Program Description
Children represent the future. From an early age, their surroundings and relationships play a critical role of who they will become and aspire to be. The Junior Program offers a nurturing environment where both learning and fun are emphasized. They will begin to discover what it means to be a Taiwanese American but more importantly will be challenged to be the best person they can be. Our role isn’t so much to educate as it is to is inspire the younger generation to take part in their communities, whether at schools with friends, or at home with family, by revealing their hidden potential, talents, ideas for improving the future.

Thomas Yu and Thomas Wu
Juniors Program Directors

Schedule
More to come soon. We promise!

Staff
	Jennifer Chang Juniors Program Director Occupation: Teacher Interests: tennis, guitar, food, exploring different cultures Favorite TANG memory: Seeing all the campers participate in the Talent Show/Taiwan Night! Bio: Jennifer is currently teaching 6th grade science in New Jersey. She enjoys watching the campers develop friendships and grow as individuals in such a short time period. This will be her third year with TANG, and she is very excited to give back to the Taiwanese American community!
	Christine Su Juniors Program Director Occupation: Physical Therapist Interests: Tennis (and pretty much any other sport), broadways, hiking, eating, latin dancing, movies/tvshows/anime Favorite TANG memory: One of our activities last year was a game where the object was to throw clay mud toward the ground to create a popping noise. I had explained to the Juniors the difficulty of the game and failed to demonstrate the pop after the first 5 attempts. And of course, immediately after telling them not to be discouraged if they don’t get it, I hear several pops and realized some of the campers threw down their clay mud and got the pop on the first try. (Games of Taiwan’s Past event) Bio: Christine recently graduated from physical therapy at Quinnipiac University and is now working at JFK rehabilitation in Edison, NJ. She is involved in her church at TAFPC and is looking to reconnect with the homeless ministry by working with Habitat for Humanity and at local soup kitchens. Christine likes to stay active with various sports, especially tennis. Christine has been going to TAC/TANG since she was little and has been staffing TANG for 5 years. She has worked with both the high school and junior program and is looking forward to working with the juniors again this year.
	Tom Yu Program Director Occupation: Pharmacist Interests: Karate, snowboarding, gaming, movies and tv shows Favorite TANG memories: Running from juniors armed with water balloons Bio: Tom graduated from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in 2010 at Rutgers University. He was one of TANG’s first campers but now  serves the campers as part of TANG staff. He finds TANG to be source of joy and inspiration in the Taiwanese American community and continues  to find fulfillment in shaping the next generation of young Taiwanese Americans.
	Peter Lin Juniors Program Counselor Occupation: Musician Interests: Art, Entertainment Favorite TANG memory: Ramen + late night hang!, clinging juniors, a TANG dance involving everyone, eating with the children Bio: I am currently a student at William Paterson University for a bachelors in Jazz Studies (on trombone) and a minor in Classical Performance (on euphonium). I am actively involved in the music scene of New Jersey and New York City. I have been a counselor for two years now, once in the Juniors and once in the Junior High. I have always enjoyed the overall environment this camp has to offer and hope that you will come to experience it too!
	Jimmy Wu Juniors Program Counselor Occupation: Student Interests: Volleyball, snowboarding, music, movies, eating, and enjoying life. Favorite TANG memory: Playing Tank and Driver, Gender Dialogues, and Water Balloon Fight. Bio: Jimmy Wu graduated from Quinnipiac University in 2012 with a Bachelors in Economics. Hopefully, by the summer of 2012, he has already been enrolled in a full-time Masters Program for Economics and Finance.
	Thomas Wu Juniors Program Counselor Occupation: Student Interests: Ultimate Frisbee, Soccer, Tennis (any sport really), Cooking, eating, food!! watching movies, and tv shows, games…. Favorite TANG memory: Studying at Montclair State University in dietetics concentration, I look forward to creating and improving the our eating habits to a more beneficial and healthier lifestyles because food is a subsistence that we can not live without. I love playing sports, especially ultimate, with friends and always willing to play and learn new games. I also enjoy playing and listening to music and watching movies. As one of the members that started the Juniors program, I am very glad to see the Juniors program grow as each year goes by, and will continue to work in making the Juniors program the best it ever is year after year. To be able to guide the younger and new generation of Taiwanese-Americans and mold them into becoming the future leaders, is quite the experience watching the juniors as they move on along the TANG programs, and watch how they have grown year after year and their excitement in returning.