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RepresentAsian: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾'s Asian Alumni Association

Upcoming Events 

Lunar New Year Celebrations 2025

Celebrate Lunar New Year with fellow Bay Area Asian Alumni! Join us for heartwarming Dim Sum, networking, reminiscing, and celebrating the rich history and contributions of Asian ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ Alumni. This is a chance to reconnect with old friends, make new connections within the alumni community and share experiences. Join us.

San Francisco
Sunday, February 9, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Harborview Restaurant & Bar
4 Embarcadero Ctr Level
San Francisco, CA

Hosted by Abe Sharma '08 and David Wu '17

Registration is now closed. Please contact asianalumni@bowdoin.edu if you have questions.

Boston
Sunday, February 23, 2025
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Hei La Moon
83 Essex Street
Boston, MA

Hosted by Mai Le '00, Jason Park '20, and Chareeda Rustanavibul '18

Register by February 17

New York City
Sunday, February 9, 2025
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Tim Ho Wan Hell's Kitchen

610 9th Ave, New York, NY 10036

Hosted by Hae-Min Gil '08, Kevin W. Ma '17, Ruilin Yang '20, and Jay Yoon '21

Registration is now closed. Please contact asianalumni@bowdoin.edu if you have questions.

Recent events

  • RepresentAsian Community Meeting in June 2024
  • AAPI Month events in May 2024 (New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, & Washington, DC
  • Homecoming 2023 Dinner with Students
  • AAPI Month events in May 2023
    • Boston
    • San Francisco
    • Reunion 2023
    • Virtual
    • NYC

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RepresentAsian: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾'s Asian Alumni Association
2023 – 2025 Leadership

Matt Yantakosol

Matt Yantakosol ’10

Leadership Position: President

Location: Cape Elizabeth, ME

Profession: Automotive Content Creator

Contact: myantakosol@bowdoin.edu

Sara Edel

Sara Edel ’02

Leadership Position: Vice President

Location: Honolulu, HI

Profession: Principal, Consumer Market Research

Contact: sedel@bowdoin.edu

Melissa Martin

Melissa Martin ’98

Leadership Position: Secretary

Location: Washington, DC

Profession: Deputy Director at Kindred

Hae-Min Gil

Hae-Min Gil ’08

Leadership Position: Membership Chair

Location: Little Ferry, NJ

Profession: Administrator

Chareeda Rustanavibul

Chareeda Rustanavibul ’18

Leadership Position: Alumni Connections Chair

Location: Boston, MA

Profession: Startup Banker and Nonprofit Executive

Contact: crustanavibul@bowdoin.edu

Tim Choi

Tim Choi ’02

Leadership Position: Alumni Connections

Location: Sacramento, CA

Profession: Program Planner at Sacramento County Public Health (Health and Racial Equity Unit)

Mark Lucci

Mark Lucci ’04

Leadership Position: Campus Support Chair

Location: Napa, CA

Profession: Winemaker

Jared Liu

Jared Liu '99

Position: At-Large

Location: Wallingford, CT

Profession: Yale School of Management – Office of Admissions

Andrew Park '15

Position: At-Large

Location: Washington, DC

Profession: Judicial Law Clerk

Abe Sharma

Abe Sharma ’08

Position: At-Large

Location: San Francisco, CA

Profession: Multi-Family Real Estate Investment & Development

Benjamin Wu

Benjamin Wu ’18/ ’20

Leadership Position: At-Large

Location: San Diego, CA

Profession: Insurance/HR Technology

Contact: benjammin2008@gmail.com

David Wu

David Wu ’17

Position: At-Large

Location: San Francisco, CA

Profession: Financial Services