UIAAAN Newsletter September 2016

UIAAAN Newsletter—Fall edition September 2016 Featured Club University of Illinois Alumni Association Taiwan Featured Alumni Chitra Ramanathan Tryptich- "Joyful Musings" (L), "Celebration" (C) "Melodious waves" (R). 60" H X 108" W. Mixed media on canvases. © Chitra Ramanathan 2016. No Reproductions. All Rights Reserved.  Featured Student Club Asian American Association at Urbana-Champaign UIAAAN Announcement Name correction:UIAAAN apologizes for misspelling Ms. Reena Bajowala’s name in the Summer 2016 Newsletter » New Blog: My School, Party School » Small Business Saturday » Event Recap » Upcoming Events » U of I Asian and Asian American News and Updates Dr. King Li the New Dean and Chief Academic Officer of Carle Illinois College of Medicine » Dr. Martin Manalansan New Head of Department of Asian American Studies » Illinois Alumnus Makes History with Flight Around the World » The 65th Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs 2016 will be held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on October 14th to 16th, 2016 » U of I News and Updates Meet Chancellor Robert J. Jones » UIC ranked among world's best » Enrollment increases at the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2016 » U of I Alumni Association News UI Alumni Association Homecoming Tailgate » Asian and Asian American News Why Are Asian Americans Politically Invisible? (The Atlantic, Sep 12, 2016) » Behind the Asian-American Success Story (The Wall Street Journal, Aug 25, 2016) » UIAAAN Newsletter Contributors: Alphabetically Ordered: Chong-Hwey Fee (Blog Guest Writer), Huan Wu (Communication Intern), Jennifer Hayek (Informational Analysis), Lesley Lee (Editor) Did you know UIAAAN has a Facebook Group!? If you are on Facebook, please join us and share your thoughts, events and news on our and UIAAAN Group page. Feel free to post and share anything you would like. We encourage and nurture meaningful relationships to create a supportive community of Asian and Asian American alumni and students by providing comprehensive programming and opportunities that illustrate University of Illinois pride.