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NAAAP-DFW Newsletter Vol. 1, Dec 2011
NAAAP-DFW launch off the charts 
With members of the media, local government officials and eager Asian American professionals in attendance, the NAAAP-DFW launch on March 16, 2011 proved to be a great success! The NAAAP-DFW launch networking hour brought in more than 200 attendees and garnered more than 65 member sign- ups that day. There was no better way to let the DFW community know that NAAAP-DFW had arrived!
NAAAP-DFW WINS! big with women leadership conference
On Saturday, September 24, 2011 the inaugural Women in NAAAP (WIN!) conference kicked off with more than 100 attendees. Women professionals banded together to gain tips on how to take drive their careers. Executives shared their tips and tricks on success including how to negotiate, network, balance life and work and encouraged women professionals to power up. Keynote speaker Anne Doyle shared what she learned from WIN! in her recent Forbes post, “Texas women with ‘ganas’ are vital engines of economic grown”.
Special thanks to our sponsors for their support!
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Raytheon |
Mayrath & Company |
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jcpenney |
Clear Channel |
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Accenture |
Sodexo |
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Allen Tsai Photography |
Cindy Lin Photography |
In the community
Hanh Dang, head designer of Lucy Dang and a member of NAAAP-DFW, showcased her collection at the 3rd Annual Fashion for a Passion, a charity event which showcases collections from emerging Asian American designers on October 1, 2011. Congrats to Hanh for a great show and collection! Check out www.lucydang.com for more of her designs.
 Anita Tsang, director of leadership development for NAAAP-DFW, was selected as a speaker for the 7th Annual Asian Pacific American Empowerment Conference (APAEC7), a student led conference hosted at the University of North Texas on November 12, 2011. The conference offered attendees the opportunity to collaborate with other student leaders and participate in group activities. Anita led the workshop, “GenerAsian Up and Asian Advantage.”
Awards 
Making a splash at the annual Dragonboat race in Las Colinas, the NAAAP Dragons proudly took home 3rd place in their category. Go team! If you are interested in participating in next year’s race, please contact Vishal Bagchi at vishalbagchi@naaapdfw.org.
At the NAAAP National Convention in Boston, the NAAAP-DFW team competed against more than 25 chapters and ventures to win the “Venture of the Year” and “Operational Efficiencies” awards. As a new chapter in the organization, this is a huge win and couldn't have been done without you. A BIG thank you to everyone from members, volunteers to the officers who made this possible. Congratulations to everyone!!
The NAAAP-DFW team was selected as the recipient of the 2011 Community Leadership award by the Dallas Asian American Bar Council. Special thanks to all of our volunteers, members and leaders who helped us receive this award.
What a great win!
A note from NAAAP-DFW’s president
As our year slowly winds to a close, I want to thank each and every one of you for making this inaugural year a tremendous success for NAAAP-DFW. Your contributions and commitment to the organization has not only enabled us to win awards within NAAAP but grow awareness of Asian American professionals the DFW community. This has been an amazing year and I can’t wait to see what 2012 has in store for NAAAP-DFW. Happy holidays!
Thomas Tu
thomastu@naaapdfw.org
2011 NAAAP-DFW president
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NAAAP-DFW Newsletter Vol. 1, Dec 2011
NAAAP-DFW launch off the charts
With members of the media, local government officials and eager Asian American professionals in attendance, the NAAAP-DFW launch on March 16, 2011 proved to be a great success! The NAAAP-DFW launch networking hour brought in more than 200 attendees and garnered more than 65 member sign- ups that day. There was no better way to let the DFW community know that NAAAP-DFW had arrived!
NAAAP-DFW WINS! big with women leadership conference
On Saturday, September 24, 2011 the inaugural Women in NAAAP (WIN!) conference kicked off with more than 100 attendees. Women professionals banded together to gain tips on how to take drive their careers. Executives shared their tips and tricks on success including how to negotiate, network, balance life and work and encouraged women professionals to power up. Keynote speaker Anne Doyle shared what she learned from WIN! in her recent Forbes post, “Texas women with ‘ganas’ are vital engines of economic grown”.
Special thanks to our sponsors for their support!
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Raytheon |
Mayrath & Company |
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jcpenney |
Clear Channel |
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Accenture |
Sodexo |
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Allen Tsai Photography |
Cindy Lin Photography |
In the community
Hanh Dang, head designer of Lucy Dang and a member of NAAAP-DFW, showcased her collection at the 3rd Annual Fashion for a Passion, a charity event which showcases collections from emerging Asian American designers on October 1, 2011. Congrats to Hanh for a great show and collection! Check out www.lucydang.com for more of her designs.
Anita Tsang, director of leadership development for NAAAP-DFW, was selected as a speaker for the 7th Annual Asian Pacific American Empowerment Conference (APAEC7), a student led conference hosted at the University of North Texas on November 12, 2011. The conference offered attendees the opportunity to collaborate with other student leaders and participate in group activities. Anita led the workshop, “GenerAsian Up and Asian Advantage.”
Awards
Making a splash at the annual Dragonboat race in Las Colinas, the NAAAP Dragons proudly took home 3rd place in their category. Go team! If you are interested in participating in next year’s race, please contact Vishal Bagchi at vishalbagchi@naaapdfw.org.
At the NAAAP National Convention in Boston, the NAAAP-DFW team competed against more than 25 chapters and ventures to win the “Venture of the Year” and “Operational Efficiencies” awards. As a new chapter in the organization, this is a huge win and couldn't have been done without you. A BIG thank you to everyone from members, volunteers to the officers who made this possible. Congratulations to everyone!!
The NAAAP-DFW team was selected as the recipient of the 2011 Community Leadership award by the Dallas Asian American Bar Council. Special thanks to all of our volunteers, members and leaders who helped us receive this award.
What a great win!
A note from NAAAP-DFW’s president
As our year slowly winds to a close, I want to thank each and every one of you for making this inaugural year a tremendous success for NAAAP-DFW. Your contributions and commitment to the organization has not only enabled us to win awards within NAAAP but grow awareness of Asian American professionals the DFW community. This has been an amazing year and I can’t wait to see what 2012 has in store for NAAAP-DFW. Happy holidays!
Thomas Tu
thomastu@naaapdfw.org
2011 NAAAP-DFW president
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