News and Updates

In honor of the Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage (AANHPI) Month, AAAYA Chicago was excited to celebrate the opening reception at the the 3rd Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts on May 16th 2025! Attendees had the opportunity to watch jaw dropping performances by multiple inspiring AAPI artists across the nation. These included creative music by Asian American artists; the Civic Orchestra String Quartet, showcasing works by Takemitsu,

On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, the Asian American Alumni of Yale Association (AAAYA) hosted a deeply moving and thought-provoking webinar...

Yalies watched the hilarious rom-com "A Nice Indian Boy," followed by a Q&A with Yalie director Roshan Sethi and lead actor Karan Soni on...

Thank you to all the alumni who came out for our Year of the Snake Banquet! Our Lunar New Year celebration was postponed due to the Los...

We had a wonderful time celebrating the Lunar New Year together on the beautiful terrace of a fellow alum's place in San Francisco! We...

AAAYA Chicago hosted a banquet styled dinner with the South-East Asian Center on February 1st 2025. Attendees enjoyed watching the lion dance and tasted banquet style dinner at the Furama Restaurant. We had a great time seeing old friends and meeting new ones from the South-East Asian Center!

Earlier this year, a study * was published in Nature  on the impacts of affirmative action policies on Asian American applicants. The...