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A Conversation with George
Miyake '52 Reprise of the Tenth Annual Dwight Greene Symposium Three Kings Day Celebration and the BAC Memorial Prize Legacies of Success: "Charting Your Own Course" Special Reunion Commencement Events!
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SPRING 2003 NEWSLETTER VOL.3 NO.2 |
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News from the Asian Pacific American Alumni Council (APAAC)Contributed by Saeyun Lee '93, |
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Warmest
greetings and Happy Lunar New Year 2003! I am thrilled to announce that
Aimee Chang ’97 has volunteered to act as the APAAC representative to the
Wesleyan Club of New York City. At Wesleyan, Aimee was an economics major
and also devoted considerable academic time to her interest in French
language and literature. She participated in the university’s study abroad
program in Paris and spent a semester doing an independent study of the
French economy and unemployment issues. Upon graduation, she participated
in the financial analyst training program at the Bank of America in
Chicago, followed by two years of work with the organization in New York
City. After two more years of financial analysis with Credit Agricole
Indosuez, a French bank with corporate services in the U.S., she shifted
focus and moved to her current position in the finance department of the
advertising firm of J. Walter Thompson. Aimee will assist me with organizing local events such as the annual Lunar New Year celebration, events recognizing Asian Pacific American Awareness Month in April, and admission events in the fall. In addition, she will work closely with the New York City Club volunteers and other members of the Alumni of Color Network. I greatly appreciate her interest in contributing to the work of the Council! If you are interested in acting in a similar capacity in your area, please contact me at apaac@wesleyan.edu or SDL18@columbia.edu. Thank you! I am also quite pleased to inform you about the recent successes of filmmaker Eric Byler ’94. His most recent work, Charlotte Sometimes, a love story with an all-APA cast, has received significant attention from film critics and audiences alike. This independent film has been nominated for two 2003 Independent Spirit Awards, and received the Audience Award at the 2002 South by Southwest Film Festival, the Special Jury Award at the 2002 Florida Film Festival, and the Best Narrative Feature at the 2002 San Diego Asian Film Festival. For folks interested in more information about both the director and the film, the official Web site is www.CharlotteSometimesTheMovie.com. Eric presented screenings of both this work and his senior thesis film in February. Further information about local screenings is available on the Web site. Congratulations and good luck for the Spirit Awards! As always, if anyone is interested in the work of the Council, please do not hesitate to contact me. Future events, including local and campus activities, and specifically events for Reunion/Commencement 2003, will be announced via the APAAC and AOC Network e-mail systems. Thank you for your interest in the APAAC! |
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