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During his first two years at Harvard, Leslie N. H. Tam ’03 enjoyed clubbing on Lansdowne Street. “I used to go to Axis and Avalon a lot, but I think I’m too old now,” Tam jokes. “Now I like to just chill, watch movies and play computer games.” Tam says people think he works a lot, but he really spends a lot of time doing nothing. “I like to work efficiently so that I have a lot of time...
...Tam uses study groups and problem set groups to help him through his many math and science classes. An applied math concentrator, his six fall classes and five spring classes include several economics, physics and math classes. “I’m trying to make the most of my Harvard education,” Tam says. “My motto is ‘take more and learn more.’” He professes to be more interested in the overall quality of his education than in his grades. “I feel...
...Tam brings the same approach to his extracurriculars. Born in Hong Kong and fluent in Cantonese, he is the director of the Chinatown Teen Program and a counselor for the Chinatown Computing Program. As co-president of the Chinese Students Association last year, Tam organized numerous banquets and parties. He says a highlight of this job was getting to do lots of karaoke...
When he’s not spending time in Chintatown, Tam plays table tennis—though he admits he isn’t as good as he thought he was. “When I came here, I thought I would beat everyone because I am from Hong Kong,” he says, “but my first year here I only made the B-team...
...teaches two popular Core courses—Historical Study A-80, “The Cold War,” and Historical Study B-68, “America and Vietnam 1945-1975,” which he teaches with Young Professor of Sino-Vietnamese History Hue-Tam...