USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association

Did you know white tea should be brewed with hot water at 195 degrees and black tea at 205, while green tea at 175/165? 🍵🫖🥵

Bay Area Trojans gained a wealth of knowledge about the tea brewing process, the different tea categories, and so much more this past Sunday! Thank you Chih Hui Burns and for a wonderful tea tasting experience!

Shout out to Stacey W. (‘80) for suggesting the venue! Huge CONGRATS to Carl and Karan (‘24) for attending their first event after graduating! ✌🏼

USC APAA scholarship applications are NOW EXTENDED until Sunday, March 10th.

More info - alumni.usc.edu/apaa/scholarships

🎞️ APAA and USC Asian Pacific Cinema Association are excited to announce the next five films slated to be screened at this year's 7th Annual USC Asian Pacific Film Fest 2024! RSVP - bit.ly/uscapff2024

Look forward to our upcoming posts as we feature our special jurors of the night. Fight On!✌️

📍Ray Stark Family Theatre
⏰ March 3, 2024 at 2-5pm
👠 Business Casual dresscode
🎟️ $25 per person (current USC students free) *Proceeds will go toward Jon M. Chu APAA Cinematic Arts Scholarship

🎞️ APAA and USC Asian Pacific Cinema Association are excited to announce the first five films slated to be screened at this year's 7th Annual USC Asian Pacific Film Fest 2024! RSVP - bit.ly/uscapff2024

Look forward to our upcoming posts as we feature the rest of the slated film, plus our special jurors of the night. Fight On! ✌️

📍Ray Stark Family Theatre
⏰ March 3, 2024 at 2-5pm
👠 Business Casual dresscode
🎟️ $25 per person (current USC students free) *Proceeds will go toward Jon M. Chu APAA Cinematic Arts Scholarship

The USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association and
USC Asian Pacific Cinema Association present the 7th annual USC Asian Pacific Film Fest!

📅 Sunday, March 3rd
🕐 2:00pm - 5:00pm PT
📍 Ray Stark Theatre - USC School of Cinematic Arts
🎟️ $25 per person, FREE for current USC students
⭐️ Sponsorship Opporunities Available (Gold, Producing, Presenting)

All proceeds will benefit the Jon M. Chu APAA Cinematic Arts Scholarship. All contributions are tax deductible with exception of $20 per ticket. USC tax ID #95-1642394.

RSVP - bit.ly/uscapff2024

Happy Lunar New Year to our Trojan family, friends, & followers!

May the Year of the Dragon bring you hope, prosperity, and unity! 🍊🧧🏮🐉✌🏼

It’s the year of the Dragon! To kick off the New Year, we are hosting an event at Peking Tavern in Little Tokyo to celebrate the occasion and meet our fellow USC Alumni!

📅 Thursday, March 7th
🕡 7pm PT
📍 (236 S Los Angeles St suite G, Los Angeles, CA 90012)
🎟️ $20 per person ($22 at the door) - Payment info on RSVP form

Appetizers and drinks are covered. Validated garage parking.

RSVP - tinyurl.com/apaa-yac-spring-social

Congratulations U-M AAAPI Alumni Club Alumni Association of the University of Michigan! 🏈🏆

We'll see you at The Big House in September!

Happy New Year, Trojan Family! Onwards in 2024.✌️

From our Trojan family to yours, Happy Holidays! ✌️🎄

The USC APAA Board of Directors wish you a joyous holiday season! 🎄

☀️✌️

See ya in San Diego! ☀️✌️

Coach Lynn, welcome to the Trojan Family! ✌️

USC Football has announced the hire of D’Anton Lynn as its new Defensive Coordinator!

Thank you for your service and efforts, Patrick!

Today, we announced a new chapter for the USC Alumni Association.

https://alumni.usc.edu/announcement/

Happy Thanksgiving, and friends! ♥️💛

is this Saturday! There's still time to register for our Homecoming Tailgate in the heart of campus! Festivities begin at 12:30PM. RSVP link in bio - bit.ly/uscapaahomecoming23

Paid admission includes an all-you-can-eat The Park's Finest, unlimited hosted bar service, exclusive giveaways and fun activities for the whole family.

We hope to see you there!

Fighting On in San Francisco with our Board and Bay Area Trojans! Energized by the Pep Rally and ready to 🐻✌️

Join us for an exclusive film screening of When We Danced—a short film by Filipino-Irish American filmmaker Ryan Moore '04 on campus this Friday, October 20th!

The winner of the Best Short Film Award (Special Jury Award) at the 23rd Annual Beverly Hills Film Festival, When We Danced tells the touching story of a Filipino immigrant searching for a better life in America. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with Ryan Moore and cast members Darion Basco, Thel Bringas and Jace Izuno.

This event is sponsored by USC Asian Pacific Cinema Association, USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association, and USC Troy Philippines.

See you at the screening!

Friday, October 20 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
(doors open at 5:00 p.m.)

Free (seating is first-come, first-served; arrive early to secure your seat)

USC Norris Cinema Theatre
3507 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, CA 90007

Register here - bit.ly/uscapaafahmoct23

Wishing you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 🌕🥮

The Bay Area Committee members spent this past Saturday collaborating at our annual retreat. The committee reviewed the success of our past events, participated in a team building exercise, and started planning events for the 2023-24 year!

Thank you Executive Director, Grace Shiba, for helping make this retreat a success!

Check the link in our bio to stay up to date with our events and watch this space for our next event! ✌️

Our hearts go out to our Trojan Family in Hawaii affected by the wildfires in Maui and Big Island. This has been a devastating week and for those looking to help, here are some resources:

Hawaii Community Foundation
hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong

Aina Momona
kaainamomona.org

Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
hawaiiancouncil.org

LāHui Foundation
lahuifoundation.org

Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.
meoinc.org

Maui Food Bank
mauifoodbank.org

Stay strong and fight on! Mahalo!

Maui Strong Fund Maui Strong

💡 DID YOU KNOW 💡
..that the USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association (USC APAA), originally called the Asian Pacific American Support Group, moved under the umbrella of the USC Alumni Association in 2001.

Since its foundation, the APAA has continued to support USC alumni of Asian Pacific origin/descent and helped to connect them with the university and one another. The group hosts many meaningful and relevant programs, many of which raise scholarship funds for current USC students.

Visit alumni.usc.edu/alumni100 to check out our interactive timeline and learn more about the history of alumni involvement at USC.

APAA YAC end of year dinner! Thanks all for all of your hard work this school year!

Summer Zapata, PsyD received her doctorate from Alliant International University. Her professional interests include anxiety disorders, panic attacks, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, social anxiety, phobias, generalized anxiety, working with Filipino Americans, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and exposure and response prevention therapy.

RSVP at tinyurl.com/APAAYACMentalHealth

Linda Yoon is a licensed therapist, social worker and founder of Yellow Chair Collective, and cofounder of Entwine Community. Linda’s work focuses on providing healing for Asian American identities through understanding of intergenerational trauma, racial trauma and immigrant stories. She has a special interest in destigmatizing the cultural implications of mental health stigma and bridging the gap of knowledge in the mental health field about the unique struggles of Asian American mental health.

RSVP at tinyurl.com/APAAYACMentalHealth

Thank you for celebrating with us last Saturday at our annual Scholarship & Awards Gala! Fight On!