APAPA Rochester Chapter

06/07/2024

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As we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, we're happy to announce the date for the 2024 Harvest Moon Festival! 🌕✨ Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 21, 2024, and get ready for an unforgettable event celebrating our rich and vibrant AAPI culture.

Do you want to be a part of the festivities? Join us in organizing the 2024 Harvest Moon Festival! Our first meeting is coming up, and we need your creativity and enthusiasm to make this year’s festival the best one yet.

Let's come together to create an engaging and fun-filled celebration for everyone! 🌟🎊

05/28/2024

05/28/2024

3rd Annual Governor Kathy Hochul’s AAPl Reception. We are grateful to Governor Kathy Hochul for inviting the AAPI community to her home every year. Huge congratulations to Tai Shaw, Apapa Syracuse Chapter Chairman for being appointed as New York State AAPI Commissioner! 🎉🎉🎉

05/24/2024

"Raised in the Rochester area and educated at University of Buffalo, Ms. V***a is highly qualified and represents the rich professional and demographic diversity of New York, Monroe County and the country."

05/24/2024

NEW AAPI MOVIE “Sight”

The film is about Ming Wang, a Chinese immigrant to the United States who became a renowned eye surgeon. It is based on Wang's 2016 autobiography From Darkness to sight.

Atom is providing free tickets for 2 when purchasing tickets through the app with promo code ATOMSIGHT

WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

05/23/2024

As we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, we're happy to announce the date for the 2024 Harvest Moon Festival! 🌕✨ Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 21, 2024, and get ready for an unforgettable event celebrating our rich and vibrant AAPI culture.

Do you want to be a part of the festivities? Join us in organizing the 2024 Harvest Moon Festival! Our first meeting is coming up, and we need your creativity and enthusiasm to make this year’s festival the best one yet.

Let's come together to create an engaging and fun-filled celebration for everyone! 🌟🎊

05/17/2024

The New York State AAPI Summit held in Albany proved to be a profoundly enlightening experience. We had the privilege of engaging with a diverse array of state leaders, community agencies, and outreach programs, united in their dedication to fostering community engagement and collaboration. The exchange of ideas and information during the summit left a palpable impact, fostering unity and fortifying relationships among attendees.

05/15/2024

You can meet us there at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester this Sunday! Hope to see you there.

Join us for Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day on Sunday, May 19! 🥳

Enjoy free museum admission, community and cultural displays, live performances, music, art, and more. Included in this Celebration Day is the Closing Ceremony celebrating the mural from South Asian artist Avinash Kumar in the Hurlbut Gallery, a collaboration between the Dogra Art Foundation and MAG.

Schedule of Events:
Vanden Brul Pavilion
12 pm | Chinese School of Rochester Band
12:30 pm | Inauguration of the Hurlbut Gallery Mural by Dr. Vikram Dogra and Avinash Kumar
12:45 pm | Semi-classical dance – India Community Center
1 pm | Phoenix Dance Team
1:15 pm | Vivaan Dholakia, accompanied by Casey Kallman
1:25 pm | Chorus song – India Community Center
1:35 pm | Folk Dance: Desert Lotte – Chinese School of Rochester
1:45 pm | Kathak dance – Rupa Kalahasthi

Auditorium
2 pm | Eastman Gamelan

M&T Bank Ballroom
1:15 pm | Leau Ou on p**a
1:30 pm | Indian classical violin and vocals – Veena Ganeshan and students
1:45 pm | Poetry reading and dance – PASOR
2 pm | Bryan Wang, vocalist
3:30 pm | Finale – ABCD Bollywood Dance, Bharata School of Indian Dance and Music, Londa Meiduo (Tibetan Dance) by the Chinese School of Rochester, and more

Visit our website for more information and to register https://mag.rochester.edu/events/asian-pacific-american-heritage-celebration-day/

See you there!

05/15/2024

Our first spotlight during shines on the Ra Family! Their efforts at APAPA Rochester Chapter have inspired a new wave of AAPI leadership and civic engagement throughout .

Thank you, John, Joanna, Hailey, Luke, and Matthew for your commitment to our communities!

05/15/2024

See you there!

https://mag.rochester.edu/events/asian-pacific-american-heritage-celebration-day/