VeryAsian VA

03/16/2026

We had a great time meeting with Angilee Shah, the CEO & Editor-in-Chief of Charlottesville Tomorrow about the 5th Annual VeryAsian VA Celebration happening in May, and the future of our growing org. What a treasure to have such informative and real journalism here in Charlottesville. Looking forward to more insight and learning from Angilee, Sabrina, and the rest of their awesome team.

03/11/2026

A VeryAisan VA warm up show to our 5th Annual Celebration coming up in May. Come on out to see and Houston Ross & Jay Pun of at on Friday March 27th, music starts at 8pm.

03/06/2026

VERY excited to celebrate our FIFTH VeryAsian VA Celebration next month. Announcement coming soon but wanted to share this photo of our most recent meeting with who will be helping tell our story of the past 5 years and beyond. Thank you for continuing to be a part of our growing community!

12/16/2025

What a great mixer we had last night at Ethos Wine & Tea Thanks to everyone who came out. Again, we forgot a group photo but snapped a couple of these. What a lovely place run by our dear friend and trailblazer, Tiffany. Thank you so much for hosting! Look out for the next one and of course our 5th Annual VeryAsian VA Celebration in the Spring. We love how our community is growing. Want to connect or help? Email us at [email protected]

12/09/2025

New date for the winter mingle! See you all next Monday:)

Join us for our upcoming Very Asian Virginia Winter Mingle at !! A great way to meet other members of the Asian American community in Charlottesville!!

⏰ Monday, Dec 15th from 5 PM - 7 PM
📍 Ethos Wine & Tea, 817 W Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22903

Wine, tea & many small plates to try - we’re so excited to be supporting an Asian American woman owned business at our next meetup 🫶🏽 See you all there!!

10/20/2025

Are you ready for the Virginia Film Festival this week? Here are a few that we are helping share, below. Let us know what you’ll be viewing in the comments!

Sunday, Oct. 26 | 7:00 PM
The Paramount Theater
Acclaimed TV and shorts filmmaker HIKARI’s (Beef, 37 Seconds) second feature film follows a struggling American actor (Brendan Fraser) living in Tokyo who lands an unexpected gig as the “token white guy” at a Japanese rental family agency, where he is hired to play stand-in roles in strangers’ lives. Despite the oddity of the work, he begins to forge genuine connections with his clients.

Discussion with director Hikari (Breakthrough Director Award).

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Rental Family
Sunday, Oct 26 | 7:00 PM
The Paramount Theater
Discussion with director HIKARI (Breakthrough Director Award).

Been Here Stay Here
Saturday, Oct 25 | 2:45 PM
Violet Crown
Discussion with director David Usui

Cactus Pears
Sunday, Oct 26 | 5:00 PM
Violet Crown

No Other Choice
Thursday, Oct 23 | 8:00 PM
Culbreth Theatre Culbreth Theater

Left-Handed Girl
Saturday, Oct 25 | 2:00 PM
Violet Crown Violet Crown Charlottesville

09/30/2025

VeryAsianVA folx in Charlottesville: Check out these two events taking place at UVA this Thursday and Friday!

The East Asia Center and Department of Media Studies will be hosting journalist Ada Tseng, co-author of Breaking Into New Hollywood, for two lectures this week, a speaker series lecture "Two Screens, Two Stories: Diasporic Identities in Hollywood vs. China" on Thursday, at 5:00 p.m. in New Cabell Hall 368, and "How to Make it in Hollywood," co-sponsored by the Institute of the Humanities & Global Cultures, on Friday, at 10:30 a.m. in Warner Hall 104. We hope you will join us for one or both of the talks!

08/20/2025

What a great “Summer Mingle” we had tonight! So nice to see all of you who came out. We loved getting to know each other and learning about new ways to connect and grow our VeryAsian VA community. Special thanks to for spearheading this gathering, Chimm - Thai & SouthEast Asian Street Food for the beautiful space and food, and VAVA Co-organizers Jannatul Pramanik Photography Sylvia Chong & Jay Pun . If you didn’t make it to this one, we are already planning our next meet-up, so stay tuned and tell a friend!

08/02/2025

Please join us for our VeryAsian VA “Summer Mingle” to meet and chat with fellow Asian Americans and others in Central VA. Wednesday, Aug 20 5:30-7pm @ Chimm - Thai & SouthEast Asian Street Food [365 Merchant Walk Square]. Hope to see you there!

Experience Charlottesville

07/29/2025

Any BTS Army out there? Veteran Asian American filmmaker Grace Lee has a new documentary about BTS fandom and how it builds community among Asian American and other BIPOC fans in the U.S. It's showing at the Alamo Drafthouse on a limited run: Wed. 7/30 at 7pm and Sun. 8/3 at 6:30pm only!!

Meet the passionate fandom that catapulted BTS to global fame

05/07/2025

Always a favorite, we will have a lively lion dance by Laughing Dragon Kung Fu in between the 1st & 2nd act, THIS Friday, May 9th at the Ting Pavilion !

Experience Charlottesville