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October 8th, 2009
Yale Establishes Scholarship Fund in Memory of Annie Le
Posted by rko
By now, most of us have heard the tragic news that Annie Le, a young, promising PhD student in pharmacology at Yale University, was apparently murdered just days before her wedding. On September 25, a memorial service was held for Ms. Le in Northern California, attended by her family and friends, as well as Yale students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Grant Din ’79, Kristina Yee ’89, and Harry Chang ‘84 attended the service to represent the Yale Asian American community and Yale University. They read and delivered a letter to Ms. Le’s parents on behalf of the Association of Asian American Yale Alumni, of which I am also a member.
Grant wrote of the service, “We all felt like crying when Annie’s mother read a poem in Vietnamese, read in translated form by Annie’s brother Christopher, that included, ‘I sang lullabies by your side this week, like I did when you were a baby, wishing you a peaceful sleep.’” Harry observed, “It was very inspiring to hear some of the other speakers, who knew Annie personally, tell their stories. Annie seemed to be a little dynamo, who touched many people so positively. She was a leader and a go-getter, but she also had a big heart and a bigger smile.”
To honor her memory, Yale has established the Annie Le Scholarship Fund. To contribute to the fund, checks can be sent to:
Annie Le Scholarship Fund
Yale Office of Development
P.O. Box 2038
New Haven, CT 06521-2038
Donations may also be made in Annie’s memory to the “I Have a Dream” Foundation, 330 Seventh Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, N.Y., 10001, and online at https://secure.virtualatlantic.com/ihad/ssl/donation.aspx.
Harry has also suggested a way for Asian American alumni to contribute together as a gesture to Annie’s family:
I believe our donations will be even more meaningful to Yale and to the Le family if we can aggregate our donations under AAAYA. To do the aggregation, I suggest one or both of the following:
1. After you send in your donation, send me an email with your name and contribution amount.
2. Write “AAAYA” in the memo field of your check. We will ask Yale to send us a summary of the AAAYA-originated donations.
You can read the obituary from the memorial service program and the letter from AAAYA here. A Yale University memorial service is also planned for Monday, October 12, at 5:00 p.m. in Battell Chapel on campus.
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