Stanford Asian Pacific American Alumni Club

04/26/2026

SAPAAC joined the Harvard Asian American Alumni Association () for the annual Spring Potluck Picnic in SF! Dozens of members brought sweet and savory dishes to share on a warm spring day in Alamo Square park.

04/26/2026

On April 25, 2026c SAPAAC hosted an event, KPop and the BTS Effect, a conversation with Professor Dafna Zur (East Asian Languages and Culture) and Jinwoo Park (, author of Oxford Soju Club), moderated by SAPAAC Secretary and Board Member Jean Park, in time for the Arirang concerts. The discussion was about BTS’s incredible journey, the cultural impact of their latest “Arirang” album, and the power of the Army, one of the most dedicated fandoms on the planet.

You can watch a replay here: https://youtu.be/K9SZ9q-0Nt4

03/10/2026

For our Seattle-area members, on Tuesday, March 31, 6:30 pm, we're hosting an interactive storytelling workshop with Luis Ortega, founder of Storytellers for Change. Participants are invited to explore the power of personal narrative as a tool for connection, reflection, and collective change, with a special focus on immigration stories, histories, and lived experiences. This workshop emphasizes storytelling not simply as communication, but as a practice of self-discovery, community building, and memory justice. It has been made possible through a generous donation by an alumnus and SAPAAC member.

We hope you will join us! Learn more and register here: https://groups.stanford.edu/topics/9361/events/164232

03/06/2026

Register: https://groups.stanford.edu/networks/events/166262 (For Stanford Alumni Only)

Join us for a virtual fireside chat with Stanford’s new Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football, Tavita Pritchard (‘09)!

Prior to Stanford, Coach Pritchard was the Quarterbacks coach for the Washington Commanders and was the former Offensive Coordinator for Stanford Football under David Shaw. On and off the field, Pritchard has spent time mentoring fellow Samoan and Polynesian youth in football, highlighting his own cultural heritage in a sport where less than 0.5% of NCAA football players identify as AAPI. Looking ahead to the 2026 season, Pritchard enters his inaugural year amidst recent football coach turnover at Stanford, playing in the bicoastal ACC, and helping raise the next generation of student-athletes on the Farm.

This conversation is moderated by SAPAAC Board Member and former Chair of the Stanford Axe Committee, Alex Hou (‘22).

“Tavita Pritchard is exactly the right head coach at the right time to help us build on the foundation of this season and lead Stanford football to its next great era. Coach Pritchard is a culture builder, a teacher of football of the highest caliber, and a humble yet determined servant leader who is committed to the success of Stanford’s student-athletes. I could not be more excited to welcome Tavita, Caroline and their family back to campus.”

- Andrew Luck (‘12), Stanford Football GM

02/25/2026

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:
SAPAAC is proud to announce our newly created Emory Lee Alumni Award, honoring the legacy of Emory Lee '59, MA '64, a pioneering advocate for Asian American students and communities at Stanford and beyond.

This award goes to a distinguished alumnus of either Stanford undergraduate or graduate school who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to Stanford and Asian American communities through leadership, service, and/or financial contribution.

The deadline to submit nominations has been extended to Friday, Feb. 27 at 5 pm PST. Submit your nominations here:

Any member of the Stanford community may nominate individuals for one or more of these awards. Self nominations are allowed. Members of the Stanford community are also encouraged to nominate across categories by nominating individuals who are not in their respective organizations or spheres of influ...

02/22/2026

Bay Area SAPAAC alums took the ferry from San Francisco to visit Angel Island, the “Ellis Island of the West”.
From 1910-1940, over 300,000 immigrants from 80 countries were detained and evaluated for weeks, months, or even years as they sought entry into the United States. Many Asian immigrants passed through Angel Island, with the plurality coming from China and significant numbers also hailing from India, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.
Nowadays, the island is both a beautiful state park and a preserved history of our not-too-distant past.

02/10/2026

A Celebration of Life for Emory Lee

February 19, 4:30 pm

Memorial Church, 450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA

Celebrate the life and legacy of Emory McCrea Lee, BA ’59, MA ’64, who co-founded SAPAAC and served as the club’s first board president. A reception on campus will follow the memorial service at the Arrillaga Alumni Center, 326 Galvez Street. RSVP here: https://pp.events/bWqnExY4

To honor Emory’s memoy, we have renamed our Alumni Award to the Emory Lee Alumni Award.

Read Lee’s full obituary here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rp8ha-PlzijbqijF9yOcE708Fsw4zSGE/view?usp=sharing

10/21/2025

SAPAAC alums were invited to an intimate conversation with creator (‘20) and actor (‘18) for the premiere weekend of . Belinda shared her journey from Okada and Counterpoint a capella at Stanford to producing and performing an entire musical while also working full-time on her own company!

10/20/2025

Thanks to everyone who attended SAPAAC’s Mix & Mingle event at Reunion this past weekend! We loved hanging out with you all and shooting the breeze over boba. A special thanks to Dan Kojiro, ’73, and the Class of 1975 residents of Junipero (aka Okada, Stanford’s Asian theme dorm) for sharing their experiences with us. 🌲🌴❤️❤️

10/19/2025

Join us for a virtual book discussion on November 2nd, 4 pm PT / 7 pm ET, with Stanford Professor Gordon H. Chang, PhD '87, and longtime SAPAAC member on his latest book, War, Race, and Culture: Journeys in Trans-Pacific and Asian American Histories, moderated by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, BA '92, MA '93, PhD '98, SAPAAC member and professor of history and Asian American Studies at UC Irvine.

Writing history, the systematic effort to understand the human past, is a demanding intellectual endeavor. For historian Gordon Chang, it has also been a personal and moral enterprise intimately connected to his commitment to realizing a better world. This career-spanning anthology brings together significant essays, developing conversations across his broad-ranging research interests and personal history and engaging a range of topics, from diplomatic history and Asian American history to art history.

Register here: https://groups.stanford.edu/topics/9361/events/143663

War, Race, and Culture is available for purchase from Stanford University Press. Use the promo code CHANG20 to receive 20% off at checkout: https://www.sup.org/books/history/war-race-and-culture