Class Note 1992
Issue
March - April 2024
This time around we’ve got a guest post from Stephanie Westnedge, an active member of our class executive board who serves as our liaison to the Dartmouth Asian Pacific American Alumni Association (DAPAAA).
“Hello, fellow ’92s! Some exciting things have been in the works. DAPAAA will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in Hanover May 3-5. Our theme is: ‘Our History, Our Voices, Our Future.’
“All are welcome (you don’t have to be Asian to attend)! We’ve been hard at work planning and creating events leading up to this important milestone for the Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community at Dartmouth. Here are some highlights.
“On December 7 Chitra Narasimhan gave opening and closing remarks at our ‘Desi at Dartmouth: South Asian Perspectives on the Big Green Experience.’ (Watch the recording at youtu.be/oCD6L64pjK8.) It’s worth the time to hear her very insightful reflections.
“Gina Lam organized and hosted ‘DAPAAA at 25: Green Table Talk: AAPI in the Early Years,’ featuring speakers from the classes of ’68, ’77, and ’78. (Recording is here: youtu.be/5U-rDDzFX5k.) She is working on another panel discussion for May, all in addition to co-chairing the affiliated groups roundtable and representing the Dartmouth Association of Latino Alumni on the Alumni Council!
“For May we’re very proud to have George Takei and Helen Zia as featured speakers. George’s event will not be recorded or broadcast, so the only way to see him is to be there.
“Also, the new DAPAAA co-chair is yours truly. I would like to hear your thoughts on how to make DAPAAA more relevant for you and more of a community. I do realize that not everyone in the AANHPI community feels they belong to DAPAAA and yet you do!
“To stay up to date, update your email subscriptions in the alumni directory or follow us on social media. Our links are at dapaaa.dartmouth.org. More than 110 of our classmates are members of DAPAAA, but only 80 of those are receiving the DAPAAA emails.
“This is a volunteer effort—tell your friends, help spread the word. If you would like to get involved in any capacity, please contact us at dapaaa25th@gmail.com or me directly at swestnedge@gmail.com.
“I really hope to see you there in May!”
Thanks, Stephanie! Also related, in case you missed it: C.J. Hughes wrote “The College Has No Asian American Studies Program. Why?” for the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine last summer. It was the July/August cover story and you can read it (along with all of our Class Notes since 1992!) at dartmouthalumnimagazine.com.
As your class secretaries, we are honored to memorialize classmates who have left us too soon. We offer our sincerest condolences to the friends and family of Raj Shah, who passed away in December. Please take a moment to visit 1992.dartmouth.org/memoriam and please email us if you’d like to contribute a remembrance of Raj or any other classmate.
—John L McWilliams IV, 7429 Marquette St., Dallas, TX 75225; Kelly Shriver Kolln, 3900 Cottage Grove Ave., SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403; (920) 306-2192; dartmouth92news@gmail.com
“Hello, fellow ’92s! Some exciting things have been in the works. DAPAAA will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in Hanover May 3-5. Our theme is: ‘Our History, Our Voices, Our Future.’
“All are welcome (you don’t have to be Asian to attend)! We’ve been hard at work planning and creating events leading up to this important milestone for the Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community at Dartmouth. Here are some highlights.
“On December 7 Chitra Narasimhan gave opening and closing remarks at our ‘Desi at Dartmouth: South Asian Perspectives on the Big Green Experience.’ (Watch the recording at youtu.be/oCD6L64pjK8.) It’s worth the time to hear her very insightful reflections.
“Gina Lam organized and hosted ‘DAPAAA at 25: Green Table Talk: AAPI in the Early Years,’ featuring speakers from the classes of ’68, ’77, and ’78. (Recording is here: youtu.be/5U-rDDzFX5k.) She is working on another panel discussion for May, all in addition to co-chairing the affiliated groups roundtable and representing the Dartmouth Association of Latino Alumni on the Alumni Council!
“For May we’re very proud to have George Takei and Helen Zia as featured speakers. George’s event will not be recorded or broadcast, so the only way to see him is to be there.
“Also, the new DAPAAA co-chair is yours truly. I would like to hear your thoughts on how to make DAPAAA more relevant for you and more of a community. I do realize that not everyone in the AANHPI community feels they belong to DAPAAA and yet you do!
“To stay up to date, update your email subscriptions in the alumni directory or follow us on social media. Our links are at dapaaa.dartmouth.org. More than 110 of our classmates are members of DAPAAA, but only 80 of those are receiving the DAPAAA emails.
“This is a volunteer effort—tell your friends, help spread the word. If you would like to get involved in any capacity, please contact us at dapaaa25th@gmail.com or me directly at swestnedge@gmail.com.
“I really hope to see you there in May!”
Thanks, Stephanie! Also related, in case you missed it: C.J. Hughes wrote “The College Has No Asian American Studies Program. Why?” for the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine last summer. It was the July/August cover story and you can read it (along with all of our Class Notes since 1992!) at dartmouthalumnimagazine.com.
As your class secretaries, we are honored to memorialize classmates who have left us too soon. We offer our sincerest condolences to the friends and family of Raj Shah, who passed away in December. Please take a moment to visit 1992.dartmouth.org/memoriam and please email us if you’d like to contribute a remembrance of Raj or any other classmate.
—John L McWilliams IV, 7429 Marquette St., Dallas, TX 75225; Kelly Shriver Kolln, 3900 Cottage Grove Ave., SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403; (920) 306-2192; dartmouth92news@gmail.com