Welcome to the Stanford Asian Pacific American Alumni Club. Established in 1989, SAPAAC is dedicated to connecting Asian Pacific American alumni to the Stanford University community. APAs make up 24% of the Stanford student body, and SAPAAC is one of the largest Stanford alumni organizations.

Voting for SAPAAC Board of Directors Opens in May

Thank-you to all who submitted their nominations. Current SAPAAC lifetime members will be eligible to vote in the upcoming election to fill the SAPAAC Board. Not sure if you are a member of SAPAAC? Click on the "Join" link to the left and login to the Stanford Alumni Association web site. If you receive the message "currently a life member of this organization" you are a SAPAAC member.

Members will be sent instructions and a link to their ballot at the beginning of May. Click on Elections if you wish to peruse the Call for Nominations. Questions?? Please contact sapaac@stanfordalumni.org.

Stanford Asian American Awards 2008

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
6:00pm - Reception
7:00pm - Dinner & Program
McCaw Hall, Arrillaga Alumni Center

Come celebrate the 9th Annual Awards dinner and presentations to students, faculty, staff, and this year's alumni awardee: Dr. David H. Mai ('85). Enjoy student performances and a catered dinner. Check out the SAAA 2008 flyer for more details.

SAPAAC lifetime members are eligible for a 10% discount off their regular general ticket price of $50. RSVP by April 30th, 2008 at http://a3c.stanford.edu/awards-rsvp. Enter "SAPAAC" under affiliation. Questions? Email saaa2008a3c@gmail.com.

Campus APA Happenings

(In case you're near Stanford on these dates.)

San Francisco - Stanford - Asian Liver Center - LIVERight 5K Run/Walk

Saturday, May 10, 2008
8:00AM (Registration)
9:00AM (Race begins)
Golden Gate Park - San Francisco

Did you know that Hepatitis B is the leading cause of all primary liver cancer in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities and is considered the greatest health disparity affecting the Asian Pacific Islander demographic? The Asian Liver Center at Stanford University is the first nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting hepatitis B and liver cancer in Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Please support the event below and feel free to forward to your friends and colleagues. Thank you and make it a great day.

For more information and to sign-up for this event: http://liver.stanford.edu/Outreach/liveright.html

There is a $20-$25 registration fee to participate in this event. Questions? Please contact Maria Lourdes McIntyre at AAA

APA Alumni Happenings

Amy Lo ('99) film production opens

Amy Lo, Stanford alumna (class of ‘99), has produced a film called PLANET B-BOY which opened in NY and LA last week and later expanded to San Francisco, Berkeley, Irvine, Pasadena, San Diego and DC.

She writes, "We've been getting great reviews all around! This film has been particularly embraced by Asian-American audiences so far and we've spurred some great discussions about ethnicity and culture."

For more information, click here

Got an event of interest to SAPAAC members?

Send the event name, date & time, place, and a brief description to sapaac@stanfordalumni.org.

Membership Drive

SAPAAC is currently conducting a membership drive. For a limited time, you can purchase a lifetime membership to SAPAAC for just $100 (regular price $200). With membership, you will receive free or discounted admittance to all SAPAAC events. You will also receive our quarterly newsletter keeping you up to date on Stanford news, from an APA perspective.

Interested? follow the link for instructions on how to join SAPAAC! Remember, you are receiving a lifetime of social events and Stanford news delivered to your inbox for just $100!

SAPAAC encourages Asian American alums to direct their giving to the A3C. Why? If you simply give to the general fund, the University has the absolute discretion to determine how to spend your dollars. But if you give to the A3C, or specify that your gift is intended for the A3C, then your generous donation will be used in a way that directly and meaningfully benefits Asian American students and alums.

So make your donation dollars count, and give to the A3C. For more info about donating directly to the A3C, contact the Advocacy and Issues Committee or email sapaac@stanfordalumni.org.

SAPAAC would like to thank the Stanford Alumni Association, and James Jordan, Tom Maravilla, and John Chase, in particular, for letting us use their meeting rooms, hosting our mailing list, and their overall support. Thank you SAA, we really appreciate it!