Our Mission Statement: Advancing gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy.
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s oldest and largest organization for women. Founded in 1881, AAUW advances gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. It is one of the world’s largest funders of graduate education and career development for women and has provided over $140M to more than 130,000 grantees in 145 countries. Headquartered in Washington, DC, AAUW has 1,000 branches nationwide with over 170,000 members and 800 college/university partners.
The Fremont Branch serving the Tri-Cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City, was founded in 1961 by a group of thirteen local teachers who aspired to promote gender equity through STEM education and community activism. Each year our Branch raises funds to sponsor: Mother-Daughter STEM Discovery Day for elementary school students in collaboration with local school districts, Tech Trek summer residential camps for 7th graders, Speech Trek competitions for high schoolers, and Ohlone College Scholarships for women college students to cover tuition costs and registration fees for AAUW’s annual National Conference for College Women Student Leaders.
Our Branch also hosts Interest Groups to support the creative pursuits of our members: Afternoon Lit and Book Talk book clubs, Cultural Cuisine, Exploring the Arts, Money Talks, Tuesday ESL Chat at Fremont Main Library, Yoga For Body and Spirit, and the One Book, One Community Read Project, which is done in collaboration with the Alameda County Library, the Fremont School District, and the City of Fremont.
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Public Policy Update
By Jeanne Delp
In the March Twig, Jeanne discusses activities that Fremont branch members can do during the month.
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Branch News
The Fremont City Council passed a resolution supporting the One Book, One Community Read (OBOCR) Project and its latest book, The Hill We Climb, by Amanda Gorman. Receiving the proclamation on February 13 from AAUW member and Fremont Mayor Lily Mei, center, were OBOCR Chair Marge Leonard and Branch President Phie Dai.
We had a great time at our annual Bi-branch luncheon February 3 with the Hayward-Castro Valley branch. We had lunch at the Ghazni Afghan Restaurant in Hayward and heard from Joyce Weaver, AAUW career development grantee and new Fremont AAUW member. Shown are Phie Dai, left, president of the Fremont branch, and Linda Slater, right, president of the Hayward-Castro Valley branch, standing with Joyce Weaver.
Our family holiday party was a sparkling success, with everyone having a great time being dazzled on December 10 at the Artist Walk, helped by our fabulous multi-instrumentalist member Gene Wang and Grammy Award-winning tenor sax player, Ben Torres.