First Annual AAPI Month Festival

4300 West 66th Street,Edina MN 55435

27 May, 2023

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Edina, MN, Apr. 18, 2023 – The Edina Asian American Alliance (EAAA) will host its annual Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month Festival: Visibility, Community, and Pure Celebration, on Saturday, May 27, 2023. The Festival will be a joyful community space that’s open to all who wish to celebrate our Asian Edina/Minnesota cultures and contributions alongside friends and neighbors. Attendees will feel empowered, connected, and energized through the strength and vibrancy of our community! The event will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Rosland Park, 4300 W 66th St, Edina. The program is organized to highlight the rich cultures, voices, and strengths of the local Asian Edina/Minnesota community, as well as the incredible partnerships, friendships, and coalitions that EAAA has built this past year. Featured speakers include: AshaUSA Executive Director Sayali Amarapurkar, City of Edina Mayor Jim Hovland, Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) Executive Director ThaoMee Xiong , Edina High School Asian American Pacific Islander Student Union (AAPISU) Co-Presidents Lexi Han, Emily Leung, and Sabeeh Mirza, Edina State Representative Heather Edelson, India Association of Minnesota (IAM) President Tanwi Prigge, and Korean Institute of Minnesota (KIM) Director Jennifer Arndt-Johns. Featured performances include: DTG Lions, Edina’s Desi Dance Group, JangmiArts, Master Chang’s Yong-in Martial Arts, School of India for Languages and Culture (SILC), and TaikoArts Midwest . Featured participants include the small businesses, nonprofits, school and community organizations, such as: Anti-Racism Collective, Black Student Union (BSU), Inherited Stories, Ku•ma•in, League of Women Voters of Edina (LWVE), and Num Nuts. Edina Elementary School families will host featured cultural tables that celebrate our rich Asian/Edina heritages. The Festival will conclude with naming the first recipient of EAAA’s Teacher of the Year Recognition. The Festival is free and open to the public and includes a book giveaway for the first 100 attendees, thanks to the Friends of the Edina Library: local author Bao Phi’s Caldecott Honor Book, A Different Pond and You Are Life (both published by Capstone Press). Additional EAAA sponsors include Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL); Edina Community Foundation (ECF); Master Chang’s Yong-in Martial Arts; and The Petal. For more information about the event, visit EdinaAsianAmericanAlliance.org or contact Kelly Condit-Shrestha, community liaison to the EAAA AAPI Month Planning Committee, at [email protected]. Please consider registering via this Eventbrite to help us anticipate headcount. Rain date is Sunday, May 28, 2 to 5 p.m.