Established in 1989, SAPAAC is now one of Stanford University's largest alumni organizations. We organize networking and community building opportunities for Asian Pacific American (APA) alumni, fund a scholarship for current students, support the Asian American Activities Center (A3C) at Stanford, and advocate for APA communities on campus.
SAPAAC is an official, chartered club of the Stanford Alumni Association (SAA), whose mission is to reach, serve and engage Stanford alumni by nurturing strong intellectual and emotional connections between the university and its graduates.
What is SAPAAC?
Mission Statement
To promote and support the educational, professional, and social interest of Stanford Asian Pacific American (APA) alumni and the Stanford community.
Goals
- Provide avenues of social & professional interaction for APA alumni
- Keep members informed of APA affairs related to Stanford
- Serve as role models for Stanford APA students
- Inform Stanford administration of APA concerns and issues
- Encourage hiring, promotion, and retention of APA faculty
- Perform community service
The SAPAAC Board
The SAPAAC board is responsible for guiding the organization in achieving its mission statement and goals. Elections to the board and officer leadership roles are held annually, while board members serve overlapping, two-year terms.
Officers for 2009-2010
- President - Kathryn Chow Han - '98 - katychow@stanfordalumni.org
- First Vice President - Julius Paras - '91- jparas@stanfordalumni.org
- Second Vice President - Sandy Yuen - '73, PhD '90 - sandy.yuen@sbcglobal.net
- Treasurer - Ron Nakao - '78, PhD '07 - ronbo13@stanfordalumni.org
- Secretary - Rishi Mandal - '07 - rmandal@gmail.com
At-Large Board Members for 2009-2010
- Fidelia Butt - '88 - fidelia.butt@stanfordalumni.org
- Stacie Cheng - MBA '99 - ssc@staciecheng.com
- Jonathan Chow - '94 - jonchow@yahoo.com
- Stefanie Fan - MA '00 - sfan@stanfordalumni.org
- Kevin Gao - '06 - kevingao1@gmail.com
- Solina Kwan - '92 - solina@stanfordalumni.org
- Cynthia Liao - '09, MA '09 - liaocyn@gmail.com
- Bianca Ling - '99 - bianca.ling@gmail.com
- Takeo Rivera - '08 - takeo.rivera@gmail.com
- Maria Chow Zajac - '92 - mcz@stanfordalumni.org
SAPAAC Committees
Joining one of our committees is your opportunity to share your experience and expertise with the Stanford alumni community. Please contact a committee chair for more information. We welcome your ideas and involvement!
- Advocacy/Issues - Cynthia Liao, Takeo Rivera, Sandy Yuen, Jonathan Chow, Ron Nakao, Julius Paras
- Membership and Communications - Rishi Mandal, Ron Nakao, Maria Chow Zajac, Fidelia Butt, Solina Kwan, Bianca Ling, Julius Paras
- Events and Excursions - Julius Paras, Fidelia Butt, Stacie Cheng, Stefanie Fan, Cynthia Liao, Maria Chow Zajac
* Committee co-chairs are bolded