Events

Life After Yale: Careers – A Candid View

The Legal Profession

 This event is the first in a series covering different professions and will feature three panelists representing the respective disciplines of outside litigation, general counsel, and outside corporate finance/M&A. This series is jointly supported by the Association of Asian American Yale Alumni (AAAYA), the Yale Alumni Association of New York (YAANY) and Yale University. The remainder of the series will cover investment banking (April 23), consulting, medical and entrepreneurship.

 The panel discussion will be held in New York City, but will be simultaneously broadcast via video conference to Room 119, William Harkness Hall at Yale University at 100 Wall Street, and over the internet as a webinar.

 Time: Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 4:30 pm to 6 pm EST

 Registration: http://lifeafteryale.eventbrite.com/

Panelists:

Bijan Amini, Officer and Co-Founding Principal, Storch Amini Munves PC

Sandra Leung, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Alice Young, Partner and Asia-Pacific Chair, Kaye Scholer LLP

Moderator and Organizer:

Peter Young, President and Managing Director, Young & Partners LLC

Locations and Webinar:

New York Location: Conference Room 22B at Kaye Scholer LLP, 425 Park Avenue,

Yale Videoconference Location: Room 119, William Harkness Hall, 100 Wall Street

Webinar: Internet presentation website and conference call

Topics:

• •         Where is the profession heading (good and bad)?
• •         How do you get into the profession and what is the typical career path?
• •         What are the myths versus the realities?
• •         What are the characteristics of people who tend to do well and are happy in the profession?
• •         What types of people tend not to do well or end up unhappy and why?
• •         If you don’t stay in the profession until retirement, what are the exit routes to other professions?

 Biographies: read more…

When:  Saturday, April  14, 2012 from 3-6:30 p.m.

Where:  East Village/ Flatiron Area

What:  10 undergraduates will come to NYC to network with alumni while bowling at Bowlmor Lanes and feasting at Shake Shack. This highly engaging and popular event encourages undergraduates to explore various career paths through discussions with alumni. We are looking for alumni with diverse career paths to advise students. If you are interested in participating, please contact pamela.shen@aya.yale.edu.

RSVP: http://yalela.tix.com | 800-595-4849

Join the Yale Club of DC on Saturday, January 28, as we ring in the Lunar New Year with a dim sum extravaganza! Enjoy traditional dim sum at Oriental East Restaurant, conveniently located near the Metro (Red line, Silver Sprint station).

RSVP by January 23 on Facebook. We will be at the restaurant at 10:30 am – although the restaurant opens at 11 am, crowds start forming early. (Out of courtesy to the others in line, we will not be holding slots for latecomers!)

For more information about Oriental East, please see http://www.orientaleast.com/

Xin nian kuai le!

6:30 PM
Dim Sum Reception

7:30 PM
Golden Unicorn Dragon Special – 10 Course Banquet
Performances from Yale alumni and Chinatown’s Yung Wing School (P.S.124)
Award Ceremony and Presentation to David Henry Hwang
Raffle Prizes

After-Party and Cash Bar

Co-sponsored by the Yale Alumni Association of New York.

Photo by Lia Chang

This year’s honoree will be David Henry Hwang, playwright.

He is the author of the Tony Award winning play M. Butterfly. His current hit on Broadway is Ch’inglish.

All proceeds from the dinner will benefit the AAAYA Yale Community Service Summer Fellowship Program.

Past placements have included the Museum of Chinese in America, the Korean American Community Foundation, Asian American Writers Workshop, New York Asian Women’s Center, Coalition of Asian American Children & Families & the Asian American Arts Alliance.

AAAYA is a 501(c)3 corporation. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Thanks to everyone who attended! If you missed the event, you can still make a tax-deductible donation to support our internship program:

The creator of our Year of the Dragon logo is Jinjin Sun, YC ’10.