The Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month Celebration is a series of celebration events that promote AAPI culture, unity, solidarity and belonging. Our diversity is our strength, and we are stronger together!  In each week of May, we feature a different aspect of AAPI including history, art, food and a cumulative festival celebration and 5K Run on Memorial Day May 30^th.  Please visit town website or CAAL website or Lexington AAPI Heritage Celebration page for more information about this celebration. Below is an Outline of the program.

AAPI History Celebration @ Cary Library

Watch the film: Far East Deep South to explore the history of AAPI in the US on 4/28

Meet the director and producer in a virtual live Q&A on 4/29

Check out the AAPI book display from 5/1-5/31

Here are more event details. Download the event flyer

AAPI Photography Exhibits @ Cary Library

Explore “Asians in Lexington: One Village, One Dream” Photography Exhibition and Youth Artworks from fellow Lexingtonians that reflect Asian Americans in community building, civic engagement, humanity activities, culture celebration and arts. 5/1-6/30

Download the Exhibits flyer

AAPI Food Cultures

Meet a panel of food experts for a conversation about the relationship between food, culture and identify at 7pm on 5/24 @ Cary Library

Download the AAPI Food Panel flyer. Here is the Registration link

Submit your favorite recipes; Pre-order locally-sourced cookbookfeaturing fellow Lexingtonians’ favorite recipes

AAPI 5K Run ‘N’ Walk and Food Festival

Memorial Day (May 30) at 10:30 AM; Start and finish at Lexington High School

Click the Event Website for registration and more details.  Download the 5K run and Festival Flyer.

After the run, come to celebrate a culmination of AAPI history, art, and food at LHS Field House and enjoy AAPI sampling food, AAPI fun events, ice cream and family time…

This AAPI event series is:

Organized by Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL) and Lexington AAPI Youth Team

Funded by Community Endowment of Lexington, Mass Cultural Council, and Civic Leadership Academy

Co-organized or co-sponsored by Town of Lexington, Lexington Human Rights Committee, Cary Memorial Library, Boston Chinese Photography Association (BCPA), Lexington HEY Runners Club, Indian Americans of Lexington (IAL), Japanese Support Group of Lexington (JPLex), Korean Organization of Lexington (KOLex), Association of Black Citizens of Lexington (ABCL), LHS Asian Student Union (ASU).

Join CAAL and 80+ organizations this Sunday to celebrate #AAPIHeritageMonth and to advance solidarity, unity and belonging. With lots of entertainment and great speakers including Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭. it will be a fun event for everyone at Boston Common. All are welcome!

NECAA(新英格兰华人联盟)， 联合Asian Community Fund of  the  Boston Foundation、CARE(Coalition of Anti-Racism in Education), 以及 Lexington 华协、Belmont华协、Wellesley 华协、Newton 华协、Needham华协、Worcester华协、Cambridge 华协、Acton华协，于5月15日(星期天), 在波马沿线和Boston Common , 以马拉松接力和游行的形式, 举行庆祝AAPI月和“将亚裔历史跑入美国中小学课堂”的倡议活动！

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2021年，北美枫香文化中心举办了北美华人百年移民史手绘本项目，莱镇有四位少年参与了这个项目。这里收集了她们的家长关于这个项目的分享。

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踩着春风的脚印，牵着初夏的烂漫，五月，像一朵朵绽开的小花，有韵地走来… 五月的活动丰富多彩，总有一款适合你。

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Lexington promotes and embraces ethnic diversity for a healthy and vibrant community. In years Lexington Asian-Americans have been engaging in the Lexington community in all respects.

This exhibition is a collection of photos and student artworks that reflect Asian-Americans’ community activities in community building, civic engagement, humanity  activities, culture celebration and arts.
Here is a video preview of the exhibition

Come to meet the photographers and artists at the Reception at Large Meeting Room, 7-8:30 pm, 5/18

Exhibit Organizers:
The Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL)
Boston Chinese Photography Association (BCPA)
AAPI Celebration Youth Team
Cary Memorial Library
Sponsors:
This project is funded by the Community Endowment of Lexington (CEL), an endowed fund of the Foundation for MetroWest.

We are extremely grateful for Community Endowment of Lexington! The $4,000 grant to CAAL and Lexington AAPI Celebration Youth Team will fund A Bridge Across: Celebration and Promotion of Asian Culture and History, a series of events focused on Asian culture through activities related to art, food, and history during the AAPI Heritage Month and beyond.

“These collaborative projects enhance community connections and highlight the diversity that makes Lexington so special,” says Nancy White, CEL Co-Chair.

CAAL is thrilled to be invited to celebrate #AAPIHeritageMonth with Congresswoman Katherine Clark and so many community organizations and leaders. As Mahatma Gandhi said so well “Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.

Do you frequently feel sad and tired? Trouble sleeping or appetite changes? Is your mind racing with constant worries?

Join our panel of experts for a discussion on common mental health problems.

Guest speakers: Dr. Xuejing Li, Psychiatrist & Dr. Pratyusha Tummala-Narra, Clinical PsychologistMay 5, 2022 | 6:30pm to 8:00pm | Virtual Event
Here’s the event information and registration link:  https://www.lexingtonma.gov/human-services/events/203876

As part of CAAL youth program and under the guidance of Wei Ding, the LPS students of the Lexington Youth STEM Team are actively applying their technical skills to a number of project with town of Lexington and beyond for a brighter world. They make us proud!