Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 11:00AM – 6:00PM (PDT) @ Seattle Center Armory
Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration is presented by Asian Pacific Directors Coalition and in partnership with Seattle Center Festal. Join us as we kick-off Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month! It is a free event with fun for the whole family! There will be lots of performances, lots of food, lots of vendors and of course the annual Alan Sugiyama Humbow Eating Contest!!
Live Stream will also be available if you are not able to attend in-person! Check out our Facebook page or the Seattle Center site to view the Live Stream.
Special thanks to all of our sponsors:
Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) | Amerigroup | Asian Pacific Islander Coalition Advocating Together for Health (APICAT) | Boeing Employees Credit Union ANHPI Employee Resource Group | Washington Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA) | Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC) | FairVote Washington | International Community Health Services (ICHS) | King County Public Health - Access & Outreach | Make Us Visible Washington | Neighborhood House | Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) - Greater Seattle - Asian Pacific American Advocates | Seattle Center Festal/Seattle Center Foundation | Seattle Office of Civil Rights | Seattle Office of Emergency Management | Seattle Office of Police Accountability | Seattle Mariners | SM Diversity | Washington State Department of Labor & Industries | Washington State Department of Licensing
Event Schedule **lineup is subject to change:
11:00AM Mak Fai Lion Dance Team
11:15AM Opening Remarks, Dr. Jerry Nguyen; Welcoming Remarks, Erin Okuno, Co-Chair of Asian Pacific Directors Coalition (APDC); Toshiko Hasegawa, Executive Director, Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA); Tanya Woo, Seattle City Council
11:30AM Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team
11:45AM University of Washington Polynesian Student Alliance
12:00PM Huayin Performing Arts Group
12:15PM Guma’ Imahe
12:45PM Kinnaly
1:00PM Book Reading, Lori Matsukawa, Brave Mrs. Sato
1:15PM UW Micronesian Islands Club
1:30PM JunHong’s Kung Fu Club
1:45PM Morning Star Korean Cultural Center
2:00PM Alan Sugiyama Humbow Eating Contest
2:30PM Apex Diabolo
2:45PM Khmer Amarak Performing Arts
3:00PM Book Reading, Ivy Kwong, The Little Girl, The Ocean and The Moon
3:15PM The KOMPANY
3:30PM Seattle Lataki Group
3:45PM Halau Hula Ka Lei Mokihana I Ka Ua Noe
4:00PM Kaze Daiko Taiko
4:15PM UW FASA Sayaw
5:00PM Live2Dance
5:15PM Kosmix
5:45PM Closing Remarks, Dr. Jerry Nguyen
Food Vendors (Outside):
Uncle Mike’s Filipino Comfort Foods
Food Vendors (Inside):
Scone Dog
Retail Vendors:
Donna Bolima
Emmaville Hayag