ASEAN
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Background Guide
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Dear Delegates,
It is our pleasure and honor to welcome you to GSMUN XVIII and to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations committee, ASEAN for short. We are happy to see you practice diplomacy and debate amongst your peers. As your chairs we hope that we can guide you through the process efficiently and effectively. Hopefully this background guide will help guide your research as you learn about the South China Sea Dispute or Asia’s deteriorating environment.
Helen Li, your chair, is a senior at Maggie Walker. It’s a bittersweet year for her since this will be her last GSMUN. From being a delegate in middle school to fundraising, crisis acting and chairing in high school, she has thoroughly enjoyed her GSMUN experiences and knows that this year’s will be even more spectacular! Helen is an Asian American/Chinese-American and has always been interested in the evolution of foreign relations between the various Asian nations. Outside of school, she loves to coordinate and perform the Chinese Ribbon Dance with her friends at local community events. In addition to Model UN, she participates in her school’s We the People team and Future Problem Solvers Club. Sometimes, Helen likes to sit down and read a good science fiction book or cook delicious vegan (yes, she is vegan) food. She looks forward to meeting her delegates and listening to committee debate on these hot topics!
Josh Lee, your other chair, is a junior at Maggie Walker. This is Josh’s third year helping GSMUN, serving the last two years as a staffer. Josh, as an Asian/Korean-American, is fairly knowledgeable in Asian history and foreign affairs, so he is excited to chair this particular committee. After MUN and his homework load, Josh enjoys a fair number of extracurricular activities. He loves playing and watching basketball, from high school games to the NBA (#HoustonRockets). Josh has a feel for cinematography and photography, and can be often caught with his camera. He loves to learn by watching high-grade films in his spare time. Josh hopes he can effectively guide you through the sessions and make your GSMUN experience great through this committee!
GSMUN is a great experience for any kind of delegate, whether experienced or not. Chairs want to see effective participation out of everyone. Not by the amount you speak, but how. We wish that you contribute great quality, novel ideas and solutions to the debate. We would like to remind you to come to committee prepared with a position paper written from your character’s historic point of view. This is to be emailed to the dais before the conference or turned in physically at the first committee session. Without a position paper you cannot be considered for awards. You can find guidelines and advice about writing a position paper at gsmun.net. Be sure that this paper is your own work; plagiarism is unacceptable and will result in disciplinary actions by the Secretariat.
We hope you got to know your chairs a bit better and cannot wait to see the high quality of discussion with a committee as difficult as ours. Come prepared for the best committee GSMUN has seen yet!
Helen Li, your chair, is a senior at Maggie Walker. It’s a bittersweet year for her since this will be her last GSMUN. From being a delegate in middle school to fundraising, crisis acting and chairing in high school, she has thoroughly enjoyed her GSMUN experiences and knows that this year’s will be even more spectacular! Helen is an Asian American/Chinese-American and has always been interested in the evolution of foreign relations between the various Asian nations. Outside of school, she loves to coordinate and perform the Chinese Ribbon Dance with her friends at local community events. In addition to Model UN, she participates in her school’s We the People team and Future Problem Solvers Club. Sometimes, Helen likes to sit down and read a good science fiction book or cook delicious vegan (yes, she is vegan) food. She looks forward to meeting her delegates and listening to committee debate on these hot topics!
Josh Lee, your other chair, is a junior at Maggie Walker. This is Josh’s third year helping GSMUN, serving the last two years as a staffer. Josh, as an Asian/Korean-American, is fairly knowledgeable in Asian history and foreign affairs, so he is excited to chair this particular committee. After MUN and his homework load, Josh enjoys a fair number of extracurricular activities. He loves playing and watching basketball, from high school games to the NBA (#HoustonRockets). Josh has a feel for cinematography and photography, and can be often caught with his camera. He loves to learn by watching high-grade films in his spare time. Josh hopes he can effectively guide you through the sessions and make your GSMUN experience great through this committee!
GSMUN is a great experience for any kind of delegate, whether experienced or not. Chairs want to see effective participation out of everyone. Not by the amount you speak, but how. We wish that you contribute great quality, novel ideas and solutions to the debate. We would like to remind you to come to committee prepared with a position paper written from your character’s historic point of view. This is to be emailed to the dais before the conference or turned in physically at the first committee session. Without a position paper you cannot be considered for awards. You can find guidelines and advice about writing a position paper at gsmun.net. Be sure that this paper is your own work; plagiarism is unacceptable and will result in disciplinary actions by the Secretariat.
We hope you got to know your chairs a bit better and cannot wait to see the high quality of discussion with a committee as difficult as ours. Come prepared for the best committee GSMUN has seen yet!
Chairs
Helen LiA senior, Helen Li has been involved with Model UN since her 6th grade year. At GSMUN XIV, she represented Germany in SOCHUM. Her GSMUN behind-the-scenes journey began when she worked on the fundraising and crisis staffs during GSMUN XV. Later she served as vice chair for the Arab League at GSMUN XVI and the Rio 2016 Olympic Planning Committee at GSMUN XVII. In addition to debating global issues, Helen loves discussing politics and ethics in Model Congress and Pugwash. She also participates in Future Problem Solvers, and enjoys coordinating and choreographing the Chinese Ribbon Dance for Maggie Walker’s Club Asia. In her spare time, Helen likes to cook delicious food, make wire jewelry, and travel to various destinations. She enjoys indulging in TV shows Modern Family, Once Upon a Time, and The Legend of Korra.
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Josh LeeJosh a junior at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School this year and is a 1.5 generation Korean-American (South, not North). His ethnic background has encouraged him to see different cultures in different perspectives, to appreciate the people around from different parts of the country or world. Model UN is a great place to see different cultures come together in a diplomatic manner. Other than participating in Model UN, he loves to play Basketball. #Rockets
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