Western North Carolina
Asian American Pacific Islanders
About WNC AAPI
We are a community of Asian and Pacific Islander descent, currently settlers on Cherokee land. We create space for celebration, exploration, healing, and solidarity with each other and other communities of culture.
Community Events
We seek to create fun & impactful experiences for the WNC AAPI community & beyond! While our gatherings mostly consist of potluck oriented events, members in our community have hosted their own smaller events, or collaborated with WNC AAPI to create things like group hikes, camping trips, or checking out local food spots.
We’ve been brainstorming ways to assist our community members in times of need, and we understand that financial assistance is sometimes what is truly needed. While we don’t have strong funding, creating a program that can at least help provide some financial aid in addition to other resources or referrals feels more and more necessary in todays world.
And so, the WNC AAPI Mutual Aid Program is coming to life!
Mutual Aid & Emergency Fund
Events don’t happen on their own, and often require a lot of planning and logistics. A small group of community volunteers make up our Organizing Team, which coordinates or collaborates on various events throughout the year with other WNC AAPI members, local small businesses, and/or other local organizations. Help is always welcome!
Interested in supporting or joining the Organizer Team?
Our Community Organizers
Our community is honored to hold fiscal sponsorship through Across The Sea Foundation, Inc. ATSF is an Asheville & Vietnam-based non-profit dedicated to preserving the unique culture of the indigenous Montagnard people of Vietnam.
This fiscal sponsorship gives WNC AAPI access to a dedicated bank account, which opens new ways for our community to accept donations and make payments for things like venue rentals for events, supplies, and other costs. This also helps create the foundation of our upcoming Mutual Aid Program.
ATSF provides direct aid to families to supply vital housing, farming resources, life saving medical care, education and more. We invest in families, children, and education, so that the Montagnard-Dega peoples can have a brighter future.
