Name: Malia Xiong
Position: Nutritionist Assistant
Program: WIC

First Job: Bilingual Aid

Birthplace: Laos

Years at FCEOC: 9 years 10 months

Best advice ever received: “Be a good mother.”

Favorite advice I give: “Treat others how you want to be treated.”

Interesting experience: Working at a radio station

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Coconut-Chicken Noodle Soup

Proudest moment: When I married my husband

Greatest personal accomplishment: When I bought my house

Best vacation I’ve taken: Chieng Mai, Thailand

Favorite weekend activity: Cleaning

Last good movie I saw: The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Scariest experience: Working at the T.W. Patterson Building on the third floor.

If I had a million dollars I would… pay off my bills, buy my dream house, and help people who are in need.

Favorite place to shop: Macy’s and Pier 1 Imports

Favorite childhood memory: Teaching other children in my childhood town who could not afford to go to school.

I admire… my husband.

3 words that describe me best: Honest, caring, tidy

I like to watch: Scary Movies

Favorite music or artist: none

In my spare time… I enjoy cooking.

If I’ve learned one thing in life it is… To be a good mother, just like my mother.