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| Yale Asian Alumni held an inaugural reunion in April and awarded Yale president Peter Salovey '86 Ph.d. (top left) a special souvenir (AAAY photos: Lee, Perez) |
From Singapore, the Philippines, Korea, and across the country they journeyed back to Yale. The first ever Yale Asian Alumni reunion was held Apr. 11-14 in New Haven. Over 300 alumni gathered to meet and greet, discuss current topics, praise community leaders, and honor the heritage of Asians at Yale.
Gary Locke '72, former U.S. ambassador to China and former governor of Washington, Yale Law professor
Amy Chua, jazz pianist
Vijay Iyer '92 and Pepsico CEO
Indra Nooyi '80 MBA were among the speakers at special events. The alumni group also paid tribute to
Yung Wing 1854, Yale's first Asian graduate.
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