UPCOMING EVENTS
New York Climate Week Panel and Mixer
September 25, 5:30-8 pm
The Nature Conservancy, 322 8th Avenue, 14th Floor, New York
Cost: $20
Register: https://groups.stanford.edu/topics/9361/events/140352
Join SAPAAC and other Stanford alumni for a Climate Week NYC panel discussion and happy hour on the future of climate innovation!
Hear from Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability faculty on how Stanford is tackling funding challenges in the current environment, and cultivating initiatives like its Accelerator to amplify the university's role in climate tech innovation. We will also be in conversation with Stanford University Graduate School of Business alumni in the climate VC and machine learning spaces, discussing how geopolitics and trade policy are shaping investment risks and opportunities in the energy transition.
Co-hosted by SAPAAC; the GSB alumni chapter; and Stanford Alumni in Sustainability.
Serica Storytellers with SAPAAC: Yiming Ma | These Memories Do Not Belong To Us
September 30, 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET
Virtual
Register: https://www.sericainitiative.org/event-details/serica-storytellers-with-sapaac-yiming-ma-these-memories-do-not-belong-to-us
Join us for a conversation with Yiming Ma, MBA 2018, author of These Memories Do Not Belong To Us. For fans of Cloud Atlas and The Power, Ma’s novel is a hauntingly beautiful and prescient debut set in a future where a renamed China is the sole global superpower.
S-JAN and SAPAAC Fall Celebration - Sukkot & Mid-Autumn Festival Dinner
October 9, 6-8:30 pm
MR. Broadway Kosher Restaurant, 209 W 38th St, New York, NY
Cost: $20 deposit, please bring cash to cover the rest of your tab in person
Register: https://groups.stanford.edu/topics/9361/events/139487
Join the Stanford Asian Pacific American Alumni Club (SAPAAC) and the Stanford Jewish Alumni Network (S-JAN) to celebrate holidays from our two communities, Sukkot and Mid-Autumn Festival, with a dinner at Mr. Broadway Kosher Restaurant in Manhattan.
Mid-Autumn Festival (this year on October 6th) is a Chinese holiday that celebrates the full moon, a grand harvest, and quality time with loved ones. The festival is traditionally celebrated with moongazing, lighting paper lanterns under a full moon and eating mooncakes and being with family and friends.
Sukkot (October 6–13 this year) is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest and the Israelites’ journey in the desert. It is marked by eating in a sukkah, spending time with family and friends, and rejoicing with the lulav and etrog.
Co-hosted by SAPAAC and the Stanford Jewish Alumni Network (S-JAN).
Welcome to California!
California SAPAAC members and future members! Please join SAA and fellow alumni as we gather and welcome new grads and recent arrivals to the SF/Bay Area, Los Angeles Area, and Greater Sacramento!
- For the SF/Bay Area event on October 8, register here.
- For the Los Angeles Area event on October 12, register here.
- For Greater Sacramento on October 14, register here.
If you’re new(-ish) to the area, come meet other alumni who can help you get acquainted with navigating SF/LA. If you’ve been here a minute, come help the new arrivals by sharing your favorite spots and more.
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Dinner/Potsticker Party in Orange County
October 4, 5:30-8 pm
Residence of Stanford alum in Huntington Beach, CA
Register: https://groups.stanford.edu/topics/9361/events/141335
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with us! Mid-Autumn Festival (or Zhong Qiu Jie) is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese or other Asian cultures. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The Full moon is on Monday Oct 6, where the moon is at its fullest and brightest. This festival is marked by gatherings of family and friends, and giving thanks for the harvest and to each other through mooncakes.
Hosted by SAPAAC, Orange County Stanford Association, GSB Orange County. Contact Kim Chan, [email protected].
Author Talk: Jeff Chang’s Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America
October 9, 6-8 pm
Clubhouse Ballroom, 1st Floor, 524 Lasuen Mall, Stanford
Register: https://luma.com/wtmn6h05
Join us for an evening conversation celebrating Jeff Chang’s new book Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America. A cultural biography of the legend Bruce Lee, set against the extraordinary, untold story of the rise of Asian America—from the author of the award-winning classic Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, Who We Be, We Gon Be Alright, and one of the finest culture observers of our era.
The conversation will be moderated by beloved Stanford Professor David Palumbo-Liu, the Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor of Comparative Literature. Hosted by Asian American Activities Center, Institute for Diversity in the Arts, SAPAAC, Asian American Research Center, Asian American Studies.
SAPAAC Presents: AAPI Mix & Mingle at Reunion 2025
October 18, 2-4 pm
Old Union Ballroom, 520 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA
Cost: Free for alumni, students and children; $10 for non-alumni guests
Register: https://groups.stanford.edu/topics/9361/events/139284
Join fellow AAPI alumni to celebrate our common experiences as AAPI students at Stanford! Refreshments will be served. Programming will include a panel of Okada House’s first class of freshman residents on their 50th reunion.
Stanford Day at "Silicon Valley—The Musical" + Pre-Show Talk
October 19, 2:15-5:30 pm
Potrero Stage, 1695 18th St, San Francisco, CA
RSVP for the pre-show talk: https://groups.stanford.edu/networks/events/142982
Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copy-of-silicon-valley-the-musical-tickets-1666253090849?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Note: A ticket for the musical is required to attend the pre-show talk.
Join us for a special pre-show talk featuring composer and lyricist Belinda Mo ('20) and actor/SAPAAC Board Member Andrew Jabara ('18, MS '19) before the Sunday performance of Silicon Valley: the Musical! You will be granted early access to attend the talk at 2:15 pm (the musical starts at 3 pm).
A comedic satire and love letter to San Francisco tech culture, Silicon Valley: the Musical is inspired by the wacky experiences that Belinda and her co-writers have seen across the Bay Area. Classmates-turned-cofounders Quinn (starring Belinda Mo) and Dave drop out of MIT and move to San Francisco to start a robotics company called RobotMe. What begins as a dream to change the world quickly spirals into rejection from VCs, founder conflict, and societal backlash (let's just say things get very complicated when your cleaning robot starts having feelings).
Author Talk: Professor Gordon Chang's War, Race, and Culture
November 2, 4 pm PT / 7 pm ET
Virtual
Registration details to come soon
Join us for a virtual book discussion with Stanford Professor Gordon Chang on his latest book, War, Race, and Culture: Journeys in Trans-Pacific and Asian American Histories, moderated by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, SAPAAC member and professor of history and Asian American Studies at UC Irvine.
"The Monkey King" at San Francisco Opera - Pre-Performance Reception and Talk
November 22, 6:30-7:30 pm
War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Purchase your ticket here: https://www.sfopera.com/OFFERS Enter code STANFORDNIGHT30 to receive a discount price.
RSVP: https://groups.stanford.edu/topics/9361/events/132680
Join us for an exclusive pre-performance reception before the Nov. 22, 2025 performance of San Francisco Opera's exciting world-premiere opera, The Monkey King. We'll meet on the Loggia of the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House to enjoy hosted wine and remarks by Dr. Clifford "Kip" Cranna, PhD '84, San Francisco Opera's Dramaturg Emeritus, about the creation of this brand-new opera.
Based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, this action-packed opera combines high-energy music and text with puppetry, dance, Peking opera, and Buddhist sutras to tell the tale of the Monkey King’s beginnings.
Award-winning director Diane Paulus and puppeteer Basil Twist conjure up a whimsical world of gods, tricksters, superheroes, and rebels. Huang Ruo’s soaringly beautiful, energized score and David Henry Hwang’s, Stanford '79, incisive libretto blend traditional Chinese and contemporary Western styles into an extraordinary work that gives new voice to this enduring story. Carolyn Kuan makes her Company debut on the podium.
