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It’s time to flex your leadership muscle! Are you interested in helping your fellow Asian and Asian American alumni stay connected to Brown? Or do you know someone else who you think would be great in such a role? A4 is calling for nominations for President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. We [...]

Today, April 25, 2013, A4 learned of the passing of fellow Brown alumnus Sunil Tripathi ’12. Sunil is the brother of Sangeeta Tripathi ’04 and Ravi Tripathi ‘09. Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to Sunil’s family and friends. It is our understanding that a memorial service has been [...]

April 5-6, 2013 Come back to campus to celebrate Brown University’s Asian American History Month with students and fellow alumni! Planned in collaboration with alumni, students, faculty and staff, the weekend will feature speakers, workshop presentations, and several opportunities to get connected with fellow A4 alumni. Details for the weekend [...]

Dear A4 Member, As we enter our second decade of serving the Asian and Asian American Alumni of Brown, A4 is committed to the values upon which our organization was founded: unity, awareness, growth, leadership and communication. We have had many successes these past 10 years and there are so [...]

Thanks to a generous and engaged community of donors from across the country, this fall Brown University will welcome the first-ever recipient of the A4 Endowed Scholarship! Faculty, staff, students, and alumni took part in this historic effort to establish an endowed scholarship to give talented young Asian and Asian [...]

Greetings, Brown University alumni! As you know, throughout the decades students of color have challenged the university to reconceptualize its efforts to promote inclusion, equity, and social justice. Programs such as the Minority Peer Counselors, ALANA Mentoring, and heritage series (formerly heritage weekends, weeks, and months) continue to push the [...]

Move over basil. I found a new herb to love—Shiso. It happened so suddenly. My partner Chad and I were actually in the market for a berberis thunbergii (pink queen Japanese barberry) when we saw shiso sitting coquettishly on the plant shelf of City Peoples Market in Seattle. Right then [...]

A4 held its first west coast event to connect Asian and Asian American alumni in the San Francisco area. Last year’s west coast retreat brought together over 30 alumni from classes ranging from the 70s through 10s, The Second Annual A4 West Coast Retreat took place under “California dreamy” skies [...]

The A4 board joined the new A4 graduates from the class 2012 for an afternoon of music, dance, and celebration. The festivities opened with the joyous Lion Dance and Gendo Taido. A4 board member Tho Phan ’11 was on hand to recognize Jennie Yoo ’12 and Amit Jain ’12  for [...]

My name is Eric de los Santos ‘89 and I am the current President of the Asian/Asian American Alumni Alliance of Brown University (A4). Just this past May 28th, A4 hosted its 10th Annual Commencement Celebration for graduates, family and friends. As we are at a turning point in Brown’s [...]