Angkor Wat Friendship Association, Inc.

06/01/2026

Join Watt Iowaram next Saturday 9AM-5PM for their first garage sale and gathering to fundraise for a 'new' riding lawnmower 🚜 and other temple necessities. Please reach out to Wayne Son for any questions or President Noy Noeuy

05/25/2026

🇰🇭🍩 If you missed us or would still like to support our ongoing mission to preserve and celebrate our heritage, you can give directly through our Zeffy page.

👉 Support our community here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/0d18d055-6c3b-4df5-8555-bbec5e03ebbd?fbclid=IwdGRjcASBNOxjbGNrBIE042V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHgH-7hheivBgwlDykwRW52xqnj_ZwHPZ44TTmdkMm7UBbklnLreJzVMTW7Sh_aem_DVTdUCx9okTYrZqDmZXV_A

Thank you again for being such a beautiful part of our story. 🇰🇭

05/22/2026

🇰🇭 Come visit us downtown for CelebrAsian!! Come experience our food and visit our cultural tent. 🇰🇭

05/17/2026

We're still looking for volunteers to help us this year. Please consider joining us this weekend and supporting the Angkor Wat Friendship Association 🙏🏾 Please share or join us!

Sign up in the link in the post or message us!

The Angkor Wat Friendship Association is looking for passionate volunteers to help us bring our village to life at CelebrAsian this year.

We need your help to share our story through food, culture, and community leadership. Whether you are a grill master, a donut enthusiast, or an ambassador for our culture, there is a place for you on our team! Volunteers will receive food & drink, and volunteer shirts (limited availability/sizes).

📍 Where & When
Location: Western Gateway Park, Des Moines.

Dates: Friday, May 22 & Saturday, May 23, 2026

🔗 Sign Up Now!
Ready to help? Please click the link below to fill out our Google Form and select your preferred shifts and roles, or message us:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Nl1eJb_7sv1ELNJBDfRVKNAHvlgWZAZedS1DUQxCTbg/edit?pli=1

05/16/2026

Looking to relive the magic from our celebration? 🇰🇭✨

If you’re still reminiscing about the Khmer New Year, you can now view and download all your professional shots from the photo booth! A huge thank you to Lauren Campbell Photography for capturing these beautiful moments and providing the gallery for our community.

📸 View and Download Your Photos Here:
https://www.laurencampbellphotography.com/2026khmernewyear

We know so many of you were snapping photos all night long—don't keep them to yourself! Feel free to drop your favorite pictures from the event in the comments below. We’d love to see the night through your eyes! 🎞️👇

All photos are available for immediate download. Download Instructions are available here. To download on mobile, tap the photo, then look for the download icon in the lower right corner.

05/13/2026

Thank you to ocd lawn for your service! We appreciate you stepping up for our community and our temple. 🙌🏾

In the meantime, the temple is raising funds for a new (gently used) riding lawnmower if anyone has any leads. Reach out to us or the temple. A donation link will be created soon.

05/12/2026

The Angkor Wat Friendship Association is looking for passionate volunteers to help us bring our village to life at CelebrAsian this year.

We need your help to share our story through food, culture, and community leadership. Whether you are a grill master, a donut enthusiast, or an ambassador for our culture, there is a place for you on our team! Volunteers will receive food & drink, and volunteer shirts (limited availability/sizes).

📍 Where & When
Location: Western Gateway Park, Des Moines.

Dates: Friday, May 22 & Saturday, May 23, 2026

🔗 Sign Up Now!
Ready to help? Please click the link below to fill out our Google Form and select your preferred shifts and roles, or message us:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Nl1eJb_7sv1ELNJBDfRVKNAHvlgWZAZedS1DUQxCTbg/edit?pli=1

04/29/2026

🏮 Taste the Culture. Celebrate the Community. 🏮

​Kick off Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month this weekend at the 5th Annual Taste of AAPI in Kansas City! 🍜✨

🗓️ WHEN: Saturday, May 2nd
⏰ TIME: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 WHERE: West Bottoms (Under the 670 Viaduct/Bridge)
📍 ADDRESS: W. 14th St & Hickory St, Kansas City, MO 64102

They will be serving up authentic dishes, plus live entertainment including fire-knife dancing, traditional troupes, and more.

💥 Save the Date!! I'm super excited for this year's 5th annual Taste of AAPI Food & Cultural Festival - Kansas City

Since this is our 5th year, getting it all together is so much easier, yet still adding new fun stuff and still challenging.

But that's the "fun" part. The journey and when it's finally here and everyone is together at the event, it feels just like a BIG family backyard BBQ party.

Who's coming this year?? Invite your friends and family from outta town, outta state. Let's make it our BIGGEST PARTY yet!!

Save the Date.

Who wants to be food vendors and who wants to set up shop?? Or maybe Performers and Entertainers?

Anyone and everyone is invited, especially Non-AAPI folks because we're trying to expand our culture to YOU.

But to be a vendor of the event, You gotta be of AAPI culture to be in our AAPI event. Makes sense right? Lol. Yes, makes perfect sense. :)

LET'S GO BABY!!

2026 YEAR OF THE HORSE.

** We'll be in the West Bottoms again, in the south parking lots underneath the highways.

04/16/2026

Sharing on behalf of the family and Watt Iowaram:

The Family of Tum In invites the community to join the 100 Day ceremony. Friday, April 24 & Saturday, April 25.

04/13/2026

✨🇰🇭 Our hearts are still overflowing after an incredible New Year celebration this past weekend!

Seeing the Scottish Rite Consistory packed with hundreds of friends, families, and neighbors was the perfect way to kick off the new year.

From the powerful energy of the Unity Band to the grace of our traditional dancers, thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate, dance, and eat with us.

🙏 OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO:

Our Sponsors: We couldn't have hosted this without our Presenting Sponsor 5 Borough Bagels, and our Gold Sponsors: VizyPay, Iowa Asian Alliance , Eatfuti, and the Kim Poam Logan Family.
Our Silver & Bronze Partners: Domino’s/The Chak Family Vanak Sochit, Albaugh LLC, C Fresh Market, Lola's Fine Foods, Baccam Real Estate Team, and Dreamy Nails & Lash.

The Food & Creative Teams: Sreymao Sweet & Savory Srey Phiv-Boriboun and Nomadic Fusion Stacy Noeuy Lovan for the amazing feast, and 3D - Dreamy Decor Delight Pooja Kumar for the stunning atmosphere. The kid's activity vendors: CreativiTiah and Professor Von Air, balloon Artist Extraordinaire for bringing smiles to everyone who visited you!

The Performers & Volunteers: Maylee Erickson & Chhoum Chea-Kong for coaching our dancers, Anthony San/Build2Break, and every volunteer who worked the doors, food/bar, and the kids' zone!

🏔️ THE CLIMB CONTINUES

This celebration was a labor of love by our small board: Emily Frimml, Srey, Sarann Kim, Stacy, Mary Sovath, Sophin Sarin, Sean Beng, and Toney Chem. We are so proud to keep our Khmer heritage thriving in Iowa, but we can't do it alone!

📣 WE NEED YOU: JOIN THE BOARD!

As we look toward CelebrAsian and the LegaSEA 50 projects, we are looking for passionate people to join our board. If you have a heart for our culture and want to help lead future events, we have a seat at the table for you!

Want to get involved? Send us a DM today to learn more about becoming a board member or a volunteer.

Thank you everybody, for making the "Year of the Fire Horse" a year to remember! 🇰🇭❤️

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