WNC AAPI EVENTS

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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.

Interested in supporting our community and what we do?
Become an Organizer or Support Volunteer!

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WNC AAPI Events

WNC AAPI hosts many events throughout the year. These events celebrate culture and build community. Event announcements are shared on our Signal chat, website, and social media.

Please check event announcements for details about signups and event attendance (AAPI, AAPI + family, AAPI + family & friends, or AAPI + BIPOC).

Any community member can plan or host an event!

WNC AAPI Events

Summer and Fall 2026 Events

Interested in supporting our community and what we do?
Become an Organizer or Support Volunteer!

Fundraising with Art!

Several WNC AAPI community members are artists, partners, and volunteers in Caravan Art Bazaar, a Collective of local BIPOC Artists & Organizations in WNC.

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CAB uses art for good through their ART4AID program, donating a percentage of sales from participating artists and select artworks to different mutual aid initiatives across the globe.

A few CAB Artists have prints for sale that contribute to the WNC AAPI Mutual Aid Fund.

CAB is founded by local photographer Mike Talyad, aka Jungle Branch, one of the community members and Organizers of WNC AAPI.

- Click here to follow CAB on Instagram -

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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.

Learn more about Across the Sea Foundation here