Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance

H4A Paid Members have until December 20, 2023 to cast their vote.

H4A is looking to hire a part-time digital communications coordinator to run our website, newsletter, and social media accounts. Are you the perfect fit?

Want to learn about how you can get involved in H4A? Join us for our virtual General Membership Meeting on Nov. 1!

Submit your nomination materials by Nov. 14, 2023

H4A held its Fourth Global Summit from Oct. 13-15, 2023 at Harvard. This jam-packed weekend was a memorable one for all!

Previous H4A Summit Story Slams focused on the Asian American trope, “Where are you REALLY from?” In the spellbinding Oct. 14, 2023 Slam, six master Harvard storytellers moved on, drilling into: “Who am I?  Where do I go from here?”  

Join hundreds of Harvard Asian and Asian American alumni, students, and faculty for an exciting weekend of inspiration, engagement, and connection! Register at http://summit2023.haaaa.net/

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on, "Race-Based Silo-ing: Intraracial vs. Interracial Relationships."

H4A is thrilled to once again host our annual Reunion Reception to welcome back alumni, their families, and the greater Harvard community.

Join H4A-SoCal for lunch in Chinatown and a visit to the Los Angeles Lodge!

To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Bamboo Circle will be hosting a trivia night at Pao Arts Center.

Harvard's Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging will host this year's Asian Affinity Graduation.

Join us for a conversation with Teresa Hsiao and Cherry Chevapravatdumrong

Join H4A NYC, Princeton A4P, & Dartmouth APAA for dim sum and comedy!

Join us for a picnic in Central Park!

Join us at the National Museum of Asian Art and for an outing at Bindaas

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on "Instilling Awareness: How do we teach future generations about race?"

Come hang out and gorge on some delicious dumplings with your H4A community!

Happy Lunar New Year! H4A Philadelphia invites you to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit (a symbol of longevity, peace and hope) over dim sum!

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on "Race and Corporate Leadership: Strategies for climbing that ladder."

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on, "Preserving Cultures: How do we maintain ethnic identity in current and future generations?"

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on, "Cultural Pedagogy: How race matters in a classroom."

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on "Race and Health: Equity and Justice."

Please join us to welcome Erika Lee, newly appointed Bae Family Professor of History, at a rooftop reception in SoHo on Thursday, Oct. 13, 6-8 pm ET.

Join Harvardwood and H4A for a virtual conversation with novelist Winnie M. Li (AB '00) about her latest novel COMPLICIT, which explores #MeToo in the film industry.

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on "Race and Technology: Biases and Implications."

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on "Race, Gender, and Identity: Intersections of race with gender."

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on Preserving Cultures: How do we maintain ethnic identity in current and future generations?

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on Workplace Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access: Initiatives, Lessons, Impacts, and Improvements

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on Multiracial Identities and Relationships: Bridging Cultures.

In this workshop, we will look at the craft of autobiographical theatrical work and plant some seeds for you to grow your own play or other artistic work.

Join your fellow H4A members for drinks, snacks and fun at a residence in Costa Mesa, near South Coast Plaza.

Joe Bae (AB '94) is a philanthropist, co-CEO of KKR, and lead funder with his wife Janice Lee (AB '94) of the recent gifts to Harvard Asian American Studies.

This Ocean Month, join H4A and the Friends of the LA River on the Great LA River Cleanup event!

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations) on, “Pride, Family, and Drag: Asian LGBTQIA+ communities”.

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations) on, “What’s in our name? Ethnicity, Identity, and Culture”.

Join H4A for a virtual conversation with Abigail Hing Wen (AB '99), NY Times bestselling author and executive producer of Loveboat, Taipei.

Join H4A and HLAA for networking via random breakout rooms!

Our reception will take place Saturday, June 4th, from 3-5 PM at The Maharaja.

Save the date for H4A's reunion in June! Registration details will be available in the May newsletter.

Our H4A DC chapter is hosting a get-together on Friday, May 13th, at the Tower Club in Tysons Corner for our members to meet H4A president Athena Lao (AB '12).

Join H4A and Harvardwood for a book discussion w/ co-authors Jeff Yang AB '89, Phil Yu, and Philip Wang of "RISE: A Pop History of Asian American from the Nineties to Now"!

Come join H4A Boston in showing AAPI heritage pride at Fenway Park for the annual Asian-American & Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration on May 3rd!

Join H4A for our first-ever Harvard Diversity Discussions, organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98), Eugene Shen (AB '93), and Jamie Villanueva (ALM '18).

Calling all Philadelphia-based H4A members! You are invited to a member appreciation dinner at Wilder (2009 Sansom) on May 1 at 5:30 PM, organized by Christine (Hu) Barchick (AB '12).

Join us on Sunday, May 1st, at 12p ET at Lowell Lecture Hall to kick off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a compelling storytelling hour.

As SFFA v. Harvard moves toward its Supreme Court briefing, the attorneys who represent H4A and 25 other Harvard alumni and student groups as amici supporting race-conscious admissions and affirmative action will share info and answer questions about the

As SFFA v. Harvard moves toward its Supreme Court briefing, the attorneys who represent H4A and 25 other Harvard alumni and student groups as amici supporting race-conscious admissions and affirmative action will share info and answer questions about the

H4A will be hosting our first-ever Harvard Diversity Discussion, organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98) and Jujube Li (MLA '15)!

H4A LA's first in-person event since the pandemic began is here! Please join us for free food + drinks (sponsored by H4A member, Anna Joo Fee of goodfin) at Father's Office in Culver City on Tuesday, April 26, from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Calling all artists! H4A is holding a merch design contest with a $500 cash prize. The contest is open to all, so please don't hesitate to forward this opportunity to anyone creative in mind!

Want to hang out online, with no agenda, just socializing? Come join us on Wednesday, February 23, 3-4 pm Eastern, for an hour of a drop-in social, comprised of breakout rooms based on the shared interests of H4A attendees.

Are you interested in learning more about H4A and how you can get involved? Then check us out (virtually) at the HAA SIG Showcase on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 8 PM ET!

Welcome to Your City is right around the corner! On Thursday, October 21, alumni in cities around the world will come together to welcome members of the Class of 2021 to their new cities!

Join us on Sept. 25 for the 5 best personal stories submitted by members of the Unity orgs and selected by our distinguished judges. Read more about the winning storytellers here!

With Franklin Leonard ('00), founder of The Black List, and Celeste Ng ('02), author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You; moderated by Jeff Yang ('89), CNN contributor; author of the forthcoming book Rise

Don't forget to register for Unity Weekend and related H4A events

The topics will include the creation and production of the Awkwafina series, Teresa’s career, and an upcoming feature film on which Teresa is a co-writer, along with Adele Lim and Cherry Chevapravatdumrong. There will be time for an audience Q&A.

Please join this hands-on Unity workshop with officials and campaign experts to learn how to get elected or appointed to office

Participants will be equipped with how to create brave spaces where difficult conversations can happen.

Join us to learn about the current desperate situation in India and how alumni can help

50 Harvard Clubs and Shared Interest Groups are coming together to hear from H4A about anti-Asian racism and how to support Asian Americans

This event will tell the incredible story of the relationship between the people of Ireland and the Indigenous Peoples of North America—especially the Choctaw, Navajo, and Hopi people. An amazing giving circle was started by a gift of $170 from the Choc

Please join the HAA and its co-sponsoring Shared Interest Groups for the next program in our Unity Webinar series: a conversation with Sherri Charleston, Harvard University's Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and one of the nation’s leading experts

Join us for a Feb. 22nd discussion with the editors and authors of a book by Harvard students, exploring themes of immigrant communities, heritage, belonging and the model minority stereotype

Join Harvard faculty and fellow alumni for a conversation on the past, present, and future of reparations.

To Open or to Close? Inside a City's COVID Dilemma, with Dr. Jay Varma ('93), NYC Senior Advisor for Public Health

Financial planning for Asian-American executives and dual career couples

Alumni on the frontlines of COVID-19 vaccine development will answer your burning questions about the "fastest vaccine ever"

Alumni are invited to observe the lectures by the faculty finalists for the new Ethnic Studies positions

For 48 years, students have demanded an Ethnic Studies program at Harvard, leading protest marches, sit-ins, teach-ins and even a hunger strike. What is Ethnic Studies anyway, and why do students care so much?

Among the most intractable racial disparities exacerbated by the pandemic are those in education. How are the schooling disruptions affecting different communities? How are colleges meeting students' needs? How will education policies be affected?

The Harvard Club of Southern California and the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance have reserved a limited number of tickets for a performance at the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse, and David will be joining us for a post-perfor

Our first Race and the Pandemic webinar on April 19th sparked such a rich discussion that many of you asked for another session. The Navajo Nation has now surpassed New York State for the highest COVID-19 infection rate in the country, so our next panel h

Join the fireside livestream chat with Lea Salonga (Tony-Award Singer/Actress, Mulan and Jasmine), Cecilia Mejia (Producer, "Yellow Rose"), and Abigail Hing Wen (Author, "Loveboat, Taipei") as they share their perspectives on utilizing their platforms as

Join our conversation with Oscar-nominated director Renee Tajima-Peña '80 and alumni featured in the groundbreaking new TV series "Asian Americans," airing in May

Please join us Tuesday, April 23rd, at 8:30 PM ET for a discussion with our very own Margaret Chin (AB '84) and Buck Gee (MBA '80) who have extensively researched, written about, and presented on this topic.

Join the Harvard Club of Southern California along with the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance at our annual Lunar New Year event. The afternoon will include a ten-course Chinese banquet (including Peking Duck) as well as a conversation with Chia-Chia

After our NYC reading group launched with a bang in January, we are having our second meeting on Wednesday, March 18th, 7-9 pm.

Asian American Women and the Archives

Please join us for a theater and dinner outing on Sunday, Feb. 23, to see the new play Cambodian Rock Band, by award-winning playwright Lauren Yee.

Join the HCSC and the H4A to witness the fiery pianist, Yuja Wang, perform with the LA Phil.

Meet fellow alumni and H4A leaders from around the country, including President Jeannie Park and Boston Chapter head Tony Hung—and special guests. Learn more about H4A and share your ideas. Hear about issues like Ethnic Studies and the admissions lawsui

Join the DC chapter for a New Year Happy Hour—and Shanghai Chinese Opera performance after

Meet up with classmates from '84, '94, '99, '04, '09 and '14 over Indian snacks at Maharaja. Make new friends as you connect with our global network of 6,000 alumni. Families and alumni from all classes welcomed!

Join us for Dim Sum in NYC on January 26th!

Return to Harvard with hundreds of graduates to hear from "Innovators • Instigators • Inspirers"—fellow alumni who are making their mark in an array of fields. Learn, connect, dig into hot topics and leave with new ideas. You won't want to miss it!

Join fellow alumni to watch this hot summer movie in its opening days!

Classes of '68, '83, '93, '98, '03, '08 and '13 (and anyone else near Harvard!): Reunite with old friends and make new connections at this lively annual gathering during the College Reunions on campus

Meet fellow alumni and H4A leadership. Learn about Summit #3, coming Oct. 26-28. Raise a glass to the authors of Straight A's, a book of essays originating in a 2014 Asian American Studies class at Harvard.

Meet the new Executive Committee and Board of H4A, plus administrators, faculty and student leaders who are involved with diversity, ethnic studies and admissions!

Join us for our annual joint reception with the South Asian Alumni Alliance. Held each year in Cambridge in conjunction with Commencement and College Reunions.