Linda F. Tse (MS Minnesota State University, Mankato) has been an educator for over two decades, first as a high school English teacher in Hong Kong and currently at Minneapolis Community & Technical College. Since 1997, Linda has been working as a counselor on college campuses, initially at four-year comprehensive universities before finding her passion working with the student body at MCTC where 43% of the students are non-Caucasian and more than 80 different languages are spoken on campus. New immigrants for whom English is a second language, first generation college students, non-traditional students, single parents, and students living below the poverty line make up the majority of the College’s student population.
Born to refugee parents in Hong Kong, Linda came to the U.S. on a student visa with the help of a scholarship. Her personal struggle together with her professional training has enabled her to relate readily to under-represented and under-served students who aspire to higher education in the face of adversity and disadvantage. In this regard, she provides academic, career, and personal counseling, while teaching classes in Career Development and Life Planning, and College Success Strategies. In addition to her academic responsibilities, Linda works professionally with dislocated workers and people with disabilities.