2018 NJ Gathering & Canada Trip

by Hla Min & Ivan

Update : July 2025

NJ Gathering

• For many years, Ivan Lee (M69) hosted Annual RIT-UCC gathering at his New Jersey home.
• The Guests usually included Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi, Saya U Soe Paing, RIT alumni (e.g Fred Thetgyi) and UCC alumni (e.g Soe Myint) mostly from the East Coast). Some — Tun Aung Gyaw, Sein Myint — are alumni of RIT and UCC
• In June 2018, the special guests included Saya Dr. Tin Win & Daw Lily from Southern California, Saya U Aung Myint from New Zealand and Daniel Tint Lwin from Singapore.
• Ivan suggested repeating the Whirlwind Road Trip taken in July 2015 to visit Sayagyi U Aung Khin in Windsor and Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi in Napean, Ottawa.

Visit Sayagyi U Aung Khin

On 23rd June, 2018, the following visited Sayagyi U Aung Khin in Windsor, Canada.

• Saya U Tin Win (M62)
• Daw Lily Win (Khin Hta Yee, T72)
• Saya U Htun Aung Kyaw (ChE67)
• Saya U Aung Myint (M69)
• Ivan Lee (M69)
• Fred Thet Gyi (M69)
• U Tint Lwin (Daniel, M69)

Paying respect to Sayagyi U Aung Khin

Updates

• At a later meeting, the attendees proposed to form MASTAA

Initial MASTAA Team

• Ivan — CEO and Chair
• Sein Myint (EC76, UCC) — Vice Chair
• Soe Myint (UCC) — President

MASTAA Interviews

• Saya Dr. Aung Gyi
• Saya Dr. San Hla Aung
• Saya U Soe Paing