Hannah "Leaves" UCI To Enter The World

Congratulations

Hannah Is On Her Way...

Page 1 - Graduation Pictures | Page 2 - Road Trip
Page 3 - Lisa Graduates High School | Page 4 - Lisa's Party
Page 5 - Hannah Leaves UCI | Page 6 - Hannah Parties With Family

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First Things First.... The Honors Ceremony


The UCI Anteater

Did You Know? - All anteaters have elongated snouts equipped with a thin tongue that can be extended to a length greater than the length of the head; their tube-shaped mouths have lips but no teeth. They use their large, curved foreclaws to tear open ant and termite mounds and for defense, while their dense and long fur protects them from attacks from the insects.


Short did we say??


Hannah was waiting for us


Unkel Paul was really there


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We arrived for the Honors Convocation.... A room full of smart kids.

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Proud parents

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...and a proud sister also

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All dressed up and ready to walk

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We are about to start

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She is walking... walking... walking

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Hannah

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Hannah's friend

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"OK.... Let's go outside and eat"

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All smiles

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Happy times

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It's a great day.... Graduation is a few minutes away

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That's ceremony #1... Only one to go!

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Chow down time....

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Aunt Sue enjoys the festivities

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Out in the park it is time for pictures

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We Depart For The Graduation Via Some Key Buildings & Signs

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Food is gone so it is thinning out

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Hannah stands over her area of speciality

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나는 4 년 동안 한국어 공부하고 그것을 사랑!

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"Hey.... Do you all see me up here??"

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Hannah... No water balloons

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OK... Off to the graduation

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One more stop.... Just so she will not forget

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Remember: - Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.  ~Roger Babson

Time To Graduate In Bren Hall.. A Short Walk Away

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The program

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It was a beautiful day and the breeze kept us fairly cool

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"I am ready to walk... again!"

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T-90 minutes....

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Loads of people coming to celebrate Hannah's graduation

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The Events Center was an excellent venue

Did You Know? - An elegantly designed, modern arena on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, the Bren Events Center provides an exciting and prestigious location in Orange County for a full array of musical, performance, exhibition, sporting, and other public events.

The flexible design of the Bren Events Center can accommodate a wide range of events including: concerts, lectures, large meetings, banquets, and exhibitions...the only limit is your imagination.

The Center is built on two levels and features state-of-the-art design in lighting, sound system, and acoustic engineering. Nearby parking facilities provide convenient parking for Events Center guests. A full service ticket office, ATM and two permanent concession stands are located on the concourse level. Three main entrances to the Center provide smooth crowd flow, and another entrance on the arena level can be reserved for security or controlled access needs.

Through the use of retractable seating and Safeguard protective floor covering, the Center can be easily converted to stage a variety of events including concerts, lectures, performing arts, and sporting events.

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It's big

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The ceremony begins.... Love the large videos

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The candidates are marching... The Pomp and Circumstance is playing loudly

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Singing of the National Anthem

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Clueless begins to speak.....

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Introductions

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Student Speaker: Nicole A. Bastos
Baccalaureate candidate, School of Humanities

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We met up with Mary and Fred quite by accident

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Dean of the School Of Humanities

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Andrew Lam

Did You Know? - Andrew Lam is the featured speaker at this year's UC Irvine School of Humanities commencement ceremony. He is also the author of Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora, which won the 2006 PEN Open Book Award, and East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres. Lam is an editor and co-founder of New American Media, an association of over two thousand ethnic media outlets in America.

He was a regular commentator on NPR's All Things Considered for many years, and was the subject of a 2004 PBS documentary called My Journey Home. His essays have appeared in newspapers and magazines such as New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Baltimore Sun, Atlanta Journal, Chicago Tribune, Mother Jones, and The Nation. His short stories have been widely taught and anthologized. Birds of Paradise Lost is his first story collection.

Andrew Lam (born 1964) is a Vietnamese American writer. He was born in South Vietnam, where he led a privileged life as the son of General Lâm Quang Thi of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He attended Lycée Yersin in Dalat.

Lam left Vietnam with his family during the fall of Saigon in April 1975. He attended the University of California, Berkeley where he majored in biochemistry. He soon abandoned plans for medical school and entered a creative writing program at San Francisco State University. While still in school he began writing for Pacific News Service and in 1993 won the Outstanding Young Journalist Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.

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He kept the audience in stitches

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Tassel time

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Tassel toss time

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Almost there.... A few steps away

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"How do you pronounce this??"

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"Snap.... Flash... I did it"

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How do I look on TV?

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On the big screen

Remember: Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.  ~Henry Ford

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Do not trip.... No splat

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One more step

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All smiles

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Is this called a "High Ten"?

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Back to the seats and then I am outta here

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A few more steps

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"Thank you!"

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In a sea of motarboards

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Bye bye... I have to sit now

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Get ready to be dismissed

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Getting ready to walk im the Recessional

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We be graduated

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Do you see Hannah????

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Bye bye....

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"I have it in my hot little hands"

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On our way out

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Outside We Can Finally Breath... Graduation Is Done

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Hugs....

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Look at all the cords....

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.... and I have a dress underneath

Remember: The best helping hand that you will ever receive is the one at the end of your own arm.  ~Fred Dehner

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