Edina Asian American Alliance

Edina Asian American Alliance (EAAA) to Host Fourth Annual Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month Festival

The Edina Asian American Alliance (EAAA) will host its annual Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month Festival: Cultivating Community, on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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 12 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2026, 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 over the years.

Edina families will host featured community cultural tables (Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Pakistani, Taiwanese, and more!) that celebrate our rich Asian/Edina heritages. The Festival will name the fourth recipient of EAAA’s AAPI Educator of the Year Recognition. 

The Festival is free and open to the public and includes a book giveaway and author signing for the first 100 attendees, thanks to the Friends of the Edina Library: local author Cristina Oxtra’s What Lolo Wants (Kids Can Press). 

Please come for lunch! We are so excited to have Returning Food Trucks Muddy Tiger (Indian), Eggroll Queen (Chinese), and Ku•ma•in (Filipino), and at the event!

Featured performances include: 

• Achinthia Srikanth Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical Dance

• Beta Version

• JangmiArts

• Master Chang’s Yong-in Martial Arts

• Minnesota Tamil Society (MNTS)

• South Asian Arts & Theater House (SAATH)

• TaikoArts Midwest  

• Association of Nepalis in Minnesota (ANMN)

• Hometown leader & EAAA extraordinaire Dietrich Nissen will serve as our first-time emcee!

 

Featured speakers include representatives from:

• Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) 

• Edina Public Schools (EPS) Superintendent Daniel Bittman

• Edina Senator Alice Mann

• Edina State Representative Julie Greene 

• Hennepin County Commissioner Heather Edelson 

Additional featured participants include the small businesses, nonprofits, school and community organizations: 

• Adopted Korean Connection (AK Connection)

• Anti-Racism Collective (ARC)

• Asian American Unity Coalition (AAUC)

• Chinese Community Center (CCC)

• Edina High School (EHS) Asian American Pacific Islander Student Union (AAPISU) 

• Edina High School (EHS) Chinese Club

• Edina High School (EHS) Civics Club

• Edina High School (EHS) South Asian Society (SAS) 

• Edina High School (EHS) Black Student Union (BSU)

• Edina High School (EHS) Mosaic

• Edina Kumon

• Edina Muslim Community (EMC)

• Edina Public Schools (EPS) Early Learning & Family Center (ELCF)

• Edina Somali American Community (ESAC)

• Friends of the Edina Library 

• Hennepin County Joint Community Police Partnership (JCPP), Edina Police Department, Multicultural Advisory Committee (MAC)

• Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office 

• India Association of Minnesota (IAM)

• Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)

• JK’s Table

• Korean Cultural Association (KCA)

• Ku'ulei kuikanai

• League of Women Voters Edina (LWVE)

• Minnesota International Chinese School (MICS)

• Sewa-AIFW (Asian Indian Family Wellness) 

• Theater Mu

• Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM)

 

Additional EAAA Festival sponsors include: Alicia Gibson; Anonymous; Anti-Racism Collective; Arom Family; Artfully Nimble; Asian American Unity Coalition (AAUC); Cheryl Hirata-Dulas & Daniel Dulan, Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League; Chinese Community Center (CCC); Chinnakotla Family; Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL); Curbside Productions; Edelson Family; Edina Community Foundation (ECF); Edina Morningside Rotary Club (EMRC); Edina Muslim Community (EMC); Edina Somali American Community (ESAC); Explore Edina; Feroza and Rohaan Mehta; Gonyea Commercial Properties, Inc.; Gundberg Family; Myra Han; India Association of Minnesota (IAM); Jade Soik Reed, Ben & Lucian Reed; Jha Family; June Chang Piano; Li Family; Martinus Photography; Michael Birdman & Marissa Gautsch; Minoo, Michael, Moein & Mateen Missaghi; Nicole Meehan The Petal; Rapacz Family; Salehi & Talaie Family; Sapna & Sonali Krishnan; Sewa-AIFW (Asian Indian Family Wellness); Shrestha Family; Theater Mu; TuAnh Le; Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League (TCJACL); The UPS Store–Centennial Lakes–Edina; The Wongs; 50th & France.

For more information about the event, visit EdinaAsianAmericanAlliance.org or contact EdinaAsianAmericanAlliance@gmail.com. 

Rain Date is Sunday, May 17, 12 to 4 p.m.