AAUW Long Beach (CA) Branch

JoAnn Kuroda and Darlene Daclan, Long Beach Branch, Co-Presidents

The AAUW Value Promise: By joining AAUW, we belong to a community that breaks through educational and economic barriers so that all women have a fair chance.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

-Margaret Mead (1901 – 1978)

We are a group of dedicated women who believe Equity is Still an Issue. We believe in the power of education and work at the local level with: mentoring in several forms; presenting a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Career Conference, in partnership with Long Beach City Community College and LBUSD, for over 170 middle-school girls every year; and sending carefully selected eighth graders for a one-week Tech Trek Science Camp for girls at UC Irvine. At the state and national level, we raise funds to provide educational fellowships and grants and legal advocacy through funds and foundations. Our members build lasting friendships through our interest groups which include, but are not limited to: book discussion groups, current affairs discussion groups, and bridge groups, and through our educational and enjoyable meetings.

AAUW Long Beach Priority Projects

• “Tech Trek”
  Residential summer math/science scholarship camp for 8th grade girls
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Career Conference
  Dynamic STEM career conference for middle-school girls
• AAUW Funds
  Advancing educational and professional opportunities for women and girls and offering legal assistance to women in academia