Edina Asian American Alliance

Edina Asian American Alliance (EAAA) to Host Third 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 Growth, on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

 

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 17, 2025, 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.

 

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 speakers include representatives from:

• AshaUSA 

• Asian American Unity Coalition (AAUC)

• City of Edina Mayor Jim Hovland 

• Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) 

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

• Edina High School (EHS) Chinese Club

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

• Edina Public Schools (EPS) Interim Superintendent Daniel Bittman

• Edina State Representative Julie Greene. 

• Hennepin County Commissioner Heather Edelson 

• India Association of Minnesota (IAM)

• Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League (TC JACL)

• Korean Institute of Minnesota (KIM)

• Minnesota International Chinese School (MICS) & Chinese Community Center (CCC)

• Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM)

 

Featured performances include: 

• Sri Sakthi Natyalaya: Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical Dance

• JangmiArts

• Master Chang’s Yong-in Martial Arts

• Minhua Chorus

• South Asian Arts & Theater House (SAATH)

• TaikoArts Midwest  

• Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM)

 

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

• Anti-Racism Collective (ARC)

• Cha-Ami Japanese Cultural Center

• City of Edina Arts & Culture Commission

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

• Edina High School (EHS) Mosaic

• Edina Kumon

• Edina Police Department, Multicultural Advisory Committee (MAC), Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office

• Edina Public Schools (EPS) Early Learning Center (ELC)

• Edina Somali Parents Association

• Friends of the Edina Library (FOEL)

• Hennepin County Library (HCL), Asian Pacific Heritage Team

• League of Women Voters of Edina (LWVE)

• Theater Mu

 

Edina families will host featured community cultural tables (Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, Tibetan, and more!) that celebrate our rich Asian/Edina heritages. The Festival will name the third recipient of EAAA’s 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 Payal Doshi’s Rea and the Blood of the Nectar (Mango & Marigold Press). 

 

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

 

Rain Date is Saturday, May 24, 12 to 4 p.m.