Kwabena Osei | Future Leaders Magazine (1 of UK's Most Outstanding African & Caribbean), Faith (God, Christianity), Access (Black, Working-Class, 1st Gen, TikTok), Family (Ghana, UK), Leadership (Oxford Union, Law, Labour) | Coffee's on Me, David Quan 权丁文

Kwabena Osei is a 3rd year History and Politics student at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He is currently Vice President of the Oxford Law Society and has previously served on the committees of some of the largest societies in Oxford, including the Oxford Afro-Caribbean Society, the Oxford University Labour Club, and the Oxford Union. In 2022, Kwabena was listed as one of the UK's most outstanding African and Caribbean students in the 14th edition of the annual 'Future Leaders' magazine. As a black, working-class student who is the first in his family to attend university, Kwabena is passionate about promoting access and outreach to top universities such as Oxford. In his spare time, he posts content on student life, as well as faith and study advice on his TikTok channel. "Amazing conversation with David Quan... he goes really in-depth in an incredibly insightful and respectful way!" - Kwabena Osei --- WHY? COFFEE'S ON ME, DAVID QUAN 权丁文 TL;DR: To process my emotions after a grueling campaign for President of The Cambridge Union, I reflected upon the influences of my late Grandfather and wrote him a letter: https://linktr.ee/DavidQuan . Drawing inspiration from him, I hope to learn more from others through genuine discussions – giving listeners heartfelt conversations filled with authentic insights, and giving guests legacy-worthy interviews to treasure. To converse with someone without a strict time limit or structure – meticulously engaging in a curious process of clarifications or elaborations – is not only a rare privilege. This longer format also allows the sharing of otherwise unshared or unappreciated anecdotes. There are appeals to sound-bite media, of course, but the metrics that matter most to me are more about the uniqueness of contribution than measures of virality. Over time, I hope to be able to better deconstruct guests' fascinating experiences – to seamlessly tease out the insights for listeners to enjoy and learn from while cooking, commuting, relaxing, or walking their pet. But this personal project is fundamentally as much about what we can learn from the guests as it is to give them (current) legacy-worthy interviews. My top priority is for guests to enjoy a unique opportunity to challenge, learn about, and be themselves; hopefully, they will be able to keep recordings of in-depth, heartfelt conversations to reflect on in years’ time. And the best part for guests? Coffee’s on Me, David Quan 权丁文 --- NOMINATE A GUEST Please contact me to nominate someone. This would really help identify the anonymous extraordinaries！ --- CONTACT ME Having grown up in Xi'an, China, and Adelaide, Australia, I am a 3rd year undergraduate student at Clare College, University of Cambridge, UK. Please do have the courage to say hello! LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/DavidQuan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dingwen-david-quan/ Instagram: @DavidQuan32 Facebook: David Quan YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-_zEeiF5n5ZTArvMcXpMlQ