Anthony Fu

Student

“Being a president is a little pressurizing. But seeing people enjoy something you’ve organized is a reward in itself.”

“I’d like to stay here for a while and get some experience working,” says Anthony Fu of Singapore who also served as president of the International Students Club. “But eventually I want to take what I’ve learned back home. It’s like two different worlds: there are things I love about the US, but I always think of Singapore as home. Anyway,” he adds with a laugh, “the food sure is different.”

Anthony was accepted for transfer to both USC and UCLA and was trying to decide between them. “I’m majoring in communications, and I’d like to go into public relations or radio broadcasting. I may end up in film school, but I think I’ll probably go into radio back in Singapore. I think radio can be very entertaining and back home, it’s not quite as good as it could be. Whatever I decide on doing,” he continues, “I’d like to do it by staying behind the scenes.” And that’s an interesting statement coming from someone who was so visible while at SMC.

“I met so many people here, not just in my club but from other clubs and all over campus too,” says Anthony. He adds that working with the Interclub Council (ICC) is a lot like working with government and that his involvement with clubs in general greatly expanded his use of the campus. “I had to represent the club, help people to organize, and I feel like I learned a lot of interpersonal skills,” says Anthony. “I set up tours to UCLA and Loyola for us and tried to find the balance between the fun events and the things that were educational.”

He says that SMC has been a good place to be for someone with good ideas who wants to work just a little harder. “The Associated Students were always helpful and supportive to us,” he says. “And when I was working at the International Student Center, I really saw the college go out of its way to be there for international students who were looking for help.”

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