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Southern California
Leadership
Caroline
Nguyen
Chapter President
Events
- Sat, Feb 14Yale/ Harvard/ Princeton SoCal 2026 Year of the Horse + Valentine's Day Banquet! /Mama Lu's Dumpling House (Chinatown)Feb 14, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMMama Lu's Dumpling House (Chinatown), 700 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USAYou sold us out TWO years in a row! 🎉 Back by popular demand, AAAYA reunites with Harvard (H4A) and Princeton (A4P) AANHPI alumni for Lunar New Year AND Valentine's at Mama Lu’s. Bring your friends and loved ones to join this incredible community in celebrating both holidays!
- Wed, Dec 17Dec 17, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PMThe Semi-Tropic Echo Park, 1412 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USAIt's another year-end! Thank you to all our alumni and colleagues for continuing to build our community! Let’s celebrate together—join fellow alumni for our final mixer of 2025 as we cheers to 2026!
- Sun, Jul 27Jul 27, 2025, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PMGarfield Park Gazebo A, South Pasadena, 1000 Park Ave, S Pasadena, CA 91030, USACome celebrate and welcome the incoming class of Yalies! Alumni, current & incoming students, and families are welcome! Potluck items are welcome to accompany our taco catering. We kindly encourage RSVPs by July 22nd, 2025. Please email caroline.nguyen@aaaya.org with any questions.
- Sat, May 03
- Sat, Mar 01Yale/ Harvard/ Princeton/ Brown SoCal Year of the Snake 2025 Banquet /Mama Lu's Dumpling House (Chinatown)Mar 01, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMMama Lu's Dumpling House (Chinatown), 700 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA*SOLD OUT* Email caroline.nguyen@aaaya.org to join the waitlist! AAAYA is jointly celebrating the Lunar New Year at Mama Lu's with Harvard (H4A), Princeton (A4P), and Brown (A4) AANHPI alumni!
- Thu, Nov 14Nov 14, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PSTFather's Office DTLA, 905 E 2nd St #105, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USAPlease join SoCal AAAYA and the Harvard Asian American Alumni (H4A) for the ultimate happy hour collab in DTLA Arts District! Thanks to our sponsor, GoodFin, food is comp'ed and drinks are FREE for anyone who creates a free GoodFin account at the event. Limited capacity, so RSVP soon!
- Sat, Oct 12Oct 12, 2024, 1:45 PM – 4:00 PMCalifornia Yacht Club, 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, USAAAAYA SoCal hosts an Ivy+ Pickleball Mixer at the private California Yacht Club! By popular demand, we've reserved courts for play. Ticket includes play time, optional private instruction by club head coach, & extra equipment (but bring your best gear!). All ages welcome! Tix are limited.
- Sun, Aug 04Aug 04, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDTGarfield Park Gazebo B, South Pasadena, 1000 Park Ave, S Pasadena, CA 91030, USACome celebrate and welcome the incoming class of Yalies! Alumni, current & incoming students, and families are welcome! Potluck items are welcome to accompany our taco catering. We kindly encourage RSVPs by July 24th, 2024.
- Tue, May 14
- Wed, May 08May 08, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMAnju House, 234 S Oxford Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004, USAJoin AAAYA SoCal to celebrate AANHPI May Heritage month at Anju House in Koreatown! We will be hosting this event Wednesday May 8th from 6:30-8:30PM. Ticket includes a pre-paid menu full of yummy Korean anjus! Tickets are limited - purchase soon!
- Sat, Mar 23“Reading Asian America”: An AAAYA SoCal Nonfiction Discussion Group Kickoff Event /Local alumni house in GlendaleMar 23, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PMLocal alumni house in GlendaleWe are excited to launch our AAAYA SoCal Nonfiction Discussion Group Saturday March 23rd! This initiative aims to foster deeper understanding and dialogue surrounding Asian American issues and experiences. We will have assigned article(s) prior to each session for a lively guided discussion.
- Sat, Feb 03Feb 03, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMMama Lu's Dumpling House (Chinatown), 700 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA*SOLD OUT* Email jenny.mei@aaaya.org to join the wait list. AAAYA is jointly celebrating the Lunar New Year at Mama Lu's with Princeton and Harvard AANHPI alumni! We will have a set menu with a private dining area, $50 per person including tax and tip.
- Sat, Sep 23Fall Event: Potluck at AAAYA SoCal Alumni House in Venice Beach /Address will be given to those who RSVP
- Tue, Sep 19
- Sun, Sep 17
- Sun, Jul 23Jul 23, 2023, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDTGarfield Park Gazebo B , 1000 Park Ave, S Pasadena, CA 91030, USACome celebrate the summer together and welcome the incoming class of Yalies! Incoming Yale students and families welcome to join. Feel free to bring a potluck item but we will also provide food and drinks!
- Wed, May 31
- Mon, May 22May 22, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDTZoomYale in Hollywood, AAAYA – LA Chapter, Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), and Harvardwood cordially invite their members to a virtual discussion with Teresa Hsiao (Harvard AB) and Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (Yale BA), the screenwriters and producers of the movie Joy Ride.
News and Updates
AAAYA and H4A Lunch Reception for SF Opera "The Monkey King"
On Sunday 11/16 from 11:00AM - 2:00PM , the Association of Asian American Yale Alumni NorCal and Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance-Bay Area hosted a fireside chat lunch reception with the Director, Diane Paulus , and General Director of the SF Opera Company, Matthew Shivlock , before the world premiere run of THE MONKEY KING, a new opera by composer Huang Ro and Librettist, David Henry Hwang. Held in the San Francisco Asian Art Museum’s Samsung Hall, event hosts Wendy H
Over 20 Years of Welcoming Yalies
Over 20 years ago, AAAYA hosted a small get-together welcoming incoming Yalies in North California. This year, every single AAAYA...
Pan-Ivy+ Summer BBQ in Crissy Field SF
The 14th Annual Pan Ivy+ Asian/Asian American Alumni BBQ took place at Crissy Field in San Francisco this past Saturday 9/6/25. It was a...
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