January'22 Moments
π EVENT: LUNAR NEW YEAR SOCIAL
Are you an AAPI girl? Have you attended an AGI event before? If you answered "yes" to all of the above, you're invited to our Lunar New Year (LNY) Social!
This was originally an in-person event, but we've decided to gather virtually instead. Don't worry, we'll still have a blast! We'll be...
π― Playing games and winning prizes
π¦ Watching a lion dance performance
π₯³ Learning how different countries and cultures celebrate LNY
π AND opening a surprise gift box together. These gifts will be either hand-delivered or mailed to the student.
RSVP by Sunday, February 6th.
Spots are limited to 20, so sign up now!
Date: Saturday, February 12th
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Location: Zoom
Who's Invited: AAPI students who have attended an AGI event
π EVENT UPDATE: LNY CELEBRATION
Our LNY Celebration "Roaring into the Year of the Tiger" has been postponed indefinitely due to Omicron. Our team has made the decision of prioritizing our community's health and wellbeing. We'll be reassessing at the end of the month to see if we will continue on another date or cancelling the event until next year. Thank you all for understanding! We can't wait to see everyone in-person again.
A special shout-out to our phenomenal team of student advisors who worked tirelessly to co-design this event. They made every effort to ensure the CO community would have an amazing time at the event! We appreciate you so much: Elise, Janelle, Katie, Madeline, and Saige π
β¨ NEW YEAR, NEW LOOK
We updated our website! We wanted to start the new year off on a fresh page, quite literally π We love seeing photos of our community represented on our site now. Feel free to check out our new look and let us know what you think.
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π COMMUNITY UPDATES
APABA'S 2ND ANNUAL LNY GIFT DRIVE
APABA and Colorado Asian Culture and Education Network (CACEN) are organizing their second annual Lunar New Year Gift Drive benefiting Asian refugees in Colorado.
With the ongoing pandemic, many refugee families are struggling financially to make ends meet, and celebrating Lunar New Year may be tough again this year. With this gift drive, they are asking our Colorado community to come together to help make LNY a special time for these families.
Donors will be matched with refugee families served by the non-profit, Asian Pacific Development Center, and will be asked to create a Lunar New Year basket or bag for the family they have been matched with. In lieu of gift baskets/bags, donors are also welcome to donate red envelopes. We ask that gifts be delivered to APDC on Feb 9, 10, 11, and 12. More details about the drive can be found in the Sign Up Genius here.
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TRUONG AN GIFTS X FAR EAST CENTER'S 28TH ANNUAL LNY CELEBRATION
Truong An Gifts and Far East Center are celebrating LNY for two whole weeks! Each day will bring a new celebration that you won't want to miss out on. Head on over to shop for all your Lunar New Years decorations for 2022. They have special flowers, plants, fruits, decorations, red envelopes, and much more...
January 24-31. LNY Street Market Fair (In front of Truong An Gifts parking lot)
Outdoor shopping for all your holiday needs, we will sell red envelopes, plants, flowers, decorations, fresh fruits and more. If weather permits, They will still have all specials in the store.
February 1st. Lunar New Year (Closed).
February 5-6 (11am-4pm). Lunar New Years Celebration in front of Truong An Gifts will include dragon dances, lion dances, and martial arts.
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Dates: January 24th - February 6th
Location: Far East Center (S Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80219)
Who's Invited: The general public
