Past Events
Our events are coordinated by our committees, often with the help of collaborations with other local organizations that aim to educate and spark community engagement in AAPI culture and issues.
2023 AAPI Youth Leadership Conference
2023 AAPI Multicultural Festival
Sunday, May 21, 2023
12pm - 4pm
Cupertino Civic Center/Cupertino Library Plaza
AAPI SV will be holding it's second annual AAPI Multicultural Festival in partnership with Asian American Parents Association, Cupertino Library Foundation, and Bay Area Youth Initiative.
The vibrant AAPI Multicultural Festival will feature local community organizations to showcase and represent their cultural identity, vendors to sell cultural wares, and dynamic performing arts groups to display a unique and creative spectacle! We hope to highlight the mosaic of Asian and Pacific Islander cultures in Silicon Valley and inspire people to take the first step in improving their communities.
Our first festival had 10 booths, more than 13 performing groups and speakers, and around 500 attendees! This year, we are aiming for even greater heights, and we invite you to join us for an afternoon of laughter and festivities!
Please direct all inquiries to aapisiliconvalley@gmail.com!
Film Screening
Sunday, November 20, 2022
6 pm - 8 pm
Los Altos Community Center
AAPI Silicon Valley and Justice Vanguard are collaborating to host a free film Blurring the Color Line. This free event will include a post-show discussion and Q&A with the director, Crystal Kwok.
Blurring the Color Line is inspired by Crystal Kwok’s grandmother’s story about her family’s grocery store in Augusta, Georgia. Her family grew up in a Black neighborhood and they share stories about their personal experiences that expose the problematic, racialized system.
The film decenters existing narratives and showcases perspectives from both the Chinese and Black community, opening up necessary but uncomfortable discussions between marginalized groups.
Blurring the Color Line is a step towards cross-racial solidarity by having a better understanding of the past in efforts of changing the future. Both Asian and Black groups have faced hardships and lack of representation in the media, so this film is needed now more than ever.
For more information about Blurring the Color Line, please visit: https://www.blurringthecolorline.com/synopsis
AAPI Multicultural Festival
May 2021
Saturday, May 14, 2022
12pm-4pm
AAPI SV, in collaboration with AAPA and BAYouth, will be hosting one of our biggest, most exciting events yet: the Asian American and Pacific Islander Cultural Festival!
Come see the mosaic of Asian and Pacific Islander culture in the Bay area through performances and activities and games hosted by local community organizations. All programs and food are 100% free!
This project has been funded by the County of Santa Clara's Division of Equity and Social Justice Community Engagement Mini-Grant and is supported by County Supervisor Otto Lee's office.
ChangeMakers Summit 2021
October 2021
Saturday, October 23, 2021
10am-3pm
We hosted a booth and shared about our organization and purpose. Other booths and speaker panels discussed aspects of Asian US-American identity. Thank you to Act to Change, Hate is a Virus, and Stop AAPI Hate for hosting and inviting us.
Civic Leadership Academy Showcase and Award Show
October 2021
Saturday, October 23, 2021
9am-12pm
Through our collaborations with local organizations, educators, and administration, we have successfully lobbied for an ethnic studies course to be implemented.
We presented our work to community members and applied for their grants.
To view our presentation or other projects, click the button above. We were Session A - Room 1, "Ethnic Studies in MVLA School District."
Day On the Bay Multicultural Festival
October 2021
Saturday, October 16, 2021
10am-3pm @ Alviso Marina County Park
Day on the Bay is an annual multicultural festival where local organizations share their culture or provide services to attendees.
Thank you to everyone who came by our booth to learn about us and our projects or participated in our activities! People from the bay put a sticker on our "Map of You" to show their heritage, answered questions about identity, and discussed their experiences as US-Americans.
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Our Diverse Voices Youth Art Show
October 2021
Our Diverse Voices Youth Art Show
Saturday, October 9th @ E14 Gallery in Oakland
Our block party helped engage and empower AAPI youth by displaying art from over 40 youth artists. We also featured a surprise unveiling by The Twin Walls Mural Company’s Elaine Chu and Marina Perez-Wong, who are showing at SF MOMA.
Co-hosted in collaboration with AAPI Youth Rising, Action Towards Change, RPS Collective, National Children’s Campaign, and E14 Gallery.