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Encyclopedia > Azia Kim

Azia Kim is an imposter caught in late May 2007 for posing as a Stanford University freshman student for eight months. Kim graduated from Troy High School in Fullerton, California. Before she moved into the Kimball dormitory, she told her roommates Jenssy Rojina and Missy Penna that a housing error had rendered her without a place to reside. Rojina and Penna allowed her to stay in their room temporarily. Kim ended up living in that room after telling the roommates that the room she had been finally assigned had an unsavory roommate. Kim resided with Rojina and Penna for the fall and winter quarters. Fearing discovery about her ruse, Kim moved into the Asian-themed Okada dormitory on April 18, 2007 after a vacancy in a room had presented itself. Kim would hack into roommate Amy Zhou's e-mail account to answer residential advisors investigating whether Kim was really a resident. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in Stanford, California. ... Troy High School is a combined public and magnet school situated in Fullerton, California, USA, nationally acclaimed for its Troy Tech and International Baccalaureate programs. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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Life as a "student"

Azia Kim purchased textbooks and studied for classes she was never enrolled in, and exams she would never take. Although her Facebook account stated after every wallpost "(Stanford '10). She forged transcripts to join the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) posing as an honor-roll Stanford student. Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto Facebook is a social networking website which was launched on February 4, 2004. ... ROTC links here. ...


Criminal charges

No criminal charges have been pursued against Kim, although it has been estimated by Stanford University that she could have been fined about $42,000 for $175 each day she was trespassing on school property. Whereas Stanford Housing threatened Azia Kim with a daily fine, ROTC labeled her actions as "a harmless prank" and refused to press charges.


Career Opportunities

Having seen her performance on local news channels, a number of Film schools have offered Kim full scholarships based upon her performance at Stanford. The Los Angeles Film School and California Institute of Arts were among the first to offer her admittance, followed by a number of others. Ironically, The Stanford Cinematic School of Arts has offered her admission, however only half a scholarship was awarded in order to offset the cost of her fine. The Los Angeles Film School was founded by Hollywood professionals who recognised the need for a new kind of film school, one that balanced the practical with the academic. ... The California Institute of the Arts, commonly known as CalArts, and located in Valencia, California, grants degrees in visual and performing arts. ...


Quentin Tarantino has already written a 139 page script for Pulp Fiction 2 which stars Kim as the protagonist of a more violent, yet accurate depiction of her 10 month stay at Stanford. It is rumored that New Line Cinema has offered Kim a $15 Million Dollar contract for this roll. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. ...


Religious Conviction

In August of 2007, while performing Fiddler on the Roof at the Hollywood Bowl. Kim was allegedly approached by the Flying Spaghetti Monster (also known as the Spaghedeity or FSM) which resembles Spaghetti and Meatballs. According to eyewitness accounts of the abduction, Kim was taken to Pastafarian Heaven, which contains Beer Volcanoes and a Stripper Factory. Having Embraced the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Azia conducted her Ragu Baptism and is currently a practicing Pastafarian. Hollywood Bowl in 2005. ... Niklas Janssons adaptation of Michelangelos The Creation of Adam depicts the Flying Spaghetti Monster in its typical guise as a clump of tangled spaghetti with two eyestalks, two meatballs, and many noodly appendages. The Flying Spaghetti Monster (also known as the Spaghedeity) is the deity of a parody... The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is a satirical text written by Bobby Henderson that is considered to embody the main beliefs of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), a parody religion mocking Intelligent Design (ID). ...


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