New Year of the snake celebration and health
2025-01-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | AZ
flowers making/presentation

Educating IAC Health Clients on All of Us
2025-01-24 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Indo-American Center, 6328 N. California Ave., Chicago, IL, 60659, United States
We will educate IAC health clients about the importance of precision medicine.

Skin Cancer Screening
2025-01-25 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | California Health Sciences University, 2500 Alluvial Ave, Clovis, CA, 93611, United States
We are hosting a skin cancer screening event for underserved communities in the greater Fresno County in California’s Central Valley. Fresno County is home to one of the largest agricultural areas in the US, which poses concerns for long-term UV exposure conditions like skin cancer. Our mission for the event is to provide preventative services for community members while allowing students the experience to build medical history taking and physical exam skills. Community members will be provided with health screens, skin education, and UV-protective materials.

TET In Boston
2025-01-25 10:00 - 2025-01-26 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Flyncruise Port, Flynn Cruiseport Boston 1 Black Falcon Ave, Boston, MA 02210, Boston, MA, 02210, United States
Tết in Boston is a community-focused event, celebrating Vietnamese culture and heritage. To honor the Lunar New Year – this vibrant event commemorates the Year of the Snake and people celebrate the occasion with traditional food, live performances, and fun activities for all ages.

2025 Somerville Lunar New Year Festival
2025-01-25 14:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Somerville High School, 81 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA, 02143
A festival for Somerville residents to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. The event invited many Asian non-profit organizations to participate, hoping to let Somerville residents know more about what resources and services are available to help them. We are very grateful that the Office of Immigrant Affairs invited our organization and reserved a booth for us. The event included various dance performances such as lion dance, New Year riddles, and provided many delicious Chinese traditional style cakes, such as coconut cake and osmanthus cake.

Tết Fair Event at Factory 220
2025-01-26 14:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | AZ
A Tết-themed fair that is free for everyone. It has so many activities like Lion Dancing, food stalls, red envelopes, Vietnamese childhood folk games, flower market, etc. It’s hosted indoor in a hall that is 15,000 square feet wide.

Show Out and Shine Event
2025-01-28 16:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | AZ
Job readiness and mental health workshops

New Year of the snake celebration and health
2025-01-29 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | AZ
Game /cutting paper/performance/presentation

2025 Lunar New Year Celebration at California State University, Los Angeles
2025-01-29 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | California State University Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90032, United States
Join the Asian Pacific Islander Student Resource Center in ringing in the Year of the Wood Snake this Lunar New Year. Learn more about the meaning and significance of this annual holiday celebrated in China, Vietnam, Korea, and other countries. There will be food, engaging activities, performances, and more. Make room for fun and good fortune to come!

Exploring Neurodivergence Autism, ADHD and OCD in the South Asian Context
2025-01-29 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | online
The Exploring Neurodivergence: Autism, ADHD and OCD in the South Asian Context webinar is an interactive event designed to provide an educational overview of Autism, ADHD, and OCD, emphasizing personal storytelling and diverse perspectives. Hosted by SAAPRI in collaboration with Association of Indian Pharmacists in America (AIPhA), the webinar will explore neurodivergence, specifically discussing Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), from multiple angles, including societal, cultural, and healthcare perspectives.
The 75-90 minute session will feature:
– Short presentations on each topic.
– Moderated Q&A sessions with speakers sharing lived experiences and professional insights.
– A concluding audience discussion for broader engagement.
Attendees will gain valuable knowledge, hear impactful stories, and receive a resource guide to further their understanding of neurodivergence.
Understanding neurodivergence is vital to advancing precision medicine, as it highlights the importance of inclusivity in research to account for diverse neurological and cognitive profiles. The NIH’s All of Us Research Program is committed to building a database that reflects these diversities, ultimately fostering equitable health outcomes for all communities, including neurodivergent individuals.

New Year of the snake celebration and health
2025-01-30 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | AZ
lanterns making/performance/presentation

Meet and Greet with President Semisi Fonua
2025-01-31 12:30 - 14:30 (America/Denver) | National, UT, United States
President of Church of Tonga visited Utah from Tonga and meet with NTAS board, staff and community members with his church board that came with him to Utah. He wanted to learn more about how NTAS serves the community.

Lunar New Year Festival Celebration, Marshallese Jemenei (Constitution) Day Celebration
2025-02-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Spokane Convention Center, 334 W Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA, 99201, United States
We will be hosting two upcoming community health fairs—in partnership with community leaders, Range Community Clinic, and the Community Health Association of Spokane—to provide healthcare services and resources to AANHPI communities. Our first event will be at Spokane, Washington’s (WA) Lunar New Year Festival Celebration on February 1, 2025, with over 2,000 attendees. The second event will be at the Marshallese Jemenei (Constitution) Day Celebration in Spokane on May 12, 2025, with over 1,000 attendees. Across these two community-wide celebrations, we expect approximately 500 individuals to participate in our health fair, which will include taking vital signs, providing hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) tests, blood glucose tests, lipid panels, and Influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. The goals and objectives of the health fairs are to (1) provide AANHPI communities in Spokane with access to free health screenings (e.g., HbA1c, cholesterol), (2) improve health literacy by providing basic health education on common risk factors and health disparities within AANHPI communities, (3) improve healthcare access and utilization by offering referrals to a local low-cost clinic (e.g., CHAS, Range), (4) enhance the community presence of the Washington State University (WSU) APAMSA through development of community partnerships.
Interested participants will check-in at the front table of our station, where they will be introduced to a medical student (one of six on the team). If needed and if feasible, the participant will be matched with a medical student, volunteer, or community member who can translate and communicate in their preferred language. After receiving informed consent from the participant, the medical student will measure the participant’s vital signs. After this is measured, the medical student will perform the blood glucose test and an HbA1c test, if needed or if there is prior history of diabetes. All steps, including taking vital signs and providing tests, will be completed under the supervision of a faculty physician or nurse from CHAS, Range, or WSU. Medical student volunteers have created intake forms to record screening results, which they will provide to every participant. Medical and pharmacy students have also been trained in the provision of vaccines, so if participants would like an Influenza or COVID-19 vaccination, our team will provide that in a sectioned-off, private section as well. After this, the interprofessional team will assess the participant’s medical history, physical exam, and health screening results with the faculty physician or nurse to provide recommendations. Community health workers from CHAS will be available to provide assistance in accessing medical and non-medical services (e.g., patient registration, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment) and care coordination.
In alignment with APAMSA goals, our health fairs aim to address health equities faced by and strengthen healthcare access for underrepresented and underserved AANHPI community members through cost-free, basic healthcare services. Having organized community health fairs this and last year for Vietnamese, Filipino, and Korean communities throughout Spokane, our team often sees undiagnosed hypertension and diabetes, significant health issues that disproportionately affect minoritized communities and have long-lasting impacts on overall health and well-being. Health fairs, amongst other community-based interventions, have immense potential to lessen significant barriers (e.g., language proficiency, financial limitations, cultural norms) that have contributed to poor health outcomes among AANHPI communities. Notably, Marshallese communities in particular have been excluded from federal healthcare programs for decades, with only recent changes improving access to affordable healthcare. We anticipate a portion of participants to be uninsured, undocumented, or immigrants with limited access to consistent, culturally-competent, primary care. Participants may be ineligible for federally funded healthcare programs, so for some participants, this may be their first time receiving healthcare screening. We aim to improve access to care by connecting individuals to hypertension and diabetes screenings, health insurance, health education, and medical care at our health fairs.
Lastly, as a team of female, Asian American-identifying medical students of color— underrepresented in research and healthcare—we recognize the impact and importance of providing care and support to the communities we call our own. The healthcare needs of the AANHPI communities in Spokane have not been well-researched or explored, and through organizing a community health fair, we aim to learn more about the needs of these communities while simultaneously filling in healthcare gaps that this community may be facing.

Card and Health Kit Making
2025-02-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, United States
Part of our event involves making meaningful, encouraging cards to celebrate immigrants and the progress they have made. The cards will be donated to immigrants from the International Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to providing opportunities and resources for immigrants. Additionally, members will also help assemble 20 health kits, which will be donated to Health Protection and Education Services (HPES), a non-profit with a focus on providing health education and free health screening services to the AAPI community in St. Louis. This activity allows us to not only promote community engagement but also educate members about bridging health disparities that affect local AAPI populations. Ultimately, our event supports APAMSA’s mission by raising health awareness, uplifting the local immigrant community, and increasing access to health items for AAPI populations in St. Louis.

ICOM Mental Health and Hepatitis Educational Booth at Idaho Chinese Association's Lunar New Year Celebration
2025-02-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 W Myrtle St, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
For this event, we would look to represent ICOM’s APAMSA chapter and set up an informational booth at the Idaho Chinese Association’s annual Lunar New Year celebration. As part of our booth, we will be displaying information and speaking with local community members about the significance of Hepatitis B screening and mental health awareness, especially within the AANHPI community. Additionally, we will provide resources and screening checklists for attendees to take home. In order to further engage with attendees, we would also intend to set up a “”spin the wheel”” trivia activity as a way to interact with people about the information we are presenting.
We believe that participating in this event will allow our chapter to connect and learn, while also providing information about important health challenges within our local AANHPI community. Additionally, as osteopathic student doctors, we would like to further emphasize the importance of preventative medicine and improving the wellbeing and health of underserved populations.

PHOENIX CHINESE WEEK 2025
2025-02-01 08:00 - 2025-02-02 17:00 (America/Chicago) | STEELE INDIAN SCHOOL PARK, PHOENIX
CELEBRATION OF YEAR THE OF THE SNAKE WITH THE CITY OF PHOENIX

New Year of the snake celebration and health
2025-02-01 12:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | AZ
Fox valley Mall

Tết Event at Tu Viện Đức Mẹ Hiền
2025-02-02 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Tu Vien Duc Me Hien Temple, 317 Princeton Ave, Stratford, NJ, 08084, United States
A Tết cultural event hosted by a Vietnamese temple, Tu Viện Đức Mẹ Hiền.

Tết Celebration at Máu Châu Báu Chúa Parish
2025-02-02 14:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Máu Chau Bau Chúa Parish, 445 White Horse Pike, W. Collingswood, NJ, 08107, United States
A Tết cultural celebration hosted by a Vietnamese parish called Máu Châu Báu Chúa. The event has a wide variety of activities like traditional food stalls, music, lion dancing, lottery tickets, etc.

Monthly Newletters JAN 2025
2025-02-03 | AZ
Monthly letters to our members

Anaheim Ducks Game - Lunar New Year Celebration
2025-02-04 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | AZ
We have been invited again this year to enjoy the Anaheim Ducks Lunar New Year game.
against the Dallas Stars. There is a silent auction that will happen during the game and OCAPICA will receive the proceeds. In addition, we will be tabling alongside other vendors in to talk about our programs and the resources we offer at OCAPICA.

Asian & Pacific Cultural Center Lunar New Year
2025-02-05 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1000 E. Victoria Street 90747, Carson, CA, 90747, United States
Lunar New Year Celebration is a collaborative event between APCC and the Asian & Pasifika Inter-Club Coalition, the Office of International Education, Asian & Pacific Studies, and ASI, and LSU. This event brings together the community to learn about Lunar New Year and it’s many cultural practices. Participants can engage in fun activities hosted by various API clubs and orgs, departments, and get to enjoy performances and music.

Lunar New Year Celebration at Orange Coast College
2025-02-06 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Lunar New Year Celebration with Community Resource Fair and Cultural Performances

Women's Health Series: Cardiometabolic Health
2025-02-06 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | AZ
Join SAAPRI for the second installment of our Women’s Health Series, focusing on cardiac and metabolic health in the South Asian community, with a special emphasis on South Asian women. This webinar will explore the unique challenges faced by South Asians in managing heart health and metabolic disorders, provide actionable insights, and discuss culturally relevant approaches to improving overall well-being.
In alignment with the goals of the All of Us Research Program by the NIH, this event underscores the importance of understanding diverse health outcomes and the role of research in addressing disparities within underrepresented communities like South Asians. By promoting education and dialogue, this event supports efforts to advance precision medicine and foster inclusivity in health equity research.
Featuring two expert speakers, the event will create a space for education, discussion, and empowerment in addressing these critical health issues. Stay tuned for more details on speakers, timing, and how to register!
For more information, stay tuned or contact SAAPRI at saapri@saapri.org.

Self-care and Self-compassion
2025-02-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Mission Park Apartment, 2 New Whitney St., Boston, MA 02115, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Maintaining mental health is a lifelong process that involves self-care and self-kindness. Self-care is the practice of paying attention to your health. Self-kindness is treating yourself with kindness, understanding, and mindfulness, just as you would treat someone you love.

New Year of the snake celebration and health
2025-02-07 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | AZ
Celebrate Chinese New Year in Aurora Library
Outreach

Discover Nikkei Fest
2025-02-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Japanese American National Museum, 100 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Discover Nikkei with a day-long festival of activities honoring Nikkei family stories. Discover Nikkei is JANM’s international, community-based project that highlights Nikkei identity, culture, and history. Discover Nikkei Fest kicks off a year-long celebration of the website’s milestone anniversary with a Community Fair, Family Stories Workshops, International Nikkei Family Stories Panel Discussion (in-person and virtual), and Reception.

Hello Spring Festival
2025-02-08 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Vietnamese American Cancer Foundation, 17150 Newhope Street, Suite 201, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708, United States
Come join us to celebrate spring, enjoy some light refreshments, play games, and many other activities.

VietAid Lunar New Year
2025-02-08 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Vietnamese American Community Center, 42 Charles Street, Dorchester, 02122
VietAID Lunar Year is a community celebration held on Saturday, February 8, 2025. It was a lively, multi-generational celebration bringing everyone together, featuring traditional performances, a lion dance, delicious food, and lucky red envelopes. Event is free and open to public.

Citywide Job Fairs 2025
2025-02-08 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SF County Fair Building, 1199 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
