Donation Matching Opportunity What is your American Dream? Whatever it is, I hope you are well on your way to achieving it. Or better yet, like me you have achieved it. For the young students who are just starting their journeys, there are many obstacles including financial stress. To give back to the community and […]
Welcome to AAPAAN’s first book club! We invite you to vote on the book of your choice to read and join us monthly to discuss the book. We’ll dive into its themes, plots, characters and how it relates to our Asian American experience. Please vote on the book through this form.
YARden Party The YARden event will be October 18, 2025, from 3-7 p.m., at the North Terrace and Van Lengen Lobby of the School of Architecture. This is a fantastic opportunity to reconnect, network, and celebrate our vibrant community on Grounds as well as a special showcase! Let us know you’re coming! Alumni from […]
Asian Student Union Shrinky Dink Social AAPAAN sponsored the Asian Student Union’s Shrinky Dink Social for first year and transfer students! New students got to gather in the Asian American Student Center and get to know one another early on in the new semester. DMV Topgolf Social The TopGolf Social was such a fun event […]
Hello, friends! We just released our 2024-2025 annual report, which demonstrates how UVA’s Asian and Asian Pacific American Alumni Network (AAPAAN) remained dedicated to its mission of establishing a network that fosters connections and provides support for Asian alumni within the University of Virginia community. Our engagement committee, led by Sanjeev Kumar (Com ’23, Col […]
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 […]