how our community does its thang

WNC AAPI is a community-run group. Everything is done by "do-ocracy," meaning meet-ups and events happen only when there is someone volunteering as a host.

Everyone is welcomed to be part of organizing and supporting the WNC AAPI Community and we invite folks to take a lead on new activities, with the support of organizers when there is capacity.

our organizers

past & present

We want to thank and give credit to all the folks who have and continue to volunteer their time for our community. So much of where we are now and what we’ve celebrated together is thanks to those who have poured their hearts and souls into all the behind the scenes of our small, yet growing collective of AAPI living here in Western North Carolina.

We encourage you to reach out to any one of us for guidance or questions on who our group is and how you can get involved!

Stephanie Harper

Eriko Ota

Marie Cayabyab

Kris Moon

Kit Molina-Nauert

Sherly Moore

Shunyu Huang

Tracy Hopkins

Olivia Hall

Tiffany Saini

Quan Ha

Evelyn Chiang

Heena Patel

Mike Talyad