SAPAAC Summer Book Clubs (Summer 2020)

Interested in reading and discussing books by APA authors and meeting fellow Stanford alumni? Join a SAPAAC summer book club!

We will also coordinate other book clubs (of 5-10 people) which can get together for online discussion(s) this summer. We’ve selected 6 books to choose from below as a starting point. If you’re interested in participating, pick a book and indicate your availability. A Book Club Leader will reach out to set a time and share a Zoom link. 

  1. America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo 

  2. Amnesty by Aravind Adiga

  3. How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang

  4. Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

  5. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

  6. The Peculiar Afterlife of Slavery by Caroline H. Yang

We are looking for Book Club Leader to help set up and facilitate discussions. Commitment is light with a requirement of one book discussion. Here’s how it’ll work: 

  1. We’ll connect you with your group of 5-10 SAPAAC members

  2. You’ll solidify a time for the group to get together and share a Zoom link. 

  3. Prepare questions and facilitate discussion. 

  4. If the group is interested, you can continue meeting to discuss other books.

  5. Let SAPAAC know how your discussion went.  

The SAPAAC Book Club is not only an avenue for you to discuss APA identity and literature but also for alumni to (re)connect with one another. To that end, we will aim to include alumni across different years and geographic locations to help facilitate new interactions. 

To sign up for a book club, please fill out this form by June 20th. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email Angela Zhang at zhangela18@gmail.com.

 
Please feel free to share with other Stanford alumni! They’ll need to sign up for SAPAAC through the Stanford Alumni Association (free of charge) to receive this newsletter and access the form.