{"id":4984,"date":"2020-10-05T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/?p=4984"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:36:14","slug":"hua-amos-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/hua-amos-an\/","title":{"rendered":"Hua (Amos) An"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/hua.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4994\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/hua.webp 429w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/hua-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/hua-364x485.webp 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hua (Amos) An<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Data Analyst, Seattle, Washington<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduated: Fall 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Degree: M.S. Information Technology and Computing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best memories from my Valpo days:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The time when I went to Porter County Fair with my friends and had so much fun. I hadn\u2019t been to any county or state fairs since then but I absolutely&nbsp;can be up for going to one anytime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How studying at Valpo prepared me:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of the major courses helped better orientate my career path. I had good hands-on experiences from doing academic projects in&nbsp;data mining and software programming. My internship at a local American start-up company here in Valparaiso was also a great learning and practicing journey to be professional. All these together created a good focus when looking for the position that could better fit my skillset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recent travels:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I travelled back to my home country China in early May 2021 amid the pandemic. It was definitely not easy but everything went smoothly especially when getting tested and staying in a 14-day quarantine after landing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best memories from my Valpo days:&nbsp;&nbsp; The time when I went to Porter County Fair with my friends and had so much fun. 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