All Class Reunion at Okada House (10/22/22)

UPDATE: Event photos are now posted!

Hello graduates of years ending in 2’s and 7’s:

This is one final reminder to sign up for the SAPAAC All Class Reunion Get Together October 22, 4 p.m.- 8 p.m. at Okada House. If you have already signed up, we’ll welcome you look forward to seeing you there!

SAPAAC 2022 Homecoming Get-Together Program

4:00 to 4:30        Check-in 

4:30 to 5:15 Introductions

  • Recognition of working committee & supporters - Jay Wang 

  • Welcoming remarks- Edith Wu, Okada Resident Fellow 

  • Stanford Asian American Studies Endowment Initiative (SAASEI) introduction and update 

  • Video - Asian Americans at Stanford 

Speakers for their decades 

  • 1960s Nelson Nagai

  • 1970s Mary Jane Chase & Marsha Fong

  • 1980s Hope Nakamura

  • 1990s Kevin Kim  

  • 2000s Katie Lee Salisbury - SAPAAC board member

  • 2010’s Cathy Zhao - SAPAAC board member 

SAPAAC updates – Risa Shimoda, SAPAAC board member

Closing remarks: Jay on how alumni can support API initiatives at Stanford 

5:15 to 5:45        Refreshments 

5:45 to 7:00        Mixer 

Thanks for being part of the SAPAAC Community: Go Cardinal!

Stanford Historical Society: Okada House & the Asian American Experience (9/8/22)

A number of alumni, including SAPAAC board member Jacob Wang ’72, Gloria Saito ’73, Lee Salisbury ’73 and Edwin Carlos ’20, shared about “Okada House and the Asian American Experience at Stanford” at a September 8 event organized by the Stanford Historical Society. Okada is the Asian American theme dorm at Stanford. 

Watch the recording here