Join the festive family-friendly fun and enjoy craft activities, pizza, drinks, and door prizes at the 2022 APAS Children's Holiday Party. Santa will also be there for a photo opportunity!

Event information: APAS Children's Holiday Party

Friends of APAS have locked in a group rate for a cruise to raise funds for future activities. Join the excursion throughout the Gulf from December 11-18.

Event information: Cruise Information

Feel free to contact Vatsana (cvatsana@yahoo.com) with any questions.

Posted 10 Aug 2022.

The annual APAS Fundraising Gala is returning this year at Chateau Golf and Country November 11th. With all proceeds going to APAS and its mission, the silent auction is full of wonderful items and packages cultivated by our communities and friends. We are excited to announce the silent auction will be virtual for this year's sold out gala!

Register for the silent auction online (http://biddingowl.com/APASNOLA) through your browser now to be ready for the bidding action. Happy bidding!

After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, we are excited to be back with our APAS Fundraising Gala Friday, November 11th at the Chateau Golf and Country Club. If you or your business are interested in being a sponsor at the event, please fill out this form. 

Join the evening of fun and celebration with dinner, performances, and dancing as the 2022 APAS Cecil J. Murphy Scholarship is awarded, Frank Hara Service Awards are presented, and Mx. APAS is crowned. Funds raised will help APAS continue the mission of educating, promoting, and preserving Asian cultures in activities such as the annual Asian Heritage Festival, children's activities, scholarship fund, and educational workshops.

Tickets are available through Eventbrite with early bird pricing until October 15th. Please note that donations and tickets are non-refundable. 

Additional Event Information: Fall Gala

Bring family and friends for a whole lot of fun and celebration! Enjoy food contributed from our various communities as each community showcases a cultural dish. Be a judge in the Best Food Contest by tipping for your favorite. The community that collects the most tips will win a prize!

APAS Picnic Menu:

Chicken Skewers and Pickled Veggies- Cambodia
Black Bean Chicken Wings- China
Chap Chae- Korea
Cassava Cake- Philippines
Mapo Tofu and Tea Eggs- Taiwan
Papaya Salad- Thailand
Salt & Pepper Wings- Vietnam
White Chocolate Bread Pudding- Community At-Large

If you are interested in being part of the menu, please email us at APASevent@gmail.com. 

Event information: APAS Picnic

APAS is part of the 2022 Culture Collision taking place Wednesday, September 21 at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center (6400 Airline Highway) from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. This free event is open to the public. Come visit the APAS table to connect with some of our board members and learn about other non-profit organizations in the Greater New Orleans area.

Event information: Culture Collision 12 

Our friends at VAYLA New Orleans are hosting a Mid-Autumn Festival and invites our community for a night of radical joy at Paradigm Gardens on Saturday, September 10th to celebrate the full moon.

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival celebrates the fullest moon of the year, or the Harvest Moon, and is a perfect evening to invite our community together. The full moon symbolizes things such as growth, renewal, fertility, and togetherness as friends and family gather with great food and drinks. In that same spirit, VAYLA's first Ginger Roots zine features food, family, and how we stay connected to our roots while planting new ones. Pick up a fresh copy of the zine while enjoying Dong Phuong mooncakes, amazing food by LUFU, and a signature cocktail with fresh Paradigm Garden ingredients!

Event Details:

• 5:30pm Doors open. Food is first come, first served! Cash bar is open with non-alcoholic options available. Tips are welcome.
• 6:00pm Welcoming special reading excerpt from Ginger Roots zine
• 8:00pm DJ 

This event is free to the community. VAYLA encourages masks and vaccinations/ negative COVID tests for the safety of all participants. RSVP through Eventbrite.

Japan Society and Japan Club of New Orleans invite APAS members to Meet Up at Wetlands Sake on Wednesday, September 7th at 5pm. Enjoy Happy Hour together with new friends while networking. Wetlands Sake is a new local sake brewery that serves crafted sake from the tap in the warehouse district.

Event Information: September Meet Up

Let's support a locally owned AAPI business together while connecting with APAS friends and families. Banh Mi Boys curates delicious Vietnamese sandwiches at two different locations, and APAS Meet Up will be gathering in Metairie on August 26th. All ages welcome. Hope to see you there!

Event information: August Meet Up

BINGO! Join APAS for our first Drag Bingo fundraiser! Event includes bingo, performance, buffet dinner, and prizes! First come first serve seating. Participants must be 18 & older please. Tickets are available on EventBrite.

Event Information: Drag Dinner Bingo