Laura Oh

Laura Oh

Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia, Chinese Language Study Abroad

Introduction

Tēnā koutou, katoa

Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Toko Maru te maunga
Ko Wairau te awa
Ko Parerarua te marae
Ko Paretona te hapu
Ko Ngāti Rārua ratou, ko Ngati Tama, ko Ngati Koata nga iwi
Ko ōku matua tūpuna ko mere Te Aka Paki rāua ko Tom Grey
Ko Laura Oh tōku ingoa.

Kia ora, my name is Laura, and I am a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia, Taiwan. I am a 2nd-year tertiary student at the University of Auckland, studying towards a Law and Arts degree, majoring in Politics and Chinese, and a Diploma in Languages in Te Reo Maori.

Through this scholarship, I am excited to have the opportunity to be immersed in an environment where I can practise my Chinese language skills daily. This will contribute immensely to my long-term career goals of working for MFAT and becoming trilingual. Furthermore, it will allow me to strengthen the connection my family and I have to my Chinese whakapapa on my father’s side.

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