The H4A West Coast Summit 2025 will be more than a conference — it is a catalyst for building long-term community, leadership, and intergenerational connection among Harvard’s Asian American alumni across the western United States. As part of our mission to foster belonging and elevate impact, this Summit creates a powerful in-person platform where alumni across fields, ages, and backgrounds come together to share ideas, challenge assumptions, and develop meaningful relationships.

Set in San Francisco, this gathering will convene over 250 Harvard alumni leaders, innovators, creatives, and professionals in a 1.5-day immersive program. From intimate conversations on mental health and resilience to high-energy panels on entrepreneurship, public service, and the redefinition of success, we are curating a space that balances introspection with inspiration.

The West Coast represents a distinct pulse within the broader Asian American experience — one deeply shaped by tech innovation, activism, immigration, and shifting geopolitics. And yet many of our stories remain untold, disconnected, or siloed. This Summit is designed to change that.

Also, wanted to mention an early thank you to all of our individual donors to H4A and the Summit! Eva Lum Camp (AB '89), Buck Gee (MBA '80), Athena Lao (AB '11), Alex J. Lee (AB '06, AM '06), Justin Liang (MPA '12), Melissa Ma (AB '92, MBA '96), Clayton Hoi-Yun McClintock (MDiv '14), Jeannie Park (AB '83), Nina Tao (MBA '99), John Wang (AB '88) If you'd also like to contribute to the Summit or H4A overall, please do so directly on our website for a tax-deductible donation!

More About H4A

The Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A) was founded in 2010 to foster community among Asian and Asian American alumni. The organization has steadily grown since its inception, with hundreds of active members in its virtual and in-person activities (with local chapters in Boston, New York, DC, LA, SF, SD, Chicago, Philadelphia, and growing!), and 9,000+ alumni subscribed to our newsletter. We host a wealth of social, cultural, and educational activities and seek to provide an inclusive space for Harvard’s estimated 20,000+ Asian and Asian American alumni across all of its schools. 

H4A's mission is to provide a forum for connection, community, learning and support among Harvard University Asian American alumni globally, to foster engagement with Harvard and to represent our concerns at Harvard and in the community beyond.

To learn more about H4A and join the newsletter, please visit our website.