St. Louis Community events

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July 22, 2023
5:00pm - midnight
Central West End

 Part carnival, part bazaar, part party, the market is back for its 3rd year in St. Louis, and 1st year at Saigon Cafe in the CWE. This FREE vibrant cultural festival offers attendees the  chance to come together and build relationships through food, drinks,  art, and fun! 

Most of the market will be outside on Euclid Ave., extending the block north of Laclede. But inside Saigon Cafe,  visitors can get a lesson in preparing matcha tea and purchase tea and  sweets, commission a calligraphy piece, and spend some time hearing  their fortune from a traditional street diviner known as an uranaishi (fortune-teller).

​Outside, vendors selling everything from bags to jewelry to Japanese anime toys  will line the street, and local restaurants will offer traditional food  and drinks. JAS will be there selling Urban Chestnut's Konomi, Kirin Ichiban, several varieties of Tozai sake, and the ever-popular Kyuuri Mist sake cocktail. Live cultural performances including traditional lion  dancing and taiko drumming will bring the party to the streets!

July 9, 2023
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Stacey Park 

9750 Old Bonhomme Rd

Olivette, MO 63132 

Join us for a delightful afternoon under the sun! 🌞🌸 Embrace the  vibrant culture and flavors at our picnic, where we celebrate community,  connection, and delicious food! 

🍉 From the flavorsome delights  of Filipino and Vietnamese dishes to other tantalizing Asian favorites,  there will be something to please every palate. Quench your thirst with  refreshing boba tea.

💦 Get ready for laughter and excitement with our thrilling "dunk in the tank" activity!

🌟  Best part? It's a FREE event for all! While you're there, seize the  opportunity to support and empower our community by donating to the  William and Anne Tao Leadership Endowment.

🎉 Don't miss out on  this amazing opportunity to have fun, feast, and make a positive impact!  Let's celebrate our vibrant Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific  Islander (AANHPI) Community!

RSVP: We truly value  your presence and want to ensure that we can accommodate everyone with  warmth and care. We kindly ask you to RSVP at your earliest convenience,  as it will greatly assist us in making appropriate arrangements,  including food and drinks for everyone.

June 9
8:00pm - 11:00pm
The Focal Point
2720 Sutton Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63143

Discount Offer

The Focal Point is offering special discount pricing of $15 to JAS members. To get this discount, submit your name by completing this form by June 7. Payment will be accepted at the door.

Saturday, June 17 | Doors @6 - Q's @7 

Community Christian Church

623 Meramec Station Road | Ballwin, MO 63021 

May 31 at 6pm-8pm St. Louis City Hall 

 It will have an incredible group of awardees, delicious food samples provided by Lona's Lil Eats, Spoonful Desserts, and Wei Hong Bakery & Restaurant, and performances from the Dragon Dance and Thunder Drum Teams; Sangeetha; and the St. Louis Okinawa Eisa.  

 It's free, open to everyone in the public, and even parking at city hall is free!  

May 2 at 4:00 PM Eastern 

IILP announces a new webinar for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Illuminating the Legacy: The Coram Nobis Cases and the Ongoing Fight for Asian American Civil Rights on .

• Some 80 years since the original convictions of Gordon Hirabayashi, Minoru Yasui, and Fred Korematsu, and 40 years since the the Japanese American coram nobis efforts on their behalf, we examine the legacy of those cases and their influence and impact upon Asian American civil rights and social justice efforts today.
  The Japanese American coram nobis cases have never been more relevant than today when democracy is challenged by claims of “fake news,” election deniers, and concerns about fact checking social media.
  Join us on May 2 at 4:00 PM EDT for a roundtable conversation in which we’ll discuss the history of the Japanese American coram nobis cases and explore how they inspire the current generation of Asian American civil rights activists.
• Speakers:
  Rod Kawakami, Law Office of Rodney Kawakami, Co-Lead Trial Attorney and Lead Counsel for Gordon Hirabayashi in the Oral Argument Before the Ninth Circuit
  Karen Korematsu, Executive Director, Fred T. Korematsu Institute
  Peggy Nagae, Owner, Peggy Nagae Consulting and Lead Attorney for Minoru Yasui
  Amrith Kaur Aakre, Legal Director, The Sikh Coalition
  Angela Hsu, Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP and Asian American Crime Victims Fund
  Brandon Mita, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, PC and National Legal Counsel (Pro Bono), Japanese American Citizens League (Moderator)
  Megan Nakano, Executive Director, Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois and Director, Japanese American Citizens League, Chicago Chapter
  Sufyan Sohel, Senior Advisor of Special Projects, Council on American-Islamic Relations The program is offered free of charge to all lawyers and staff for IILP’s Visionary Partners, Partners, and Allies. 
• Unsure if your firm/company supports IILP? Find out here.
  The program is open to the public.
  Questions/Contact: info@theiilp.com

Saturday, May 6  

6:30 p.m. Cocktail Hour | 7:30 p.m. Dinner

Missouri History Museum 

Maaba has two free tickets to the gala. To reserve a seat, please email maaba.president@gmail.com

by Apr. 21, 2023.

Thursday, March 16th  – Saturday, March 18th Slanted: An American Rock Opera 

7:30 p.m.; Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts 

Simon Tam and Joe X. Jiang’s real life powerful story of free speech is now a 20-min opera with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Watch their production together with two other new inspirational operas in one suite of energizing and heartfelt performances.

It's here! The fourth and final installment of our Sake-Tasting Sandbox series comes to fruition on Tuesday, April 4 at Platypus in The Grove in the form of a Sake Cocktail Contest.

BUY TICKETS

Join the excitement and watch five finalists create and present their cocktail creations featuring Tozai Sake and Holladay Distillery. Your ticket gets you entry to the exclusive contest room with an up-close and personal view of the cocktail creation, narration, and judging, and one complimentary drink (tips not included - please be generous to the staff).

JAS Members can buy tickets now and enjoy discounted prices. Non-members can buy tickets starting Monday, March 13.

JOIN JAS TODAY

Want to Submit a Cocktail?

Are you a bartender? Mixologist? Artist-in-spirits? Amateur booze enthusiast? Whatever you call yourself, anyone is welcome to submit a recipe for consideration in the contest. Our judges will pick five finalists to compete live at for their share of $600 in prize money. There are some rules and guidelines to be aware of, and you must use this official submission form. Deadline for entry is March 14.

 February 9, 2023: A free Zoom webinar funded by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation featuring two lecturers and a moderator.

Each  year, SPF selects a broad topic area and then recruits pairs of expert  speakers to discuss a more specific sub-topic related to the larger  topic. Then, organizations (such as JAS) apply to host one of the  speaker pairs and their topic. This year, JASSTL has been selected for  the following...

Broad Topic: The implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on geostrategic challenges the U.S. and Japan face in Asia

Our subtopic: The Role of Global Institutions

Speakers:
• Kayo Takuma (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
• Phillip Lipscy (University of Toronto)

Moderator:
• Sen. Jim Talent