC. I’m excited to serve as co-Social Chair this year and plan lots of fun events for everyone! Outside of AASA, I enjoy playing piano and guitar, scrapbooking/journaling, and going on boba runs. Feel free to reach out anytime at ax0414@princeton.edu! 

Sophie Gao ‘28, Co-Publicity Chair

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Hey AASA! I’m Sophie Gao, sophomore and a CBE major on the pre-med track. I am looking forward to being your co-Publicity Chair with Abigail, and we will work hard on branding AASA as an inclusive community for all Asian American students at Princeton. On campus, I am also the co-Publicity chair for Princeton SWE and the VP for Princeton Undergraduate Chemical Society. In my free time I love to watch C-dramas, bullet journal, and collect lots of cute stickers! If you ever need something, my email is sophiegao@princeton.edu :)

Abigail Jung ’28, Co-Publicity Chair

Psychology

Hi AASA! I’m Abigail and I’m a sophomore majoring in psychology from Arizona. I’m so excited to be serving as your co-publicity chair along with Sophie this year. On campus, you can find me working on production for BodyHype, working as a marketing assistant for CampusRec, or spending my money at Coffee Club. In my free time, I like to thrift, make new Pinterest boards, and reading mystery novels. Feel free to reach out anytime at aj3691@princeton.edu!

Nigel Hu ‘28, Cultural Chair

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Hi! I’m Nigel Hu, a sophomore and an ECE major. I’m excited to be your cultural chair for AASA. At Princeton, I’m a part of SYMPOH, PES, P-Pop up, and a few more clubs. Outside of school, I love to cook, play guitar, and fence. Excited to meet y’all.

Coco Gong ‘27, Alumni Engagement Chair

Computer Science

Hey AASA! I’m Coco, a junior in computer science from California. On campus, you’ll find me in the ‘Prince’ newsroom, the Dillon Pool (sometimes), or in Whitman working on some study breaks with the college council. Recently, I’ve randomly picked up the kalimba and have been playing for a small audience of seagulls! I’m super stoked to serve as Alumni Engagement Chair and connect every generation of our APIDA community whose paths have criss-crossed on our campus :)

Yoonseo Jung ‘28, Outreach Chair

Economics

Hi, I’m Yoon and I’m excited to be the AASA outreach chair this year! I’m currently a sophomore from Seoul studying Econ. In my free time, I like to play the violin and piano, cafe-hop, and vlog! I’m super excited for everything AASA has to offer this year :) Feel free to reach out anytime!

Kiyomi Ton ‘28, Content Rep Chair

SPIA

Hi, I’m Kiyomi! I’m a sophomore studying SPIA. I am your Content Rep Chair. I’m so excited to be creating fun and inclusive content with you this year. In my free time, I act in theater for the LCA and volunteer in Trenton working with students applying to colleges. If you have any fun content ideas or would like to chat, feel free to email me at kiyomi@princeton.edu.

Emi Ren ‘29, Content Rep Chair

SPIA

Hi friends! My name is Emi, and I’m a freshman from Minnesota. I’m a prospective SPIA major and East Asian Studies minor. I’m super excited to be one of AASA’s content reps. When I’m not studying in Chancellor Green, you can find me cooking, shopping, or at the gym. Reach out with any content ideas at er5822@princeton.edu! 

David Jen ‘29, Content Rep Chair

SPIA

Hi AASA! My name is David and I’m a freshman intending to study SPIA from Pennington, New Jersey. I am a content rep chair for AASA and I’m a passionate advocate for AAPI representation in the classroom and beyond. In my free time. I enjoy singing (as a member of R20), learning about politics, and creating content.