SAPAAC Excursion
"As Old as the University Itself:
The History of Asian Americans at Stanford"
Wednesday, March 10, 5:15 - 6:15 pm
Oak East Lounge, Tresidder Union, Stanford University
Professor Gordon H. Chang, Professor of History & Chair of Asian American Studies, shares the unknown stories of Stanford's Asian Americans in the early days of the University.
> Organized by Stanford Historical Society
Upcoming 2010 Events & Excursions
SAPAAC Excursion
SAA Alumni Day of Service - SAPAAC Project
Saturday, March 27, 9:45 am
Full Circle Farms of Silicon Valley - Sunnyvale
Organizer(s):
Julius Paras, jparas[at]stanfordalumni.org, and
NaSun Cho, nasun[at]stanfordalumni.org
Registration: Sign up here on the SAA site.
Join SAPAAC at Full Circle Farms in Sunnyvale to prepare this urban farm and garden for spring planting! Other projects are also available throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
SAA Alumni Day of Service - CSRE Project
Saturday, March 27, 10am - 3pm
Beautify the Mural Music & Arts Project - East Palo Alto
Organizer(s):
Cynthia Liao, cynliao[at]stanford.edu
Registration: Sign up here on the SAA site.
Work in partnership with Mural, Music and the Arts Project in East Palo Alto to ready their new facilities for the services they provide to youth and the local community. Volunteers will participate in a number of beautification projects including painting, planting, creating signage, and light carpentry work. This project is presented by alumni of the program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford.
> Organized by Stanford Alumni Association
SAA Alumni Day of Service - SAPAAC Project
Saturday, March 27, 9:45 am
Full Circle Farms of Silicon Valley - Sunnyvale
Organizer(s):
Julius Paras, jparas[at]stanfordalumni.org, and
NaSun Cho, nasun[at]stanfordalumni.org
Registration: Sign up here on the SAA site.
Join SAPAAC at Full Circle Farms in Sunnyvale to prepare this urban farm and garden for spring planting! Other projects are also available throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
SAA Alumni Day of Service - CSRE Project
Saturday, March 27, 10am - 3pm
Beautify the Mural Music & Arts Project - East Palo Alto
Organizer(s):
Cynthia Liao, cynliao[at]stanford.edu
Registration: Sign up here on the SAA site.
Work in partnership with Mural, Music and the Arts Project in East Palo Alto to ready their new facilities for the services they provide to youth and the local community. Volunteers will participate in a number of beautification projects including painting, planting, creating signage, and light carpentry work. This project is presented by alumni of the program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford.
> Organized by Stanford Alumni Association
Past Events & Excursions
2010 YMCA San Francisco Chinatown
Chinese New Year "Year of the Tiger" 5K/10K Run
On Sun Feb 21 hundreds of runners braved the rain to participate in this annual fundraiser to kick off the lunar new year!
Chinese New Year "Year of the Tiger" 5K/10K Run
On Sun Feb 21 hundreds of runners braved the rain to participate in this annual fundraiser to kick off the lunar new year!
2010 Asian American Theater Project (AATP) 30th Anniversary presents "FOB" by David Henry Hwang
Saturday, February 20
3:00pm -- Matinee Show
5:00pm -- “FOB” Alumni Panel featuring David Henry Hwang ‘79
Stanford University -- Nitery Theater (above El Centro Chicano)
6:00pm -- “FOB” Book Signing and Reception
Stanford University -- A3C Ballroom, Old Union Clubhouse
Price: $10
The Asian American Theater Project (AATP) restages David Henry Hwang’s career-launching play, “FOB.” Originally produced in 1978 in Junipero (now Okada House) by founding members of AATP, “FOB” went on to premier on Off-Broadway and win an Obie Award. Reserve tickets online at http://bit.ly/fob2010. SAPAAC members, please e-mail cynliao@stanford.edu for discount ticket information.
Following the matinee show, award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang ’79 and original “FOB” cast and crew members Hope Nakamura ’82 and Nancy Takahashi Hatamiya ’81 reminisce about the beginning of Asian American theater at Stanford. Moderated by co-founding member Lisa Pan ’81.
Meet the panelists and have your copy of “FOB” signed by original “FOB” cast and crew members! Look back on 30 years of Asian American theater at Stanford through our history display. Refreshments provided.
SAPAAC is collecting flyers, programs, newsletters, props, pictures, etc. from alumni and students as part of its Asian American History Preservation project.
If you have any of these items, please contact Ron Nakao. After the FOB events, these materials will be preserved in Stanford University Library’s archives.
Organizer(s):
Cynthia Liao, cynliao[at]stanford.edu,
Henry Tsai, henry.tsai[at]stanford.edu,
Karen Young, kwyoung[at]stanford.edu, and
Ron Nakao, ronbo313[at]stanfordalumni.org for history display.
Saturday, February 20
3:00pm -- Matinee Show
5:00pm -- “FOB” Alumni Panel featuring David Henry Hwang ‘79
Stanford University -- Nitery Theater (above El Centro Chicano)
6:00pm -- “FOB” Book Signing and Reception
Stanford University -- A3C Ballroom, Old Union Clubhouse
Price: $10
The Asian American Theater Project (AATP) restages David Henry Hwang’s career-launching play, “FOB.” Originally produced in 1978 in Junipero (now Okada House) by founding members of AATP, “FOB” went on to premier on Off-Broadway and win an Obie Award. Reserve tickets online at http://bit.ly/fob2010. SAPAAC members, please e-mail cynliao@stanford.edu for discount ticket information.
Following the matinee show, award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang ’79 and original “FOB” cast and crew members Hope Nakamura ’82 and Nancy Takahashi Hatamiya ’81 reminisce about the beginning of Asian American theater at Stanford. Moderated by co-founding member Lisa Pan ’81.
Meet the panelists and have your copy of “FOB” signed by original “FOB” cast and crew members! Look back on 30 years of Asian American theater at Stanford through our history display. Refreshments provided.
SAPAAC is collecting flyers, programs, newsletters, props, pictures, etc. from alumni and students as part of its Asian American History Preservation project.
If you have any of these items, please contact Ron Nakao. After the FOB events, these materials will be preserved in Stanford University Library’s archives.
Organizer(s):
Cynthia Liao, cynliao[at]stanford.edu,
Henry Tsai, henry.tsai[at]stanford.edu,
Karen Young, kwyoung[at]stanford.edu, and
Ron Nakao, ronbo313[at]stanfordalumni.org for history display.
2010 PASU 20th Anniversary Reunion
From Fri Jan 29 through Sun Jan 31, PASU alumni enjoyed reconnecting with one another, special guests, and current students on campus for a weekend of "Celebrating Pamilya."
Organizers: Charles Amaya, Paula de los Angeles, Rand Quinn, Leslie Mercado, Diana Austria, Sheila Laqui, Kuusela Hilo, Julius Paras
From Fri Jan 29 through Sun Jan 31, PASU alumni enjoyed reconnecting with one another, special guests, and current students on campus for a weekend of "Celebrating Pamilya."
Organizers: Charles Amaya, Paula de los Angeles, Rand Quinn, Leslie Mercado, Diana Austria, Sheila Laqui, Kuusela Hilo, Julius Paras
2009 SAPAAC Alumni Winter Day of Service
On Dec 5, 2009, enthusiastic alumni, family members, and Stanford parents participated in our excursion to help the Second Harvest Food Bank in San Jose sort thousands of pounds of food items for low-income households in the Bay Area.
Organizers: Fidelia Butt, Maria Chow Zajac
2009 SAPAAC Reunion Homecoming Weekend Events
Our events took place throughout Reunion Weekend (Oct 24 -25, 2009) and were a hit! Special thanks to those who attended the SAPAAC Town Hall Meeting, Stanford Admissions Workshop, A3C Mini-Reunions and Asian Americans 'Origins' Panel.
Organizers: Ron Nakao, et al
On Dec 5, 2009, enthusiastic alumni, family members, and Stanford parents participated in our excursion to help the Second Harvest Food Bank in San Jose sort thousands of pounds of food items for low-income households in the Bay Area.
Organizers: Fidelia Butt, Maria Chow Zajac
2009 SAPAAC Reunion Homecoming Weekend Events
Our events took place throughout Reunion Weekend (Oct 24 -25, 2009) and were a hit! Special thanks to those who attended the SAPAAC Town Hall Meeting, Stanford Admissions Workshop, A3C Mini-Reunions and Asian Americans 'Origins' Panel.
Organizers: Ron Nakao, et al
2008 SAPAAC Holiday Volunteer Service Event
On Dec 20, 2008, SAPAAC members got together to assemble winter care packages to be distributed to the homeless of San Jose. It was a great gesture and a fun time!
2008 SAPAAC Laughs! Asian American Comedy Night
SAPAAC members shared a great night of food and laughs together at an Asian American comedy show at the Le Petit Trianon Theater on Oct 25, 2008!
On Dec 20, 2008, SAPAAC members got together to assemble winter care packages to be distributed to the homeless of San Jose. It was a great gesture and a fun time!
2008 SAPAAC Laughs! Asian American Comedy Night
SAPAAC members shared a great night of food and laughs together at an Asian American comedy show at the Le Petit Trianon Theater on Oct 25, 2008!
2010 News on Facebook!
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SAPAAC - SF Bay Area
SAPAAC - LA
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Become a fan or join one of SAPAAC's regional FB groups:
SAPAAC - SF Bay Area
SAPAAC - LA
SAPAAC - NY
2010 Membership Calendar
Other Stanford Events & Programs
2009 News Archive
Reunion Homecoming Celebrates Community "Origins!"
Special thanks to SAPAAC members and friends who participated in APA community events throughout Stanford's Reunion Homecoming Weekend. Save the date for next year's reunion from Oct 21-24, 2010!
Quarterly Newsletter Archive (2009)
The Summer 2009 Newsletter features Christian Ngo '09, SAPAAC Distinguished Student Award Recipient and the Pan Asian Alumni BBQ in San Francisco.
Spring 2009
Winter 2009
Special thanks to SAPAAC members and friends who participated in APA community events throughout Stanford's Reunion Homecoming Weekend. Save the date for next year's reunion from Oct 21-24, 2010!
Quarterly Newsletter Archive (2009)
The Summer 2009 Newsletter features Christian Ngo '09, SAPAAC Distinguished Student Award Recipient and the Pan Asian Alumni BBQ in San Francisco.
Spring 2009
Winter 2009