February ’23 Newsletter

Dear fellow alums,

January was buzzing with lots of activity! From a Lunar New Year cookalong to a meet and greet with the College’s Interim President Beverly Daniel Tatum, our alumni showed up in full force! President Tatum, in conversation with Maya Perkins ’97 and Sowmya Subramanian ’96, led a powerful discussion on “being authentically bold” in one’s profession and personal life.  It was wonderful to be in a community with graduates from class years 1970 to 2022! Thank you all for coming together for our events; attending a social gathering is one of the simplest ways to connect with new and familiar MHC classmates.

And a special thank you goes to all of our amazing event leads: Hannah Fairbanks ’03, Laura Donovan ’13, Catherine Geeslin ’14, Sarah Lau ’07, and Katie Wynen ’05. We have more exciting events on the horizon. Stay tuned! Lastly, we’d like to give a shout-out to all of our alums, including Bay Area alum, Eleanor Chang, ’78, who came together to create a video greeting in honor of Lunar New Year.

Before we sign off, we would like to take a moment to acknowledge the recent violence against our AAPI and Latinx communities in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, as well as the murder of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, TN. We are heartbroken and outraged by how many times we have been here before. We know many of you are also deeply impacted by this violence, just as we are. Please remember to reach out to your communities, including your NorCal alumni network, should you want to process recent events together. We are with you.

Best,

The Board

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