Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance

As of 2010-11, Harvard undergrads will be able to choose Ethnic Studies as a secondary field (i.e. a minor). But the new program is already active, due in large part to powerful advocacy by Asian-American students and alumni. Students have enrolled this year in interdisciplinary courses in Ethnic Studies, including classes taught by two visiting professors in Asian-American studies, Denise Khor and Hua Hsu. Their positions were funded by alumni.

The Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance is excited to be expanding to Boston this spring!

Come meet other Asian American Alumni in the Boston area across all classes and learn more about HAAAA. There will also be an overview of upcoming events this year, as well as information on the first-ever Asian American Alumni Summit weekend coming up in the fall.

Boston HAAAA Kick-off Event
Sunday, March 14, 2010
4:00-6:00 pm
Harvard Yard - Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall
Refreshments will be served

Please RSVP to: boston@haaaa.net

HAAAA is currently in the process of establishing a mentorship program with the goal of helping out younger grads and students with their career paths, and also allowing alumni to form connections with potential candidates for jobs / internships.

We will be organizing a mentorship mixer in New York City on Jan 20, 2010 for current Harvard students during their winter break as a way for students and potential mentors to first network informally. We'd love to have as many Alums as possible attend. Please see the Upcoming Events section for full details.

Happy new year to everyone!  We're looking forward to a wonderful second year of HAAAA as we enter 2010!

Join HAAAA at the Harvard Alumni Association Global Networking night
on December 30, 2009.   HAAAA is co-sponsoring in LA and NY but events
are being held in Albuquerque, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas,
Denver, Helsinki, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis,
Munich, New York City, Orlando, Phoenix, Princeton, Quito, Reno/Lake
Tahoe, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Stamford, Toronto, and
Washington, D.C.

For more information and registration (by 12/23), please visit

We are looking for a webmaster, regional heads, and program chair for NY. Please write to haaaa.ec@gmail.com if you have any interest in any of these positions.

As you can tell, we're trying to set up more events and expand our membership. If you have friends or colleagues who might be interested in joining HAAAA, please spread the word. Details and a pointer to our facebook site can be found at http://haaaa.net/

September, 2009 issue of the HAAAA newsletter! Click on the attached pdf to get your copy.

Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance First Annual Reunion Reception

Friday, June 5, 2009; 4:00-6:00 PM

Grays Common Room, Grays Hall; Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138

Free of charge; registration encouraged.

For questions and to register, contact Margaret M. Chin AB ’84 (margaretmchin@gmail.com) and Paul Hsieh AB ’84(paul.f.hsieh@gmail.com), former AAA Co-Presidents.