- May 16, 2012
- 1 min
SoCal AAAYA Yale Day of Service | Budokan Center
It was a perfectly sunny day for the 4th annual YDoS Budokan BBQ Sports Clinic in Little Tokyo. Yalies are a can-do group, we rolled up our sleeves and dug in. First up was the Tri-tip BBQ, thankfully a few of the Carnivores were more than happy to assemble the delectable Hero Sandwiches; sweltering heat from the massive custom made grill didn’t break a Yalie sweat. Next we had a crash course in all things Budokan, quick learners – a duo formed the Info Booth. All throughou
- Mar 15, 2011
- 3 min
NYC Lunar New Year Banquet – Thanks To All Who Attended!
A huge thank you to those who attended our Third Annual Lunar New Year Banquet! We raised $6000 and received $850 in donations and pledges on that evening. All proceeds from the Banquet will benefit the AAAYA Yale Community Service Summer Fellowship Program. It is not too late to make your fully tax-deductible contribution! Your donation is only one click away: AAAYA-NY would like to acknowledge Ken Inadomi, Kunduck Moon, Rocky Chin, Carol Lee, Jai Chandrasekhar, Billie Tsien
- Nov 29, 2009
- 2 min
Nov 20 Banquet – Thanks for Joining Us, and Congratulations to Jack Hasegawa!
It was a busy day for AAAYA: the national board had its second annual meeting to discuss plans for fundraising, board structure, and building new local chapters (if you’re interested in serving on the board, contact us and let us know!). After the meeting, students and alumni met at the Asian American Cultural Center for a reception, followed by a banquet at Seoul Garden restaurant. The evening’s highlight was the presentation of our first annual “Friend of the Community” awa
- Oct 18, 2009
- 1 min
AAAYA Southern California Officially Launched! Oct 10, 2009
A lovely time was had by all! We bonded…..we shared stories…we ate delicious appetizers…it was a beautiful evening, and everyone was happy to be part of Southern California’s Inaugural Reception. The general feeling was that this membership was long overdue. In a town with so many Asian Americans from Yale – we really needed to get this group together. And so here we are, feeling quite optimistic and looking forward to a strong network. Going forward, AAAYA Southern Ca
- Aug 15, 2009
- 1 min
Summer Moon! A Day in the Country – July 18, 2009
Video courtesy of Azan Kung Saturday, July 18th, dawned clear and sunny for our Summer Moon fundraising event. Thanks to Kunduck Moon (Yale ’76) and his wife Min-Hye, the party was held at their beautiful home in Greenwich, Connecticut. We enjoyed the greenest lawn you’ve ever seen, swimming pool, kiddie pool and rowing pond, with a Japanese style bridge! The food was delicious, mostly eaten with the fingers, on tables set up under the shady trees. Korean spare ribs, beef
- May 23, 2009
- 2 min
May 16: Thanks to All Day of Service Volunteers!
On May 16, 2009, AAAYA joined hundreds of other Yale alumni organizations for the first annual Yale Day of Service. Over 180 volunteers participated in AAAYA sponsored volunteer sites in in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Thanks to everyone who made this day such a great success! Azan Kung led the Los Angeles effort and produced this short video on the day’s events at the Little Tokyo volunteer site: Pictures from New York, Southern California (Los Ang