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Serve the Community as a Student Volunteer

Nhi Tran  is a volunteer with Asha Hope Amanaki and is the only volunteer who has been a part of every single project we had done. She has delivered food to Community Fridges in PDX through our cook and serve program, made and delivered origami to elders on International Day of Elders and of course made cards for Operation HOPE. 

In 2022 she completed her Bachelors of Science in Psychology at Portland State University and has been accepted for her Doctorate program for Physical Therapist in Columbus, Ohio. You  can also connect with Nhi on Instagram and  LinkedIn

Hi Nhi, Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Tell us a little about yourself to our readers?

My name is Nhi Tran. I am currently living in Hillsboro, Oregon. I am from San Jose, California. I moved here about 5 years ago. I have been living in Hillsboro ever since. I’ve been going to the gym a lot recently, now that everything is mostly open post COVID. I like to explore foods, so every chance I get I’ll probably go out to the city and maybe try like different foods, or if people have recommendations, then I will do that. I like to try variety of cuisines. 

Are you a student volunteer or a corporate volunteer or a community volunteer?

I graduated last with with my Bachelors of Science in Psychology. I will be starting my Doctorate of physical therapist in August from Columbus Ohio. So currently I am just enjoying the summer before school begins. 

Could you describe your volunteer role at Asha Hope Amanaki?

I think it has been a little bit over a year since I have been with Asha Hope Amanaki. I have had a few roles. I have done some video editing where I made a video of origamis that I have collected or some of the deliveries I had made to the community fridges in the region. I also made some origami and dropped off at the elderly care facility. So I feel like I have had a couple of hats as a community volunteer. 

How did you find out about the Volunteer Opportunity?

For my senior capstone at Portland State University we were tasked to be more involved in our community. So for my project we did volunteer work and I actually found Asha Hope Amanaki through a school website called GivePulse. I reached out to the contact on the position listed and Ashwin just messaged me within hours. That was my beginning at Asha Hope Amanaki. 

 

How was your experience working with Asha Hope Amanaki and the volunteer opportunity in general?

Initially, it was a lot at once because there were just so many projects going on. Once I kind of understood the idea and the visions of it, it became fun. I think because there is so much to do you don’t really find yourself bored or feeling repetitive. You can branch and do something new every time. 

Did volunteering on community projects help you in your job or career?

I will say it did. Part of the interviewing and I guess the process of getting into my program was to have some sort of volunteer work in a field that matters to you. So when I doing my graduate school paperwork and all of the admission process, I was able to talk about my volunteering experience and kind of relate that into my field and show them a little bit about me and what i am interested in and what I want to be doing for the community. So it definitely helped. Especially I think in the health field it is really important to see where everyone is in life and kind of really ground yourself and put yourself in different perspectives. 
 

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