SB AAPI Solidarity Network

Thanks SB Independent for highlighting our UCSB volunteer mahjong teachers who will be helping us on Saturday at the Year of the Fire Horse Festival.

Lunar New Year Celebration at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara to Include Food, Art, and Mahjong The Year of the Fire Horse Festival on Saturday, February 21, is free and open to the public and will feature expert-led mahjong lessons inside Presidio Chapel.

An event we've been working on for a while now...our second year! Hope you'll come and celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse with us next Saturday!

Asian American Association of Santa Barbara County is helping out with snacks. UCSB Asian Board Games Association is providing teachers. Camarillo Kung Fu and Lion Dance will be performing. Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation is co-sponsoring. Thanks for the flyer Benton Jew Deana Igelsrud. Thanks Anson Jew Illustration. Funded by City of Santa Barbara with Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture and CA Civil Rights Department - CA vs. Hate.

We were inspired by groups like , thank you.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/u-c-irvine-professor-awarded-nobel-prize-equivalent-for-disproving-immigration-crime-myth/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAOEihhjbGNrA4SI8GV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHmfkkgYEtpaXqzGmlPJMrYXaupQl98CRhQUv2t9PtxhMv1wE3ZjG1CM8-qIW_aem_YYo3oTnQK83JFmzreQDj3g

U.C. Irvine professor receives prestigious award for ‘myth-busting’ research on immigrant crime University of California, Irvine professor Charis E. Kubrin has been awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology -often considered the field’s Nobel Prize equivalent- for decades of research challen…

Today, California celebrates Filipino American labor leader Larry Itliong, a trailblazer during one of the most pivotal movements for farmworker rights in U.S. history.

His commitment to unity and social justice continues to inspire Californians today.

October is Filipino American History Month and there's a new event tomorrow at the Museum of Ventura County...Filipino American Fiesta!

https://www.noozhawk.com/a-weekend-of-lunar-new-year-festivities-remembering-local-chinese-american-history/

Thank you Noozhawk, for sharing why we are doing this project.

A Weekend of Lunar New Year Festivities: Remembering Local Chinese American History | Local News | Noozhawk Santa Barbara will usher in the Year of the Snake with a weekend full of activities, performances, history and art. On Friday and Saturday, Chinatown

https://www.independent.com/2025/01/27/lunar-new-year-celebration-remembers-santa-barbara-history-with-chinatown-remembered-installation/

Great article in the Indy on our project :)

Lunar New Year Celebration Remembers Santa Barbara History With ‘Chinatown Remembered’ Installation The historic El Presidio transforms into a place of celebration for two nights.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1275107083607310

Happy new year everyone!

A content creator in south China’s Guangdong Province has wowed viewers with calligraphy for the Year of the Snake. In just a few brushstrokes comes the character “fu” (福), which means “luck,” resembling a snake slithering on the paper. As the Chinese New Year approaches, we wish you a year of peace, happiness and prosperity. #SpringFestival2025 #YearOfTheSnake #calligraphy #happynewyear2025 #chinesenewyear #ChinaCharm