Dow-An Kou 郭德安

Sponsor: I/O Controls Corporation

Dow-An Kou was born in Torrance and raised in Rolling Hills, CA. Currently, she is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Psychology Pre-Law with a minor in Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California. She plans to go to law school next fall and study Corporate/Business Law, as well as continue working for minority public interest at the Asian Pacific American Legal Center. Dow-An has been an avid volunteer in her community since high school and continued in college by volunteering as a high school mentor with the Joint Educational Project, tutoring juniors and seniors in English and science. She also enjoys raising money for various charity organizations. Some of her hobbies include playing instruments such as piano and guitar, watercolor painting, traditional Japanese flower arranging, tae kwon do, dancing, singing, and building computers. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and traveling to remote places. Dow-An is the proud daughter of Ming-Bin and Fung-Shu Kou.