<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Williams Asian & Asian American Alumni Network</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:ephwaaaan@gmail.com">ephwaaaan@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 3:18 PM<br>Subject: Greetings from the Williams Asian & Asian American Alumni Network (WAAAAN)<br>To: Ashley Shan <<a href="mailto:as65@williams.edu">as65@williams.edu</a>>, Serah Park <<a href="mailto:sp29@williams.edu">sp29@williams.edu</a>>, Anj Raman <<a href="mailto:ar19@williams.edu">ar19@williams.edu</a>>, Kayla Chang <<a href="mailto:kc27@williams.edu">kc27@williams.edu</a>>, Katherine Bai <<a href="mailto:kyb1@williams.edu">kyb1@williams.edu</a>>, Edward Li <<a href="mailto:el13@williams.edu">el13@williams.edu</a>>, Ria Kedia <<a href="mailto:rk18@williams.edu">rk18@williams.edu</a>>, Aishvarya Bedi <<a href="mailto:ab33@williams.edu">ab33@williams.edu</a>>, Hannah Yoon <<a href="mailto:hy4@williams.edu">hy4@williams.edu</a>>, Kushal Dhakal <<a href="mailto:kd15@williams.edu">kd15@williams.edu</a>>, Himal Pandey <<a href="mailto:hrp3@williams.edu">hrp3@williams.edu</a>>, Robin Kitazono <<a href="mailto:rrk2@williams.edu">rrk2@williams.edu</a>>, Rika Nakato <<a href="mailto:rn6@williams.edu">rn6@williams.edu</a>>, Gautam Ramasamy <<a href="mailto:gr6@williams.edu">gr6@williams.edu</a>>, Prom Kingchatchaval <<a href="mailto:pk8@williams.edu">pk8@williams.edu</a>>, Zayneb Moin <<a href="mailto:zm3@williams.edu">zm3@williams.edu</a>>, Lamia Haque <<a href="mailto:ljh1@williams.edu">ljh1@williams.edu</a>>, Sama Kreidi <<a href="mailto:stk2@williams.edu">stk2@williams.edu</a>>, Taki, Dania <<a href="mailto:dat6@williams.edu">dat6@williams.edu</a>>, Lorelei Lin <<a href="mailto:lyl3@williams.edu">lyl3@williams.edu</a>>, Timothy Chen <<a href="mailto:thc1@williams.edu">thc1@williams.edu</a>>, Matthew Wu <<a href="mailto:mw17@williams.edu">mw17@williams.edu</a>>, Shangbo Jing <<a href="mailto:tj1@williams.edu">tj1@williams.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:jmc8@williams.edu">jmc8@williams.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We hope this school year has gotten off to a good start for all of your organizations (and if we've missed anyone, please let us know). We wanted to take a moment to introduce the Williams Asian & Asian American Alumni Network (WAAAAN) and invite you to partner with us. </div><div style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">WAAAAN was form<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">ed</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> 30 years ago</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> as a</span> resource for support, advice and networking for Asian and Asian American Williams alumni and students. Its goals are to:</div><div style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><ul><li><span>Strengthen relationships among Asian and Asian American alumni and the College</span></li><li><span>Encourage discussion and awareness of issues facing the Asian and Asian American community both at and outside of the College</span></li><li><span>Promote social justice alongside other Williams alumni networks</span></li></ul><div>Last year WAAAAN hosted two career panels for students (focusing on law and tech) and a networking event with alumni representing more than a dozen industries. We created a summer program matching students with local alumni across the country and hosted picnics, hikes, museum outings and parties for Asian American Williams students and alumni. We also sponsored an information session on the new Asian American Studies program and continue to have active conversations with the department.<br></div><div><br></div><div>We want
to know how we can be a resource for you in 2023-24. Career advising? Talks? Zoom
social events? Something else? Please send us your thoughts,
suggestions and ideas.</div><div><br></div><div>For those among your membership who are looking for greater engagement (and perhaps a paragraph on their resume), <b>WAAAAN is looking for some student connections on campus. </b>We need some occasional administrative assistance making posters and graphics, help boosting our social media presence, and help getting the word out about our events and learning what's going on campus. The time commitment would be very flexible. Anyone who's interested can email us at <a href="mailto:ephwaaaan@gmail.com" target="_blank">ephwaaaan@gmail.com</a>.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Lastly, WAAAAN and the Office of Alumni Engagement would like to invite you to stop by The Log after Saturday's game for some snacks, socializing and swag. <br></div><div><br></div><div>
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</div><div></div><div>Hope to see you there! With best wishes for the year,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thuy Tran '84<br>Vidisha Patel '85<br>Audrey Chan '89<br>Shawei Wang '96<br>Janet Ho '03<br></div><div><i>WAAAAN Steering Committee</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>
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Williams Asian & Asian American Network (WAAAAN) is a resource for
support, advice and contacts to Asian and Asian American alumni,
students, and the College. Its mission is to forge lifelong
relationships among Asian and Asian American alumni; to preserve and
enrich the bond between Asian and Asian American alumni and the College;
to encourage discussion and awareness of issues and concerns facing the
Asian and Asian American community within and outside of the College;
to promote social justice alongside other Williams College alumni
networks.</i><br></div><div style="color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="segoe ui, helvetica neue, sans-serif"><i>Interested in learning more? Contact us <a href="https://forms.gle/qReQ4UiJuLY5T3vn9" title="https://forms.gle/qReQ4UiJuLY5T3vn9" style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">here</a> or at <a href="mailto:ephwaaaan@gmail.com" style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">ephwaaaan@gmail.com</a>.</i></font></div></div><div>
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