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Missing a SAPAAC Reunion Homecoming 2020 event?
SAPAAC will host a virtual Halloween Happy Hour!
Friday, October 30
4:00 pm PDT / 7:00 pm EDT via Zoom
Bring your spooky snacks and ghoulish cocktail/mocktail.
Breakout rooms by class decades for mingling and catchup.
Come in costume! All are welcome.
Explore various perspectives on parenting children of all ages in the pandemic, views on what constitutes success for students, and tips toward growing relationship dynamics that can bring out the most positive results for everyone involved.
Read moreMinor Feelings Book Club, hosted by Prof. Christine Min Wotipka (AM '99, PhD '01)
Friday, June 26th, 5pm PT
Virtual event via Zoom
Interested in reading and discussing books by APA authors and meeting fellow Stanford alumni? Participate in the first SAPAAC summer reading group!
Our first book discussion will be on Cathy Park Hong’s Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning. Minor Feelings is a book that examines racial consciousness in America through the lens of the Asian American author/poet’s own experiences. It is simultaneously emotionally honest, humorous, provocative, and gripping all at once.
Professor Christine Min Wotipka (AM '99, PhD '01) of the Stanford Graduate School of Education will host the book club. After an initial opening statement, you'll be moved into breakout rooms for further discussion.
Zoom details will be shared with attendees prior to the event.
Questions? Contact Angela Zhang ‘16 (SAPAAC Board) at zhangela18@gmail.com.
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.
America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo
Amnesty by Aravind Adiga
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
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:
We’ll connect you with your group of 5-10 SAPAAC members
You’ll solidify a time for the group to get together and share a Zoom link.
Prepare questions and facilitate discussion.
If the group is interested, you can continue meeting to discuss other books.
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.
Hear career advice and industry insights from API Stanford alumni who have worked at Google, Course Hero, and NAAAP.
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Fireside chat with Ludi Lin, an actor known for his roles in Power Rangers (2017), Aquaman (2018), and Black Mirror (2019). Lin will share his path to Hollywood, his unique perspective on working in both North America and Asia, and his take on the Asian and Pacific Islander identity in America.
Read moreThe United States has witnessed a troubling increase in violence and racist incidents targeting Asians. This special event will bring together scholars and activists to share with the Stanford community the history of discrimination against Asians in the United States; the current challenge of the pandemic; and what we can do about it today
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Stanford alumni, current students, faculty and staff are invited to a special preview screening of an episode of the upcoming PBS documentary ASIAN AMERICANS.
We will be screening the fourth episode of the series, featuring Lary Itliong's labor organization, the Vietnam War and its fallout, and the demonstrations for Third World Liberation Front Strikes at San Francisco State University. Following the screening, there will be opportunity for Q&A discussion facilitated by Dr. William Gow and Professor Gordon Chang, who teach Asian American Studies and History at Stanford University.
SAPAAC is proud to partner with Stanford Asian American Studies, Okada House, AASA, and the Asian American Activities Center (A3C) at Stanford to host this event. Please visit http://www.sapaac.org/latest-events to find out about other events this month.
The screening is free of charge and will be available over the internet.
Date: May 4, 2020
Time: 6:30-8 PM PST
Registration:
Alumni can register here
Current students, staff and faculty can register here
About the Film
ASIAN AMERICANS is a five-hour film series that will chronicle the contributions and challenges of Asian Americans, the fastest-growing ethnic group in America. The documentary examines the significant role of Asian Americans in shaping American history and identity, from the first wave of Asian immigrants in the 1850s, and identity politics during the social and cultural turmoil of the twentieth century, to modern refugee crises in a globally connected world. Personal histories and new academic research will cast a fresh lens on U.S. history and the role Asian Americans have played in it. The full series will be screening May 11-12 nationally on PBS.
Please contact Clara Luu claraluu -at- alumni.stanford.edu and Kevin Hsu khsu -at- alumni.stanford.edu if you have any questions.
Join SAPAAC chapters from across the country to celebrate the Year of the Rat! Enjoy dim sum and meet your fellow Stanford alumni as we ring in the Lunar New Year.
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