As the AACC celebrates its 30th anniversary, there is some great news to share about our neighbors at the NACC. Soon, the NACC will soon move into its own center, a new space located on 26 High Street (around the corner from us)! This is a great move for the growing Native American population at Yale as they need their own center and a space to call home that is apart from the current space they share with us at 295 Crown Street. We all are thrilled for the Native American community and congratulate them on this new chapter of their history at Yale. As you all know, our center is too small, even as a stand-alone center for the large Asian American population (in fact, the largest group of color on campus). It has been a shared center for many decades (first, with the Chicano students and then, with Native American students). Having multiple communities in the same center has not been easy for our communities and staffs. As we look ahead, having our own space is an exciting place to be for the Asian American students and alumni populations. It’s also an opportunity to re-imagine what we want our space to look like and how can alumni play a role in shaping our physical space as well as how we may make improvements to our facility. If anyone has suggestions, please email me directly at saveena.dhall@yale.edu. Again, our congratulations and best wishes to our friends at the NACC!
Video from AAAYA’s Southern California Day of Service site
2011 marked the third straight year that AAAYA participated in Yale’s Global Day of Service! On May 14, volunteers in Chicago, New York, Northern California, and Southern California did everything from plant flowers to sort clothes donations and even helped put on a benefit concert with the Yale Glee Club and Dukes Men!
It’s an impressive and inspiring showing of commitment to our communities. Thanks to the dozens of volunteers who showed up at our sites and the organizers who worked so hard to create these opportunities.
CHICAGO
Site: Chinatown, Chicago
Coordinator: Tiffany Co
Despite the weather not cooperating (it was 46 degrees and raining), we had 32 Yalies and guests participating in the 2011 Yale Day of Service co-sponsored by AAAYA Chicago and the Yale Club of Chicago. Working alongside our collaborator, the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, we joined forces to kick-off the Beautification of Chinatown campaign in Chicago. The day started with short and inspirational speeches to kick off the event, including thoughts from Commissioner John Daley and Chairman of the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Dominic Lai. Our group managed to plant all the flowers in various flower beds around Chinatown in 1.5 hours! We then proceeded to pick up garbage on the streets of Chinatown. Our turnout and efficiency impressed the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce. They said our group finished the planting in record time!
AAAYA Chicago (thanks to Gene Lee) also sponsored a BBQ that day as a post-Yale Day of Service get-together. Originally, the BBQ was held at the park at Lake Point Tower, but we decided to move it indoors given the cold and windy weather. We enjoyed delicious food, such as Korean kalbi, thanks to the grilling expertise of AAAYA members Gene Lee and Max Mong. AAAYA Chicago would like to thank everyone who participated on the Yale Day of Service. Not only did we give back to the community, a great time was had by all at both events!
As the AACC celebrates its 30th anniversary, there is some great news to share about our neighbors at the NACC. Soon, the NACC will soon move into its own center, a new space located on 26 High Street (around the corner from us)! This is a great move for the growing Native American population at Yale as they need their own center and a space to call home that is apart from the current space they share with us at 295 Crown Street. We all are thrilled for the Native American community and congratulate them on this new chapter of their history at Yale. As you all know, our center is too small, even as a stand-alone center for the large Asian American population (in fact, the largest group of color on campus). It has been a shared center for many decades (first, with the Chicano students and then, with Native American students). Having multiple communities in the same center has not been easy for our communities and staffs. As we look ahead, having our own space is an exciting place to be for the Asian American students and alumni populations. It’s also an opportunity to re-imagine what we want our space to look like and how can alumni play a role in shaping our physical space as well as how we may make improvements to our facility. If anyone has suggestions, please email me directly at saveena.dhall@yale.edu. Again, our congratulations and best wishes to our friends at the NACC!
Despite the weather not cooperating (it was 46 degrees and raining), we had 32 Yalies and guests participating in the 2011 Yale Day of Service co-sponsored by AAAYA Chicago and the Yale Club of Chicago. Working alongside our collaborator, the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, we joined forces to kick-off the Beautification of Chinatown campaign in Chicago. The day started with short and inspirational speeches to kick off the event, including thoughts from Commissioner John Daley and Chairman of the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Dominic Lai. Our group managed to plant all the flowers in various flower beds around Chinatown in 1.5 hours! We then proceeded to pick up garbage on the streets of Chinatown. Our turnout and efficiency impressed the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce. They said our group finished the planting in record time!
AAAYA Chicago (thanks to Gene Lee) also sponsored a BBQ that day as a post-Yale Day of Service get-together. Originally, the BBQ was held at the park at Lake Point Tower, but we decided to move it indoors given the cold and windy weather. We enjoyed delicious food, such as Korean kalbi, thanks to the grilling expertise of AAAYA members Gene Lee and Max Mong. AAAYA Chicago would like to thank everyone who participated on the Yale Day of Service. Not only did we give back to the community, a great time was had by all at both events!