Yearly Archives: 2020
Humans of Haas: Tia Chen-Wong
August 19, 2020
Tia Chen-Wong graduated last spring with a double major in Business Administration and English. She joined the Haas Undergraduate Blog in 2018 and served as Chief Editor from 2019-2020. What is your most powerful moment at Haas? I’ve had many…
Congrats Class of 2020! (ft. HBSA Video)
May 18, 2020
Click HERE to watch HBSA’s Music Video! With finals week behind us, this whirlwind of a semester has finally drawn to a close. We want to give a special shout out to the entire Class of 2020–although we couldn’t celebrate in the…
Reflecting on Change During my First Year at Berkeley
April 27, 2020
One important thing I’ve learned this year is to be open to change. All kinds of it. I think it’s fair to say being adaptable to change is crucial, given the rapid growth of the pandemic. But over the past year (can’t believe I’ve almost…
Humans of Haas: Jake Curhan
April 25, 2020
Written by Emma Desilva. Jake is a senior studying in Haas with a minor in City Planning from the College of Environmental Design. He grew up in Marin County and was recruited to the Cal football team as an offensive lineman. Jake has an interest in…
Humans of Haas: Professor Daniel Himelstein
April 22, 2020
Written by Vedika Dayal. How has quarantine been for you? Obviously, in many ways, it’s extraordinarily frustrating. I much prefer being in class, in person. I love that aspect of my job, and you can’t capture as much group interaction online.…
Being Productive in Quarantine
April 14, 2020
Every day since this shelter-in-place started, I have constantly questioned my productivity and indulged in self-reprimand. Why am I not productive when other people are? Why can’t I learn more skills, work through projects, or try new things? I…
Humans of Haas: Stephanie Pham
April 08, 2020
Why did you decide to study business at Haas? Before coming into college and transferring to Berkeley, I was set on molecular cell biology at UCSD, and I didn’t like it. There are certain things that click in your head and don’t when you go to…
Humans of Haas: Shun Lei Sin
April 03, 2020
Written by Tia Chen-Wong. What’s your story? I was born and raised in Myanmar, and my whole family moved to America in 2011. As a first generation immigrant with a low-income background, I never thought I’d be where I am today. Getting into Haas…
Life as an Online College Student
March 30, 2020
Written by Vedika Dayal. As I sat at my desk for the sixth hour, struggling to stay awake through my last Zoom lecture for the day, there was only one thought going through my head: This cannot be the future. It’s something I’d heard a lot…
Humans of Haas: Steven Pham
March 25, 2020
Written by Vedika Dayal. What is your story? I grew up in LA. I came from a pretty low income, first-generation immigrant family. My family owned a salon. I was really integral to the process of them building their business from when I was about 8…
