Reflections on the AAPAAN Signature Event Written by AAPAAN Board Member Christine Quilpa After graduating from U.Va., I admit, I have missed being around Grounds and being involved with the strong Asian/Asian Pacific American community. And so in April, a month before Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, I wanted to check out the AAPAAN […]
Panel Discussion: Globalization Written by AAPAAN Board Member Joseph Nah Professor Brantley Womack, Ph.D., is the Cummings Memorial Professor of Foreign Affairs at U.Va. He is the author of “China Among Unequals: Asymmetric Foreign Relations in Asia (2010). His current research includes asymmetric international relationships, the relationship of public authority and popular power in China; […]
Panel Discussion: Diversity Written by AAPAAN Board Member Joseph Nah At the Signature Event, two Darden professors led an insightful panel discussion on the unique challenges that Asian-Pacific Americans face in the globalized economy. The panel consisted of Professor Ming-Jer Chen and Professor Martin Davidson. Professor Ming-Jer Chen, Ph.D. –the Leslie E. Grayson Professor […]
Q&A with the Honorable John Tran Written by AAPAAN Board Member Joseph Nah On April 4, 2013, the Virginia General Assembly elected Judge John Tran as the next Circuit Court Judge in Fairfax County, Virginia. By this election, Judge Tran became the first ever full-time Asian American Circuit Court Judge in a Virginia court. He […]
The 2013 Jack T. Chan Scholarship Recipients Written by AAPAAN Board Member Rick Holzheimer For 2013, AAPAAN awarded two separate $500 Jack T. Chen Scholarships to Jason Liao (2014) and Ruyin Liao (2014) at U.Va.-AAPAAN’s Signature Event and Gala. The Chen Scholarship was created to honor Jack T. Chen and the ideals of academic […]
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Interview with Marc Guzman A/APA Program Coordinator, Office of Dean of Students By Virginia Lu Tell us a little bit about yourself. First of all, my family has been all around the world before settling here in the mid-Atlantic. I was born in Kuwait because both my parents(who are both Filipino) were working there at […]
President Sullivan Hosts Reception for D.C. Area Alumni By Denise Chiang ’05 U.Va. President Teresa Sullivan hosted two receptions for alumni in the Washington D.C. area in early October, addressing future plans and challenges facing the University. Sullivan first focused on the University’s distinctive qualities, from its unique architecture with historical relevance to its long […]
Support the AAPAAN Jack T. Chen Memorial Scholarship You can make a difference in a student’s future. The holidays are a time for sharing joy with others. In that light, AAPAAN would like you to spread some holiday cheer to the next generation of Asian and Asian Pacific American leaders in our community and at […]
AAPAAN Announces Signature Event AAPAAN proudly announces its first ever “Signature Event” to be held in Charlottesville, Virginia on April 13, 2013. The “Signature Event” will provide an opportunity for alumni to return to Grounds once a year to reunite with AAPAAN, students, and U.Va. The event is intended to be an ambitious annual gathering […]