Hometown Hero
Go team! You may not believe it, but Sandi was team captain of THIS SPORT in high school.
What is swimming?
This is an Asian American book that is also a song name that Sandi hates.
What is Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong?
boohoo. This is the artist that Sandi saw 5 times, most recently yesterday.
Who is Mitski?
This was my roommate who I lived with in Korea during my gap year and lived in Terra last year but is on leave now.
Who is Aidan Delgass?
Sandi's gay boyfriend FULL NAME
This is what Sandi’s hometown area is known colloquially, in numbers.
What is the 626?
The Stanford alum who created two Asian American lesbo movies (2004 and 2020) and only the first one was any good.
Who is Alice Wu?
This is the kpop group that Sandi is ride or die for, named after the MOON.
What is LOONA?
These are two languages that Sandi has formally studied.
What is Japanese and Korean?
The kpop idol who Sandi had on their door during sophomore year.
Who is CHUU?
This boy group kpop idol went to Sandi’s high school, but we’re unsure if he actually graduated.
Who is Mark Tuan from GOT7?
The critical scholar who Sandi once made a cardboard cutout of.
Who is Edward Said?
Even though Sandi is a lesbian Sandi is a big fan of this MAN (hint he is from NCT)
Who is Mark Lee?
This is the country where Sandi met their first love. (bonus 500 points if you know her name)
What is Korea?
This is the bit that Sandi committed to during all of Sophomore Fall and revealed at Breaking Ground.
What is secretly being in Stanford Chinese Dance?
History moment! This is what the Arcadia Santa Anita race track used to be, during World War II.
What is the Santa Anita internment camp?
Sandi wrote their common app based on this singer/author’s famous article and book…
Who is Michelle Zauner?
This GAY POP ICON was Sandi’s first ever concert… and Kim Petras was his opener.
Who is Troye Sivan?
These are all the countries Sandi has visited on Stanford dime since attending Stanford.
What is Korea, Japan, India, England, China?
This is the unique and Oriental club sport that Sandi did in freshman year at Stanford.
What is Dragon Boat?
This is the career that Sandi used to aspire for in high school and was mentioned in their NSLI-Y application.
What is journalism?
Topics of Sandi's pre-assign presentations on in Okada (there’s two!)
What is Asian American literature? And what is Place, Japan syndrome?
The artist who Sandi really loved in high school and even saw in concert but is no longer nugu and now in 88rising.
Who is keshi?
Place Sandi visited for their very first solo overnight trip. (HINT: In Japan!)
What is Kanazawa?
This is the interesting vessel that Sandi used as a water bottle in high school for a few days. HINT: another type of bottle…
What is a shampoo bottle?